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Ballex²: The Hanging Gardens

Ballex²: The Hanging Gardens

Ballex² is an indie high-altitude rolling game focused on physics and skillful control. Here, you will take control of nine unique spheres to conquer breathtaking aerial wonders and experience an unprecedented challenge that combines physics-based puzzles with demanding controls.

Released Apr 30, 2025 Developer Mushreb Games Platforms Windows AdventureLevel EditorRacingPuzzle-PlatformerCasual
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-18.

96.1%positive204 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Magnificent game. The many, lengthy levels are very intelligently crafted, varied and atmospheric, both in terms of scenery as well as music, which I think is unique for every level. The controls even though unusual, in the sense that movement is possible in 45 degrees steps,…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“many of workshop items”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

20achievements
17.0%median completion
6.0%rarest: Flawless One
60.5% of players 43.1% of players 37.2% of players 34.7% of players 33.6% of players 29.9% of players 29.9% of players 24.9% of players 24.7% of players 19.1% of players 17.0% of players 15.6% of players 15.2% of players 13.1% of players 9.8% of players 9.6% of players 8.3% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 60.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
60.5%Fall, or Ascent? — Fall into the death area once
43.1%Winter's Canopy — Complete all Chapter 1 main levels
37.2%Choice: Death or Life — Manually back to checkpoint once
Rarest badges of honor
6.0%Flawless One — Clear all levels within the limited death count
6.0%Crystal Grandmaster — Complete level missions and collect 120 crystals
6.1%Perfectionist II — Clear all side levels within the limited death count

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US14.99 USD
EU12.49 EUR
UK11.39 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China52.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.6 China Japan Canada EU US UK Australia≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-13 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 23, 2025
Ballex2 V1.1.1 Update

- Adjusted dissolve parameters for FreeLook View and First-Person View. - Added "Good" map tag to the Workshop interface; filter dropdown now displays all options. - The difficulty tag on the custom m

May 18, 2025
Ballex² V1.1.0 Update

## New Features & Optimizations - Added a “Challenge Display Mode” option in Settings > Misc to control the display conditions of the challenge timeline. - Added a "Reupload Score" feature to the main

May 01, 2025
Version 1.0 Official Release! Thank You for Your Support!

After a long journey of development, we are thrilled to announce that our game has officially launched as Version 1.0 on May 1st, 2025, marking the end of Early Access and the beginning of the full re

Mar 13, 2025
Remastered Beta13 Update: Side Level 2-d,3-a,3-b,3-c,3-d,4-a

In this update, we have added side levels 2-d,3-a,3-b,3-c,3-d,4-a. Warning: High-difficulty side levels added! Ready to push your limits? Significantly reduced the file size of replay recordings. Unlo

Jan 10, 2025
Beta 12.1 Feature Additions and Bug Fix Patch

Added the ability to watch replays of other users on the leaderboard. Fixed an issue where the unlock conditions for 2-c were incorrect. Fixed an issue where the wooden ball in 2-a, second section, mi

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, Racing
Player tagsAdventure · Level Editor · Racing · Puzzle-Platformer · Casual · Logic · Nature · Exploration · 3D Vision · Third Person · Snow · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese
Achievements20
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Core i5 9500 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1060 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 12 GB available space