Marble Trap

Fun game with which relies on directional keys for movement. Each level features obstacles with increasing levels of difficulty and some clever traps. Since my original purchase multiple levels were added along with a star collecting mechanic. The game also features a leader board for those who want to challenge the best time. Overall this game is great if you just want to play for a few minutes and collect some stars or work through all of the levels in a single go.

Kinda wondering for awhile how to even review this game. Typically I am not serious but I will be for a moment, for the sake of sharing fun. This is, in all my years, the best game on Steam. You can roll a ball. But it gets better. The end.

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Simple and straightforward arcade game. Responsive controls, challenging levels, surprisingly decent music. Nice game to play for a bit here and there.

With 144 levels and much speedrunning potential (including in-game leaderboards), the game is a great option for those interested in similar 'marble speedrun' games or speedrunning in general. While it does not currently include a level editor (would be great), there are also daily and weekly levels with accompanying leaderboards to continuously hone your marble racing skills against the records of other players.

I don't know how I came across this game initially. Was it in a bundle? Was it 11 pence in a Steam Sale? Did it just manifest itself into my library? Either way, I like ball rolling games a la Marble Madness and so I gave it a go. After an hour or two's play I'd beaten the game, all achievements, nae bother. Months later, Marble Trap gets a surprise content drop. A bunch more levels, and now star collectables in every stage. I re-install the game, pull down my progress from Steam Cloud, and 45 minutes or so later, we're all up to date again. Fast forward to the end of 2022, and a third title update drops with another new crop of stages, taking the game to 120 levels total. I am not joking when I say that stages 1-110 took a cumulative 2/2.5 hours to beat, with the last 10 taking a further 5 or 6 hours of play. Stage 116 took me an hour alone. Aggravating, yes, but also strangely enjoyable because the movement of the ball is so precise and enjoyable to fling about. If the game was more popular, this would be a leaderboard and speedrunners dream, with every stage having corners to cut, or obstacles to bump off of for slightly reduced times. Maybe you'll pick it up one day in a bundle. Maybe you'll pay 11 pence in an upcoming Steam Sale. Maybe you'll be lucky enough for it to manifest into *your* library? Either way though, it's a good time.