Ball x Pit Patch Notes

The final free update for BALL x PIT is here!The Naturalist Update, available now on all platforms, adds even more characters, Balls, and Passives to the game, greatly expanding the possibilities of a run.2 NEW CHARACTERSPlayers of Ball x Pit: The Naturalist Update will come across two new unlockable characters, each with opposite personalities.The Ballbearer doubles down on firepower (literally), giving you double the amount of ball slots to build an arsenal at the cost of giving up passive items entirely.The Hoary Hoarder takes the opposite approach, lugging around an oversized backpack stuffed with gear. They only have room for two ball slots, but make up for it with twice as many passive slots, letting powerful item Evolutions do the heavy lifting.11 NEW BALLSLightning Bug lights up the battlefield by spawning a firefly with every bounce. Each one seeks out the strongest enemy before zapping nearby targets with a burst of lightning.Mosquito Kingdom slowly builds a buzzing swarm, spawning one or two mosquitoes whenever it hits an enemy. The mosquitoes hunt down the weakest target on the field, dealing between 100-150 damage with each attack, and if one lands the killing blow, well, you simply recover a small amount of health back.Drill tears through enemies from behind, piercing straight through them and dealing extra damage along the way.Flesh starts off weak, dealing only half damage, but it rapidly increases in speed with every bounce until it becomes a blur tearing across the screen.Armageddon calls down a destructive meteor shower the moment it hits an enemy. The first impact marks the target, then flaming meteors rain across the area, dealing heavy damage to every enemy caught within a three-tile radius.5 NEW PASSIVESPlatinum Dumbbell rewards clean shots, giving your balls a damage boost that lasts until they finally collide with the back wall.Inglorious Hammer keeps the pressure on after a bounce, causing balls that hit a wall or the back of the arena to immediately strike a random enemy for reduced damage.Remote Detonator turns every kill into another explosive opportunity. Whenever an enemy goes down, it spawns a level 1 Bomb Ball whenever an enemy dies, keeping the chain reaction going and filling the battlefield with even more booms. Also, we’ve activated our biggest discount yet, and you can now grab BALL x PIT for just $10! Gift it to a friend or let them know before the offer ends!It’s been a long and wonderful journey since we released the game back in October, and we’re grateful to everyone who shared this adventure with us. We never could have imagined there would be so many ball enthusiasts around the world who share our passion.But… the adventure isn’t over – keep an eye out for some big, exciting BALL x PIT news coming very soon.You’re not free from its clutches yet. Sorry.Join our Discord and follow us on X or Bluesky for the latest news.

We’re back, ball enthusiasts!As promised, our third and final free update for BALL x PIT is almost here.Balls are all around us and behave in unexpected ways in THE NATURALIST UPDATE, launching on August 6!The Naturalist Update adds:🧙 2 NEW CHARACTERS: The Ballbearer and The Hoary Hoarder⚪ 11 NEW BALLS: including Flesh, Offspring, and Petrify.✨ 5 NEW PASSIVES: like Ardent Tire and Windweaver.More info on August 6!Hope to see you all back in the pit.

I haven't become this obsessed with a roguelike since Balatro. Yes, Ball x Pit sits in esteemed company and, no, I'm not touching Slay the Spire 2 until its full release. Ball x Pit sat high up on my Game of the Year list for 2025, and any time developer Kenny Sun and Friends adds more to the game, I jump right back in to see what delicious ball-based concoction they've conjured this time. The ominously-named Shadow Update promises ninjas, guildhalls, and time-bending balls - and I can't wait to lose all my free time all over again. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Ball x Pit has a new update because who needs free time anyway? RELATED LINKS: Ball x Pit was my Steam Deck obsession last year, and its first major update threatens to steal my free time all over again The dev behind 2025's ball-blasting, city-building roguelike just announced three free expansions after selling 1 million copies Ball x Pit Evolutions tier list - best combos and fusions

Think you’re done with balls? THINK AGAIN. The Shadow Update is available now, free for everyone who owns the game, and brings with it 2 new characters, 11 new balls, and a whole lot more besides.11 game-changing new balls including some that can bend time, freezing enemies in place or teleporting unpredictably around them.2 new playable characters: the Tiptoer, a deadly ninja who stays undetected by enemies at close range, and the Tunneller, a miner whose balls don’t stop at the edge of the screen but wrap around it and come back in from the other side. 4 new Passives including the chaotic Full Metal Rapier, which sees each ball scaling its damage based on how many baby balls and enemies are currently on the battlefield, or the Arrow of Fate, which makes you immune to incoming projectiles and fires back a burst of baby balls whenever you’re hit.A new building to construct in your base: the Guildhall. Build one of these and you can re-roll previously chosen character upgrades.Remember to join our Discord server for support, the latest news, and general ball chatter.And don’t think this is the last you’ll hear from us - we’re not done yet. The third free update for BALL x PIT, The Naturalist Update, is coming in July.Until then, have fun, ball enthusiasts.

