Marble Combat

About

Marble Combat is a single player and multiplayer action game. It was developed by Phantom8 Studio and was released on February 20, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Marble combat is a physics based multiplayer game for 2 - 8 people. Players compete as magical marbles racing and fighting to dominate capture points and collect power ups.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Skip User Reviews

79%

Audience ScoreBased on 110 reviews

graphics11 positive mentions

stability4 negative mentions

Engaging and fun multiplayer gameplay with chaotic and intuitive marble physics that provide entertaining battles and party experiences, especially with friends.
Detailed and visually appealing environments with a nostalgic and humorous style, accompanied by a fitting soundtrack that enhances the game's atmosphere.
Frequent updates from active developers, offering various modes like time trials and co-op, and potential for future improvements and additional content.

Servers are dead or frequently offline, making the multiplayer experience largely inaccessible and frustrating, with no option for private or local hosting.
Single-player modes, especially time trials, are often seen as frustrating, luck-based, and lacking depth or polish leading to repetitive and unbalanced gameplay.
The game suffers from various bugs, glitches, and occasional poor optimization; coupled with a lack of players and matchmaking issues, this hinders the overall experience.

graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
79%
21%
The game's graphics receive mixed reviews, ranging from mediocre and glitchy visuals that detract from gameplay to stunning, detailed, and aesthetically pleasing environments. Many users praise the visuals as beautiful, smooth, and well-crafted, highlighting them as a strong aspect despite some technical and gameplay shortcomings. Overall, graphics are often considered a highlight, contributing positively to the game's appeal.
- “The aesthetics of the game are absolutely gorgeous.”
- “Time was taken with detail with the graphics used for this game on each level.”
- “Graphics as spectacular as a diamond marble.”
- “This game has some really mediocre looking graphics that will understandably be a turn off for a lot of gamers, and it's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract players despite having no up-front cost.”
- “99% of the focus was on graphics, but the gameplay truly lacks polish everywhere, all the menus are full of glitches, sometimes the interface disappears, and sometimes you can't even move your marble.”
- “The graphics do not stand out and feel outdated, which detracts from the overall gaming experience.”
gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
55%
18%
27%
Gameplay receives mixed feedback, with some users finding it solid, fun, and complemented by enjoyable mechanics and abilities, while others criticize it for inconsistent mechanics, unresponsive controls, and lack of polish. Despite the appealing graphics and soundtrack, issues like interface glitches and absence of matchmaking detract from the overall experience.
- “Graphics are nice, gameplay feels solid, the abilities are fun to play with, overall just a lot of fun.”
- “Solid quality game with fun mechanics that are interesting and enjoyable, the world is very pretty and the soundtrack is nice.”
- “Great environment, lovely timely soundtrack, simple fun gameplay.”
- “The mechanics are inconsistent and it feels like you're always playing on an ice level.”
- “Controls are off and gameplay is not what you would expect.”
- “99% of the focus was on graphics, the gameplay truly lacks polish everywhere; all the menus are full of glitches, sometimes the interface disappears, sometimes you can't even move your marble.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
80%
The game generally features stable and well-designed levels without major map bugs, but it suffers from numerous glitches, especially in menus and gameplay mechanics, affecting polish and player control. Despite these stability issues, it remains enjoyable, particularly in multiplayer settings.
- “99% of the focus was on graphics, the gameplay truly lacks polish everywhere, all the menus are full of glitches, sometimes the interface disappears, sometimes you can't even move your marble.”
- “It's a fun game but very buggy and unbalanced.”
- “Already had some glitches.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The game's music is generally praised for fitting well with the environment and enhancing the experience with a nice, timely soundtrack. However, some users find it somewhat bland and prefer to lower the volume due to certain loud in-game sounds. Overall, the soundtrack complements the game's enjoyable mechanics and visuals.
- “Solid quality game with fun mechanics that are interesting and enjoyable, the world is very pretty and the soundtrack is nice.”
- “The visuals are great and the music fits really well.”
- “Great environment, lovely timely soundtrack, simple fun gameplay.”
- “I could pass on the rights-free bland music though and the obnoxious loud noise of the capture area, so I played with the sound turned way down.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is highly praised for being entertaining and engaging, combining intense gameplay with moments that provoke laughter and amusement.
- “Outstanding visuals and funny to play!”
- “It's a kind of game that makes you play on the edge of your seat, cursing and yelling to the monitor while laughing.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is complemented by an open environment that encourages exploration beyond the main missions, offering a fun and immersive experience. While the missions can be challenging, the game provides freedom to engage with the world in various ways.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is poorly optimized, leading to frequent frustration and a desire to quit playing. Performance issues significantly impact the overall experience.
- “Badly optimized and just makes you want to Alt+F4 the whole time you play.”