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Weird Dog Games, SCH Games · Published by Weird Dog Games, SCH Games
Mixed — 69% positive (35 reviews) · 12 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A short, hilariously unfair, two-player obstacle course that'll more than answer the question: "Would I lose my sanity if I were trapped in a hamster ball with this person and had to climb a stupid hazard filled mountain to get out?"
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Adventure, Indie, Casual, Racing · 2026 · More under £5 games
Race against friends or strangers through absurd obstacles as hamsters in this short but hilarious indie adventure game. Would you lose it? Find out!
About this game
A friendship-ending, physics-based, ragebait game where you and a friend are hamsters trapped inside a hamster ball and you can't get out until you complete this obstacle course.
Two Hamsters. One Ball. Zero Coordination.
Get your best friend and roll through an impossible obstacle course, with two twists:
You can't just hold a button to move. Each press instead shoves the ball, so you have to be constantly reacting to your speed and direction.
In co-op, you have to match the number of inputs you make with your partner. If one person presses five times in a row without any input from your partner, the ball explodes.
Online Multiplayer
Can't complete the course alone? Grab a friend to "help" you out!
Play online co-op with one other friend.
Or play solo and take control of the hamster ball yourself. It is slippery. You will fall many times.
Ball Physics
We modeled the hamster ball physics after the hamster ball that your pet hamster played in when you were a kid.
Good Luck
You will fall and explode... a lot. Good luck, and may hamster speed be with you.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5, AMD Ryzen 5, or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GT 1030, AMD RX 550, or equivalent
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Smoother Online Multiplayer
We've just launched an update focused on improving multiplayer latency and making online play smoother!If you're experiencing high ping in multiplayer, change your server region in the Options menu. Depending on where you're playing from, a different nearby region may give you a better connection.For players in mainland China, new installs will now default to our Hong Kong server, which is our closest available server region. Players in mainland China will continue to default to "best"*ChangesReduced the amount of data sent over the network each tick, which should improve multiplayer performance, especially on higher-latency connections.Fixed an issue where the other player's hamster could stop displaying its running animation under high-ping conditions.Server region names are now easier to understand.Added ping information to our internal logging so we can identify edge case connection issues.New players in mainland China will now default to the Hong Kong region on first install.Thank you all for playing Hamster Ballers!Read full article on Community Announcements (SCH Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
Hamster Ballers Release Date Set!
Hello Hamster Ballers!We're excited to announce the release date for the game is set for August 10th, 2026. We've taken into account the feedback from the demo and made a few adjustments like:Improving shadow positioningCamera sensitivity optionsAn option for removing the bomb barAdjusting some of the course difficultyAnd of course fixing bugs :')Given that the full game is launching soon, we will be taking down the demo by the end of next week (July 17th, 2026). If you haven't tried the game for free already and would like to rage at your friends, check it out before then!Either way, we're incredibly thankful for the almost 2,000 people who've tried the demo and helped us make the game better.See you at launch o7!Robin & NickRead full article on Community Announcements (robincheong)AnnouncementsOfficial
Japanese Localization Is Here!
Hello, Hamsters! Over the past few days, we’ve been amazed to see so many players in Japan discovering, playing, and sharing Hamster Ballers. Thank you so much for the warm response. It genuinely means a lot to our small team. To make the game easier for more players to enjoy, Hamster Ballers is now fully playable in Japanese! You can enable Japanese in either of these ways: • Open the Options menu in-game and select Japanese under “Language” • On Steam, make sure the demo’s launch option is set to Japanese The free demo is available now during Steam Next Fest. Grab a friend, climb into the ball, and try not to explode. Thank you again to everyone in Japan, and to everyone around the world, who has played, shared, wishlisted, or laughed at our hamsters. Play the free demo and wishlist Hamster Ballers on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4195910/Hamster_Ballers/Read full article on Community Announcements (SCH Games)Community & EventsOfficial
Hamsters Spotted at Next Fest
We're excited to share that Hamster Ballers is participating in Steam Next Fest!Been too long since you fought with your friends? Welcome to Hamster Ballers, a friendship ending rage game where you play as two hamsters stuck in a ball and you can't get out until you complete this absolutely gnarly obstacle course!If you enjoy games that make you laugh, scream, and yell at your friends, this one's for you 🫵🎮 Play our free demo from June 15–22 at Next Fest.⭐ Wishlist Hamster Ballers on Steam to follow development and get notified when we launch.Thanks for checking us out, and may hamster speed be with you.Nick & RobinRead full article on Community Announcements (SCH Games)Patch NotesOfficial
Easy Mode, Progress Bar, and Bug Fixes
We've added a multiplayer easy mode, an obstacle course progress bar, and have fixed some annoying bugs in this latest update.New features:Multiplayer Easy Mode: Enable this to make the 2-player bomb bar a lot more forgiving by increasing the number of presses required before you blow up. Turn this on or off in Options when playing the game.Progress Bar: We've added a progress bar to show you've gotten in the obstacle course, with indicators of where the next checkpoint is. Don't give up, keep going!Bugs Fixed:On laggy connections, the bomb explosion sound would sometimes play when you haven't actually blown up. We've now fixed this.Thanks,Nick and RobinRead full article on Community Announcements (SCH Games)
