World of Goo

A really good classic physics-based puzzle game. If you like games like Bridge Builder/Poly Bridge, you'll like this. It has aged really well, too!

Played this one on Windows, Mac, and now Ubuntu 22.04. Works flawlessly on Linux and just like I remember the game. Bought it new on disc back years ago. Bought it again this past week because it was available and I wanted to try it out on Linux. Worked great with the GOG installer without having to make any other mods or adjustments. It's a great game. Wish they would have made World of Goo 2. Are you listening 2DBoy?

This game was widely pirated back when it first came out and I was one of the few who actually bought a legitimate copy...I'm proud of that because I think the devs made a great game and it's a shame they lost out on so much compensation due to pirating. Great concept for a puzzle. Not too difficult to beat. Great level designs and artwork, which has a very unique flavor to it all. If you're like me and get sucked into trying to build the tallest tower in the free-build mode then you will get a good amount of play time out of the game. The amount of goo balls you have at your disposal in the free-build stage depends on how many extra balls you saved in each stage so you will find yourself going back and replaying every stage trying to save as many goo balls as possible. Runs perfectly fine for me although I do wish it had an option in game to run it windowed since it won't allow you to adjust the resolution. I have a rather large 1440p monitor and it can make these older games look pretty bad unless you can shrink them down a bit in windowed form.

This was one of the two most celebrated indie, puzzle games, back in the day. And it seemed great at the time. But, holy, playing it now - your memory has failed you. The interface is intensely lacking...and it's simple things...like not having a GUI for any of the options, like volume level (which is pounding, by default)...for crying out loud - they didn't even fix it in the "remastered" version! I am constantly messing with the config.ini trying to get the mouse sensitivity more precise - good luck trying to do the timing, OCD challenges, as the controls just aren't as precise as you want them to be. Even pressing escape, to bring up the menu - one always assumes, pressing escape again will resume play - nope - have to click. How about having the OCD requirements in a mouseover, on the map? Nope, you have to go into the level and watch the unskippable cutscene that begins each level. All kinds of simple things to implement just aren't here. Its fellow puzzle game, of the time, Braid (though also too easy ;>) is better in every way...and there are many puzzle games that are harder (better), and more worth your time. It's not a bad game, but, perhaps, it hasn't aged well? It's still worth checking out for its uniqueness and presentation. More issues... - Signs flash every time you retry a level, making you read them over and over so they stop flashing - annoying. Also, if you click on an undo fly, that signs will begin flashing again! It's simple stuff like this that really mar what could have been a good game. Great idea/atmosphere, but zero polish. - I'm guessing a touch interface would be far more suitable for this game. - More, but ran out of characters. The OCD challenges are definitely more difficult, but I didn't enjoy the controls enough to try. Better indie, puzzle games... - Antichamber - Jelly No Puzzle (free) - Toki Tori 2 - The Swapper - Hanano Puzzle 1 & 2 (free) - Braid - Tetrobot and Co. - Baba is You

I loved every minute of this game. It's a simple puzzle game with a story that deserves every five star tating it gets.