Marble Trap

This game is awesome! You control a marble rolling at full speed through a narrow track full of curves and obstacles to avoid, while also trying to get the best time. It's hard to find something that sounds better for a LAN party. But don´t worry, you can still compete when you are at home. There are daily and weekly runs where you can try to get the best time! The controls are good, you can fully play with gamepad, including the menus, and the player controls feel very well balanced (phisics, inertia and cutting edges), and the music fits perfect. You should try it!

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.

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.

Recommended. This has the potential to be a great little ball roller, but it falls very short. The look and feel are really well done. The physics feels very responsive and after a couple levels you'll be whipping around at high speed. The biggest drawback is how bland the level design becomes. It feels like they can trim about 70% out of the game to make it feel less grindy. Otherwise, it's a fun time killer.

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.

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