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Ballex²: The Hanging Gardens cover art

Ballex²: The Hanging Gardens

Mushreb Games · 2025-04-30

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieRacing

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 15, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Ballex² is an indie high-altitude rolling game focused on physics and skillful control. Here, you will take control of nine unique spheres to conquer breathtaking aerial wonders and experience an unprecedented challenge that combines physics-based puzzles with demanding controls.

96%
positive of 207 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 29% of 29,175 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.1k–9.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 207 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.24 at Steam (2026-10-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 12 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320222026Week of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$8.242022-07-162026-10-082022-07-16 — best price $12.742022-08-29 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $11.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $11.842023-04-17 — best price $14.992023-07-26 — best price $11.692023-09-11 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $11.242023-12-11 — best price $14.992024-01-22 — best price $11.692024-03-11 — best price $14.992024-04-15 — best price $11.692024-06-03 — best price $14.992024-07-15 — best price $11.242024-09-23 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $10.492024-12-16 — best price $14.992025-01-20 — best price $11.242025-03-10 — best price $14.992025-05-01 — best price $11.242025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-08 — best price $10.192025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-12-01 — best price $9.742026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-23 — best price $9.742026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-05-18 — best price $8.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-24 — best price $8.992026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
61.2%
earned "Fall, or Ascent?"
17.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-07-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)356%20

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DSnowLogicCasualNaturePuzzleRacing3D VisionAdventureAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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