Being Ball

Roy Barina

Released: Aug 29, 2023
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 15:26 GMT

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05 Oct 2025Developer post
Critical Update October 2025
Important Notice This update includes Unity's fix for their new security vulnerability recently found. Please make sure to update the game before launching it again! New Content Level 3-2 is now released! Enjoy the new content and don't forget to share your frustration of not bei
Important Notice
This update includes Unity's fix for their new security vulnerability recently found.
Please make sure to update the game before launching it again!
New Content
Level 3-2 is now released! Enjoy the new content and don't forget to share your frustration of not being able to finish it in the discussions! ːsteammockingː
Changes
New portal model.
The first portal on level 2-6 is now closer, easier to reach. Added a timer tick audio cue.
Interactables are now view dependent. I’ve also added visual indicators so you can tell which object can be interacted with.
Ground tiles redesigned to be more spacious with a new corner block.
Changes to air vents behavior, it should now be easier to stay within them while on air.
Water chunks will now be generated at runtime.
The extraction platform for world 3 now expands its stairs when reaching near it.
The bulb indicators at level 2-6 have been re-positioned to make it easy to determine when the corresponding button has been pressed.
Fixes
Fixed cables initial connection status.
Fixed water glitches when playing the same level for a while.
More script errors are fixed.
Fixed torches initial light state.
Fixed view locking in free look mode after rotating the camera left\\right with the shoulder buttons.
And as always... keep rolling!
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18 Dec 2024Developer post
Roll on Over: Update 13.2.0 is Here!
Hey, Ballers! I’m excited to share some updates to make your Being Ball adventure even better: Bobot Arrives Sooner! You’ll now unlock Bobot in the 4th level instead of later in the game. To make this possible, I’ve shuffled the level order and redesigned key areas. Now you can r
Hey, Ballers!
I’m excited to share some updates to make your Being Ball adventure even better:

Bobot Arrives Sooner! You’ll now unlock Bobot in the 4th level instead of later in the game. To make this possible, I’ve shuffled the level order and redesigned key areas. Now you can roll with Bobot earlier and enjoy the enhanced gameplay he brings!
Rewind Ready! The rewind ability can now be unlocked in Level 2-1, giving you a second chance to correct those tricky moments. It’s time to roll smarter, not harder.
Fixes That Matter!

No more accidental Bobot surprises - he’ll only join you at the right moment.
Abilities will stay unlocked once you earn them. Smooth and steady rolling ahead!

I’ve worked hard on these changes to ensure the game feels more balanced and fun.
This update has been carefully crafted to keep your adventure rolling in the best way possible.
Whether you’re rediscovering old levels or trying out the new flow, I hope you enjoy this update!
So grab Bobot, hit rewind, and explore the new flow!
As always, I'm eager to hear your thoughts. Share your feedback, and keep rollin’!
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26 Nov 2024Developer post
Accumulated Update November 2024
New Features Cutscene Transitions Introducing a new transition animation between scenes during cutscenes. Free Look Camera A modern way to look around the game world! Don’t worry—classic mechanics like rotating the view left or right are still available. You can choose your prefe
New Features
Cutscene Transitions
Introducing a new transition animation between scenes during cutscenes.
Free Look Camera
A modern way to look around the game world!
Don’t worry—classic mechanics like rotating the view left or right are still available. You can choose your preferred option in the settings.
Loading Screen
Say hello to a fancy and adorable new loading screen.
Rewind Ability
Bobot now has the power to rewind the ball's position!
This ability can save the ball from falling, provided you have enough energy.

This ability isn’t available in the current game version but will be included in a future update!

