Underplayed Gems

IT TAKES THE BALL (2021)

IT TAKES THE BALL cover
Developer
my ball has been eaten by dog球让狗吃了
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.2 of 5, 13 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 10 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A deceptively lighthearted game where you control a dog with a racket, balancing casual physics tinkering with the tense threat of a tragic failure.

casualsimplephysics-basedtensecutepoint & clicksingleplayercomedy

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.