Ballpoint Universe - Infinite
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.
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Release
December 17, 2013
12 years and 231 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mostly Positive724 reviews77.5%
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10 itemsAbout the Game
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 Day
Customize your ship
Take missions and blast through waves of enemies
Test your skills in Infinite Mode
Artist's Tumblr
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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 Day
Features
Explore incredible hand-drawn worldsCustomize your ship
Take missions and blast through waves of enemies
Test your skills in Infinite Mode
About the Developers
Arachnid 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.Links
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