Ionball 2: Ionstorm

Ionball 2: Ionstorm

Skip · Action · 2014

The verdict

SKIP IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 0 of 8 sales

It scores 23, under the fair line, at $4.99.

Cost per hourA
$1.19/hr
Reviews▼
68% of 674
Critics
70 players 2 lower
Genre rank
Top 66% Action

Holding it back: Reviews

Why
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Main story
4.2h
To 100%
6.7h 1.6x the story
Achievements
26

Price and sales

Sales
45 on record
Typical cut
90% off
Steam low
$0.49 October 2015
Sale every
45d last January 2020
Lowest now on Steamall-time low $0.37 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
0 now
Cheaper than
51% of its genre
Better reviewed
23% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

12% start to 4% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

This site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

45 discounts in the 12 years on record, a median of 90 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 353 weeks ago.

It is less well reviewed than 77 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Polyball ($3.99, scores 26) beats it on value, while it beats Ratty Catty ($14.99, scores 11).

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 2470 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hour$1.19/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones. Scored as 69% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 21 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

Bug means you can only play levels 1-9. After that there is a bug that prevents other levels from unlocking, making this pretty much a huge rip-off. So very, very sad. This title should honestly be delisted, it's a scam, pretty much.
ruleof3rdsNot recommendedafter 7.9h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam
1 more review, not recommended
Flashy 3D Arkanoid clone with frustrating physics, overwhelming visuals and poor mouse control
Dimitri PeregrineNot recommendedafter 1.6hApr 2025Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

IonBall 2: Ionstorm is an arcade game with a modern 3D twist; re-live the joys and frustrations (in equal measure) of classics games such as Breakout and Arkanoid, in a no holds barred fast action game with stunning 3D environments, awesome effects and a thumping soundtrack.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.

Cite this score

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Ionball 2: Ionstorm scores 23/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/287120/ionball-2-ionstorm
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Reviews 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 17, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players-2
Critics70
Players68
Metacritic critics · 674 Steam player reviews

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperIronsun Studios
PublisherKISS ltd
GenreAction
Released2014
Players350Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements26