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The Ball

App ID 35460
App Type Game
Name The Ball
Developer
Publisher Tripwire Interactive
Last Record Update (September 20, 2016 – 23:10:36 UTC)
Last Change Number 3106316
Release Date October 26, 2010 ()
70.47% ( 550 / 191 ) 2 In-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.

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Store Prices

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Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price February 18, 2016
us U.S. Dollar $9.99 Base Price $2.49 at -75%
uk British Pound £6.99 $9.17 -8.24% £1.74 at -75%
eu Euro 9,99€ $11.72 +17.31% 2,49€ at -75%
ru Russian Ruble 249р. $4.18 -58.16% 62р. at -75%
az CIS - U.S. Dollar $7.99 $7.99 -20.02% $1.99 at -75%
br Brazilian Real R$16,99 $5.41 -45.82% R$4,24 at -75%
jp Japanese Yen ¥ 980 $8.82 -11.75% ¥ 245 at -75%
ph Philippine Peso ₱319.95 $6.32 -36.76% ₱79.98 at -75%
th Thai Baht ฿219.00 $6.57 -34.28% ฿54.75 at -75%
my Malaysian Ringgit RM23.00 $5.37 -46.26% RM5.75 at -75%
sg Singapore Dollar S$10.50 $7.74 -22.50% S$2.62 at -75%
id Indonesian Rupiah Rp 89,999 $6.75 -32.41% Rp 22,499 at -75%
no Norwegian Krone 70,00 kr $8.87 -11.24% 17,50 kr at -75%
ca Canadian Dollar C$10.99 $8.83 -11.65% C$2.74 at -75%
tr Turkish Lira ₺18,00 $5.09 -49.02% ₺4,50 at -75%
mx Mexican Peso Mex$109.99 $6.25 -37.41% Mex$27.49 at -75%
nz New Zealand Dollar NZ$11.99 $9.02 -9.67% NZ$2.99 at -75%
in Indian Rupee ₹ 369 $5.73 -42.60% ₹ 92 at -75%
hk Hong Kong Dollar HK$75.00 $9.60 -3.87% HK$18.75 at -75%
tw Taiwan Dollar NT$278.00 $9.19 -8.04% NT$69.00 at -75%
cn Chinese Yuan ¥36.00 $5.33 -46.65% ¥9.00 at -75%
za South African Rand R 109.00 $8.44 -15.47% R 27.25 at -75%
sa Saudi Riyal 33.00 SR $8.80 -11.92% 8.25 SR at -75%
ae UAE Dirham 33.00 AED $8.98 -10.07% 8.25 AED at -75%
kr South Korean Won ₩ 10,500 $9.43 -5.56% ₩ 2,620 at -75%
ch Swiss Franc CHF 10.-- $10.51 +5.23% CHF 2.50 at -75%
cl Chilean Peso CLP$ 5,500 $8.52 -14.73% CLP$ 1,375 at -75%
pe Peruvian Nuevo Sol S/. 27.95 $8.60 -13.88% S/. 6.98 at -75%
co Colombian Peso COL$ 23500 $7.79 -22.04% COL$ 5875 at -75%

User Tags

ActionAdventureIndieFPSPuzzleHorrorFirst-PersonPhysicsSingleplayer

Additional Information

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clienttga 529edab15ca0bc7cd92f8f63a8b92c039b05e9fe
icon e5d3b3d775d6b60b8e4a5cc3bb5871dc6e57c244
Genres Action,Adventure,Indie
logo 98da4a39d1f624aeaa0c7d513f541fe4d21a7e64
logo_small 98da4a39d1f624aeaa0c7d513f541fe4d21a7e64_thumb
gamedir The Ball
metacritic_name The Ball
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 68
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 35461
state eStateAvailable
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript 35460_install.vdf
LaunchEULA http://store.steampowered.com/eula/eula_TheBall
eulas
languages (extended) english,spanish,german,french,italian,russian,dutch,danish,swedish,polish
Achievement Languages
  • danish: 1
  • dutch: 1
  • english: 1
  • french: 1
  • german: 1
  • italian: 1
  • polish: 1
  • russian: 1
  • spanish: 1
  • swedish: 1
community_hub_visible Yes
store_tags

