A Boy and His Blob
2D puzzle platformer with a companion who transforms into tools
Abstraction Games, WayForward · Published by Ziggurat · Released Jan 19, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 256
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Apr 21, 2016
What is A Boy and His Blob?
This single-player puzzle platformer follows a boy helping an alien blob overthrow its home planet’s emperor. You feed the blob jelly beans to turn it into ladders, trampolines, and other objects for crossing woods, swamps, caves, and alien landscapes. Hidden treasures in the 40 main levels unlock 40 additional challenge levels.
For you if...
- +you prefer unhurried problem-solving over action-heavy platforming
- +you enjoy family-friendly adventures centered on friendship
Not for you if...
- −you want consistently difficult puzzles without obvious solutions
What players say
80% of 256 reviews are positive
Players praise the art, animation, and ability to hug the blob. Complaints focus on awkward, inconsistent controls, while some players also find the puzzles unintuitive.
Screenshots and trailer
A Boy and His Blob system requirements
Minimum: GT 512, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7-32Bit or Windows 8-32Bit
- Processor
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, 2.4GHz / Intel Pentium D 805 2.66GHz or higher
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512 MB / ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB or higher | Shader Model 3+
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7-64Bit or Windows 8-64Bit
- Processor
- AMD Athlon 7850 Dual Core Processor 2.8GHz / Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 1GB / ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB | Shader Model 3+
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Does A Boy and His Blob have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does A Boy and His Blob run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.
Does A Boy and His Blob use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
