Skip to content
Enter Submit to view all results. Ctrl+Enter View and filter in instant search.
Close ×
Search powered by Algolia

A Boy and His Blob

Wishlist Follow Ignore Install Unwatch Watch
App ID 281200
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Ziggurat
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 28971263
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 01:17:38 UTC ()
Release Date 19 January 2016 – 16:59:04 UTC ()
😌 65.80%
529 reviews
0
In-Game

When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help. Instead, he finds a young boy. Help the blob dethrone the evil Emperor that's terrorizing Blobolonia and establish a friendship with the blob that will last a lifetime.

Additional Information

Developer Abstraction Games
gamedir empty string
metacritic_name A Boy and His Blob
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Ziggurat
Store Release Date 19 January 2016 – 16:59:19 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/playziggurat
https://www.youtube.com/zigguratinteractive/
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25)
Steam Release Date 19 January 2016 – 16:59:04 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 20 April 2022 – 17:53:32 UTC () (1650477212)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionCenterCenter
width_pct50
height_pct61.39871764426502
review_score 5
review_percentage 68
Detected Technologies (?) FMOD SDK, FreeImage SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 30 April 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1063146
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 11 February 2014 – 17:12:24 UTC (), in changelist #398689

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🧩 Puzzle Platformer 👪 Family Friendly 🧩 Puzzle 🏽 2D 🔄 Remake 🏗️ Platformer 🧸 Cute 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

Load all asset images
clienticon 473c8fffeb5eca70b86eff48bf40a699d82f6cc0
clienttga 921e340bc68dfbe1e386b13c3f8de45668237875
icon 0520b5276c59c1dda534581ea336e9d9b46a5037
logo d543c38e3256efcf0c2b05a8c6b28695a68b076b
logo_small d543c38e3256efcf0c2b05a8c6b28695a68b076b_thumb
clienticns 08ec5f3d025a8df5cd2ed7c60046a185e1ba495d
LinuxClientIcon 31f2098cc422ce174d7a3f979d0a06621b31430d
small_capsule
englishcapsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
englishheader.jpg
library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
image/englishlibrary_600x900.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
image2x/englishlogo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_positionCenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct50
logo_position/height_pct61.39871764426502
Assets
main_capsulecapsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsulecapsule_231x87.jpg
headerheader.jpg
library_capsulelibrary_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2xlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
library_hero_2xlibrary_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon0520b5276c59c1dda534581ea336e9d9b46a5037.jpg
page_background_pathapp/281200
timestamp3 July 2024 – 16:36:50 UTC
Trailers
2036367 ↴
trailer_nameA Boy and His Blob
trailer_category0
trailer_480p/video/webm2036367/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp42036367/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm2036367/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp42036367/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm2036367/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp42036367/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium2036367/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full2036367/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id29158
all_agestrue
is_highlighttrue
timestamp1610042947

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228984 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2012 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
281201 Windows A Boy and His Blob Windows 1.22 GiB 403.18 MiB
281202 macOS A Boy and His Blob Mac 1.23 GiB 356.85 MiB
281203 Linux A Boy and His Blob Linux 1.23 GiB 355.49 MiB

Total size on disk is 3.68 GiB and total download size is 1.09 GiB.

Total size on disk is 1.22 GiB and total download size is 403.18 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 1063146 21 April 2016 – 19:18:43 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
privatebranches 1
Ad-free Steam data for everyone since 2012
Support SteamDB • Donate or contribute
Open link