BALL x PIT — Game Overview

By DeadAngelsHell

Posted on June 19, 2025

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BALL x PIT — Game Overview

BALL x PIT

If you are a fan of brick breakers and roguelites, this game will be right up your alley. The game takes place in Ballbylon which has been destroyed by a large orb that falls from the sky. This results in a large sinkhole that has formed, full of creatures and treasures. Adventurers come from all over to explore the depths while rebuilding the town.

It plays like a standard brick breaker game, shooting balls at bricks, but with the added mechanic of being able to move around while shooting. You are not allowed to shoot directly left or right, but you can get within 20 degrees of it. The bricks are inhabited by various creatures; some use ranged attacks, and others are melee-focused. The melee creatures will only damage you if you’re in proximity to them for a period of time. They slowly move towards the bottom of the screen over time, and upon reaching it, they will jump at the adventurer, causing damage to your character while destroying themselves. There are exceptions to this, such as special bricks or the bosses in the game, as these will continue to attack until they are destroyed. The levels are separated into different segments, each segment ending with a mini boss. The difficulty affects how much time it takes to progress through the level; at the end of each level, there is a final boss. The final boss will be a unique enemy that slowly pushes the adventurer towards the beginning of the level.

BALL x PIT gameplay

The roguelite aspects are that there is a meta-progression for all the adventurers, each adventurer has their own starting equipment, and there is a leveling system. Starting with the leveling system, every time a brick breaks, it drops an EXP orb. Upon collecting enough of these, the adventurer will level up, increasing their stats and being able to pick one of three upgrades. The upgrades will range from unlocking another special ball, gaining a passive item, or upgrading the level of current equipment. You are only allowed to have 4 special balls and 4 passive items. Some of the bricks will drop a special orb, which will allow you to fuse the balls or evolve them when they are at max level. Fusing the balls will only combine the abilities, but it is useful as it will free up a slot for another ball. Evolving the balls will not only combine them but also enhance them; only certain ones can be evolved with each other. A good aspect of this feature is that you can actually fuse evolved balls, allowing for a lot of different synergies.

BALL x PIT gameplay

Each adventurer starts with their own special ball and different balances on stats. The stats affect how much health the adventurer has, how fast they will shoot, the damage of the balls, and more. The adventurers also have a meta-progression level, as the more you play, the stronger they get. Besides the starter adventurer, the others have to be unlocked in the town hub. The town hub is the last aspect of the meta-progression, as this is where you will unlock adventurers and give them buffs. You will be tasked with building resource nodes along with buildings. The resources are used to build houses, which unlock other adventures, or buildings that provide buffs to stats. This is also a mini-game in itself, as you will send any adventures you have unlocked to bounce around the town collecting the nodes.

The Future

BALL x PIT will be released in 2025 for Nintendo Switch, Windows, and Xbox Series X|S. The game is available to wishlist now on Steam, while also having a demo where you can unlock 3 characters and play the first level of the game.