Additional Changes

Increased energy consumption for the glide ability. 😈
The game now automatically loads into the first or last played level on launch.
Menu background scenes have been permanently removed.
The game engine has been upgraded to Unity 6. This is a significant update, so expect potential issues. Please report any bugs you encounter!
Major updates to core mechanics, improving performance and behavior across the game.
The new rewind ability required changes to key mappings and behaviors. Be sure to review the key mappings page in the settings.
Ground detection has been improved to fix edge cases where “almost wall” surfaces were incorrectly treated as ground.
Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where in-game prompts wouldn’t reappear after accessing the menus.
Fixed teleporters ignoring holdable objects, which caused strange behaviors.
Fixed an error occurring when objects scheduled for destruction entered a teleporter.
Resolved pooling issues with water splashes and ripples.
Fixed a potential issue with the rendering order of UI elements.
Fixed the menu appearing when using action keys meant for prompts.
Corrected a shader issue that caused the loading screen spinner animation to freeze.
Big Update, Big Changes!
This update marks a significant step forward for the game! While I’ve worked hard to smooth out any rough edges, there’s always a chance that a sneaky bug or two slipped through (maybe I planted them, who knows? 👀). Fixing bugs is my top priority, so if you spot any, please don’t hesitate to report them!
And as always... keep rolling!
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11 Dec 2023Developer post
Update Notes for Dec 23
Additions Added extra graphics option for real potatoes. Changes Camera smoothness has been increased for when the ball is occluded by some other big object. The “slopeness” of stairs has been increased, it'll now feel almost like a perfect slope. Fixes Fixed some pickups' idle e
Additions

Added extra graphics option for real potatoes.
Changes

Camera smoothness has been increased for when the ball is occluded by some other big object.
The “slopeness” of stairs has been increased, it'll now feel almost like a perfect slope.
Fixes

Fixed some pickups' idle effect won’t show up.
Fixed loading animation alpha stuck at 100%. It should now fade in and out properly.
Fixed a potential crash issue caused by some leftovers from a cutscene in level 2-3.
Fixed leaves ball’s fallen leaves suddenly disappear.
Keep Rolling
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14 Nov 2023Developer post

Level 3-1 Releasing Now

Level 3-1 Releasing Now Hello everyone, I decided to release the first level in world 3 before the rest. The new levels are a bit different from the previous levels in world 1 and 2. We now have Activities ! Every level will have at least one activity to be fulfilled before finis

09 Oct 2023Developer post
Update Notes for Oct 23
Additions You can now grab items. Added torches. You can grab them and use them to illuminate your path! (this will also take a greater role in future major update) Changes Changes to how resolutions are saved in the settings due to engine deprecation. You might need to reapply y
Additions

You can now grab items.
Added torches. You can grab them and use them to illuminate your path! (this will also take a greater role in future major update)
Changes

Changes to how resolutions are saved in the settings due to engine deprecation. You might need to reapply your resolution preference.
Lots of core changes have been made due to that engine upgrade. Some things may behave weird.. Please report any issues!
On screen keys indicators have changed.
Toilet paper pickup time bonuses for low, medium, high and gold have been raised from 1, 2, 4, 8 to 3, 5, 10, 30 seconds respectively.
Fixes

Fixed a script error when unloading levels that can potentially stuck the game on a loading screen on (extremely) rare occasions.
Fixed one of the three rotating spikes that jittered too much on level 1-3.
Fixed a hidden area barrier not clearing away when its condition is being met in some specific level :).
Keep Rolling
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03 Sep 2023Developer post
Update Notes for Sep 23
Our first update for the game is out! It features the fixes & changes below. General Changes Small style changes to the skybox materials. Fixes & Changes to Level 2-1 Fixed moving platform in left wing area (moving & rotating platforms) going out of sync with other pl
Our first update for the game is out!
It features the fixes & changes below.
General Changes

Small style changes to the skybox materials.
Fixes & Changes to Level 2-1

Fixed moving platform in left wing area (moving & rotating platforms) going out of sync with other platforms after a long while. By doing so, a new bug was discovered and immediately squashed!
Fixed jittering while on the small platform attached to the big wooden wheel in level 2-1.
Additions, Fixes & Changes to Level 2-2

