A Boy and His Blob
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| Developers | |
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| WayForward Technologies | |
| Windows | Abstraction Games |
| macOS (OS X) | Abstraction Games |
| Linux | Abstraction Games |
| Publishers | |
| Former | Midnight City |
| Former | Majesco |
| Current | Ziggurat Interactive |
| Engines | |
| SilverWare | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 19, 2016 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 19, 2016 |
| Linux | January 19, 2016 |
| Reception | |
| OpenCritic | 63 |
| IGDB | 53 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Fantasy |
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A Boy and His Blob is a singleplayer side view platform and puzzle game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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| ZOOM Platform (unavailable) | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ABAHB\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/ABAHB/ |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/ABAHB/ |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ABAHB\savedata.vfs |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/ABAHB/savedata.vfs |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/ABAHB/savedata.vfs |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Assets are done for 480p resolution, resulting really noticeable upscaling.[1] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Input settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Mouse not used in game. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | XInput and known DirectInput controllers. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Movement can't be rebound, axis can't be bound. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Button prompts | Hackable for DualShock, see DualShock prompts. | |
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | XInput only. | |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
DualShock prompts
- Game does already feature button graphics for PS4 and PS Vita, but never uses them on PC.
- All the games assets are inside single
.wadfile, making it harder to replace the file.
| Replace button graphics[2] |
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Notes
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Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music and effects, on or off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| OpenGL | 3.2 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD Ex | |
| Input | SDL2 |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz |
AMD Athlon 7850 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ATI Radeon HD 4650 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support | |
- 64-bit is recommended.
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.10.2 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 768 MB of VRAM |
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| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17 | |
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium D 805 2.66 GHz |
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| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ATI Radeon HD 4650 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
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References
- ↑ Is the game suppose to look this blurry even at 1080p? :: A Boy and His Blob General Discussion - last accessed on May 12, 2016
- ↑ A Boy and His Blob, Steam Community :: Guide :: Dualshock 4 button prompts - last accessed on May 12, 2016