The pit just got a lot bigger. The BALL x PIT Risen Ballbylon expansion is out now, and it takes Devolver Digital’s 2-million-selling roguelike brick-breaker somewhere it has never been before: up. The lift that once carried players down into the pit now rises into the sky above it, revealing the layers of a former city warped by a meteor, and everything that lives there.
Developer Kenny Sun and Friends and publisher Devolver Digital have priced the expansion at $6.99, and it is available now on PC, Xbox, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, as well as on mobile. For a game that has already sold two million copies, this is a big swing: not a handful of new levels, but a whole new direction for the game to grow in.
BALL x PIT Risen Ballbylon Expansion Takes the Fight Skyward
The headline change is the setting. Where the base game sent players down, floor by floor, into the pit, Risen Ballbylon sends them up, through the layers of a city that was twisted out of shape by a meteor strike. It is a clever inversion of the game’s core idea, and it gives the expansion a visual identity that is immediately different from anything in the base game.
The new territory is not empty. The expansion adds four new battlefields, each with its own fearsome boss, and more than 40 new enemies to learn, dodge and destroy. For a game built on pattern recognition and quick reactions, that is a lot of new information to absorb, and it should keep even veteran players on their toes for a long time.
Eight Characters, 24 Balls and a Bigger Base
The expansion also adds eight new gameplay-transforming characters, 24 new balls and 20 new base buildings, with base-building itself radically expanded. The characters are the biggest draw: each one changes how a run plays in a meaningful way, and with 24 new balls to collect and combine, the number of viable builds has grown sharply. The new buildings give players more reasons to invest in their base between runs, and more ways to shape it around the characters they like best.
There is one catch, and it is worth knowing before you buy. Risen Ballbylon is post-game content, which means it is only accessible after completing the base game. That makes it a reward for players who have already put in the hours, rather than a shortcut for newcomers. If you have not finished BALL x PIT yet, the expansion is a good reason to go back and do it.
Why Risen Ballbylon Is Worth Your $6.99
At $6.99, the expansion is priced like a small add-on, but its contents are closer to a sequel’s worth of new systems. Four battlefields, eight characters, 24 balls, 20 buildings and more than 40 enemies is a lot of game for the price, and the fact that it is built for players who have already finished the base game means it is aimed squarely at the people most likely to appreciate it. You can find it on Steam now, alongside the base game.
It is also a reminder of how strong Devolver’s roguelike bench has become. If you enjoy games that reward repeated runs and clever builds, check out our coverage of two more: 9 Kings Leaves Early Access on Steam and DREADMOOR is Now in Early Access.
The pit was never meant to be the whole story. With the BALL x PIT Risen Ballbylon expansion, the game now has a sky to climb into, and a city full of new threats waiting at the top. For $6.99, that is a hard climb to turn down.
Source: GamesPress announcement and Steam
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