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The Naturalist update for Ball x Pit — the final free patch — adds two new characters (Ballbearer and Hoary Hoarder), 11 new balls (including Lightning Bug and Armageddon), and five new passives, with Ballbearer trading passives for more firepower and Hoary Hoarder gaining extra passive slots, reshaping strategies on Xbox Game Pass.
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can download and play 2025's Ball x Pit for free for 48 hours (through June 1) on Switch and Switch 2; the game isn’t free to keep and is a 15–25 hour, fast-paced roguelite from Kenny Sun & Friends and Devolver Digital.
Nintendo Switch Online members can download and play the full BALL x PIT game for free during a limited Game Trial window (May 26 10:00 PT to June 1 23:59 PT); progress carries over if you buy the game, and digital versions of BALL x PIT and BALL x PIT – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition are 33% off through June 8, with 100 Platinum Points awarded for trying the trial.
Nintendo has announced a full, free trial of Ball x Pit for Nintendo Switch Online members in Europe, running until June 1, 2026; download the base game at no cost, and the Switch 2 Upgrade Pack is also free to enhance the experience.
The free 'The Shadow' update for Ball x Pit arrives on Monday, April 27, 2026, across Xbox Series X|S and PC via Game Pass, adding two new characters (The Tunneller and The Tiptoer), 11 new balls with unique abilities, four new passives, and a Guildhall building to re-roll upgrades, expanding the roguelite chaos (no new Gamerscore achievements).
Ball X PIT is getting its Shadow Update on April 27, 2026 for Switch 1 & 2, introducing two new playable characters (The Tunneller and The Tiptoer), 11 new balls with varied effects, four new passives, and a Guildhall building to reroll upgrades, expanding its fast-paced, roguelike breakout gameplay.
Ball x Pit’s The Shadow Update arrives April 27, adding two new characters (The Tiptoer and The Tunneller), 11 extra balls with unique powers, four passive upgrades, and a new Guildhall building. New balls include Venom (slows/paralyzes), Warp (teleports and speeds with each hit), Erosion (health drain), Sniper (precision through enemies), plus passives like Full Metal Rapier and Arrow of Fate for synergy. This is the second of three planned free updates; the first launched in January and the third is expected in July, with designer Kenny Sun and publisher Devolver Digital outlining the roadmap on PlayStation Blog.
Ball x Pit's first major update, The Regal Update, arrives January 26 across all platforms, adding two new characters (The Carouser and The Falconer), eight new balls, and new passives, with patch notes to follow.
Ball X Pit announces its first free major update, The Regal Update, arriving January 26 across all platforms. The patch adds two new playable characters—the Carouser and The Falconer—eight new balls, and several new passives to broaden build variety, plus a teased surprise the developers say players will love.
Ball x Pit will roll out its first free major update, the Regal Update, on Nintendo Switch on January 26, adding two new characters (The Carouser and The Falconer), eight new balls, and new passive effects, with a launch-day surprise teased; three more free updates are planned for the year.
'Ball X Pit,' an indie video game released on October 15, has become a viral hit, selling over 750,000 copies since its launch, highlighting its significant success in the gaming community.
Ball x Pit is a complex roguelike game blending elements from Breakout, Vampire Survivors, and city builders, featuring fast-paced combat, upgrade systems, and base-building mechanics, offering deep gameplay with multiple characters and strategies, available on multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch and PC.
Absolum and BALL x PIT, two indie games on Nintendo Switch, have achieved impressive sales milestones with over 200,000 and 100,000 copies sold respectively, and are praised for their quality, with hopes that they will reach even greater success through word of mouth and future releases like the Switch 2 version of BALL x PIT.
Ball x Pit is a deeply engaging roguelite that combines brick-breaking, strategic ball fusion, and base building, keeping players hooked through its satisfying gameplay loop, diverse levels, and evolving synergies, despite some slow progression early on.
Ball x Pit is an addictive, chaotic blend of gameplay elements like Breakout, Vampire Survivors, and puzzle mechanics, set in a narrative-driven world with base-building features, offering both fast-paced action and strategic depth on Nintendo Switch.