The Ball
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.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:10/26/2010
- Developer:Teotl Studios
- Publisher:Tripwire Interactive
- Last Updated:1/5/2025
- Steam App Id:35460
The Ball
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Ball has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 80% lower than its previous all-time peak of 5 players achieved on 6/24/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Ball. It has received a total of 1,101 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 71 (Mostly Positive).
The Ball Price
The Ball costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 1/5/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Tripwire Complete Bundle or The Solus Project + The Ball which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Ball.
About The Ball
The Ball is an Indie, Action, Adventure, and Strategy game developed by Teotl Studios. On 10/26/2010, it was released on the Steam Store by Tripwire Interactive.
Players have rated The Ball as "Mostly Positive" out of 1,101 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 813 positive reviews and 288 negative reviews — an overall 74% positive review rating. Additionally, The Ball has earned a metascore of 68 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Ball on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, Danish, Dutch, French, and German. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Ball supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Stats
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Leaderboards
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Ball has been tagged with the following user tags:
- 3D Platformer
- Atmospheric
- Controller
- 3D
- Puzzle
- Cold War
- First-Person
- Logic
- FPS
- Horror
- Underground
- Puzzle Platformer
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Anime
- Indie
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Physics
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Ball and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
The Ball is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tripwire Complete Bundle | 41 | 41 | $83.77 | View |
 | The Solus Project + The Ball | 2 | 2 | $23.98 | View |
Related Packages
The Ball is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
The Ball is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| Danish | Yes | No | No |
| Dutch | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Swedish | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Ball data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 5). The Ball on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/35460
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 5). The Ball. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/35460
- Metacritic. (2025, January 5). The Ball for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ball
- Teotl Studios. (2023, July 7). The Ball. The Ball. http://www.theballthegame.com