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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #15 | 4.290 | 4.290 |
| Gameplay | #114 | 3.806 | 3.806 |
| Innovation | #116 | 3.774 | 3.774 |
| Overall | #251 | 3.602 | 3.602 |
| Theme | #413 | 3.548 | 3.548 |
| Audio | #695 | 3.065 | 3.065 |
| Visuals | #997 | 3.129 | 3.129 |
Ranked from 31 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
In Balltopia, you can play it safe at first. Hedge your bets, and try to assemble a build that works consistently. But eventually you'll realize that if nothing's ventured, nothing's gained.
To win, you're going to have to risk it.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Deep-Fold space background:
https://deep-fold.itch.io/space-background-generator
Ball textures sourced from Pexels
Some sound effects are sourced or modified from Freesound.org, under CC0 license
Used Endesga 36 palette when making most of the game's visuals:
https://lospec.com/palette-list/endesga-36
How many people worked on the game?1
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I love this type of marbles races!
Very addictive! :D Very nicely done!
F*ck it, we ball
Surprisingly addictive!
Really fun idea. Nice polish. Great job!
my poor kids wont have college after i bet it all on my balls
really fun game and dooly addictive, the powerups were all fun and unique!
Finally won on my 2nd run. Feels like one of those youtube marble race videos, but with betting. I feel like I didn't have too much player agency until I got the right cards though. Fun, thank you!
fun game. nicely fit with the theme. i actually played little bit long time
We made a gambling game too! This one is pretty cool, reminds me of marble races I used to watch, or the brainrot videos with random characters as balls lol. I exploited the shit out of Steel Ball and Kamikaze, and my boy Fitzgerald got over a billion dollars! Audio is nice too.
Honestly game is super cool as is, my only gripe is that it is waaay too easy. Like the cards are soo powerful that you can just bet all your money and get Top 3 99% of the time. Not say you should nerf the cards or anything, but maybe the other balls can use abilities too? And maybe you shouldn't be able to click when to start, as you can get a super big lead if you time it right.
A minor bug I noticed, is that the color I picked swapped to a different color after the first round? Oh and, it would be nice if I could change the card order at the bottom. I wanted my active abilities to be next to each other!
But overall, pretty cool game!
Really fun game! Looks and sounds great too.
The only thing I'm not sure about is the lives system. It didn't really come into play in the later part of the game once I had a decent build, and in the first few rounds it was more annoying than anything else. I'm sure there's some way to rework it so it suits the game a bit better, but just cutting it would have also worked.
Incredibly fun game! I hit wildcard and flew out of bounds 10/10 congrats on the submission!
I LOVE gambling. Very fun game,
Game is super fun (though the ball of steel upgrade is a lil busted or gets you stuck in certain levels).
i think different ways to begin the match or to affect the way your ball moves could be fun. But overall very very solid
Overall really fun! I stopped receiving any powers after the first two rounds so the later experience was less good but still a great idea!
Super fun, I really enjoyed getting a little extra agency with the release timings and the upgrades, had just the right amount of control. Really good concept, the marble stuff really tickles the monkey brain.
I love the marble racing videos online, so this was really fun to play! Got to bet on my beautiful marble and lose my money :)
I just kept risking it all (I might have a gambling problem). Really fun game, fresh idea, innovative. Fantastic work.
this game is so fun! i love the levels and powerups (specially supernova hehe) congratulations man!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. A solo dev makes how complete this feels very impressive! Great job!
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. A solo dev makes how complete this feels very impressive! Great job!
One of my favourite games of the jam :) I managed to achieve 1274981 score :D