- 4+players
- PC
- Xbox
VIDEOBALL is a sport everyone can play. We researched basketball, football, soccer, first-person shooters, and real-time strategy games. VIDEOBALL is a compact expression of all sports' mechanics.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Same-screen play on PC. Steam lists 4-player local. Xbox lists 6-player local play. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Online: Xbox lists 6-player online play. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Crossplay is not confirmed.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
90%
Very positive on Steam
“Every piece of Videoball feels crafted for competition, and even when I was getting whipped by the game's AI opponents, it was a joy to play. With the pinpoint control and endless playability of the best arcade sports experiences, the small team at Action Button Entertainment has invented something wonderful and new in Videoball.”
9 · Samit Sarkar, Polygon “Best of all, it all feels really good. There is a great sense of momentum and movement in Videoball. The sense of acceleration after a dead stop, the slipperiness of trying to reverse direction, the desperate race for a last-second save. Everything has a pleasing kind of grip to it.”
9 · Nic Rowen, Destructoid “With its distinctively clean retro stylings and deceptively simple set up, Videoball may blindside you with the pace and depth of its gameplay. It's reminiscent of arcade classics, and is easily one of the best multiplayer experiences of the year.”
8 · Jason D'Aprile, Gamespot
- 82MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 81Top criticsOpenCritic · Aug 2016 (OpenCritic top critic average, 13 reviews, as of Aug 2016; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 85%RecommendOpenCritic · Aug 2016 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 13 reviews, as of Aug 2016; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Steam lists couch co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.
- 4+
- 6+
- 6+
Quick facts
- Developer
- Action Button Entertainment, LLC
- Publisher
- Iron Galaxy Studios
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S
- Released
- Jul 12, 2016 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 6 languages, voices in English
- Age rating
- Everyone (ESRB)
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play VIDEOBALL on one screen?
- Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen co-op and versus on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- Do you need two copies of VIDEOBALL?
- No. On one screen, one copy is enough.
- Does VIDEOBALL work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is VIDEOBALL free?
- No, it's a paid game.
