World of Goo on sale for 'your' price; iPhone port coming

by David Hinkle { Oct 13th 2009 at 4:30PM }

My my, how time flies. On this date one year ago, World of Goo entered our lives and, well ... it made everything all gooey. (The good, warm kinda gooey.) To celebrate the game's birthday, 2D Boy is offering the title for -- wait for it -- whatever price you want to pay.

Seriously, once you enter a price into the appropriate checkout field, you buy the game for that amount. We'd encourage you to cough up as much as you can spare though, because 2D Boy totally deserves your money. The sale ends Monday, October 19, so start digging under those couch cushions.

You may also want to set aside some loose change for the upcoming World of Goo iPhone port. 2D Boy has a build running on a 3GS right now and is working to get the game going on the vanilla 3G. We'll be sure to keep you posted on its progress.

Tags: 2d-boy, deal, deals, sale, world-of-goo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Quinion @ Oct 13th 2009 4:38PM

Better pay them a good amount because they need a new server :)

(and because its a great game)

offday @ Oct 13th 2009 8:10PM

I agree. I got it at wal mart awhile ago for 15 bucks. It's totally worth that. Also, 2D Boy rocks, and only they are awesome enough to do something like this.

Rhamsey @ Oct 13th 2009 4:43PM

Worth doing, and giving a at least 5 bucks toward. After all, its a great game and they already gave us the soundtrack for free. What more can you ask for?

MarkHawk @ Oct 13th 2009 4:44PM

I just bought this game last night for 3.50 on Target clearance. I own it on MAC but wanted it for the PC. I wonder if I can download a few of these as stocking stuffers for friends. Either way great game and an awesome way to give money to the developer of one of last years most over looked game.

dantebk @ Oct 13th 2009 4:44PM

I paid $15 for the WiiWare version and it was definitely worth it. I hope people choose to pay at least $10 so we can see more games from this company.

Vlad 092 @ Oct 13th 2009 4:51PM

I think joystiq killed the server...

Neuromancer @ Oct 13th 2009 4:52PM

Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 2dboy.com.

Special Agent Steve @ Oct 13th 2009 4:55PM

# The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
moments.

# If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.

# If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

Neuromancer @ Oct 13th 2009 4:58PM

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@2dboy.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request

MRLN (The Comment God) @ Oct 13th 2009 5:22PM

Firefox can't handle the awesomeness on this page.

Please come back later when Firefox regains its bearings and can actually bear to display such beauty.

Mr Khan @ Oct 13th 2009 5:22PM

...] They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the Internet. And again, the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material.

Neuromancer @ Oct 13th 2009 5:40PM

I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday. Why?

Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the internet commercially.

uncle jesse @ Oct 13th 2009 4:53PM

Listen to the angel and try to ignore the devil on your shoulder, please.

BunnySlapper @ Oct 13th 2009 5:08PM

Angel: "Holy fucking shit! A game for $1, SWEET!"
Devil: "FIRST!"

What should I do if they're both dicks?

uncle jesse @ Oct 13th 2009 5:11PM

Doesn't that mean that you're a dick?

Haha! I'm just saying, it's your subconscious.

WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss you off ) @ Oct 13th 2009 7:45PM

Thanks for the lesson Uncle Jessie.

Also isn't it weird that you three guys live alone on San Francisco?

DBuck_Eye @ Oct 13th 2009 4:54PM

A cookie for anyone who pays more than the original asking price of the game.

Haon @ Oct 13th 2009 4:57PM

Great game and worth every penny but stopped playing after I got to the later levels.

Das Boot @ Oct 13th 2009 5:00PM

I just paid 40 bucks for this game.
Do I have a problem with that? Hell no. It's a rad game and they need ALL the support, considering how rampantly the game was pirated.

Warp Whistle @ Oct 13th 2009 5:26PM

I wish I had as much disposable income as you.

time @ Oct 13th 2009 5:47PM

you made up for the 1 cent i paid

Tha0racle @ Oct 13th 2009 5:07PM

I tried but can't log onto their server..gonna get this for 5 bucks and also the IPOD version.

Scott @ Oct 13th 2009 5:21PM

I wish when creators did this, they'd let you download it for free (or a penny) and then give them more money a few days later. I don't know how much a game deserves before I buy it.

MRLN (The Comment God) @ Oct 13th 2009 5:23PM

Hint: this one deserves a lot of your money.

