All characters in Ball x Pit

After making waves as a surprise Steam demo earlier in 2025, Ball x Pit is here for all of your ball-bouncing and brick-breaking needs across a few dozen hours of fun.

After multiple updates, there are now 20 unique characters in Ball x Pit that all have their own starting Special Ball and special ability that sets them apart from the rest. Eventually, you unlock the ability to use two characters at once, and combining their balls and abilities to create unique combos is some of the most fun the game offers.

Here are all of the characters in Ball x Pit and what you need to know about them.

All Ball x Pit characters

Name	Description	Starting Ball
The Warrior	“A wandering warrior.” The default character, no special gameplay quirks.	Bleed
The Itchy Finger	“A disgraced deputy.” Has scattered aim, but shoots twice as fast and constantly launches balls if any are available. Can move at full speed while shooting.	Burn
The Repentant	“A sorrowful specimen, filled with regret.” Balls deal five percent more damage each time they bounce. But, when they hit the back wall, they return to the player, damaging each enemy they pass through.	Freeze
The Cohabitants	“A couple with many many children.” For each ball launched, a copy is launched in the mirrored direction. Balls deal half damage.	Brood Mother
The Cogitator	“A brilliant philosopher, lost in thought.” Automatically chooses upgrades.	Laser (Vertical)
The Embedded	“Marked by countless battles, he awaits his next assignment.” Balls always pierce enemies until they hit a wall.	Poison
The Empty Nester	“Finally, some peace and quiet.” No baby balls. Each shot shoots multiple instances of one equipped special ball.	Ghost
The Shade	“A killer for hire.” Balls shoot from the back and have a base critical hit chance of 10 percent.	Dark
The Shieldbearer	“The front line’s first defense.” Holds a large shield that bounces back balls that hit it. Balls deal 100 percent more damage each time they bounce off the shield.	Iron
The Spendthrift	“A wealthy merchant, living a life of extravagance.” Shoots all balls at the same time in a wide arc.	Vampire
The Flagellant	“Just your average flagellant.” Balls bounce normally off the bottom of the screen.	Egg Sac
The Juggler	“A street performer, flourishes abound.” Lobs balls into the air at a target position on the field. Balls don’t start bouncing until they reach the ground.	Lightning
The Tactician	“A retired general, experienced beyond belief.” Battles become turn-based.	Iron
The Radical	“Radicalized by years of solitude.” Plays the game and chooses upgrades automatically.	Wind
The Makeshift Sisyphus	“A former king, tormented by time.” Balls no longer deal direct hit damage, but AOE and status effect damage is increased by 4x. No baby balls.	Earthquake
The Physicist	“A pioneer of the field.” Balls are affected by gravity pulling towards the back of the screen.	Light
The Tunneller	“Always digging deeper.” Balls wrap around the top and bottom of the screen.	Earthquake
The Falconer	“Raised by the birds.” Balls are shot from two falcons flying on the sides of the screen.	Lightning
The Tiptoer	“One who tiptoes.” Can’t be detected by enemies (except bosses and minibosses), but has drastically less health.	Laser (Horizontal)
The Carouser	“The life of the party.” Balls can briefly orbit around player when on a return trajectory.	Charm

How to unlock new characters in Ball x Pit

New characters in Ball x Pit are unlocked by completing levels with characters for the first time. Each time you progress and finish an existing level, you unlock blueprints to build new buildings at your base.

Some of these blueprints are for houses that house the characters. Simply play and complete each level with a character who has not finished the level before, and you will unlock blueprints. Then, build the character’s house and place it in your base to unlock them as a new playable character.

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PlayStation exclusive Saros is coming soon, and not long is left before you can dive in and enjoy the content. The exact release date and time will differ based on which edition you’ve purchased. Nevertheless, this guide has you covered regarding the exact moment you’ll be able to enjoy what Saros has to offer.

Saros release countdown

Saros goes live globally on April 29 in the Americas, but on April 30 in other regions. However, there’s an early access window that is available with the Digital Deluxe Edition. The early access offers up to 48 hours of extra gameplay for the owners. The following countdown will expire once the early access begins.

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The countdown is based on the following timings.

• 9pm PDT (April 27)
• 11pm CDT (April 27)
• 12am EDT
• 4am UTC
• 5am BST
• 6am CET
• 1pm JST
• 2pm AEST

The following countdown will expire once the Standard Edition goes live. This is the official time of launch when everyone can start enjoying the content.

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• 9pm PDT (April 29)
• 11pm CDT (April 29)
• 12am EDT
• 4am UTC
• 5am BST
• 6am CET
• 1pm JST
• 2pm AEST

What to expect from Saros

Saros is a PS5 exclusive that puts you in the shoes of Arjun Devraj. As a Soltari enforcer, you’re tasked with investigating Carcosa. At its heart, the game is a rogue-lite experience, where failure will happen. However, you will still gain something from one run that you can carry to the next one.

Every run will feature dangerous enemies and bosses to take down. To help your cause, you’ll be able to customize your loadout and improve your weapons across your runs. You’ll also gain different resources that will help you to do that. Finally, you can always make use of your Second Chance mechanic (needs to be unlocked), which works as a reset switch if something goes terribly wrong.

While things look and sound pretty exciting, Saros will only be available to PS5 players for the time being. There’s always a chance for it to arrive later on PC, but that seems quite unlikely as of writing.

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