Hey everyone, We’re back with more BALL x PIT, as we confirm that our second free update, The Shadow Update, will be released next Monday, April 27! Time starts to bend in this update, with some new ball evolutions that freeze it and warp it entirely. Expect your runs to get a little more chaotic as we introduce some new balls, passives, and characters alongside the addition of a new building all detailed below! 2 new charactersThe Tunneller is a scrappy miner whose shots don’t stop at the edge; they wrap around the screen and come back in from the other side, making just about every angle fair game.The Tiptoer is a fragile but deadly ninja who stays undetected by enemies at close range at the cost of lower health and damage.11 New BallsVenom stacks up with each hit, slowing targets and chipping away at them until enough buildup finally locks them in place with paralysis.Time leans into area control, dropping a timesnare that freezes enemies caught in its range.Erosion cuts straight through foes, with each hit shaving off a percentage of their current health, making it incredibly nasty against tougher targets.Time Bomb adds a bit of delayed chaos, planting an explosive that goes off after a short wait.Timestop does exactly what it sounds like, freezing absolutely everything on the field for a few seconds before going on cooldown.Warp keeps things unpredictable, blinking to a random spot on the field upon every enemy hit while ramping up speed as it goes.Sniper shots cut straight through enemies but burn out the moment they hit a wall or loop back, trading longevity for a boosted critical chance that rewards precise enemy line ups.Heart Swallower gives each hit a certain chance to drain a bit of life and heal you for one while also weakening the target’s attack by a percentage, but remember each enemy can only be drained once. Plus a few more that we won’t spoil just yet... 4 New PassivesFull Metal Rapier thrives on chaos with each ball scaling its damage based on how many baby balls and enemies are currently on the field.Arrow of Fate flips defense into offense, making you immune to incoming projectiles and firing back a burst of baby balls whenever you’re hit.Argent Stopwatch plays with momentum, starting balls off at 150% damage before shaving off 30% with every bounce, so timing and positioning matter more than ever.Sword Breaker keeps things steady but scalable, lowering base damage to 75% while quietly stacking an extra 1% for every enemy in play.1 New BuildingBetter start thinking of a spot to drop the Guildhall! This new building will allow players to re-roll previously chosen character upgrades. Thank you again to all players supporting and for making BALL x PIT what it is! We hope you’re excited to jump back into the pit when BALL x PIT: The Shadow Update releases for free next week, April 27!BALL x PIT: The Shadow Update Key Art by Jorge Monlongo

BALL x PIT: The Regal Update is NOW AVAILABLE for FREE and it adds a wealth of new content to the game, including new characters, new balls, new passives, and a brand new mode that players have been crying out for since launch. NEW x CHARACTERS You can now play as the Falconer, a new character who fires off two balls launched by a pair of birds flanking the screen, giving their attacks a wide, swooping spread. Or take on the role of the Carouser, a medieval royal troublemaker who can twist ball trajectories with a personal gravity field, pulling shots off their usual paths. NEW x BALLSA selection of eight powerful new balls includes Fireworks, which burst outward in bright, unpredictable patterns, scattering damage in every direction; the Stone Ball, which hits like a truck on impact but slowly crumbles as it keeps bouncing; and the Landslide, which triggers a cascading wave of debris in front of the first impact point and deals damage that lasts for a few seconds to surrounding enemies. NEW x PASSIVES Three new passives have been added to the game - Deadeye’s Impaler cranks up your critical hit chance, and when those crits hit, enemies that are not the boss do not get back up. Well, that’s because they instantly kill. Grotesque Artillery pulls from your own gear, firing off a random ball from your equipped lineup every time it triggers. Iron Onesie rewards chaos, boosting the damage of special balls based on how many baby balls are bouncing around the field. NEW x MODEYou spoke, and we listened! The long-requested Endless Mode is now available! Each level can now be pushed as far as you can handle, continuing indefinitely as long as you manage to stay alive once finishing the boss in that area and agree to continue deeper into the pit. HOW TO UNLOCK NEW CONTENTThe new content will unlock as you progress in the game. If you’ve already beaten it, everything should already be unlocked (except for blueprints, which you’ll need to find in levels).NEW x LANGUAGESAlso, we’re happy to share that the Regal Update is introducing new languages, including: Spanish (Latin America), Polish, Italian, Thai, Turkish, and Ukrainian.NEW x BUNDLE Alongside a 20% discount to celebrate The Regal Update release, we also have a vibrant new bundle running with Neon Abyss where players can enjoy an extra 9% off!As usual, we encourage you to join our Discord for the latest dev updates, support, and community activity.That's all for now! Have fun, ball enthusiasts! And thank you for your support❤️

