As a swashbuckling archaeologist, unlock the mystery of the ancient ruins that have been hidden for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Most players never reach the end. On a 5.9-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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Skip · Shooter · 2010
Steam Deck PlayableSKIP IT.
Skip it at $1.99. The value isn't there.
about 5.9h$1.99 (~)
Better value than 52% of Shooter games
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The Ball scores 40/100 on the BANG Score (a skip). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/35460/the-ball<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/35460/the-ball"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/35460" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/35460/the-ball)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 2h ago.
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Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
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PricePrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
The lowest price on record is $1.49, set in November 2013. It has been discounted 77 times in the 14 years tracked here, typically at 75 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 48 percent of its genre. It outscores the games it most resembles, including Star Control®: Origins ($19.99, scores 39) and GROUND BRANCH ($29.99, scores 39).
Steam's global achievement data says about 9 percent of players ever finish it. On a 5.9-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.