A Boy and His Blob

A Boy and His Blob
Cover art
DeveloperWayForward
Publishers
DirectorSean Velasco
ProducerRobb Alvey
DesignersMichael Herbster
James Montagna
Michael Pace
ProgrammersRobert Koshak
Larry Holdaway
Daniel Yoon
ArtistMarc Gomez
ComposerDaniel Sadowski
SeriesA Boy and His Blob
Platforms
ReleaseWii
  • NA: October 13, 2009
  • EU: November 6, 2009
Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4
  • WW: January 19, 2016
Xbox One
  • WW: January 20, 2016
PlayStation Vita
  • EU: January 19, 2016
  • NA: January 21, 2016
PlayStation 3
  • WW: June 28, 2016
IOS
  • WW: November 17, 2017
Android
  • WW: September 26, 2017
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: November 4, 2021
GenrePuzzle-platform
ModeSingle-player

A Boy and His Blob is a puzzle-platform game developed by WayForward and published by Majesco Entertainment. It is a re-imagining of the 1989 video game, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, which was originally developed by Imagineering for the NES. The game was released for the Wii in North America on October 13 and in Europe on November 6, 2009. A high-definition port of the game developed by Abstraction Games was released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on January 20, 2016. A PlayStation 3 version was made available on June 28 of the same year as a cross-purchase with the PS4 and Vita versions. Mobile ports for iOS and Android were later released worldwide on November 17 and September 26, 2017, respectively. A Nintendo Switch version was released on November 4, 2021, by WayForward and Ziggurat Interactive.

WayForward's director Sean Velasco, a fan of the original NES title, expressed a desire to re-create and update the experience for current generation gamers, streamlining the NES title's gameplay mechanics to create a more "forgiving" experience. A Boy and His Blob's art direction has received widespread critical acclaim and praise, and was utilized by the developers, in addition to a minimalistic story, in order to create a "heartwarming... and friendly game" accessible to a wide audience.