Grey Goo
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| Developers | |
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| Petroglyph Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Grey Box | |
| Six Foot | |
| Engines | |
| GlyphX | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 23, 2015 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 77 |
| OpenCritic | 79 |
| IGDB | 83 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Publisher website | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
Definitive Edition. | |
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| Amazon.com (unavailable) | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
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Version differences
- The Definitive Edition includes the base game, the Emergence DLC and the digital soundtrack.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Emergence Campaign | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Petroglyph\Goo\ |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/290790/remote/ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/290790/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Petroglyph\Goo\ |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/290790/remote/ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/290790/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings.
Graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Interface scales poorly.[1] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Input settings.
Mouse settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master, music, speech, movie, notifications, gameplay effects, interface, ambient effects and unit. | |
| Surround sound | Automatically detected. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Checkbox in the Audio settings menu. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | QuickMatch 1v1/2v2/Ranked/Unranked, 4 Player FFA Unranked. | |
| Peer-to-peer | Use custom match. | |
| Dedicated | Dedicated servers added for June Steam sale patch. | |
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| UDP | Steam P2P |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Error 81
| Verify the game's cache[2] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c, 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 7 (64-bit) |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 Dual Core 3.5 GHz | Intel Core i5 Quad Core 3.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5870 1024 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 AMD Radeon HD 7870 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/290790/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (290790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Grey Goo Forums - The UI is Huge - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Steam Community Discussions - Error 81 - last accessed on May 2023