Games like World of Goo
If World of Goo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Line Simulator, Messticulous and World of Goo 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its distinct goo ball mechanics, self contained level design and cozy. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →World of Goo is an indie physics-based puzzle game released in 2008 with a price tag of $14.99 USD. Players build structures from goo balls, navigating environmental challenges that increase in complexity as they progress. The game features structure-building mechanics combined with trial-and-error learning, where each level presents a distinct puzzle space to master. Reviewers and players highlight the charming art style and humor, the distinct goo ball mechanics, and tactile physics feedback that makes construction feel responsive. Players describe the experience as cozy and whimsical, praising the self-contained level design that works well in short bursts. The game is playable on Steam Deck and holds a 93% positive rating from approximately 2500 Steam reviews.
About World of Goo: World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
Players who liked World of Goo also play
Steam players who put hours into World of Goo also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Line Simulator
WHY THIS
Top pick for World of Goo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Punch, throw, steal your way to the front of the line in Line Simulator! Find new and bizarre ways to skip the line in five unique environments. Explore the halls of a convention, push your way to the front of a supermarket queue, and discover that not everything is what it seems in this wacky game!
Messticulous
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for World of Goo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Aim and throw incongruous objects to create an organized mess by following the directives of a completely wacky "tidy up" system!
World of Goo 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with World of Goo.
Third-strongest match for World of Goo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.
Little Inferno
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for World of Goo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.
LUL inc.
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for World of Goo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
LUL Inc. is a collection of 36 different microgames that will test your skills in a variety of genres. Can you beat them all and defeat the three evil machines?
WHAT THE GOLF?
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with World of Goo.
Ranked #6 for World of Goo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd you will ask yourself: WHAT THE GOLF?
Human Resource Machine
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with World of Goo.
Ranked #7 for World of Goo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
TROLEU
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with World of Goo.
Ranked #8 for World of Goo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
TROLEU is a wacky and chaotic first-person action game that puts you in the shoes of a trolleybus conductor. Keep things rolling smoothly by ensuring passengers' travel validity, but watch out for rule-breakers! From issuing tickets to enforcing rules with your fists, it's all part of the wild ride.
Reviewers mention these as similar to World of Goo
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Portal
WHY THIS
Reviewers of World of Goo cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
The Binding of Isaac
WHY THIS
Reviewers of World of Goo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Poly Bridge
WHY THIS
Shares physics puzzle solving with World of Goo.
Reviewers of World of Goo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!
ANIME TETRIS
WHY THIS
Reviewers of World of Goo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
The legendary game "Tetris" in a unique performance and atmosphere
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below World of Goo at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under World of Goo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under World of Goo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under World of Goo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under World of Goo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under World of Goo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under World of Goo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under World of Goo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under World of Goo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
World of Goo 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with World of Goo.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.
Little Inferno
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.
WHAT THE GOLF?
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with World of Goo.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd you will ask yourself: WHAT THE GOLF?
Human Resource Machine
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with World of Goo.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with World of Goo.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
Frequently asked about World of Goo
- Does World of Goo run on Steam Deck?
- World of Goo is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does World of Goo cost?
- World of Goo is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to World of Goo?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside World of Goo are Line Simulator, Messticulous, World of Goo 2.
- Who developed World of Goo?
- World of Goo was developed by 2D BOY and published by 2D BOY .
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on World of Goo.
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