Scott @ Oct 13th 2009 5:31PM

I'm happy to hear your input, but there is no replacement for actually playing the game. While I am often like-minded with everyone else on games, there have been some excellent games that have put me to sleep. Alternatively, there have been crappy games that kept me entertained for many hours. I don't want to reward a game developer with a sliding money scale based on someone else's experiences.

sonicspike41 @ Oct 13th 2009 5:38PM

Easy solution:

Either try to find a demo, if one exists, or pirate the game in place of a demo.

Then, if you like the game, buy it at whatever price you want, if not, just get rid of the demo/copy you have and don't buy it.

The second option is technically illegal, but so is pirating porn... just saying.

sonicspike41 @ Oct 13th 2009 5:40PM

Also, you could but the game twice. Buy it once for $0.01, then if you like it just buy it again for more and perhaps give the second copy to friend?

Scott @ Oct 13th 2009 5:45PM

Good solutions.. And WTF I thought porn piracy was the legal kind of
piracy? What do you mean "just saying"...WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING??

sonicspike41 @ Oct 13th 2009 5:48PM

I think most people just see porn piracy as a victimless crime. Fat Norwegian midget women need work too! Think of the vertically-challenged!

sicsided @ Oct 13th 2009 6:23PM

A demo exists. Look it up, its on bigdownload (sister site to joystiq, or hot cousin, whatever you prefer) and many other sites. I'm sure its on their main site as well.

And its not skimpy demo either, its the full first chapter of the game.

Scott @ Oct 13th 2009 6:36PM

thanks for the leads, all

Mr Khan @ Oct 13th 2009 5:23PM

Bought it, played it for quite some time, got stuck on one of the puzzles in the last chapter.

Delightfully styled, though. Very Tim Burton-esque

Fab @ Oct 13th 2009 5:36PM

Well there's no platforming in it for a start. Gameplay wise, you just stick goo balls together to make a tower to reach the end of level pipe, but as with all the best puzzle games, the lengths it goes to with just one simple mechanic is what makes it. As one of the levels is subtitled: "It's not a bug, it's a feature!"

Fab @ Oct 13th 2009 5:37PM

Yay! Reply fail. That was supposed to be to Nate, below.

Nate Addison @ Oct 13th 2009 5:26PM

I just watched a trailer at their website, is it accurate to say sticky Locoroco meets LBP? Cause thats what it looked like to me...

Ebylon @ Oct 13th 2009 5:27PM

Would be nice if someone from Joystiq would make an Update that shows on the article showing the site is down instead of having people continuing to click and go to a server error.

crazeeseal @ Oct 13th 2009 5:32PM

Joystiq just destroyed their servers. It will probably only get worse as the day goes on when the story hits Kotaku, ect.

Einhanderkiller @ Oct 13th 2009 7:29PM

More like the whole Internet destroyed their servers.

Scott @ Oct 13th 2009 5:44PM

Good solutions.. And WTF I thought porn piracy was the legal kind of
piracy? What do you mean "just saying"...WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING??

Scott @ Oct 13th 2009 5:45PM

Oh man, more reply fail.. make these two white..

time @ Oct 13th 2009 5:46PM

worked for me.

like I did with In Rainbows... minimum price. .01

before i get downvoted (i probably will anyway) i'll buy the iphone port if i like it (like i bought the CD and vinyl of in rainbows after i realized it was the best album of the year)

Silicon Siren @ Oct 13th 2009 6:06PM

Just purchased my copy for $13.37. Originally I had a pirated copy, but I'd figure if the developers are this cool and the game is decently fun I owe them! Cool experiment 2D Boy.

WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss you off ) @ Oct 13th 2009 6:32PM

I would buy that for a dollar.

Not-So-Grandmaster Flash @ Oct 13th 2009 7:20PM

It's still broken. ;_;

karmaghost @ Oct 13th 2009 8:14PM

Shit's still brizzoke @8:15pm. Never underestimate the drawing power of a free/really cheap game.

Shadow31 @ Oct 13th 2009 8:38PM

I'm rather pissed now. I paid to download it, and after charging my debit card it gave me an installer that didn't work. Now the site's been down for awhile so I can't try again or get help. I was being a good guy and giving them some money for it, unlike some people giving like nothing, and now I'm just getting ripped. Figures...

Kyattsuai @ Oct 13th 2009 9:35PM

How long is it taking others to get their download links? I sent them money this afternoon and haven't heard back yet.

zentheoutcast @ Oct 13th 2009 9:54PM

I just donated $10. I know it's only half what they ask for, but I also wrote them an email thanking them for what they are doing.

In a time where game piracy is rampant, I'm glad to see that they are taking the high road and putting faith in the gaming community, even when they will most likely lose a little money because of it.

We should all be extremely grateful.