Ringer

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Ringer is a single player casual strategy game. It was developed by Ideas Per Second and was released on March 10, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Ringer is a marble-inspired roguelike deck builder where you shoot marbles into a ring to score points while enemy cannons try to knock them out. Combine unique marbles, use powerful one-time items, and strategize with shop purchases across varied regions and difficulty levels. With 75 marbles, boss battles, and endless mode, every round challenges your skill and strategy.

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86%

Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews

music2 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and addictive gameplay experience, making it hard to put down once you start a run.
It features unique marbles with interesting abilities, allowing for strategic gameplay and different approaches to each run.
The developer is responsive to community feedback and actively works on improving the game, which is a great sign for its future.

The game lacks content and variety, leading to a feeling of repetitiveness after a few runs.
There is minimal meta-progression, which may reduce the incentive for replayability.
Many mechanics feel borrowed from Balatro without offering enough unique identity or balance, making some aspects feel unrefined.

gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is reminiscent of Balatro, featuring a clean loop and innovative mechanics like leveled marbles, but it suffers from limited opportunities to utilize these features effectively. Critics note that while the game borrows elements from Balatro, some mechanics, such as the economy, feel unbalanced and detract from the overall experience. There is hope for future updates to refine and differentiate the gameplay further.
- “I loved Balatro and I love this take on that style of gameplay.”
- “Clean gameplay loop.”
- “An example of this is that marbles have levels (super cool), but then there are only a small handful of opportunities to use this mechanic and it doesn't feel like it scales enough.”
- “This game copies a lot of mechanics from Balatro, but it doesn't really work here - the economy, for example, just doesn't really matter as you can just get a huge amount of money by winning quickly.”
- “I hope this game eventually grows more different and changes the copied Balatro mechanics that don't fit here!”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, users express mixed feelings about replayability, with some highlighting its potential through unlockable content and achievements, while others feel it is limited. The desire for more engaging rewards, such as new items or aesthetic changes, suggests that enhancing these elements could improve the game's replay value.
- “It seems to have a lot of replayability.”
- “-more replayability”
- “I also struggled with limited replayability.”
- “I mostly want replayability that allows me to unlock things, anything from new marbles that are only added to the shop after winning on a certain difficulty to a new menu color if you buy a certain number of items from a shop or complete some other obscure achievement.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics feature a soft, minimalistic aesthetic that complements its vibe, with customizable visual effects for upgrades. While some users find the graphics somewhat lackluster compared to other titles, they are deemed functional and do not detract from the gameplay experience. Overall, the visuals are well-executed and fitting for the game's atmosphere.
- “This game is a nice modern turn-based roguelike, with different difficulty levels and starter sets. The soft, minimalistic graphics are well done aesthetically, fitting nicely with the vibe of the music. You can even customize how the visuals (stickers) of upgrade effects on the marbles look!”
- “The graphics are perfectly functional, not interfering with gameplay, even if they are a bit lackluster compared to other games.”
- “It doesn't offer the incredible variety of Balatro, and the graphics are a bit lackluster, but there is still plenty, and the graphics are perfectly functional, not interfering with gameplay.”
- “The graphics are a bit lackluster, but there is still plenty, and the graphics are perfectly functional, not interfering with gameplay.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is described as chill and well-suited to its aesthetic, enhancing the overall vibe of the modern turn-based roguelike experience. Additionally, the sound effects are noted to be satisfying, contributing positively to the gameplay atmosphere.
- “This game is a nice modern turn-based roguelike, with different difficulty levels and starter sets. The soft, minimalistic graphics are aesthetically pleasing, and the music fits the vibe perfectly.”
- “The background music is very chill, and the sound effects are really satisfying.”