Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 154 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Steam Deck: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Story: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 27k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
154 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game scales infinitely and has plenty of mechanics to work around.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Finally, Ball X Pit offers a lot of replayability thanks to the multitude of playable characters, some of which have truly game-changing abilities that are best not spoiled.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steamdeck verified and works just fine and flawlessly on the Steamdeck LCD
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are simple, but well designed, and sound is well done; a lot is going on, but nothing runs over anything else in the soundscape.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The games more silly gameplay doesn't take away from it at all as the sound design and special effects never take you out.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The different gimmicks of each level also provide some great variation, and the different weapons (balls) are all pretty fun (Cell my beloved).
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay154 reviews
Characters42 reviews
Steam Deck28 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Combat13 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls100% still recommend
Interface75% still recommend
Optimization100% still recommend
Monetization100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty83% still recommend
Story85% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Steam FrameVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$9.89$14.99−34%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $9.89
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