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Sadball

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73%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:music
96% User Score Based on 27 reviews

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Sadball is a single player arcade platformer game with a horror theme. It was developed by smallhex and was released on October 31, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews
graphics2 positive mentions
  • Unique and immersive 3D platformer with a disorienting and surreal aesthetic that creates a strong, engaging atmosphere.
  • Deep and nuanced movement mechanics that offer a lot of fun and replayability for players who invest time to master them.
  • Well-crafted visual design and writing that enhance the existential and introspective themes, making the experience memorable and thought-provoking.
  • Lack of tutorials and in-game guidance makes the gameplay confusing and sometimes frustrating, especially for new players.
  • No camera controls or remappable keys, combined with a fixed retro filter and 4:3 aspect ratio, which can cause dizziness and make navigation difficult.
  • Limited options and settings, including absence of sound customization and field of view adjustments, reducing user comfort during play.

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are praised for their evolving visual design that enhances the game's aesthetic and themes, delivering a continuous sense of surprise and wonder with each new section.

    • “The music (good yet scarce), writing, visual design, level design, etc. all nail the aesthetic perfectly and make the themes so much stronger.”
    • “Each new section features evolving graphics that bring an element of surprise and wonder with every frame.”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    Users have mixed opinions on the music; some appreciate its quality and how it enhances the game's aesthetic and themes, while others criticize its absence, finding the lack of music disappointing.

    • “The music, although somewhat scarce, perfectly complements the writing, visual design, and level design, collectively nailing the aesthetic and significantly strengthening the game's themes.”
    • “There's no music, and that sucks.”

  • gameplay

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay features all the essential platformer mechanics, enhanced by nuanced and engaging elements that add depth and interest.

    • “All the mechanics of platformer are there.”
    • “Very nuanced and interesting mechanics”

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a powerful emotional impact, evoking deep feelings that can move players to tears.

    • “I cried while playing it”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers a high level of replayability, with each level providing ample opportunities for repeated playthroughs.

    • “Lots of replayability in each level.”
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Sadball is a arcade platformer game with horror theme. Common tags for Sadball include surreal, exploration, abstract, souls-like, free to play and others.

Sadball is available on PC and Windows.

Sadball was released on October 31, 2024.

Sadball was developed by smallhex.

Sadball has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Sadball for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

Sadball is a single player game.

Similar games include Toree 3D, Cavern of Dreams, ANIMAL WELL, Corn Kidz 64, Neversong and others.