World of Goo is an indie developed by 2D Boy, released 13 October 2008 on Nintendo Switch, Wii, Android and iOS. It currently starts at $4.94 at Steam. The main story takes about 6.8 hrs to finish.
What World of Goo is
World of Goo is an indie game developed by 2D Boy and released in 2008. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Wii, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Phone.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Initially, pipes appear throughout the land, waking up many sleeping Goo Balls who have gone undisturbed until this, as they are filled with a childlike sense of curiosity and naivety they build themselves towards the pipes. Upon reaching the pipe entrance, the Goo Balls are sucked by the pipe system into the "World of Goo Corporation" main building where they are processed into many products, for example an energy drink. The excess Goo Balls are left outside the Corporation headquarters where they together begin to build a giant tower. At the end of the first chapter, some Goo Balls escape from a Corporation building by attaching themselves to eyeballs which have the ability to fly. The…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player. There are 8 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
World of Goo holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 22 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 344 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6.8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 10 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $4.94, that works out to about $0.73 per hour of the main story, or $0.49 per hour if you finish everything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $4.94 at Steam, 67% below its usual price.
What it launched against
World of Goo launched on 13 October 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space and LittleBigPlanet. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space, LittleBigPlanet.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for World of Goo yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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