Achievements

API name Display name and description Icons
Achievement_0 Beginners Luck
Complete Pehua
Achievement_1 Enlightenment
Complete Oztoc
Achievement_2 Archeologist
Complete Teotl
Achievement_3 Brushing Off The Dust
Complete Hueca
Achievement_4 Archeologist Supreme
Complete the game
Achievement_5 Survival Of The Fittest
Survive all survival levels
Achievement_6 Explorer
Find half of all secrets
Achievement_7 Master Explorer
Find all secrets
Achievement_8 Circus Clown
Stand on the Ball and roll with it for 40 meters
Achievement_9 Shotput
Hammer the Ball 40 meters into the air
Achievement_10 Hammer Time
Hit the Ball 5000 times
Achievement_11 Long Distance Bowler
Roll the Ball a distance of 100 km
Achievement_12 Bowling For Mummies
Kill 1500 mummies
Achievement_13 Roll With The Punches
Crush 15 enemies in one push
Achievement_14 Road Warrior
Drive over 50 enemies
Achievement_15 Exterminator
Kill 999 bugs
Achievement_16 Monkey Trouble
Kill 35 Monkeys

Stats

API Name Display Name Default Value
6_0 Pehua Complete Time 0
6_1 Pehua Monsters Killed 0
6_2 Pehua Monkeys Killed 0
6_3 Pehua Secrets Found 0
6_4 Pehua Death Count 0
7_0 Oztoc 1 Complete Time 0
7_1 Oztoc 1 Monsters Killed 0
7_2 Oztoc 1 Monkeys Killed 0
7_3 Oztoc 1 Secrets Found 0
7_4 Oztoc 1 Death Count 0
8_0 Oztoc 2 Complete Time 0
8_1 Oztoc 2 Monsters Killed 0
8_2 Oztoc 2 Monkeys Killed 0
8_3 Oztoc 2 Secrets Found 0
8_4 Oztoc 2 Death Count 0
9_0 Teotl 1 Complete Time 0
9_1 Teotl 1 Monsters Killed 0
9_2 Teotl 1 Monkeys Killed 0
9_3 Teotl 1 Secrets Found 0
9_4 Teotl 1 Death Count 0
10_0 Teotl 2 Complete Time 0
10_1 Teotl 2 Monsters Killed 0
10_2 Teotl 2 Monkeys Killed 0
10_3 Teotl 2 Secrets Found 0
10_4 Teotl 2 Death Count 0
11_0 Hueca Complete Time 0
11_1 Hueca Monsters Killed 0
11_2 Hueca Monkeys Killed 0
11_3 Hueca Secrets Found 0
11_4 Hueca Death Count 0
12_0 Cahua 1 Complete Time 0
12_1 Cahua 1 Monsters Killed 0
12_2 Cahua 1 Monkeys Killed 0
12_3 Cahua 1 Secrets Found 0
12_4 Cahua 1 Death Count 0
13_0 Cahua 2 Complete Time 0
13_1 Cahua 2 Monsters Killed 0
13_2 Cahua 2 Monkeys Killed 0
13_3 Cahua 2 Secrets Found 0
13_4 Cahua 2 Death Count 0
14_0 Campaign Complete Time 0
14_1 Campaign Monster Killed 0
14_2 Campaign Monkeys Killed 0
14_3 Campaign Secrets Found 0
14_4 Campaign Death Count 0
15_0 Atica Complete Time 0
15_1 Atica Mummies Killed 0
15_2 Atica Bugs Killed 0
15_3 Atica Turtles Killed 0
16_0 Teniza Complete Time 0
16_1 Teniza Mummies Killed 0
16_2 Teniza Bugs Killed 0
16_3 Teniza Turtles Killed 0
17_0 Tepiton Complete Time 0
17_1 Tepiton Mummies Killed 0
17_2 Tepiton Bugs Killed 0
17_3 Tepiton Turtles Killed 0
18_0 Amini Complete Time 0
18_1 Amini Mummies Killed 0
18_2 Amini Bugs Killed 0
18_3 Amini Turtles Killed 0
19_0 Total Monsters Killed 0
19_1 Total Ball Distance 0

Players online

  • 2 right now
  • 4 24 hour peak - tweet this
  • 294 all-time peak November 1, 2013 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • 6 minutes median playtime in last 2 weeks
  • 6 minutes average playtime in last 2 weeks

SteamSpy

  • 297,119 ± 14,839 owners
  • 159,913 ± 10,888 players total53.82%
  • 582 ± 657 players in last 2 weeks0.2%
  • 37 minutes median total playtime
  • 2.1 hours average total playtime

