World of Goo

World of Goo

Steam Deck Playable

2D BOY · Puzzle · Oct 13, 2008

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $7.49, but it has been as low as $4.94.

94%
Very Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The visuals are cute in a slightly unsettling way, and the world has a strange sense of humor that makes every stage feel like part of a bigger, odd little story.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Great soundtrack and memorable art style.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is excellent and gives the game an oddly epic feel for a bunch of blobs.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
🔷 THE GAMEPLAY 🔷
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters57 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Gameplay33 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty18 reviews
94%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 6 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $7.49 (−50%). The lowest we've tracked is $4.94.

5 points recordedtoday · $7.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.