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Ballad

Ballad is a toy box for melodies: pick one, tweak it or write your own, then get mesmerized by what it looks like, play it, fiddle with it, and share a clip if you want. Compose, visualize, play, record.

Release date
October 1, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Part Time Monkey
Publisher
Part Time Monkey
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About Ballad

A playground for musicBallad is a toy box for melodies. You choose, bring, or write a tune, or let the game make one up, and you play with it. Build a machine that performs it, watch it drawn as light, play it as a rhythm game, dress it in your own instruments and colours, and record the result as a video. Compose- A piano roll for your own tunes: paint notes, stack chords, set the tempo- Built-in melody generator writes a tune on demand as a starting point- Load anything from the song library, import your own MIDI files, or export from Ballad as MIDIBuild a machine- Draw shapes and drop a ball on them, and observe how it plays out- Turn gravity on or off, make shapes vanish or rotate, and customize as you please.- Pause, play it backwards, control playback with keyboard- Use built-in generators and visualizers for automatic tracks - Autoplay lays out a course that plays your melody in its exact rhythm, and loops it for as long as you likePlay it- The rhythm mode turns the same melody into falling notes- Select from 1 to 10 lanes to adjust to your level- Bind the keys any way you like - Or let it auto-play for viewing pleasureMake it look like yours- Select from multiple instruments or import your own- Ball hit effects from bloom to sparks to ripple- Customize the colors and patterns to your…

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★ 10.0/10Steam · 3 ratings
SteamLast checked November 1, 2026

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Drew a pair of balls and a BIG Rooster for the ball to spin around in. 10/10
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I got this game thinking I would play it then get bored, But its actually good, 8.3 out of 10

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I got this game thinking I would play it then get bored, But its actually good, 8.3 out of 10
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Drew a pair of balls and a BIG Rooster for the ball to spin around in. 10/10

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