BALL x PIT Nintendo Switch Free Trial Starts May 26
The trial gives Nintendo Switch Online subscribers a week to evaluate a critically well-received indie roguelite before a discount period, potentially driving sales for a title that launched eight months ago.
Key Facts
- The BALL x PIT free trial for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers runs from May 26 at 12:00 to June 1 at 17:59 JST.
- The game launched in October 2025 and was developed by Kenny Sun and Friends, published by Devolver Digital.
- A 33% discount sale runs from May 26 to June 8, bringing the price to 1,139 yen (tax included).
- Save data from the trial can be transferred to the purchased full version.
- BALL x PIT is available on Switch 2, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, and Android.
Reporting from 3 sources: ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Nintendo announced on May 25 that the roguelite block-breaker BALL x PIT will be free to play for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers from May 26 to June 1. The Issei Trial (also called Simultaneous Trial) runs from May 26 at 12:00 to June 1 at 17:59 JST. During this period, players can download and play the full game without restrictions. The game, developed by Kenny Sun and Friends and published by Devolver Digital, launched in October 2025. It combines breakout-style ball launching with roguelite survival elements: players drop into a bottomless pit, use balls as weapons against enemy hordes, and combine over 60 random ball types to find powerful combos before facing a boss at the deepest level. Environments include deserts, frozen caves, and forests. Alongside the trial, a sale runs from May 26 to June 8, offering the game at 33% off, bringing the price to 1,139 yen (tax included). Save data from the trial can be transferred to the purchased full version. The game is also available on Switch 2, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, and Android.
Nintendo's Issei Trial program, which lets Nintendo Switch Online members play select games for free during limited windows, will feature BALL x PIT starting May 26. The game was released in October 2025 and has maintained a presence across multiple platforms including Switch 2, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, and Android. Developer Kenny Sun and Friends and publisher Devolver Digital built the title around a simple loop: players launch balls across a breakout-style field to defeat enemies descending from the top, while collecting randomized ball upgrades across runs. The trial period runs for nearly a week, ending June 1 at 17:59 JST. A simultaneous 33% discount, bringing the price to 1,139 yen, lasts until June 8. Save data from the trial carries over to the full purchase, a standard feature of the Issei Trial program that Nintendo has used for other titles such as Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.