Paperball
Worth it · Action · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $6.99.
- Length
- 3.2h
- Value
- $2.18/hr
- Reviews
- 94% of 235 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 4 of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
It's time to get rolling! Navigate tricky passages, pull off crazy stunts and get ready to fall off a lot! Play carefully or risk it all for the fastest time - play any way you want in over 150 all unique stages.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
June 2023 is where it bottomed out, at $1.74. Across all 18 discounts in the 7 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 24 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 2 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 96 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, BZZZT ($11.99, scores 75) beats it on value, while it beats Marble It Up! Ultra ($29.99, scores 71).
More about Paperball
This site sampled 202 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to June 2026.
The drop-off
65% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
This game feels great to play! One thing this game understands is that level design is the strongest part of the good monkey ball games, and it brings its A game when it comes to that category. I really like the physics differences in this ball. it does, in fact, feel much more papery but that imo is to its advantage, because it means less uncontrollable bouncing. I felt very in control of the ball at all times, and...
2 more reviews
If you're looking for a classic style Monkey Ball marble rolling game, this one is for you. Clearly made with pure love for the genre, with ton of features and a ton of levels. You could spend many hours playing this in all the available modes even without trying to go for best times. Top tier.
Excellent Monkey Ball clone (evil, nauseating, makes me want to throw my controller). Very well done.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Paperball scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1198510/paperballReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.