As a modernisation of the formula, developer WayForward has kept the original gameplay design largely intact, whilst heaping upon it inventive puzzles with the new range of abilities available to your blob. The game plays as a puzzle-based Platform adventure, where the pace is more often slow and considered than a headlong rush through each of the levels. The player must feed his blob jellybeans in order to overcome obstacles and reach new areas. These could be a simple as feeding it a black jellybean to take the form of a ladder, or a gold jellybean to form a door at the end of each level, to more complicated actions such as trapping large enemies by making them fall through a blob-shaped hole.
WTMG's Heidi Hawes: "I really enjoyed my time with A Boy and His Blob. I definitely understand now why this adorable little game won the hearts of so many. It might not being the most challenging game on the market, but it’s still a lot of fun. The levels are all very brief, which makes it an ideal game for the Switch. It’s the perfect game to pick up and play on-the-go."
"Today, publisher of retro-and-modern games Ziggurat Interactive announced that the unique and cherished classic puzzle platformer “A Boy and His Blob“, is coming to the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Eshop today." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
"Today, publisher of retro-and-modern games Ziggurat Interactive announced that the unique and cherished classic puzzle platformer "A Boy and His Blob", will arrive for the first time ever on the Nintendo Switch this Fall (2021)." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
