Underplayed Gems

Roll Away (1998)

Roll Away cover
Developer
Game Design Sweden AB
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Rating
4.2 of 5, 25 player ratings

How it feels

A measured, brain-teasing puzzle experience where rolling a bouncy ball through shifting gravity creates disorienting but satisfying spatial challenges.

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About

Roll Away is a 3D platform puzzle video game which places the player in control of a Kula beachball. The main objective of the game is to collect keys which unlock the level exits, as well as coins and jewels along the way. The game makes use of alternative physics, changing the direction of gravity as the ball moves.

What players say

A clever, original puzzle-platformer where you roll a beach ball through gravity-bending Escher-like worlds, building a cult following for its hypnotic, escalating brain-teasers. It feels inventive and quietly challenging, a fondly remembered underappreciated gem.

Trailer

Screenshots

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