Ping

Ping

Examined Interactive · July 4, 2017 · Indie, Action

Ping is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

PC
Positive82% · 34
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Ping price

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About Ping

How long can YOU last against an onslaught of dots?

Bring diamonds to the center. Ping!
Use a shield or black hole thing!
Diamond-matching dots will pop,
Touch the rest: they will not stop!
When you're done there's art to see-
Compete for hi-scores locally!

Includes 8 modes for colorblind,
any less would be unkind:
Achromatomaly
Achromatopsia
Deuteranomaly
Deuteranopia
Protanomaly
Protanopia
Tritanomaly
Tritanopia

Ping — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Feb 4, 2022
Ping is a free-to-play minimalist action game where you must move your mouse pointer around the playing field to deflect incoming circles, and "push" a rhombus to the middle of the screen to generate a big "push" away from you. You die if you get hit by the things coming in at you from the edges of the screen. The developer has paid special attention to making this game highly accessible for people suffering from various forms of colour blindness, which is highly laudable. Unfortunately the quality of the game itself is very low. Changing the resolution for the game doesn't seem to work, as the game just displays as a postage stamp in the middle of the game window. The extremely low effort minimalist "art" just looks bad and lazy. And the gameplay is incredibly shallow. The game is completely free. Nothing speaks more to a developers belief in themselves and their product than making their game available for everyone without remuneration. This is certainly a gesture that shows dedication to the gaming industry. It's a shame in this case that the implementation is below the minimum standards a dedicated PC game should offer to enthusiasts. There's no "maybe" option in …
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Recommended Dec 7, 2019
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Recommended Nov 2, 2025
Игра "Ping" — это минималистичный проект, сочетающий простоту и глубину. Игровой процесс строится на точных навыках реакции и стратегии, где каждое действие влияет на исход. Графика стильная, с яркими цветами и атмосферной анимацией. Звуковое сопровождение добавляет напряжения. Хотя игра короткая, она заставляет задуматься о балансе между риском и расчетом. Рекомендую тем, кто ценит лаконичные, но умные механики.
Not recommended Jul 11, 2020
a decent simple game, should add more power ups to keep it interesting
Recommended Jan 14, 2020
---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Gnome. ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Paint.exe ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Starring at walls is better ☑ Gnome. ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Gnome. ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☑ Gnome. ☐ Adults ☐ Human ☐ Lizards ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Gnome. ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boiiiiii ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{Difficulity}--- ☐ Just press ‚A‘ ☐ Easy ☐ Significant brain usage ☑ Gnome. ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{Grind}--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☑ Gnome. ☐ Isnt necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You‘ll need a second live for grinding ---{Story}--- ☐ Story? ☑ Gnome. ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It‘ll replace your life ---{Game Time}--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Gnome. ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- ☑ Gnome. ☐ Worth the price ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Gnome. ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
Recommended Jan 12, 2020
6/10

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