Good Thing received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200.

The album's dual singles, "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" and "Bad Bad News", were released for digital download on March 13, 2018,[1][2] with "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" later sent to urban contemporary radio on April 10, 2018.

[11] Reviewing the album for Pitchfork, Olivia Horn said that "On Good Thing, Bridges has kept his heart on his sleeve but updated his parlance to something a little less affected, a little more believable".

[17] In more mixed reviews, Slant Magazine's Zachary Hoskins stated: "The album falters when Bridges strays from his retro-soul wheelhouse.

[14] Kate Lismore of DIY commented that, "While he proves in spades that he's not merely a throwback artist who has to rely on nostalgia, the mishmash of sounds coming from the album does feel a little muddled at times".