Ballpoint Universe - Infinite

Ballpoint Universe - Infinite

Steam Deck · unrated

Arachnid Games · Indie · Dec 17, 2013

Worth it for the right player.

At $3.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

77%
Mostly Positive
723 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 77 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 723 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style is clever, unique and clear to make out.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This is a nice way to experiement and extend the gameplay, but you'll want to explore the overworld more for the actual missions.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There's a plot in this half, and it's not that bad actually.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
There IS controller support... but for some reason the game only detects ONE specific slot for it... where my mouse was plugged in.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Once you complete any mission, it is then selectable from your pause menu, so you don't have to explore the vast overworld every time you want to do them again.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Overall I think that where the game really shines is it's graphical presentation, the soundtrack (which is really good, dare I say Electronic Super Joy level of awesomeness) and the plot.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics97 reviews
Gameplay86 reviews
Story and characters76 reviews
Controls36 reviews
Interface14 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty22 reviews
91%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat77 reviews
78%
Bugs20 reviews
60%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $3.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.