The Ball

Platforms

• Ouya

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• first-person shooter

• puzzle video game

• action game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Unreal Engine 3

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Stats^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Swedish^*
• Russian^*

Community tags · historical

• 3D Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  166^*

• Puzzle-Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  159^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  156^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  152^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  136^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  127^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  120^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  113^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  112^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  81^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  65^*

• 3D^*

  Votes · historical

  61^*

• Logic^*

  Votes · historical

  59^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  55^*

• Underground^*

  Votes · historical

  54^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  53^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  48^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  43^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  38^*

• Cold War^*

  Votes · historical

  33^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0+ GHz or better (dual core recommended)^*

  Memory

  1 GB (2 GB recommended)^*

  Graphics alternatives

  SM3 Compatible video card (GF6800 minimum - GF8800 or higher recommended) DirectX®: DirectX® 9^*

  Storage

  1.5 GB Sound: DirectX® 9-compatible^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  19^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

Developers

• Teotl Studios

Publishers

• Tripwire Interactive

• 2010-10-26

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2010-10-25 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2010-10-25^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Oct 26, 2010^*

Detailed specifications