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World of Goo on the Steam Machine

Runs greatDerived from SteamOS compatibilityProtonDB Platinum· 12 reports

Can the Steam Machine run World of Goo?

Yes — World of Goo, a 2008 indie game, rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p.

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Derived from Valve's SteamOS rating (Playable on the far weaker Deck), not a measured frame-rate.

Key facts: World of Goo on Steam Machine

Compatibility
Runs great (works). Inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
Device & mode
  • Steam Machine: Runs great — Runs locally on SteamOS (1080p default)
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable — Runs locally on the handheld (800p)
  • Steam Frame: Native status: unknown — Flatscreen — streamed from a Steam Machine to a virtual screen; native play not rated
Performance
No frame-rate data — we don't publish a number we don't hold.
Conditions
None recorded — there is no frame-rate test to describe.
Basis
Derived from SteamOS compatibility · 2 sources (2 linked) · data as of · methodology
Limitations
  • No frame-rate measured — the verdict is inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
  • Not recorded here: anti-cheat status, frame generation, game / SteamOS / Proton versions.

At a glance across Valve's SteamOS devices

Steam Machine
Runs great
Comfortable at high
Steam Deck
Playable
No measured data yet
Steam Frame
Flatscreen
Stream to a virtual screen

Analysis — World of Goo on the Steam Machine

Light on hardware

World of Goo is a 2008 release, built for PCs far older than the Machine, so frame-rate isn't the question here; controller support and text size on a TV are.

Community check

12 ProtonDB reports rate it Platinum (runs perfectly out of the box), in line with Valve's Deck Playable rating.

Frequently asked

Is World of Goo Steam Deck Verified?

World of Goo is rated Playable on the Steam Deck — it runs, with some manual settings tweaks.

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How we know this

Derived from SteamOS compatibilityInferred

Inferred from this title's official SteamOS compatibility rating, scaled to the Machine's roughly 6× Deck GPU power.

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