Simple Ball: Extended Edition

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Simple Ball: Extended Edition, developed and published by Antizero company, is a deliberate throwback to classic brick-breaking arcade games, built around a single mechanic and refined through repetition and incremental challenge. It doesn’t attempt to modernize the genre with complex systems or narrative ambition; instead, it focuses on delivering a clean, skill-driven experience where success depends entirely on timing, control, and consistency. From the outset, the game makes it clear that its goal is not to reinvent the formula, but to polish it into something approachable yet demanding. The core gameplay is instantly recognizable. Players control a paddle at the bottom of the screen, bouncing a ball upward to destroy blocks arranged in various patterns. While this structure is simple, the game introduces a slightly more dynamic physics system that requires careful attention to angles and movement. The ball doesn’t always behave in predictable ways, and mastering its trajectory becomes essential as levels grow more complex. This subtle emphasis on physics adds a layer of depth that keeps the gameplay from feeling entirely mechanical, even if the core idea remains unchanged. P…

[h1][b]Not Recommended[/b][/h1]

1/5 The game is so broken, how can you mess up with the deflection angle of a ball that badly? When the ball deflects from a wall with a sharp angle, it then flies in the wrong way, or if it flies with a sharp angle and it dodges back for some reason, it's insanely stupid. If you wanted to make a workaround against potential long wait times if the angle is close to 90, you could make the ball accelerate after each hit until it hits the ceiling or a block or the ship itself, and then it would return to normal speeds after crashing with a huge bomb effect or whatnot.

Spent a buck for a ball that rolls harder than my life schedule yet I cant stop cheering it on

I really wanted to like this game. I was going to give it a positive review despite the bad physics and bad collisions. But, there are 5 achievements that didn't unlock, even though I met the conditions to get them. Edit: The developer helped me with the achievements :)