Steel Punk Ball

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Steel Punk Ball is a single player casual action adventure game. It was developed by ExclexGame and was released on July 25, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

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Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

music4 negative mentions

The game features well-balanced difficulty and offers a solid challenge, especially in later levels.
Graphics are visually appealing, with good textures and a steampunk aesthetic that enhances the overall experience.
The ball physics feel solid and provide a satisfying gameplay experience, making it enjoyable for fans of ball-rolling games.

The music is repetitive and annoying, with only a few tracks that can become grating over time.
Levels can become tedious, requiring multiple replays to achieve better times and progress, which can lead to frustration.
The controls feel sluggish, making it difficult to navigate obstacles effectively, especially under time constraints.

music
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with players criticizing its repetitiveness and lack of variety, as there is often only one track that plays on loop. Many found the music grating and annoying, leading them to turn it off entirely, while a few noted that the level select music was somewhat bearable. Overall, the soundtrack fails to enhance the gaming experience and detracts from enjoyment.
- “Nice music theme and pretty straightforward controls.”
- “The soundtrack takes center stage here, since we couldn’t expect any voice acting and the miscellaneous sound effects made by the ball hitting surfaces and so on don’t really stand out.”
- “But the OST was a nice mix of dubstep and a few other techno songs that seem to confirm our fears of cyberpunk being the underlying theme in Steel Punk Ball.”
- “The game has 3 music tracks, but for some unholy reason, they play in sequence, so you only ever hear 2 and 3 in the much later stages.”
- “The icing on the cake is there's only one song for the game, and it repeats every level, ad nauseum.”
- “After the first 9 levels, I had to turn the music off because it was unbearably annoying.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized as simplistic, primarily involving the use of arrow keys to navigate a ball through levels with gradually introduced mechanics. While some players find the gameplay lacking depth, it is noted for its straightforward and effective formula, enhanced by obstacles and power-ups. Overall, the game focuses on a single gameplay mechanic, reminiscent of other casual titles, without a narrative to support it.
- “It’s no secret that some casual games on Steam can’t really fail, because they excel at doing one seemingly simple gameplay mechanic and never stray far from their established formula.”
- “+ simple yet effective gameplay formula.”
- “The gameplay is pretty simplistic: you use the arrow keys to roll a ball through various levels with new mechanics being added as you progress.”
- “There isn’t a story to this title and it couldn’t fit one when considering its gameplay anyway.”
- “I compared the title with a previously reviewed one, Steamroll, because they feature a distinct gameplay mechanic that makes the difference between success and failure: physics-based animation.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in the game are praised for their beauty and quality, running smoothly at the monitor's native resolution without any bugs or crashes. Overall, players appreciate the visual presentation, which enhances the gaming experience.
- “This is a cool ball-rolling game with nice graphics.”
- “Beautiful graphics and sounds.”
- “Graphics are good, as can be seen from the video.”
- “Steel Punk Ball may not include any graphical settings in its main menu, but at least it ran in my monitor’s native resolution from the start, and I never experienced any bugs or crashes.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of *Steel Punk Ball* to be tedious, as the initial fun quickly diminishes with repetitive gameplay across levels. While the presence of traps adds some challenge, the overall experience is marred by the monotony of progressing from point A to B.
- “Steel Punk Ball is an action obstacle ball game that starts quite fun but becomes very tedious as the levels go by.”
- “The whole game is just tedious.”
- “Getting from point A to B would have been a tedious affair if not for an adequate challenge in the form of various traps.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy appears to be an attempt by the developers to create a quality experience rather than just a cash grab; however, the overall execution of the game falls short of expectations.
- “The developers were clearly trying to make something more than a blatant cash grab, but the game isn't great.”
- “The monetization system feels overly aggressive and detracts from the overall experience.”
- “It's frustrating to see so many features locked behind paywalls, making it hard to enjoy the game fully without spending extra money.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game lacks a narrative, with reviewers noting that the gameplay does not lend itself to a traditional story structure.
- “There isn’t a story to this title, and it couldn’t fit one when considering its gameplay anyway.”