THE CANON OF BALLS

Buy99%

Very Positive · 345 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Helios Monk · Platformer · Aug 13, 2026

Player review score
99%
Very Positive
Price
$3.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
5
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy THE CANON OF BALLS?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 345 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 251 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
26 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Instead of pushing players through a straightforward sequence of stages, it encourages exploration and allows individual platforming courses to function as distinctive challenges scattered throughout a much larger environment.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
24 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Online co-op provides another major part of the appeal, although it is better understood as shared platforming than traditional cooperative puzzle solving.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
As far as I'm concerned, this is one of, if not the, best "only up" style game, as it has punishing difficulty, but it doesn't require you to redo massive sections of the game due to a small mistake.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
The world here has a STRAFTAT quality to the color grading and the sound design (compliment).
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
5 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Can confirm Steam Controller works without any setup required, but prefer mouse and keyboard (more control for me that way).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay26 reviews
Co-op24 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$3.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.39.

2 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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