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Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
1868 Tripwire Comp CD Key October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
4800 Toltec Studios Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
6137 The Ball Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
6175 The Ball Release Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
6306 The Ball Retail CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
6429 The Ball (preorder) Store November 13, 2015 – 20:33:23 UTC
6430 The Ball (DE preorder) Store November 13, 2015 – 20:33:25 UTC
6512 The Ball Store January 20, 2016 – 18:08:36 UTC
6513 The Ball Store January 20, 2016 – 18:09:03 UTC
6929 Test Bundle CD Key October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
7586 Potato Sack Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
7589 Potato Sack (DE) Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
7745 The Ball Gift November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
7778 Potato Sack Retail CD Key October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
7852 Potato Sack + Portal 2 Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
7853 Potato Sack + Portal 2(DE) Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
7880 Potato Sack + Portal 2 Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
7881 Potato Sack + Portal 2 (DE) Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
8309 Tripwire Public Comp CD Key October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
8580 The Ball Retail (Cover-mount IT) CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
12870 Holiday Sale 2011 Gift: The Ball No Cost November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
12871 Holiday Sale 2011 Gift: The Ball (DE) No Cost November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
15030 Potato Sack - June 2012 Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
15031 Potato Sack - June 2012 (DE) Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
16612 Swedish Indie Bundle ROW Store November 13, 2015 – 21:13:16 UTC
16613 Swedish Indie Bundle DE Store November 13, 2015 – 21:13:18 UTC
16644 Swedish Indie Bundle ROW Store November 13, 2015 – 21:13:21 UTC
16645 Swedish Indie Bundle DE Store November 13, 2015 – 21:13:21 UTC
16835 Tripwire Bundle - Sep 2012 Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
16836 Tripwire Bundle - Sep 2012 (DE) Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
25690 The Ball Retail (PL) CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
27231 Unreal Indie Bundle Store November 13, 2015 – 21:34:21 UTC
28708 Tripwire Bundle - June 2013 (DE) Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
28709 Tripwire Bundle - June 2013 Store October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
40214 Tripwire Interactive Bundle (DE) Store or CD Key October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
40215 Tripwire Bundle - March 2014 Store or CD Key October 24, 2016 – 18:15:13 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Downloadable Content

AppID Name Last Updated
35490 The Ball Demo (The Ball) October 7, 2015 – 03:04:28 UTC
98004 The Ball Accessed Content October 7, 2015 – 03:04:28 UTC

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
35461 the-ball-depot 1.41 GiB
35462 The Ball Spanish 9.67 KiB Spanish
35463 The Ball German 9.67 KiB German
35464 The Ball French 9.67 KiB French
35465 The Ball Italian 9.67 KiB Italian
35466 The Ball Russian 9.67 KiB Russian
35467 The Ball Danish 9.67 KiB Danish
35468 The Ball Dutch 9.67 KiB Dutch
35469 The Ball Swedish 9.67 KiB Swedish
104341 The Ball Polish 9.67 KiB Polish
98004 The Ball Accessed Content 13.51 MiB DLC 98004

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 153324
beta 153324

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
baselanguages english, spanish, german, french, italian, russian, dutch, danish, swedish, polish

Raw Information

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
None ./Binaries/Win32/TheBall.exe Default

Configuration

Key Value
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contenttype 3
installdir The Ball
launch See section above

Install Configuration

Registry

Key Value
hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\udk-b0c5da32-90ec-420b-9088-42d7f0930696
  • dword/eulaaccepted: 1

Run process

Key Value
vcredistx86
  • command 1: /q
  • hasrunkey: HKEY_lOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valve\Steam\Apps\35460
  • nocleanup: 1
  • process 1: %INSTALLDIR%\Binaries\vcredist_x86.exe
vcredistx64
  • command 1: /q
  • hasrunkey: HKEY_lOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valve\Steam\Apps\35460
  • nocleanup: 1
  • process 1: %INSTALLDIR%\Binaries\vcredist_x64.exe
  • requirement_os/is64bitwindows: 1
dxsetup
  • command 1: /silent
  • hasrunkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valve\Steam\Apps\35460
  • nocleanup: 1
  • process 1: %INSTALLDIR%\Binaries\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe
dotnetfx35
  • hasrunkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valve\Steam\Apps\35460
  • ignoreexitcode: 1
  • nocleanup: 1
  • process 1: %INSTALLDIR%\Binaries\dotnetfx35setup.exe