Changed the ground blocks at the start area to bush blocks so it’ll absorb the impact of the ball thus making it easier to land on it.
Puzzle hints got redesigned and now, hopefully, is much less vague.
Added some more pickups.
Fixed pickups position too high above the wooden planks.
First respawn point has been relocated to the beginning of the floating planks array.
Added a new respawn point just before the golden key puzzle.
The long and boring rails to the end area got replaced with a new interesting area with more obstacles and another door to unlock.
Please Notice
Please report any bugs you encounter while playing!
Feel free to open a discussion over here or hit me up on my Discord Server.
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30 Aug 2023Developer post

Being Ball Release

Being Ball is Releasing Now! I am excited to announce the full release of Being Ball! Play Unique Levels Now you can complete levels in a beautiful cube world as a rock, leaves or wooden ball! 12 Unique levels are ready for you to investigate, solve, complete and explore, with 6

30 Aug 2023Developer post
Update Notes for Aug 23
Being Ball is now Released. Added ratchet sound to the submerged rotating lever. Fixed broken links (after 3rd party tool upgrade) that causes internal conditions to be skipped for objects (such as switches, bridges, lasers, interaction hints, cutscenes etc) in levels 1-1, 1-4, 1
Being Ball is now Released.

Added ratchet sound to the submerged rotating lever.
Fixed broken links (after 3rd party tool upgrade) that causes internal conditions to be skipped for objects (such as switches, bridges, lasers, interaction hints, cutscenes etc) in levels 1-1, 1-4, 1-5, 2-2 and 2-5.
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09 Jul 2023Developer post
Update Notes for July 23
Added missing sounds. Changes Velocity threshold changed for some objects to make them emit an impact sound when the impact is a bit low. Changed the wooden rickety stairs collapsing sound at level 2-3. Teleporters now use a new sound as well. Camera view changes to the initial c
Added missing sounds.
Changes

Velocity threshold changed for some objects to make them emit an impact sound when the impact is a bit low.
Changed the wooden rickety stairs collapsing sound at level 2-3.
Teleporters now use a new sound as well.
Camera view changes to the initial cutscene in level 2-6.
Gates on levels 1-3 and 2-4 will remain open after their corresponding puzzle is complete.
Fixes

Snooker balls now use a proper sound when hitting each other.
Fixed garbage bin lid (sometimes) falls through the ground.
Fixed a sneaky curvature script error.
In-game console auto-completion is now fixed.
Fixed a script error preventing the game from fully launching the first time.
Fixed an odd issue preventing the settings menu from showing up only in Linux builds.
Performance improvements to some segments in levels 1-1, 1-3 and 2-1.
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28 May 2023Developer post
Update Notes for May 23
Additions Added Hebrew localization in the settings page. Added a “under the hood” support for some other languages so if the game will load with their corresponding CSV file beside the game's executable, they will become available in the game. So you can add your own translation
Additions

Added Hebrew localization in the settings page.
Added a “under the hood” support for some other languages so if the game will load with their corresponding CSV file beside the game's executable, they will become available in the game. So you can add your own translations to the game. If you think the translation is pretty good, please feel free to contact me and I’ll see how to incorporate it into the game.

Linux users may have issues launching the settings page. If so please report for bugs.
Respawn points can now direct you in the general forward direction to progress in the level when respawning the ball.
Added missing basic sounds. This is still WIP so things might sound a bit off..
Changes

Changed the menu’s fonts to Google Noto Sans.
Fixes

Small performance boost.
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01 Apr 2023Developer post
Update Notes for April 23
Additions Added voices for the three buddies that help you get Bobot for the first time in level 2-3. Added more missing sounds to basic objects. There’s still work to be done. Changes Shield ability has changed. Improved leaves ball falling leaves effect. Some machines' sound lo
Additions

Added voices for the three buddies that help you get Bobot for the first time in level 2-3.
Added more missing sounds to basic objects. There’s still work to be done.
Changes

Shield ability has changed.
Improved leaves ball falling leaves effect.
Some machines' sound loop will start from a random seek position rather than the start.
In-game console replaced with a new, simpler one.
Fixes

