The Little Ball That Could
NaissusWorks · 2017 · Action, Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, 3D Platformer
PC
Positive90% · 29
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About The Little Ball That Could
There is no exception to the rule - only balls with a heart can enter the Haven, and others, well... others have to move on. It was your turn to get your heart and be allowed in when the stamping machine stopped. Your only choice to join your kind is to prove your worth by finding enough hearts to refill and restart the machine. On your path, there are deadly falls to avoid, dangerous traps to evade, mind-bending puzzles to solve, and maze-like levels to traverse. But all is not grim, for there are shiny gems to collect, hidden puzzle pieces to find, and trapped friends to help. Perhaps there is another way to prove your courage?
The Little Ball That Could is a marble platformer with exploration and speed-run elements, inspired by Marble Madness, Manic Marble, Super Monkey Ball and Marble Blast. However, unlike its predecessors, TLBTC is not only about going as fast as you can - instead, you'll need to use your wits if you want to make it through its many non-linear levels and deadly traps.
The Little Ball That Could is a marble platformer with exploration and speed-run elements, inspired by Marble Madness, Manic Marble, Super Monkey Ball and Marble Blast. However, unlike its predecessors, TLBTC is not only about going as fast as you can - instead, you'll need to use your wits if you want to make it through its many non-linear levels and deadly traps.
FEATURES
- Roll through 120 large, non-linear levels spread across 5 beautiful low-poly worlds.
- Test your speed, precision and curiosity in over 9 hours of increasingly challenging gameplay.
- Take part in a minimalist story and unlock an alternative ending by saving trapped friends.
- Unlock beautiful ball skins using puzzle pieces, and try out fun powers that will let you play the game in radically different ways.
- Use the checkpoints and level skips to progress through the game without frustration.
- Experience the best platforming action with our tight, physics-based controls - you'll have a blast whether you prefer to play using the keyboard or a controller.
WORKS GREAT ON STEAM
- Complete fun achievements
- Compete on the leaderboards for the best level times
- Enjoy the game in Big Picture mode
- Save your game on the Steam Cloud
- Play it on Windows, Mac or Linux
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I'm a sucker for marble games. Marble Blast, Monkey Ball, even obscure games like Hamsterball are games I've put a lot of time into playing simply because they're fun. However, those games all have two main things going for them that The Little Ball That Could (TLBTC) does not. I'm currently about a third of the way through the game, but can't bring myself to play more than a couple levels at a time. The first huge problem is the controls. A marble game absolutely needs tight and responsive control in order to be playable, as the only real input is rolling around, or maybe a jump. TLBTC has no jump (until you beat the game, as an option) and has very slippery control- it's hard to stop moving once you've started. This is very bad here because for some unknown reason the game is viewed isometrically with a fixed camera... at an angle of about 40 degrees. Not 45. This means that moving perfectly diagonally will misalign you with the level! Falling too far / too fast will break the marble, which is fine, except sometimes I'll fall a short distance and break and other times fall a large distance and not break. It doesn't feel consistent. Not being able to stop is horrible once the game…8 found this helpful
Great marble game, it kept me entertained with online highscores. Some levels are truly devilish.
I love this game. It has only very minor bugs and glitches, nothing game-breaking. I would have liked the ability to rotate the camera though. But that may be intended, as part of the game's charm.
Only about 10 levels in, lots more to play. not particularly difficult, but I enjoy going through the levels. There are collectibles and time goals. Marble Madness was an all-time favorite and this hasn't captured the intensity of that for me. This is a bit more relaxed and cathartic. Definitely good, would buy again. Give it a try.
Mesmerizing.
Fun slower paced game. Great for relaxation play. Nothing too serious.
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