World of Goo 2 is out now on Steam and GOG - a great pick for puzzle game fans

This really brings back some memories. World of Goo 2 from 2D BOY and Tomorrow Corporation has officially launched on GOG and Steam with Native Linux support. Note: key provided by the developer.

I remember the early days of Linux gaming where we had a little surge in smaller indie games coming officially, with the original World of Goo all the way back in 2009, before even the first Humble Indie Bundle launched where we really started to see things change.

World of Goo 2 is like a familiar comfy blanket to wrap yourself up in.

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While a fair amount of it is perhaps on the easy side, the key is in the challenges of each individual level on the amount of balls you get, the amount of moves you used and the time it takes you to complete them. Getting through them all and getting a tick in the box for all three is a thorough challenge.

This is not exactly a new release, just new to other stores (after being Epic Exclusive and direct from their website), although I hadn't played the sequel until now and thankfully it retains all the charm and difficulty of the original. Nice to see the Native Linux support again too, and working to perfection on my Kubuntu 25.04 desktop from the Steam release.

If you loved the original, you'll appreciate this one for some more great puzzles and new mechanics that acts as a near-perfect follow-up. If you've not played the original, it's still an easy recommendation because it's just a wonderful physics-based puzzler to add to your collection.

One point that did become a slight nuisance is the line colour for when you're dragging the little goo balls, the contrast between the line and some backgrounds is not great to see exactly what it will connect with. A small accessibility issue but about my only problem with the game.

The Steam release arrives with:

• Three new extremely difficult challenge levels.
• Over 30 Extra Fabulous Achievements.
• Acclaimed audio - with nearly 2 hours of music performed by over 50 musicians from the World of Goo community.
• A Brand New Options Menu - Never before included in a 2DBOY or Tomorrow Corporation game!
• Bug fixes and general improvements.