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Ballex

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2019

Should you play it?

In Ver.1.1 update, Ballex has added a new chapter: Chapter3, including new levels(13 to 17), with difficulty and challenges. We have optimized a lot of problems, added new screen Settings and so on. Go ahead and update it! Come and experience this difficult game! XD

What works

  • Faithful spiritual successor to ballance
  • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
  • Robust level editor and workshop support
  • Pleasant graphics and atmospheric music
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep and sometimes frustrating difficulty curve
  • Sparse checkpoints causing repeated failures
  • Some levels have poor design and trial-and-error elements
  • Lack of controller support and camera issues
  • Small player community and limited social features

What to play next

Top picks

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Ballex. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Ballex. These titles are not in What to play next.

Ballex: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence, Fantasy.

Last update: 23/08/2026