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Ball laB is a hardcore platformer with minimalist graphics.

Release DateMar 8, 2018
Price$ 0.99  Bottom 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 64.2%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)60.2% Bottom 30% / 62.3%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)75  / 860  Top 15%
Curators13 reviews
Median Play Time40 min  Bottom 20%
Play Time per Dollar40 minutes
Followers403 
Owners± 1.3M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 3.7K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.3K  Bottom 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Ball laB steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Ball laB's Steam rating and reviews from March 2018 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 69.3% (August 2019) to 53.8% (March 2019).

With 860 reviews Top 15%, Ball laB could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Ball laB and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Ball laB's review languages. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (29%), followed by English (26%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 22 languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Ball laB percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Ball laB, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 183 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

The negative reviews play time is 2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • challenging
  • minimalistic
  • great hitbox
  • automatic checkpoints
  • unfolding levels
  • simple controls
  • responsive
  • good checkpoint system
  • fun
  • ingenious menu design
  • troll levels
  • artificial difficulty
  • terrible controls
  • bad physics
  • input lag
  • frustrating
  • not signposted
  • monochrome graphics
  • bugs
  • unpredictable hitboxes

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 64% rating  Bottom 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Ball laB's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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