Goobies

Goobies

Released Jul 2023

Battle thousands of blobs in this roguelike auto-shooter. Travel from island to island, defeat bosses, collect and upgrade items to become more powerful and discover lag-inducing combos in an endless blobbath.

90% positive · 1,952 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Goobies launched on July 14, 2023 and received a solid wave of post-launch patches and feature updates throughout mid-to-late 2023. The most substantial of these was version 1.1.0 on September 26, 2023, which added significant late-game systems (boss mutations, reroll mechanics, new HUD elements), followed by balance and refinement patches through January 10, 2024 (version 1.1.3), which added localization and quality-of-life improvements. After that January 2024 update, developer communications went quiet for over 20 months — until a small single-item bug fix on October 14, 2025 (making the Abnormal Autopsy artifact easier to unlock). That October 2025 post is a minor maintenance touch rather than a signal of renewed content development. No major content expansions have ever been released, no DLC exists, no roadmap or future content has been announced, and the developer has made no statements about ongoing development plans. The store description describes a complete game with defined content. The overall pattern — an active post-launch polish phase in 2023, tapering to silence, with only a single minor accessibility tweak nearly two years later — is consistent with a finished product receiving occasional maintenance. The last meaningful content addition was January 10, 2024.
Evidence
Version 1.1.0 shipped as a major late-game balancing update, adding boss mutations, a reroll system, new HUD elements, and extensive balance changes — the most substantial post-launch update.
news post · Sep 26, 2023 source content shipped
high
Version 1.1.3 added Simplified Chinese and Russian localization, a daily autosave function, and an increased XP cap. This is the last feature patch from the developer before a long period of silence.
news post · Jan 10, 2024 source content shipped
medium

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Höganäs Spel
Achievements
43
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game



Goobies is a top-down auto-shooter game with roguelike elements where you'll battle endless waves of enemies. Take on giant bosses, swarms of smaller blobs, and everything in between. The game offers a wide variety of challenges, with procedurally generated levels and increasing difficulty as you progress.



Choose your champion from a diverse cast of 5 Goobies, each with their own unique passive ability and playstyle. Discover countless combinations of items by collecting over 30 of them, many of which have multiple unique upgrades. Unlock the power of up to 20 game-changing artifacts that will redefine the game's mechanics and visuals. Collect Goobie coins from each run to unlock more power all whilst keeping track of your progress and learning about the lore via the in-game encyclopedia!

Last evaluated Jun 14, 2026
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