Ballpoint Universe - Infinite

Ballpoint Universe - Infinite

Immerse yourself in a shoot-'em-up adventure where every visual element is crafted with a ballpoint pen. Traverse pristine environments, uncover hidden lore within the doodles, and outfit your Ink-Ship for combat. Critics have called it "too exuberant to ignore."

Release Date 17 Dec, 2013
Developer Arachnid Games
Publisher Arachnid Games
Genre Action , Indie
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux

System Requirements

Component
Minimum
Operating System
Windows 7
Windows 7
Processor
1.5mhz D
AMD C-50 D
Graphics
512mb card or higher C
Quadro FX 1400 C
Memory
512 MB
2 GB
Storage
230 MB
230 MB

Suggested PC Build

Minimum Build

  • CPU: AMD Athlon XP 3000+
  • GPU: GeForce 7300 GT
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • Storage: 1 GB
  • OS: Windows 7

Recommended Build

  • CPU: AMD C-50
  • GPU: Quadro FX 1400
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Storage: 1 GB
  • OS: Windows 7

About This Game

Experience a unique shoot-'em-up journey where the entire visual aesthetic is created using ballpoint pen. Navigate through meticulously hand-drawn realms, learn the mysteries behind the doodles, and modify your Ink-Ship for warfare. The game has received high praise from various media outlets.

"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

Key features include traversing incredible hand-drawn landscapes, personalizing your vessel, completing missions to destroy enemy waves, and challenging your abilities in Infinite Mode. The developers, Arachnid Games, are a trio of passionate creators based in Berkeley, California, who began working together in 2012.