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Revision as of 18:10, 26 October 2021
This page is for the retail version. For the digital versions, see World of Goo.
Developers | |
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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 |
World of Goo | |
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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
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
- 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] |
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Use GooTool |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\properties\config.txt[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/WorldOfGoo/config.txt |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\2DBoy\WorldOfGoo\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/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 | State | WSGF | Notes |
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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 can be aliased if you enable Anti aliasing in the control panel | ||
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] |
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Use GooTool |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Entirely mouse driven. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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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 |
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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] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 1.1 | OS X only. |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 64-bit version available in the 2019 Refresh update. | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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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 | ||
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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) | ||
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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
- ↑ 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).