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Buddies in a Ball

Trapped inside of a giant rolling ball, you and your friends must roll, bounce, and scream your way through diverse levels. Solo or co-op, try to beat every level in the fastest time.

20 January 2026

Buddies in a Ball is an indie, released 20 January 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Buddies in a Ball is

Buddies in a Ball was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Trapped inside of a giant rolling ball, you and your friends must roll, bounce, and scream your way through diverse levels. Solo or co-op, try to beat every level in the fastest time.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Buddies in a Ball launched on 20 January 2026, within three weeks of Hytale, Cairn, Mewgenics and Nioh 3.

Released around the same time: Hytale, Cairn, Mewgenics, Nioh 3.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Buddies in a Ball come out?
Buddies in a Ball was released on 20 January 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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