Underplayed Gems

Ballance (2024)

Ballance cover
Developer
Cyparade
Publisher
Ziggurat
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual
Rating
4.2 of 5, 450 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 24 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A tense marble-rolling puzzle where you navigate precarious sky-high courses with precise control and a ticking clock.

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What players say

Players are split: some cherish it as a nostalgic time capsule of a 2004 physics puzzle game, but many warn it is a bare-bones port with no modern enhancements, resolution or aspect ratio support, and technical glitches that make it barely playable on current PCs.

Screenshots

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