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Buddies in a Ball

Stoic Software · 2026-01-20

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 20, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Trapped inside of a giant rolling ball, you and your friends must roll, bounce, and scream your way through diverse levels. Solo or co-op, try to beat every level in the fastest time.

Buddies in a Ball is an Indie game released in 2026, priced at $4.99, with a Positive review sentiment (93% of 30 reviews).

93%
positive of 30 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Top 63% of 49,670 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820262026Week of 2026-01-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsStatsSteam Leaderboards

Census log

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Similarity via IGDB.

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