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The Ball

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App ID 35460
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Tripwire Interactive
Franchise Tripwire Interactive
Supported Systems
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 29172292
Last Record Update 24 May 2025 – 23:56:31 UTC ()
Release Date 26 October 2010 – 19:00:00 UTC ()
😏 71.26%
1k reviews
2
In-Game
🦘 3D Platformer 🧩 Puzzle Platformer 🙌 First-Person 🧩 Puzzle 💡 Strategy

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.

Additional Information

Developer Teotl Studios
gamedir The Ball
metacritic_name The Ball
icon empty string
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 68
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 35461
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
developer_url http://www.epicgames.com
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript 35460_install.vdf
LaunchEULA http://store.steampowered.com/eula/eula_TheBall
Publisher Tripwire Interactive
eulas
0 ↴
urlhttp://store.steampowered.com/eula/eula_TheBall
ideula_TheBall
nameeula_TheBall
languages (extended) english,spanish,german,french,italian,russian,dutch,danish,swedish,polish
Store Release Date 26 October 2010 – 18:21:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 26 October 2010 – 19:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 5 December 2013 – 13:39:21 UTC () (1386250761)
review_score 6
review_percentage 74
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 April 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 153324
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:42 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
Danish Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes
Russian Yes
Polish Yes

Tags

🦘 3D Platformer 🧩 Puzzle Platformer 🙌 First-Person 🧩 Puzzle 💡 Strategy 💥 Action 🌱 Indie 🚀 Sci-fi 🗺️ Adventure 🔋 Physics 👤 Singleplayer 🧊 3D 🧩 Logic 🎮 Controller 🕳️ Underground 😱 Horror 🔫 FPS 🗺 Exploration 🌫 Atmospheric ☢️ Cold War

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Stats Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp1 September 2023 – 15:54:42 UTC

Trailer 4267 ↴

trailer_name The Ball Launch Trailer 1
trailer_category 0
microtrailer ↴
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all_ages true
timestamp 12 November 2015 – 18:40:45 UTC

Steam charts

  • 2 players right now
  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 3,337 all-time peak 17 April 2011
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 28,248 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 71.26% SteamDB Rating
  • 836 74.2% positive reviews
  • 291 25.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
26 October 2010 Steam Release -
14 February 2012 ⇄ Groupees: Be Mine Indie Game Bundle -
22 May 2012 ⇄ Groupees: Build a Bundle 1 -
17 February 2016 ⇄ Indiegala: Hump Day #17 -
23 May 2019 ⇄ Groupees: Be Mine: Greatest Hits -
16 June 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Fight for Racial Justice Bundle -

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How many players are playing The Ball right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2 players live playing The Ball on Steam.

The Ball had an all-time peak of 3337 concurrent players on 17 April 2011.

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