Credits will now also scroll when there’s a level loaded (and paused) in the background.
Fixed overly stiff grass patches near garbage bins.
Fixed a texture not being rendered in the level summarize screen.
A flipping platform on level 2-1 will now be reset when the ball gets respawn.
Fixed misplaced lantern in level 1-6.
Remarks
So April is here and it bring along with it a few exciting holidays 🤩 which means less "office time".
I do my best to release updates consistently :)
There's still work to be done, missing SFX and tweaks to overall performance, but full release is just around the corner!
Keep rolling 😎
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08 Mar 2023Developer post
Update Notes March 23
Additions Added a chest box that unlocks the last Bobot upgrade in.. well, I’ll let you find it yourself :). Added sounds to the wooden “valve” that’s responsible for opening gates. Added fire mechanics. Added more color variants for rails. Added missing thumbnails for levels 2-5
Additions

Added a chest box that unlocks the last Bobot upgrade in.. well, I’ll let you find it yourself :).
Added sounds to the wooden “valve” that’s responsible for opening gates.
Added fire mechanics.
Added more color variants for rails.
Added missing thumbnails for levels 2-5 and 2-6.
Added missing background music for levels 2-3, 2-4, 2-5 and 2-6.
Changes

Changes to the base of the wooden “valves”, it shouldn't be in-your-way too much now.
The mass of (any) ball debris now reflects the actual ball mass.
Removed the necessity of using curvature offset scripts in (some) VFX’s. Thus reducing the load on the CPU a bit.
Fixes

Fixed wrong impact sound for 2 rails in level 1-2.
Fixed random missing UI elements when requesting them.
Fixed ball detectors malfunction sometimes after level start.
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27 Dec 2022Developer post
Small Patch
Fixed some light bulbs misplaced in level 2-6. The non-spawning splashes seems to magically fixed itself. Issue was related to Unity's VFX graph.
Fixed some light bulbs misplaced in level 2-6.
The non-spawning splashes seems to magically fixed itself. Issue was related to Unity's VFX graph.
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23 Dec 2022Developer post
Update Notes for Dec 22
Additions Added a check in bindings page to determine incomplete actions. You will now receive a prompt indicating missing bindings for particular actions. Level 2-6 is out for testing. Changes Realigned a bit the two annoying rails separated by a bridge at the end of level 1-2.
Additions

Added a check in bindings page to determine incomplete actions. You will now receive a prompt indicating missing bindings for particular actions.
Level 2-6 is out for testing.
Changes

Realigned a bit the two annoying rails separated by a bridge at the end of level 1-2.
Changed the 3 “boxes buttons” with a newer object detector variant. It’ll be easier to align a box on top of it now.
Changed the button on level 1-4 with the newer object detector.
Fixes

Fixed a crash when recycling the small rock balls obstacle in level 1-5.
Known Issues
Water splashes stopped working. will investigate but be aware this is not game breaking issue :) therefor priority is low.
Further Notice
Please be advised that this is the last update that features new levels until full release and we are now entering the"tweaking & fixing" phase in which, at some point, a release date will be determined.
Happy holidays, Christmas and Chanukah!
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30 Oct 2022Developer post
Update Notes for Oct 22
So the holidays are gone and updates are back! This month's update brings a new level for you to test. As you can tell from the latest levels, some things aren't done, like decorations, vegetation and in some places some pickups missing. This is to make level development a bit fa
21 Sep 2022Developer post
Patch Notes B8.0.1
This patch only includes a few fixes: Fixed shield ability effect won’t scale by the size of the ball. Fixed force applied to the ball when its size is set to < 1. Fixed shield ability’s chest consumed prematurely, causing the ability’s pickup to never spawn, thus not possible
This patch only includes a few fixes:

Fixed shield ability effect won’t scale by the size of the ball.
Fixed force applied to the ball when its size is set to < 1.
Fixed shield ability’s chest consumed prematurely, causing the ability’s pickup to never spawn, thus not possible to get the actual ability.
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19 Sep 2022Developer post
Update Notes Sep 22
Additions Added a duplicate protection for key rebinding. You can now swap keys when prompted. Also added a way to remove binding for a specific key. Should you want to, for example, to clear the alternative binding for “Roll Right”. Added a simple guide to certain situations. Le
Additions

