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The Cruciball

An action roguelike played by throwing balls at enemies that are projected in the real world! Adventure across strange lands, collect upgrades, and find secrets. Grow your strength, refine yourself in The Cruciball, and save your pet from the nefarious Warlock!

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Timothy Letkeman
Publisher
Tigpan
Release
June 29, 2025
1 year and 34 days ago
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About the Game

Welcome to The Cruciball

The Cruciball is a physically controlled action roguelike played by throwing balls at enemies that are projected onto a wall in the real world! You journey across many magical stages and unique environments, collecting powerful upgrades to suit your play style. Use your strength and upgrades to defeat challenging and unique boss fights! You'll solve puzzles and unlock secret stages where peril and prize await. Grow your strength with powerful upgrades, refine yourself in The Cruciball, and save your pet from the nefarious Warlock!

IMPORTANT: Requires a projector and 2 web cameras. The Cruciball is controlled by physically throwing balls in the real world at targets that are projected onto a wall using the projector. The thrown balls are then tracked by the cameras to create 'hits' in game.

Features:

  • 9 unique stages to explore, all with their own special challenges, enemies, and boss fights to face.

  • 11 exhilarating boss fights, and over 30 different enemies to defeat.

  • Over 40 unique and powerful upgrades to obtain, collect and stack them together to suit your play style and achieve ultimate power!

  • A fun, exciting, and challenging way to exercise and improve your health.

  • Balanced for both singleplayer and multiplayer.

  • Cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes.

  • Just as fun for kids birthday parties as it is for elite athletes looking to improve their skills!

  • An innovative physical "beyond virtual reality" game-play experience.

The Cruciball is capable of tracking multiple balls at once from multiple throwers, allowing for unlimited group fun! It uses a pair of high speed cameras to detect throws and track where the balls hits the wall. The Cruciball works best with a dedicated arcade set-up, ceiling mounted projector, and recessed cameras; but it can be brought anywhere with just a laptop, projector, and a pair of tripods for the camera. It's an amazing addition to any arcade, video bar, day-care, elite gym, or even or your own basement!

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