PowBall Renaissance

Firstly, all of the positive reviews for this game are made by friends of the developer and have hardly any time played in-game, check for yourself. Since making this review I have also been spammed with harassment requests and messages by not only the developer but also 2 other players who are on his friends list. Steam Support has been notified of this. The developer tried to get my review banned, and since that didn't work he has made up a story in the developers comment section, but I'll leave the reader to make up their own minds. But for the sake of transparency, this review has been checked by official Steam moderators and it has been given approval. I've had a terrible experience with this and I thoroughly regret purchasing the game. Thankfully I am able to get a refund which I have applied for. The game failed to load repeatedly and when it did, it was just a black screen. I FINALLY was able to speak to the developer behind the game and I was amazed at the rudeness I recei...

Hello Mr Hamilton. Thank you for making the game easier. I have managed to complete Classic and Retro and managed to get to 100 level on Renaissance twice. Am determined to complete this one as well. My partner is still struggling with all of the games though. Thank you again. Ann Sitzia.

Welcome to PowBall Renaissance This isn't your classic Breakout game or Arkanoid, however, given that is has open endless possibilities of making your own levels, refusing to purchase upgraded ammunition for your weaponry and adjusting levels to that, you can pretty much play this game in any form or shape you want. Classic, Retro, Modern, or PowBall style. Make no mistake this game comes with over 300+ levels, including those from PowBall Deluxe, the original game for DOS/Windows. Good news, game runs perfectly smooth, higher resolution support, and even 4K if you are into that. Level Editor that lets you comprise your own set of master levels with gimmicks of your choice using what the game engine has provided. Perhaps the game may require a Workshop functionality so players can share their own level sets for others to play as a bonus (that is entirely up to steam if I am not mistaken). The gray news, some weapons have been depreciated from the classic original game. The gravitro...

I was extremely pleased to find out there was a modern sequel to one of my favorite Arkanoid/Breakout clones, PowBall. What made Powball extremely cool was the emphasis on weaponry and chaos, which is not only awesome on it's own, it helped it avoid some of the genre's annoying pitfalls. You can also freely switch between any weapons you have, so there's less of an emphasis on putting yourself in danger to get the right powerups. Being able to upgrade your paddle, buying weapons and ammo as you progressed through stages was also very cool and unique for the genre. Renaissance is a further improvement in that you can have multiple balls in stock to release as you see fit - as long as you keep at least one in play, you're fine. Although there are still some of those cases where there's a block in a very awkward, difficult to hit spot, this really keeps the game moving forward. Your paddle is also less destructible than in earlier versions of Powball, you can take quite a few direct hit...

This game has continued dedication from the developer improving an already solid game. Lots of customisation and game types to play through, MP co-op which has been fun playing through with the ex gf.. For the price it's a steal, if you're into breakout games, then this will satisfy that itch.

Ball bricking bashing at its finest! Play this game with your graphics cranked all the way up! On top of a free demo to try it out, how can you lose? Fair warning, dont have anything else planned for the day when you start playing. If you think you are good, try multiball with multiplayer. Easily a party game with controllers and full screen

An enjoyable homage to the original powball!

Powball is back! I loved the original DOS game back in the day and this is more of the same, with a modern fresh coat of paint. This is honestly the best Arkanoid-style game I've ever played.

This is a decent Arkanoid/Breakout-type game with a few unique tweaks, namely co-op for up to 3 players, lots of powerups and different weapons to switch between on the fly. It also has a level editor, which I have yet to try but pretty much ensures almost infinite replay value. It takes a game or two to fully understand the gameplay and controls (moreso if you adjust the deadzone) and get used to switching between weapons, but once you figure it out the game is easy to play yet provides a good challenge. If you like games like this it's worth trying for the price.

Great classic breakout gameplay with some interest new mechanics to the old formula