Ball x Pit

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8.0~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.9·1M+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-21

Screenshots

A hero at the bottom of a dark pit firing a ball into a grid of goblins, with a virtual stick

A desert pit wave with a large skull emblem descending toward the hero's cart

A boss encounter in the desert pit with a horned brute in front of blue soldiers

New Ballbylon town map with farms, workshops and a road grid

A forest pit with glowing damage numbers as balls scatter through enemies

A frozen cavern with white ice enemies circling the pit floor

About Ball x Pit

Ball x Pit is Devolver's brick-breaking roguelite — fire ricocheting balls down a pit of monsters, fuse them from 60-plus types into something absurd, then spend the loot on a town of 70-plus buildings that unlocks new heroes — on iOS and Android since March 12, 2026. The first stage is free; the full game is one purchase, listed at $14.99, with no ads and nothing else to buy. The reviews' one reservation is touch aiming.

Game information

DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.

Version1.301 (Android) · 1.14 (iOS)

Size431 MB (Android) · 479 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsNo

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating9+

Requires (Android)Android 6.0+

Requires (iOS)iOS 15.0+

Offline modeNot stated — single-player, no ads

Interface languagesEN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO + 9 more

Store rating4.9 from 3,867 ratings

Installs1M+

Updated by developer2026-08-06

Data checked2026-09-21

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-21. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Ball x Pit Review: Breakout, Vampire Survivors and a Town, for One Purchase

Sixty Balls to Fuse, Seventy Buildings to Place, a Pit That Keeps Going Down

A Play reviewer with eight votes put it in one line in August 2026: Vampire Survivors and Fallout Shelter had a baby, and Brick Breaker adopted it. You stand at the bottom of a scrolling pit and fire balls upward; they ricochet through advancing hordes, and between waves you pick from over 60 ball types and fuse them — two balls into one with both properties, with evolutions on top, though a May 4 reviewer finds the first pickup is always a Fission that splits instead. Runs pay out resources for New Ballbylon, the town above, where over 70 buildings give bonuses and unlock heroes whose mechanics rewrite a run. Buildings and workers are placed by launching them like balls — tedious, per a May 6 reviewer. The Naturalist Update, the final free one, added two heroes: the Ballbearer with double ball slots and no passives, the Hoary Hoarder with the reverse.

Touch Aiming Is the Argument; a Controller Ends It

The port's controls are where reviews diverge, on the same point. A March 13, 2026 App Store review calls it a real game ported to a phone — playable on touch, a lot better on a pad; a Play reviewer with 25 helpful votes in May agrees and plays without one anyway. The critics are specific: a March 25 review finds the aiming just ok even after tuning sensitivity, a March 23 two-star says the aiming fix snaps the stick upward so you cannot aim down at enemies reaching you, and an August 16 four-star asks for a movable launch button because only the right thumb can fire. The bugs are dated: a sound bug in March, encyclopedia gaps in May, and the serious one — a July 27 reviewer lost all progress moving to a new phone despite cloud saves being on. Version 1.14 on iOS is from August 6, 1.301 on Android from July 29.

Free First Stage, $14.99 for Everything, No Ads

The economy is the one the reviews thank Devolver for. The download is free and plays the first stage with characters and unlocks before the wall — an April 1 reviewer paid a $10 unlock and confirms there are no ads — and the App Store lists Full Game at $14.99, with Google Play showing $5.99 to $14.99 and a 30% Naturalist-Update discount for a limited time. A September 9 five-star still thinks $15 is crazy. No advertising badge on either store, no currency, no loot-box flag, and Google's data-safety card lists nothing collected or shared. The install is 479 MB on iPhone, iOS 15 or newer with Apple Vision support, Android 6.0 or newer, in 15 languages, rated 9+ by Apple and Teen on Play. Six months in: 1 million installs and 12,800 reviews at 4.7 on Play, 3,901 App Store ratings at 4.9. Prices are regional.

Pros

Ricochet brick-breaking with 60-plus balls that fuse into new weapons
A town of 70-plus buildings that unlocks heroes who change how runs play
Free first stage, then one $14.99 purchase — no ads, no currency
Nothing collected or shared, per Google's data-safety card
479 MB, an Android 6.0 floor and 4.9 on the App Store

Cons

Touch aiming is the weak point — a controller is recommended in review after review
Only the right thumb can fire; the launch button cannot be moved, per an August review
A July 2026 reviewer lost all progress on a new phone despite cloud saves
Town building by launching workers is tedious, per a May review

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Verdict

An 8.0: the rare port that is the whole game for one price with nothing else for sale — a roguelite whose fusion system is as good on a phone as on Steam, held back only by aiming with a thumb. Take it if you like Vampire Survivors-style runs and either own a controller or can live with touch aiming. Skip it if $14.99 for a single-player game is out of your range, or if you switch phones often — back up first.

Gameplay9Breakout meets Vampire Survivors with a fusion system and heroes that rewrite a run; the Fission-first drops annoy owners on three platforms.

Controls6Playable on touch, better on a pad; an aim fix that snaps upward and a fixed launch button are the complaints.

Replay value8Dozens of heroes, evolutions, a town to grow and a final free update with two more characters.

Graphics & sound7Crisp pixel hordes and screen-filling bosses; a March sound bug and a town camera angle set too low.

Monetisation9One purchase, no ads, no currency — the only thing on sale is the game.

8.0out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

Frequently asked questions

Can you play Ball x Pit offline?

The store pages do not state it, but nothing in the game needs a connection: single-player runs, a local town, no ads, no multiplayer and nothing collected per Google's data-safety card. The online parts are the one-time unlock and cloud saves — which a July 2026 reviewer found empty on a new phone, so back up before switching devices.

Is Ball x Pit free?

The first stage is, with a good number of characters and unlocks before the wall. The full game is one in-app purchase listed at $14.99 on the App Store, with Google Play showing $5.99 to $14.99 and a limited-time 30% discount for the Naturalist Update; an April 2026 reviewer paid $10. No ads, no currency, no other purchases. Prices vary by region.

What phone do you need for Ball x Pit?

iOS 15 or newer with 479 MB free, or Android 6.0 or newer — one of the lowest floors in the genre, and it also runs on Apple Vision. What reviews recommend is not a better phone but a controller: touch aiming works, a pad works a lot better, per March and May 2026 reviews from players who own it on Steam and Xbox.

Can you play Ball x Pit with friends?

No. It is single-player on every platform — one hero in the pit, one town above — with no co-op, no multiplayer and no leaderboards on the store pages. The social layer is comparing builds: which balls fused into what, and which of the heroes you have unlocked.

How long does a Ball x Pit run take?

A run is minutes — a scrolling pit of waves and a boss — and the game is built for both, per an August 2026 reviewer: long sessions or a short one. The town's automation lets idle heroes gather resources between runs. The long clock is unlocking every hero and evolution, and the final free update added two more heroes to chase.