Mage Ball (2023)

Developer: FM Simple Games Studio
Publisher: FM Simple Games Studio, Sons of Welder
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You roll and jump a magician's eye through tricky, nostalgia-tinged platforms, collecting orbs while dodging traps in a whimsical yet eerie fantasy-sci-fi dimension.

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What players say

Players say the game is an old-school bouncy-ball platformer with a fixed camera, no checkpoints, and a death timer that forces constant movement. Difficulty spikes early and many find the need to restart entire levels tedious, splitting opinion between those who embrace the challenge and those who find it punishing.

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