The Ball overview

Overview

The Ball comes from Teotl Studios and is published by Tripwire Interactive. It arrived on Steam on Oct 26, 2010, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Ball's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 14:36:58 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 74% positive across 1,144 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Ball is available in 9 languages including:

5 regional rating boards including esrb, usk, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Ball has sold up to 231,000 units and has 831 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,500,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Ball overview details

The Ball combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Ball is a first person action-adventure game featuring a full single-player experience built on Epic’s Unreal™ Engine 3 technology. As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn’t take long before you realize this is more than just a cave. You reveal ancient ruins that have been hidden from outsiders for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball. As you progress towards solving the mystery of this amazing place you must unlock the secrets of the Ball and learn to control this ancient artifact. Venturing deeper into the volcano, you reveal some of mankind’s greatest secrets and you will start to encounter not just puzzles and traps, but also various strange creatures – the guardians of this mystery. These creatures have to be overcome, using only the Ball to defend you. Key Features 8 hours of single-player adventure Game mechanics that are very simple to pick up, immersing the user in the physics-based gameplay right from the start 8 huge levels to explore Includes bonus Survival game mode, with 4 additional levels Wide range of enemies to overcome, including mummies and an undead gorilla Unique vehicles – an underground train and the mysterious “Ball Chariot” 35 secrets hidden away to be discovered, as well as multiple achievements for the player to earn Steamworks™ features including achievements and leaderboards

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Ball is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 14:36:58 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 74% positive reviews.

Overview tags

3D PlatformerPuzzle-PlatformerFirst-PersonPuzzleStrategyActionIndieSci-fiAdventurePhysicsSingleplayer3DLogicControllerUnderground

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