User File System

Key Value
quota 0
maxnumfiles 0

History

June 21, 2017 – 18:29:06 UTC Change #3106316
  • Added store_tags
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    • 1: 19
    • 2: 492
    • 3: 21
    • 4: 3839
    • 5: 3968
    • 6: 4182
    • 7: 1663
    • 8: 1667
  • Changed changenumber – 2282016 › 3106316
September 20, 2016 – 23:10:06 UTC Change #2282016
June 14, 2016 – 23:03:37 UTC Change #2033468
  • Changed metacritic_fullurl – http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball › http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
  • Changed changenumber – 1997869 › 2033468
June 9, 2016 – 19:32:00 UTC Change #1997869
May 21, 2016 – 09:22:22 UTC Change #1965676
  • Changed ListOfDLC – 98004 › 35490,98004
  • Changed changenumber – 1826540 › 1965676
March 15, 2016 – 23:24:28 UTC Change #1826540
January 19, 2016 – 23:28:26 UTC Change #1682963
November 19, 2015 – 00:41:51 UTC Change #1543990
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/beta/pwdtestgid: 9DDBF3E01EA7ED09E60F549829D505175E76AE9C2FE4225181D2845BC22952D8F8B3889E1AD361E1A19E7D90FFEE7129757F4545
  • Changed changenumber – 1339768 › 1543990
October 7, 2015 – 02:17:17 UTC Change #1339768
  • Added community_hub_visible – 1
  • Changed changenumber – 1325957 › 1339768
September 30, 2015 – 22:59:22 UTC Change #1325957
June 23, 2015 – 23:10:24 UTC Change #1127960
January 15, 2015 – 21:32:52 UTC Change #848564
November 5, 2014 – 02:02:14 UTC Change #748217
  • Changed Depots
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  • Changed changenumber – 718661 › 748217
October 14, 2014 – 23:05:45 UTC Change #718661
  • Changed Depots
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    • 35462/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid: 9CE9E37FF8EB93F61E9DE0916617D2865E76AE9C2FE4225181D2845BC22952D89FA366F25F0C82F64951512782E4DCFFA6CC0360
    • 35463/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid: 8F3D206336C58177E9FA60E1748653F55E76AE9C2FE4225181D2845BC22952D810B9CDAAE4D5FB9121B041AF85D8B4D1DA321289
    • 35464/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid: BC16C4CA1D3CE041A5C6594AF2F139BA5E76AE9C2FE4225181D2845BC22952D8C1F78CF88760DF78E3D6DD27ABE4933210255486
    • 35465/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid: 4856E1A3471D0734CA1690A475120C345E76AE9C2FE4225181D2845BC22952D89CEB4D22AC04892C9FD399BEE8EA090AF3E42D27
    • 35466/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid: D20B65B0186FE1D4AF9C1184F42DB14B5E76AE9C2FE4225181D2845BC22952D8BD86105945B7EEBC754A070333A12B4DEF7474B8
    • 35467/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid: D06D8CEDA3F8A679039E9319831CF2D55E76AE9C2FE4225181D2845BC22952D8B4C131391860CF2F5F39907CECA7963688F0145C
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    • 35469/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid: FD8B42CD3116682337339A28DE70F9595E76AE9C2FE4225181D2845BC22952D87E269ACE4C3CB3BBCDE0145FFF061CF44E8C1E42
    • 98004/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid: 7AE5F9F1063D9F96DB8310422CA97CBA5E76AE9C2FE4225181D2845BC22952D8523BC7B99ED64C7CDEF60F6F6B9A0DB5817CDFB6
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  • Changed changenumber – 490327 › 718661
May 5, 2014 – 18:34:15 UTC Change #490327
March 17, 2014 – 18:57:00 UTC Change #436695
March 17, 2014 – 18:56:21 UTC Change #436691
February 19, 2014 – 00:50:29 UTC Change #407089
  • Changed App Config
    • noquickconvert: 1
  • Changed changenumber – 385497 › 407089
January 30, 2014 – 01:43:13 UTC Change #385497
  • Added metacritic_fullurl – http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball
  • Added metacritic_score – 68
  • Changed changenumber – 385444 › 385497
January 30, 2014 – 00:44:33 UTC Change #385444
  • Removed metacritic_fullurl – http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball
  • Removed metacritic_score – 68
  • Changed changenumber – 377671 › 385444
January 22, 2014 – 08:35:29 UTC Change #377671
  • Added metacritic_fullurl – http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball
  • Added metacritic_score – 68
  • Changed changenumber – 377436 › 377671
January 22, 2014 – 00:17:27 UTC Change #377436
  • Removed metacritic_fullurl – http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball
  • Removed metacritic_score – 68
  • Changed changenumber – 372484 › 377436
January 15, 2014 – 18:31:51 UTC Change #372484
  • Changed changenumber – 1 › 372484
  • Added metacritic_fullurl – http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball
  • Added metacritic_score – 68
  • Changed changenumber – 372445 › 1
January 15, 2014 – 00:14:36 UTC Change #372445
  • Removed metacritic_fullurl – http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball
  • Removed metacritic_score – 68
  • Changed changenumber – 367380 › 372445
January 8, 2014 – 00:07:21 UTC Change #367380

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