World of Goo (2008)

This page is for versions of the game released before the 2019 Refresh update. For up-to-date versions, see World of Goo.

World of Goo
World of Goo (2008)	2008
World of Goo (2019)	2019
World of Goo 2	2024

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

World of Goo (2008) is a singleplayer side view puzzle game in the World of Goo series.

Key points

Retail versions of the game cannot receive the 2019 Refresh update.

General information

Official website

Unofficial community

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[1] Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.^{[Note 1]}

The soundtrack is available for free at the composer's website.

Essential improvements

Patches

Version 1.30 is the latest update available for retail copies.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename files in the installation folder^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>/res/movie`. Delete or rename the `2dboyLogo` folder.

Use GooTool

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\properties\config.txt^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/WorldOfGoo/config.txt

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\2DBoy\WorldOfGoo\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/WorldOfGoo/

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		Cursor not captured.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	The liquid not aliased
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 100 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

The game attempts to detect the correct resolution on start-up. Sometimes it may be necessary to set it by hand.

Edit config.txt^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open config.txt.
Change the following lines to specify the desired resolution:

<param name="screen_width" value="800" /> <param name="screen_height" value="600" />

Use GooTool

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Entirely mouse driven.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Use GooTool.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Enable windowed mode.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Language code: en.
French				Language code: fr.
German				Language code: de.
Hungarian				Language code: hu.
Italian				Language code: it.
Polish				Language code: pl.
Spanish				Language code: es.

Changing languages

Edit configuration file^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file location. Open `config.txt`. Find the line saying `<param name="language" value="auto" />`, and change auto to the appropriate language.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	1.1	OS X only.

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows				64-bit version available in the 2019 Refresh update.
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Open Dynamics Engine
Audio	irrKlang

Notable mods

GooTool

GooTool is a utility to extend your World of Goo experience, enabling you to install new levels and mods to provide further gameplay, and to view and share your World of Goo accomplishments.

Features:

Profiles - View your profiles, view your tower image and stats, backup and restore your profile, move it between machines, and upload to your tower on this website.
Addins - Install and uninstall mods and new levels within the game.
Options - Configure certain aspects of the game that you can't easily do otherwise - for example changing resolution or removing the loading screen video.
Translation - An advanced mode for those interested in translating the game into their own language.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	1 GHz	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.4
Processor (CPU)	1 GHz	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 1.1 compatible

Notes

↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ World of Goo on GFWL - last accessed on 31 March 2023

[2] Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.

[gamedir-3] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] World of Goo on GFWL - last accessed on 31 March 2023

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[Note 1]

[Note 2]

Developers

	2D Boy
Publishers
	Brighter Minds Media
Release dates
Windows	October 13, 2008
macOS (OS X)	October 13, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	90
IGDB	87
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Puzzle
Art styles	Cartoon
Series	World of Goo