When comparing Sleep is Death vs World of Goo, the Slant community recommends World of Goo for most people. In the question“What are the best games on Linux?” World of Goo is ranked 10th while Sleep is Death is ranked 132nd. The most important reason people chose World of Goo is:
A lot of attention has been put into creating interesting levels with great pacing and variety throughout the game.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Creator and player asymmetric dynamic
One user creates a scenario that the other will play out in what is a very intimate and strange gaming experience.
Pro Name Your Price
At a minimum fee of $1.75 customers can choose their price for the game, deeming whatever dollar value they feel is fit for the developers.
Pro Cross platform
Sleep is death is available for Windows, Mac and Linux systems.
Pro Great variety in puzzles
A lot of attention has been put into creating interesting levels with great pacing and variety throughout the game.
Pro Beautiful visual style
World of Goo is pleasing to look at. Most of the time it's very colorful and joyful, but it changes from time to time to reflect different parts of the world. Nevertheless, it is stylistically well presented throughout the game.
Pro A twisted tale
As you start playing there doesn't seem to be much of a story. A few philosophical messages left behind by the Sign Painter and a cut-scene here or there. But as you progress through the game you unearth different details about a slightly disturbing world.
Pro Good, funny music
Each level has good and very funny music.
Pro Excellent physics engine
Physics in-game take into account gravity, wind, weight of different goo-balls, structural integrity of your architectural solutions to create an addictive, "let me try this one more time"-type of gameplay.
Cons
Con Poor graphic interface
The graphic interface is really unintuitive and just a plain chore to use.
Con No co-op mode
The PC version does not include the co-op mode that was included in the Wii Ware version.