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A Boy and His Blob
A Boy and His Blob	2016
A Boy and His Blob: Retro Collection	2023

A Boy and His Blob is a singleplayer side view platform and puzzle game in the A Boy and His Blob series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
ZOOM Platform (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ABAHB\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/ABAHB/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/ABAHB/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ABAHB\savedata.vfs
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/ABAHB/savedata.vfs
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/ABAHB/savedata.vfs

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Assets are done for 480p resolution, resulting in noticeable upscaling.^[1]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse not used in game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Movement can't be rebound, axis can't be bound.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		DirectInput
Button prompts

Additional information
Button prompts		Hackable for DualShock, see DualShock prompts.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		XInput only.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

DualShock prompts

Game does already feature button graphics for PS4 and PS Vita, but never uses them on PC.

All the games assets are inside single .wad file, making it harder to replace the file.

Replace button graphics^[2]

Download latest version of Hotline Miami WAD Explorer.
Open <path-to-game>\content\blob_data_desktop.wad.
From list, search for buttonsps4.anb and extract it either from top menu or with Ctrl+E.
Right above it on list should be buttons.anb. Highlight it, replace (top menu or Ctrl+R and select extracted buttonsps4.anb.
Save the file and you should have *.patchwad file.
Select merge patch option or press Ctrl+M to open merge window.
Select original *.wad and saved *.patchwad files and select merge.
- Program will prompt about backing up, which is advisable at this point if you haven't done so manually before this step.
Close the program and start up the game.

Notes

To get Vita prompts (grayscale) use file buttonspsv.anb.

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and effects, on or off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	3.2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex
Input	SDL2

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz	AMD Athlon 7850 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ATI Radeon HD 4650 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

64-bit is recommended.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.10.2
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 4000 768 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ATI Radeon HD 4650 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

References

↑ Is the game suppose to look this blurry even at 1080p? :: A Boy and His Blob General Discussion - last accessed on May 12, 2016
↑ A Boy and His Blob, Steam Community :: Guide :: Dualshock 4 button prompts - last accessed on May 12, 2016

[1] Is the game suppose to look this blurry even at 1080p? :: A Boy and His Blob General Discussion - last accessed on May 12, 2016

[2] A Boy and His Blob, Steam Community :: Guide :: Dualshock 4 button prompts - last accessed on May 12, 2016

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Developers

	WayForward Technologies
Windows	Abstraction Games
macOS (OS X)	Abstraction Games
Linux	Abstraction Games
Publishers
Former	Midnight City
Former	Majesco
Current	Ziggurat Interactive
Engines
	SilverWare
Release dates
Windows	January 19, 2016
macOS (OS X)	January 19, 2016
Linux	January 19, 2016
Reception
OpenCritic	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform, Puzzle
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy
Series	A Boy and His Blob