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The Little Ball That Could

The Little Ball That Could is a unique marble platformer that will test your skill and your curiosity! One moment, you'll be dodging lasers as you're looking for the lost gems; the next, you'll be doing crazy…

80 12 September 2017

The Little Ball That Could is an adventure developed by NaissusWorks, released 12 September 2017 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Little Ball That Could is

The Little Ball That Could is an adventure game developed by NaissusWorks and released in 2017. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Little Ball That Could is a unique marble platformer that will test your skill and your curiosity! One moment, you'll be dodging lasers as you're looking for the lost gems; the next, you'll be doing crazy aerial acrobatics to reach the switch that sets your friend free!
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 27 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The Little Ball That Could holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2Duo E4500 2.2GHz (or equivalent dual-core processor), 2 GB RAM and AMD Radeon HD 6450 (or equivalent card with 1GB of memory). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Little Ball That Could launched on 12 September 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Divinity: Original Sin II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Divinity: Original Sin II.

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The Little Ball That Could — frequently asked questions

When did The Little Ball That Could come out?
The Little Ball That Could was released on 12 September 2017 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Little Ball That Could?
At minimum, The Little Ball That Could needs Intel Core2Duo E4500 2.2GHz (or equivalent dual-core processor), 2 GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6450 (or equivalent card with 1GB of memory) graphics, 1200 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Little Ball That Could?
The PC version needs about 1.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1200 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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