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BALL x PITNewsBALL x PIT: The Naturalist Update is Available Now!
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BALL x PIT: The Naturalist Update is Available Now!

BALL x PIT · published 6 Aug 2026, 15:59 UTC

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The final free update for BALL x PIT is here!

The Naturalist Update, available now on all platforms, adds even more characters, Balls, and Passives to the game, greatly expanding the possibilities of a run.

2 NEW CHARACTERS

Players of Ball x Pit: The Naturalist Update will come across two new unlockable characters, each with opposite personalities.

  • The Ballbearer doubles down on firepower (literally), giving you double the amount of ball slots to build an arsenal at the cost of giving up passive items entirely.

  • The Hoary Hoarder takes the opposite approach, lugging around an oversized backpack stuffed with gear. They only have room for two ball slots, but make up for it with twice as many passive slots, letting powerful item Evolutions do the heavy lifting.

11 NEW BALLS

  • Lightning Bug lights up the battlefield by spawning a firefly with every bounce. Each one seeks out the strongest enemy before zapping nearby targets with a burst of lightning.

  • Mosquito Kingdom slowly builds a buzzing swarm, spawning one or two mosquitoes whenever it hits an enemy. The mosquitoes hunt down the weakest target on the field, dealing between 100-150 damage with each attack, and if one lands the killing blow, well, you simply recover a small amount of health back.

  • Drill tears through enemies from behind, piercing straight through them and dealing extra damage along the way.

  • Flesh starts off weak, dealing only half damage, but it rapidly increases in speed with every bounce until it becomes a blur tearing across the screen.

  • Armageddon calls down a destructive meteor shower the moment it hits an enemy. The first impact marks the target, then flaming meteors rain across the area, dealing heavy damage to every enemy caught within a three-tile radius.

5 NEW PASSIVES

  • Platinum Dumbbell rewards clean shots, giving your balls a damage boost that lasts until they finally collide with the back wall.

  • Inglorious Hammer keeps the pressure on after a bounce, causing balls that hit a wall or the back of the arena to immediately strike a random enemy for reduced damage.

  • Remote Detonator turns every kill into another explosive opportunity. Whenever an enemy goes down, it spawns a level 1 Bomb Ball whenever an enemy dies, keeping the chain reaction going and filling the battlefield with even more booms.


Also, we’ve activated our biggest discount yet, and you can now grab BALL x PIT for just $10! Gift it to a friend or let them know before the offer ends!

It’s been a long and wonderful journey since we released the game back in October, and we’re grateful to everyone who shared this adventure with us. We never could have imagined there would be so many ball enthusiasts around the world who share our passion.

But… the adventure isn’t over – keep an eye out for some big, exciting BALL x PIT news coming very soon.

You’re not free from its clutches yet. Sorry.

Join our Discord and follow us on X or Bluesky for the latest news.

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