'It's like Balatro' is the most overused comparison in indie games, and yet I can't help but return to it every time I talk about Ball x Pit. There are no cards, no poker, no jokers, no bananas, no Jimbo, no tarot, no Ben Starrs, but it is a roguelike where you craft careful combos to make the numbies go higher than you could possibly believe. I put more hours into Ball x Pit on my Steam Deck last year than any other game, and just when I thought I was out, developer Kenny Sun and Friends pulls me back in with its first major update. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The dev behind 2025's ball-blasting, city-building roguelike just announced three free expansions after selling 1 million copies Ball x Pit Evolutions tier list - best combos and fusions The videogame that started it all gets a roguelike reimagining 53 years after launch, and it's free to try

Hello again, ball enthusiasts!We’ve got some very good news to share today! We’re thrilled to finally be able to share this info, as we know you’ve been growing impatient lately!BALL x PIT’s first FREE major update, titled The Regal Update, launches on January 26th - that’s just one week away!This free update adds a wealth of new content to the game, including new characters, new balls, new passives, and some new features many of you have been crying out for since launch.Meet our two new treasure seekers:The Carouser, whose returning balls orbit around him.The Falconer, flanked by her two trusted falcons that throw balls.Check out the release date short video hereIn addition to the new treasure seekers joining the roster, The Regal Update will also introduce 8 new balls and several new passives.But that’s not all! We’ve got a nice surprise we don’t want to spoil just yet - but we’re sure you’re all going to love it. Stay tuned for Monday, January 26th, when The Regal Update officially launches!Thank you all for your support!PS: We were just informed that we won “Best NY Game” at the New York Game Awards! 🎉 Woohoo! So blessed to win this prize in our very own city! 💖

Hi all ball enthusiasts! We’ve just released the first patch for BALL x PIT! It addresses a good number of the bugs you’ve been reporting since launch. Thank you so much for your support and patience! If you encounter any new bugs or issues, please make sure to report them on the forums or via Discord. Below, you’ll find the complete patch notes! BALL x PIT: November Bug Fix Patch NotesUpdate encyclopedia to use full-color iconsFix possible soft lock when beating level with one of your final characters that hasn’t beaten it yetRetry no longer causes resources gained in previous run to be lostImproved market rates, rates return to normal fasterFixed bug where Casino wasn’t reducing re-roll costHarvest aim line no longer starts from the far right side of the characterGatherer’s hut worker can no longer infinitely gather if you unassign them while they are outSpeeding up harvests no longer leads to less resources gathered than normal speedStone soldiers can no longer sometimes get stuck if they engage a miniboss that is attacking youFixed invalid message that shows when you try to matchmake the Warrior with the False MessiahWretched Onion damage now scales by AOE Damage multiplierFixed bug where Dragon Prince’s attack could longer persist in other levelsHousing built with gatherer’s hut now unlocks characters properlyFixed bug where final blueprint in the Liminal x Desert couldn’t be unlocked until you completed the Gory x GrasslandsRadical now automatically chooses to revive if you have the NecromancerAllies or charmed enemies no longer cause final boss to not enter properlyBalls with cooldowns (dark, black hole) now have cooldown with CohabitantsRadiation beam aoe damage is now tracked in game over stats screenNo longer soft lock when you try to change gatherer’s hut aim while worker is already outFix bug where cursor would appear stuck on screen with the PhysicistAOE effects now apply lightning rod when combo-edWoodpecker / stonepiercer bonuses now pierce dense resource tilesRadical and Cogitator can no longer fuse ball with itselfYou can no longer hurt yeti queen while it’s undergroundBuildings can no longer be placed outside of base boundsIf character doesn’t have as many harvest upgrades as it should the next level up will give you oneFixed bug where characters wouldn’t gain harvest upgrades if they were brought in as the second characterMultiselect tutorial will stop showing up eventually if it is ignored long enoughWar room characters no longer disappear from character select listClearing field with tactician no longer advances units while on level up screenLimited how far apart cohabitants can be from each otherOpening the context menu within the base and attempting to expand the building area simultaneously no longer leads to navigation issuesTrying to multiselect during multi-dismantle no longer causes soft lockWar Room’s run reward is no longer lost when assigned character is changedIn New Game+ Characters can no longer only go on War Room runs for layers they completed on regularStructures - The Heavenly Trophy is no longer displayed as fully built while under constructionThe amount of gold gathered from multiple Gold Mines now resembles the number shown in the summary screenPassive selection screen at the start of a run no longer sometimes only displays 2 of themThe disease status from the Virus no longer passes on friendly tilesThe kill count in the run summary is now consistent with the Encyclopedia statisticsCohabitants - balls that spawn other balls can now be fired before all spawned balls have returnedRemember previous NG+ page when re-entering level selectMulti-upgrade no longer highlights buildings when you exit rearrange mode during animationsZombie can no longer spawn when killed enemy is bottom of stackSandwalker no longer jitters when attackingSandwalker no longer moves when frozenPhysicist x Cohabitants balls no longer speed up too fastChar select no longer scrolls to previous selection on initial entryFungal x Forest level no longer provides more XP than Gory x GrasslandsVarious typo fixes.Rearranging from normal base state with controller no longer causes building to start off placed incorrectlyAdded option to mute audio in backgroundPressing up or down directional button now moves the playable character