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Games like ball.io

If ball.io is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom, The Elder Scrolls® Online and EVE Online — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About ball.io: shoot and survive, Play with other people online

2021ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Ant Design Games
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Players who liked ball.io also play

Steam players who put hours into ball.io also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for ball.io fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.

    Traverse the Telvanni Peninsula in Morrowind and preserve secrets ascribed to the unfathomable realms of Apocrypha. Unlock the runic power of a brand-new class - the Arcanist - and fight to uphold reality itself.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  2. The Elder Scrolls® Online

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for ball.io fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.

    Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.

    2017ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. EVE Online

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for ball.io fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.

    Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.

    2010ActionStrategyMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Zero-based World-从零开始

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for ball.io fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    Zero Based World is a multiplayer sandbox survival game.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure18.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Dead Event

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for ball.io fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    Dead Event is a indie RPG survival game in which the player grows up as a creature. The creature will grow bigger overtime and with interactions in-game also lose some growth on death. Form a colony or hunt alone, become part of a player-created ecosystem. Survive, eat or be eaten...

    2023ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. RIFT

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for ball.io fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.

    Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.

    2011ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  7. TERA - Action MMORPG

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for ball.io fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.

    TERA is an epic fantasy MMORPG experience. Master the action-packed combat system and prove yourself in solo and multiplayer adventures – all in the stunningly beautiful world of Arborea!

    2017ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Neverwinter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for ball.io fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.

    Neverwinter is a free, action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter!

    2013ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ball.io at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under ball.io on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under ball.io on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with ball.io.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under ball.io on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under ball.io on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with ball.io.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under ball.io on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with ball.io.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under ball.io on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under ball.io on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under ball.io on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ball.io.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with ball.io.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with ball.io.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ball.io

How much does ball.io cost?
ball.io is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does ball.io have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — ball.io supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to ball.io?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ball.io are The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom, The Elder Scrolls® Online, EVE Online.
Who developed ball.io?
ball.io was developed by Ant Design Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on ball.io.

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