Kenny Sun has revealed that the next free update for Ball X Pit will be launching on April 27th, and that update is the Shadow Update. That means players will get two new characters, 11 new balls, a brand new building, and four new passives. The full details have been given by Kenny Sun, and you can see the Ball X Pit The Shadow Update content below the teaser.
Ball X Pit The Shadow Update content details
2 new characters
- The Tunneller is a scrappy miner whose shots don’t stop at the edge; they wrap around the screen and come back in from the other side, making just about every angle fair game.
- The Tiptoer is a fragile but deadly ninja who stays undetected by enemies at close range at the cost of lower health and damage.
11 New Balls (but only 8 revealed)
- Venom stacks up with each hit, slowing targets and chipping away at them until enough buildup finally locks them in place with paralysis.
- Time leans into area control, dropping a timesnare that freezes enemies caught in its range.
- Erosion cuts straight through foes, with each hit shaving off a percentage of their current health, making it incredibly nasty against tougher targets.
- Time Bomb adds a bit of delayed chaos, planting an explosive that goes off after a short wait.
- Timestop does exactly what it sounds like, freezing absolutely everything on the field for a few seconds before going on cooldown.
- Warp keeps things unpredictable, blinking to a random spot on the field upon every enemy hit while ramping up speed as it goes.
- Sniper shots cut straight through enemies but burn out the moment they hit a wall or loop back, trading longevity for a boosted critical chance that rewards precise enemy line ups.
- Heart Swallower gives each hit a certain chance to drain a bit of life and heal you for one while also weakening the target’s attack by a percentage, but remember each enemy can only be drained once.
4 New Passives
- Full Metal Rapier thrives on chaos with each ball scaling its damage based on how many baby balls and enemies are currently on the field.
- Arrow of Fate flips defense into offense, making you immune to incoming projectiles and firing back a burst of baby balls whenever you’re hit.
- Argent Stopwatch plays with momentum, starting balls off at 150% damage before shaving off 30% with every bounce, so timing and positioning matter more than ever.
- Sword Breaker keeps things steady but scalable, lowering base damage to 75% while quietly stacking an extra 1% for every enemy in play.
1 New Building
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Better start thinking of a spot to drop the Guildhall! This new building will allow players to re-roll previously chosen character upgrades.
Ball X Pit Review – Sphere factor
In our Ball X Pit review, Dom said, “Ball X Pit carries the spirit of an arcade classic, while imbuing it with modern roguelike ideas. It’s immediately one of the best indie games of the year.”
Source: Steam