Added a duplicate protection for key rebinding. You can now swap keys when prompted.
Also added a way to remove binding for a specific key. Should you want to, for example, to clear the alternative binding for “Roll Right”.
Added a simple guide to certain situations.
Level 2-4 is out. You can now unlock the shield ability!
Changes

Game will try to calculate the best UI scale based on the screen height upon first launch.
Level locked condition changed to include new levels when all previous levels are completed.
Added a progress bar in prompts.
Added a 10 seconds timeout when rebinding a key.
Changed the keys in key rebinding pages to user friendly fancy icons.
Big overhaul to the hints & prompts system.
Big overhaul to the on screen key binding glyphs.
Fixes

Settings will now load earlier to let new UI changes take effect prior menus show up.
Fixed a script issue causing some of the pickups to not spawn at all.
Fixed a script error causing low framerate on levels with spikes and ball presence detector overlapping trigger area.
Removed the “center of mass” calculation performed on buoyancy objects that produced wrong center points. This causes the ball to “fall aside” imitating floating behavior.
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25 Aug 2022Developer post
Update Notes Aug 22
Additions Added UI scale setting. Added ball zoom setting. To see the change live, make sure the ball is in control before launching the settings page. Added a key rebinding page in the settings. (Duplicate protection is still a WIP) Changes UI Sound resources optimizations. Sett
Additions

Added UI scale setting.
Added ball zoom setting. To see the change live, make sure the ball is in control before launching the settings page.
Added a key rebinding page in the settings. (Duplicate protection is still a WIP)
Changes

UI Sound resources optimizations.
Settings page now uses alphanumeric text.
Few changes to the Summary page.
Removed mouse cursor, navigation controls and redundant pause menu screen.
Just press the back\cancel buttons to navigate back in menus and skip cutscenes (without prompt).
Fixes

Pointer input is now disabled when the cursor is not visible. Preventing it from unexpectedly highlighting UI items. (This issue was fixed prior mouse cursor removal)
Fixed a potential issue preventing UI sounds in settings page to play when the main menu scene is not the first scene that loads. (which is not currently possible anyway) :)
Fixed bypassing level boundaries while shield ability is up.
Fixed game controls will not get disabled when the game is paused. Causing the ball to jump as soon as the game unpauses if the jump button was pressed while the game was paused.
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10 Aug 2022Developer post
Linux Builds Are Back
Hi all! Just a small patch to let you know Linux builds are back. In this patch there's also one change: Sokoban puzzle difficulty at level 2-3 has been slightly increased.
Hi all!
Just a small patch to let you know Linux builds are back.
In this patch there's also one change:

Sokoban puzzle difficulty at level 2-3 has been slightly increased.
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Updates & announcements

Important Notice

New Content

Changes

Fixes

Hey, Ballers!

New Features

Cutscene Transitions

Free Look Camera

Loading Screen

Rewind Ability

Additional Changes

Bug Fixes

Big Update, Big Changes!

Additions

Changes

Fixes

Level 3-1 Releasing Now

Update Notes for Nov 23

Fixes

Additions

Changes

Fixes

General Changes

Fixes & Changes to Level 2-1

Additions, Fixes & Changes to Level 2-2

Please Notice

Being Ball is Releasing Now!

Play Unique Levels

Get Some Help

Score Fast

Being Ball is now Released.

Changes

Fixes

Additions

Changes

Fixes

Additions

Changes

Fixes

Remarks

Additions

Changes

Fixes

Additions

Changes

Fixes

Known Issues

Further Notice

Happy holidays, Christmas and Chanukah!

So the holidays are gone and updates are back!

Additions

Changes

Fixes

This patch only includes a few fixes:

Additions

Changes

Fixes

Additions

Changes

Fixes