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Madballs in Babo:Invasion

2009

Should you play it?

Now with cross-platform multiplayer! PC vs. Mac at last.

What works

  • Fun and unique top-down shooter gameplay
  • Strong co-op and multiplayer modes
  • Variety of weapons and characters
  • Good value for price
  • Nostalgic and humorous style

Things to keep in mind

  • Multiplayer community mostly dead
  • Short and repetitive single-player campaign
  • Some control and camera issues
  • Lack of updates and playerbase
  • Some gameplay elements feel unpolished

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Secret Ponchos

  • SUPERVIVE

  • Orcs Must Die! 3

  • Spiral Knights

  • Dungeon Defenders

  • G2 Fighter / 基因特工

Less competitive

Games that feels like Madballs in Babo:Invasion but with less competition against others

  • Big Helmet Heroes

  • SYNTHETIK 2

  • Demeo

  • Wild Woods

  • Gatewalkers (Alpha)

  • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

Less intimate

Games that feels like Madballs in Babo:Invasion but with less focus on close relationships

  • POSTAL Redux

  • Assault Android Cactus+

  • Relic Arena

  • Meltdown

  • Danger Scavenger

  • Fight The Dragon

Choose your own criteria ->

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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.
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  • 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).

Madballs in Babo:Invasion: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Cooperation, Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026