Sadball overview

smallhex | Oct 31, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 12 September 2026 - 23:44:25 UTC

Action Free To Play Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)1,168
Revenue (VGI)$310
Review score94% positive

Sadball dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)1,168
Revenue (VGI)$310
Review score94% positive
Total reviews33
Release dateOct 31, 2024
Developersmallhex
Publishersmallhex

Genres: Action, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: smallhex Publisher: smallhex

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Game overview

Overview

Sadball comes from smallhex and is published by smallhex. It arrived on Steam on Oct 31, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Sadball's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:44:25 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 33 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Sadball is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows 10	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz	16.0 GB RAM	Nvidia GEFORCE GTX 1070	2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Sadball has sold up to 1,168 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $310. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Sadball overview details

Sadball combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Sadball is an expressive 3D platformer. Explore Hidden Worlds The pins have escaped! Follow pins into 48 hidden worlds. Collect Mysterious Fruits What effect will they have? Meet Strange Pins Some pins are different... Perform Expressive Stunts Explore with style! Go for a Strike! Can you play a perfect game? More Info Polished support for keyboard and controller! Learn hundreds of tricks with an in-game discovery system! Explore 48 open ended levels! Eat ten different fruit, each with a unique effect! Deep momentum-based combat with a dual parry system! Fast, expressive movement with support for speedrunning! An accessible learning curve! Uncover a rich, atmospheric narrative that doesn't interrupt gameplay!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Sadball is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:44:25 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Sadball
Steam App ID	2954030
Type	game
Release date	Oct 31, 2024
Developer	smallhex
Publisher	smallhex
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Free To Play
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 12 September 2026 - 23:44:25 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	4
Positive reviews	31
Negative reviews	2
Total reviews	33
Positive percent	94%
Review type	Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Oct 31, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	25 March 2025 - 03:38:52 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 23:44:25 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 23:44:25 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 23:44:25 UTC

Content descriptors

[mature themes, violence, sadism]

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Strike!!!	No description
Secret!!!	No description
Zen!!!	No description
100	No description
Perfect	No description
Runaway	No description
Kundalini	No description
Frutiger	No description
Urbex	No description
Dharma	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/2954030
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/2954030/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/2954030
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Sadball

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Sadball?

Sadball's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:44:25 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Sadball growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Sadball?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (30.8%), United Kingdom (15.4%), Poland (7.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.6%), United Kingdom (13.2%), China (5.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.7%), United Kingdom (13.3%), Canada (5.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.6%), United Kingdom (10.5%), China (8.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Sadball?

Sadball currently sits at 94% positive across 33 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 31 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Sadball have?

Sadball currently has about 85 tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Sadball?

Sadball is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

94% positive, 31 positive, 2 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 31 October 2024

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz Memory: 16.0 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GEFORCE GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: NVIDIA High Definition Audio VR Support: none Additional Notes: These are my laptop specs, you should be fine. Allow one minute for my game to prepare. Contains flashing lights!

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