Ballpoint Universe - Infinite
Skip · Shooter · 2013
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 49, under the fair line, at $3.99.
- Length
- 3.6h 7.5h to 100%
- Value
- $1.11/hr
- Reviews
- 77% of 723 positive
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Buy now or wait
Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 3577 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Ballpoint Universe Infinite is a shoot-em-up adventure game featuring artwork entirely drawn in ballpoint pen. Explore immaculate worlds, discover the secrets of the doodles, and customize your Ink-Ship for battle! Press"Ballpoint Universe Infinite is too exuberant to ignore.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 512mb card or higher, 225 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
7 discounts in the 13 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 15 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 511 weeks ago.
Value puts it in the top 41 percent of the games it competes with. It is cheaper than 84 percent of its genre. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Cuphead ($19.99, scores 80) and Blazing Chrome ($16.99, scores 55) both outscore it.
More about Ballpoint Universe - Infinite
Finishing takes 3.6 hours; clearing it takes 8, which is 2.1 times the campaign.
The drop-off
40% start to 5% 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
Nice little game! The art style does make it a little hard to parse what's happening in a few levels, but it's very pleasant to look at. I enjoy the emphasis on melee attack options, and the ship upgrade options make for a fun meta-progression.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite scores 49/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/259390/ballpoint-universe-infiniteReviews 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 Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.