About a billion and six years ago, I played an indie puzzle game about connecting and stacking little balls of goo in order to reach an end goal. I realize I’m probably not selling that idea well, but it’s exciting to know that the sequel – the aptly named World of Goo 2 – will be releasing at the end of this week.
Scheduled to come out on August 2, the follow-up to 2008’s World of Goo has been in the pipeline for almost 16 years. So much has changed since then, but 2D Boy’s upcoming game looks as though it’s retaining what made the original such a charming experience.
According to Tomorrow Corporation – which is collaborating on the project – the sequel will be “bursting with undiscovered new species of Goo,” adding that we’ll be able to explore a “new story spanning hundreds of thousands of years and watch the world change.”
More like World of Two…amirite?
One thing about World of Goo 2 is that – according to the studio – while you’ll be able to buy it off the official website completely DRM-free, it’s also going to be available on the Epic Games Store and the Nintendo Switch eShop. Doesn’t look like it’s coming to Steam or any other platform. Whether this will change cannot be said at this stage.
Personally, I am looking forward to this one. The original had lashings of character, a unique style that blended colorful landscapes with cutscenes that look like they wouldn’t be out of place in a Tim Burton animation. Plus all that Goo, innit.
It is a shame the new game won’t be on Steam, as the first World of Goo is on there. I would definitely urge anyone who’s interested in physics-based puzzle games to give it a go. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You might even goo a bit.
