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World of Goo (2019)

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World of Goo (2019)
World of Goo (2019) cover
Developers
2D Boy
2019 Refresh Edward Rudd
Release dates
Windows May 2, 2019
macOS (OS X) May 2, 2019
Linux May 2, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 90
IGDB 87
Taxonomy
Genres Puzzle
Series World of Goo
World of Goo (2019) on HowLongToBeat
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World of Goo (2019) guide on StrategyWiki
World of Goo (2019) on MobyGames
World of Goo (2019) on Wikipedia
World of Goo
World of Goo (2008) 2008
World of Goo (2019) 2019
World of Goo 2 2024

World of Goo (2019) is a puzzle game in the World of Goo series.

This is an updated version of the 2008 game which adds 16:9 aspect ratio support by default, increased graphics resolutions, and graphical and UI improvements as well as removed the encryption previously present on assets and save files.[1]

General information

Unofficial community
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows
Developer website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The soundtrack is available for free at composer's website.

Essential improvements

Patches

Version 1.51 is the latest version.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename files in the installation folder[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>/res/movie
  2. Delete or rename the 2dboyLogo folder.
Use the GooTool

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\2DBoy\WorldOfGoo\config.user.txt
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/WorldOfGoo/config.user.txt
Linux $HOME/.WorldOfGoo/config.user.txt
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

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

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Cursor captured.
Ultra-widescreen
Change it to any ultra widescreen aspect ratio
4K Ultra HD
See 4K Ultra HD.
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)
Tries adaptive v-sync.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Set vsync to 0 in config.user.txt for uncapped FPS. Physics, cursor and some interface animation are locked at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

4K Ultra HD

The game by default renders to a 1600x900 framebuffer (depending on desktop resolution) and upscales that to a fullscreen desktop view.
It can be reconfigured to different modes via the configuration file.
Set by hand in config.user.txt[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open config.user.txt.
  3. Uncomment and change the FBO settings to control how the game renders internally. The screen width and height only control the windowed mode size.

Notes

It may be necessary to disable high PPI scaling on WorldOfGoo.exe in Windows .

Input

Keyboard and mouse, touch State Notes
Remapping
Entirely mouse driven.
Mouse acceleration
Must be edited in config.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

External language settings (GOG.com version).
External language settings (GOG.com version).

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Use the GooTool.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Language code: en.
Simplified Chinese
Language code: cn.
Dutch
Language code: nl.
French
Language code: fr.
German
Language code: de.
Italian
Language code: it.
Japanese
Language code: jp.
Korean
Language code: ko.
Polish
Language code: pl.
Portuguese
Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Language code: es.

Changing languages

Steam version[citation needed]
  1. Use the game properties in Steam to change the language
Edit configuration file[citation needed]

By default, the game will auto detect the language from the system settings.

  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open config.user.txt.
  3. Find the line saying <param name="language" value="en" />, remove the comments < !-- and -->and change en to the appropriate language.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 2.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Was 32-bit until the 1.3 version.
macOS (OS X)
[3]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Open Dynamics Engine
Audio SDL2 mixer

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
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) Anything released after 2003
OpenGL 2.1 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.1 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2.4
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) Anything released after 2014
OpenGL 2.1 compatible


References