Ball×Pit is one of the latest addictions disguised as a video game from the team at “Kenny Sun” and published by Devolver Digital. A rougelike take on the classic video game “Breakout”, Ball×Pit hooks you in from the beginning and has you quickly pressing restart after each run to chase the new ball-shaped dragon in your life.
Ballbylon has fallen
Ball×Pit takes place in the crater of the once great city of Ballbylon, which was destroyed one day by a giant ball from the sky. (There’s a lot of ball-related stuff in here, just ball with me folks) The game is one part block breaker, one part base builder and one part resource manager, with a nice layer of roguelike keeping it all together.
The block breaking consists of picking your character (you start with one, but there are loads to unlock, each with its own unique abilities) and selecting a level to tackle. During each level, you collect XP to level up, and each level up allows you to select from a choice of three randomised items to add to your current run. Every level up after that allows combining two weapons, i.e, balls, into a combo ball or creating a super evolution ball that synergises both abilities into one attack. By the end of each run, you are hopefully an unstoppable force with balls of steel, and nothing will stand in your way. The run ends when you’re defeated or you defeat the stage boss.
Balldew Valley
After every run, you return to your base to spend your resources on crops, buildings or new resource mines. Resource collection is unique; you have one shot to aim your characters and “shoot” them in your selected direction. Once shot, they will follow the line and bounce around your base, ricocheting off of walls, colliding with buildings you’ve placed (each building needs a selected number of “bounces” to complete its construction, which unlock characters or provide stat boosts), or a patch of crops to gain raw consumables. The resource collection then goes on a cool-down for some time, so it’s best to hit the pit for another run while you wait.
Play at your own risk
I cannot stress this enough: this game is addictive. I’ve had to uninstall Ball×Pit from my console because I have my college assignments due in December, and I could not put the controller down or stop playing. My only nitpick would be that some characters seem more enjoyable than others. I felt myself sticking to my favourites, and when it came time to switch characters for progression, it wasn’t as good a time as the others.
Also, in the early game, the selection of balls and trinkets is low, and you will go through them quickly and see everything on offer well before unlocking more to play with. It can lead to a little stale gameplay, but it disappears once you make progress and unlock.
I love this game. This year has given us a massive selection of fantastic video games, and Ball×Pit has rightfully earned a place in that list of the best of 2025. If you haven’t already, grab yourself a copy and enjoy the feel-good video game addiction that is Ball×Pit.
These addictive-ridden words come from Lewis Magee.
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