#101 Ball-Aqua: multiplayer tropical ball-rolling platforming

Ball-Aqua by Dreaming Saints (Demo Launch on August 20!)

Inspired by old Ballance and recent watery music alyzea - dream island

Roll a physics ball through tropical obstacle courses. Beat the timer, collect bubbles and stars, and chase 100% clears. Play Freeroam solo or co-op, compete in Race, build levels, and share on Steam Workshop.

I saw a lot of ball-rolling games recently developed, but I desired more than I see in them. I need co-op with friends, and real ball physics for fast roll and precise jumps. Some rails.

1. Roll your ball through obstacle courses

Steer a physics ball across suspended rails, spinning fans, fragile glass, and more. Roll fast, jump gaps, and master the inertia.

Pop easy bubbles, reach challenging stars. Beat the target time and grab every collectible for a 100% clear to unlock skins for your ball.

2. Campaign, custom levels, and Workshop

  • Campaign: Hand-crafted courses that teach and challenge the core mechanics. Clear a stage to unlock the next.

  • Custom: Save and play levels you build in the Level Editor. Share them on Workshop.

  • Workshop: Subscribe to community tracks and browse the in-game catalog.

3. Freeroam and Race

Host or join open Steam lobbies. Invite friends. Play campaign or custom levels together - or race them.

3.1 Freeroam

Finish levels solo or in co-op (up to 99 players). Roll the course, collect stars and bubbles, set checkpoints, and reach the finish. Each player tracks their own collectibles - when everyone has finished at least once, the host can move the group to the next course. Practice routes, explore Workshop maps, or unwind before Race.

3.2 Race

Each round, every player picks and places one building piece - a helpful ramp, a nasty wall, or a watery trap. Help yourself or block the pack, then race the course you just remixed. First to finish earns the stars.

4. Level editor

Build courses: place rails, floors, props, glass, fans, and collectibles on an optional grid. Fly the camera, multi-select, rotate, duplicate, and playtest instantly. Set your own target time, then export and publish to Steam Workshop - with auto-generated preview images.

5. Skin editor

Paint custom ball skins with your own colors and textures, then save them for play or share on Steam Workshop.

6. Frutiger Aero grass and ocean beaches

Bright grass, warm sand, and cool glass under open sky. Flowers, fish, and butterflies drift by as you roll - sunny, watery, and a little nostalgic.

7. Features

  • Unlockable and custom ball skins, plus Steam Workshop sharing

  • Keyboard, mouse, and gamepad with full rebinding

  • 31 languages supported

  • Tactile audio with separate master, music, and SFX volume

  • Water ripples, inertia squash-and-stretch, and ground particles

  • Liquid Glass UI with real frosted backdrop blur

  • Graphics settings: bloom, shadows, TAA, V-Sync, FPS cap, window modes, resolution

  • Optional ray tracing on DirectX 12, including colored shadows

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