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Ballpoint Universe - Infinite

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Ballpoint Universe - Infinite

gameAppID 259390Released
Release dateDec 17, 2013

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Details

DeveloperArachnid Games
PublisherArachnid Games
FreeNo
Required ageNone

Ballpoint Universe Infinite is a shoot-em-up adventure game featuring artwork entirely drawn in ballpoint pen. Explore immaculate worlds, discover the secrets of the doodles, and customize your Ink-Ship for battle! Press"Ballpoint Universe Infinite is too exuberant to ignore.

Ballpoint Universe Infinite is a shoot-em-up adventure game featuring artwork entirely drawn in ballpoint pen. Explore immaculate worlds, discover the secrets of the doodles, and customize your Ink-Ship for battle! Press "Ballpoint Universe Infinite is too exuberant to ignore." - Gamespot "Holy Crap, This Entire Game Is Drawn In Ballpoint Pen" - Kotaku "I’m not in any way, shape, form, or doodle of a mechanical steampunk owl creature writing this one off. It’s positively packed with promise..." - Rock Paper Shotgun "There comes a point in every artist’s life where they see something so amazing, so unreal, that they question what the hell it is that they’re doing with their own life. Watching the trailer for Ballpoint Universe is one of those times for me." - Daily of the DayFeaturesExplore incredible hand-drawn worlds Customize your ship Take missions and blast through waves of enemies Test your skills in Infinite Mode About the DevelopersArachnid Games is a fancy name for what is really just three dudes who love making games together. We're based in Berkeley, CA, and started in 2012.LinksArachnid Games Home Artist's Tumblr Arachnid Facebook

Genres and categories

ActionIndieSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: yeslinux: yes
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