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The Ball

74% positive of 832 Steam reviews

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To finish
5 h
Released
2010
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, GOG

Made by Teotl Studios. Published by Tripwire Interactive.

About the game

As a swashbuckling archaeologist, unlock the mystery of the ancient ruins that have been hidden for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball.

Tagged by players

  • Puzzle Platformer
  • 3D Platformer
  • First-Person
  • Puzzle
  • Sci-fi
  • Underground
  • Strategy
  • Physics
  • Cold War
  • Logic
  • Action
  • Adventure

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    before the game could even be fun, it was frustrating and boring. the walking feels slow and dull, theres long stretches where nothing cool happens, and then it explains the most boring ass mechanics to me. "hit the button with the ball icon with the ball. hit the button with the human icon with the player" theres. 3 interactions in the game. walking. Jumping. And left clicking. i can figure it out. i do not need a…

    19 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    An older first person puzzle game that looked decent for its age. The HDR setting was straight up easy to set up. I had it maxxed and never even saw a pixel out of place. I used the 3D reshade mod and my Meta headset. It was amazing. So far i am having a lot of fun figuring out what you can do with the gravity gun style weapon and this ball. Run little monkeys. Run

    27 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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