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The videogame that started it all gets a roguelike reimagining 53 years after launch, and it's free to try
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Ball x Pit is what happens when Pong gets a roguelike mode, and Devolver Digital looks like it has another indie banger on its hands.
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What's the first game you ever played? Mine was Super Mario Advance 2, a bona fide banger and the only game I owned until around a year after I won a Game Boy Advance in a competition, much to my parents' chagrin. I played it for hours and hours and - you get the picture. I got over a million points despite being stuck on an early level in World 2. But many people started their gaming journeys well before me (and were better at mastering those games), including with Pong, the game that started it all. Those early adopters of our artform will be pleased to know that Devolver Digital and Kenny Sun have reimagined the all-timer with a new roguelike flavor in Ball x Pit. And I can confirm that it's great.
Read the full story on PCGamesN: The videogame that started it all gets a roguelike reimagining 53 years after launch, and it's free to try
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What's the first game you ever played? Mine was Super Mario Advance 2, a bona fide banger and the only game I owned until around a year after I won a Game Boy Advance in a competition, much to my parents' chagrin. I played it for hours and hours and - you get the picture. I got over a million points despite being stuck on an early level in World 2. But many people started their gaming journeys well before me (and were better at mastering those games), including with Pong, the game that started it all. Those early adopters of our artform will be pleased to know that Devolver Digital and Kenny Sun have reimagined the all-timer with a new roguelike flavor in Ball x Pit. And I can confirm that it's great. Read the full story on PCGamesN: The videogame that started it all gets a roguelike reimagining 53 years after launch, and it's free to try
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15 October 2025, 5:39 pm
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Ben Sledge
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title: The videogame that started it all gets a roguelike reimagining 53 years after launch, and it's free to try
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Ball x Pit is what happens when Pong gets a roguelike mode, and Devolver Digital looks like it has another indie banger on its hands.
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What's the first game you ever played? Mine was Super Mario Advance 2, a bona fide banger and the only game I owned until around a year after I won a Game Boy Advance in a competition, much to my parents' chagrin. I played it for hours and hours and - you get the picture. I got over a million points despite being stuck on an early level in World 2. But many people started their gaming journeys well before me (and were better at mastering those games), including with Pong, the game that started it all. Those early adopters of our artform will be pleased to know that Devolver Digital and Kenny Sun have reimagined the all-timer with a new roguelike flavor in Ball x Pit. And I can confirm that it's great.
Read the full story on PCGamesN: The videogame that started it all gets a roguelike reimagining 53 years after launch, and it's free to try
content_text: What's the first game you ever played? Mine was Super Mario Advance 2, a bona fide banger and the only game I owned until around a year after I won a Game Boy Advance in a competition, much to my parents' chagrin. I played it for hours and hours and - you get the picture. I got over a million points despite being stuck on an early level in World 2. But many people started their gaming journeys well before me (and were better at mastering those games), including with Pong, the game that started it all. Those early adopters of our artform will be pleased to know that Devolver Digital and Kenny Sun have reimagined the all-timer with a new roguelike flavor in Ball x Pit. And I can confirm that it's great. Read the full story on PCGamesN: The videogame that started it all gets a roguelike reimagining 53 years after launch, and it's free to try
pub_date: 15 October 2025, 5:39 pm
guid: https://www.pcgamesn.com/ball-x-pit/demo-pong-roguelike-steam-next-fest
creator: Ben Sledge
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