# The Ball Summer DB entity ID: 1ffbe358\-faaa\-44f0\-b35d\-a81f19de3d99 Steam App ID: 35460 The Ball is a first person action\-adventure game featuring a full single\-player experience built on Epic’s Unreal™ Engine 3 technology\. As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern\. It doesn’t take long before you realize this is more than just a cave\. You reveal ancient ruins that have been hidden from outsiders for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball\. As you progress towards solving the mystery of this amazing place you must unlock the secrets of the Ball and learn to control this ancient artifact\. Venturing deeper into the volcano, you reveal some of mankind’s greatest secrets and you will start to encounter not just puzzles and traps, but also various strange creatures – the guardians of this mystery\. These creatures have to be overcome, using only the Ball to defend you\. Key Features 8 hours of single\-player adventure Game mechanics that are very simple to pick up, immersing the user in the physics\-based gameplay right from the start 8 huge levels to explore Includes bonus Survival game mode, with 4 additional levels Wide range of enemies to overcome, including mummies and an undead gorilla Unique vehicles – an underground train and the mysterious “Ball Chariot” 35 secrets hidden away to be discovered, as well as multiple achievements for the player to earn Steamworks™ features including achievements and leaderboards ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Teotl Studios - Publisher: Tripwire Interactive - Release date: Oct 26, 2010 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy - Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_fc92806aa7ad5bedba1b628dbcd9496d46fd7147\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_50bdec2ef0022b32a840dac5ec3ffcc6e7905a27\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_74636ad13e0fd521f4435fa15fde5c76859c9328\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_99cfe698b74b12af50946775ea6ea824036586e2\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_9a12ad3abf4aee7a50927ede5a01dd8c6062d0ab\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_e80fa9a2957b2b416a3c321d492f16ad229e4865\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_f8511dddf889cb18665c0badbcc072f5eb3d113c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_ef18212b1c4eda0c4cf37561966aaab4c963b898\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_711acc2873fcc7c7f346a7216c80a24f5a7ecaff\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_2bf06abdf7b5b3523939c04d10635a33088d1cd1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/35460/ss\_f90a64b9a5d49ca8ea322c06ad0246f1f3e948d2\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789669606 - Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 1 - Steam review count: 1158 - Steam positive reviews: 858 - Steam negative reviews: 300 - Steam positive percentage: 74.09326424870466% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/1ffbe358-faaa-44f0-b35d-a81f19de3d99/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/1ffbe358-faaa-44f0-b35d-a81f19de3d99/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-28T18:37:10\.021102\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-28T18:37:11\.372232\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-28T18:37:11\.049273\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/35460/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/35460/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=35460","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/35460"\},"price":"2026\-09\-28T18:37:10\.021102\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-28T18:37:10\.021102\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-28T18:37:11\.372232\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-28T18:37:11\.049273\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"26f61fc0\-d28b\-4754\-9666\-f231fa81e11f","catalog":"19444cb1\-484d\-45c3\-8ad0\-b037e4a31d94","details":"cee86cdc\-976d\-402b\-8452\-97936235b129","players":"ef3c89ab\-0464\-4fd9\-8051\-58073fffc214","reviews":"d1ab32e3\-0088\-4091\-834b\-c3f178527d73"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"1ffbe358\-faaa\-44f0\-b35d\-a81f19de3d99","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/35460/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/1ffbe358-faaa-44f0-b35d-a81f19de3d99)