{"id":1534,"date":"2025-10-25T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/ball-x-pit-is-a-deep-delightful-rabbit-hole\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:00:00","slug":"ball-x-pit-is-a-deep-delightful-rabbit-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/ball-x-pit-is-a-deep-delightful-rabbit-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"Ball x Pit is a deep, delightful rabbit hole"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/BallxPit_09.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">It took me a while to get into <em>Ball x Pit<\/em>. The new roguelike blends elements from games like <em>Breakout<\/em>, <em>Vampire Survivors<\/em>, and even city builders, creating a complex mix of ideas. But as is the case with many roguelikes, once I figured everything out well enough to get a taste of my first win, delving back into the pit for another round was all I could think about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Ball x Pit<\/em> barely has a story &#8211; it&rsquo;s more like a setup. The initial moments of the game show a multi-tiered Gondor-like city called \u00ab\u00a0Ballbylon\u00a0\u00bb being struck by a giant, glowing rock (ball?), and all that remains is a giant pit that \u00ab\u00a0treasure seekers\u00a0\u00bb aim to explore. Then, you&rsquo;re d \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/805022\/ball-x-pit-review-pc-nintendo-switch-ps5-xbox-series-x-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took me a while to get into Ball x Pit. 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