Red Ball 4
About Red Ball 4: Physics Platformer Where a Ball Saves the World
Red Ball 4 drops you into a world under siege: evil Gray Cubes are plotting to squeeze every round thing on the planet into a square shape, and only one plucky red sphere stands in their way. The game is an arcade physics platformer that blends precise control, quick reflexes, and logic across five chapters of escalating challenge. Several scenes show the red sphere — complete with two large eyes and a mouth — rolling and bounding through its world. The story moves from grassy hills through dense forests and an industrial factory, then launches into a space adventure and finally a cave rescue mission, each chapter carrying its own mini-story.
Pleasant graphics, an interesting storyline, realistic character movement physics, and intuitive gameplay pull you into the conflict between Red Balls and Gray Cubes from the very first level. One scene shows a central device with a dark grey spherical core and five glowing blue circles emitting three thin blue lines that terminate in bright flashes.
How to Play Red Ball 4: Collect Stars and Stop the Gray Cubes
The goal is to collect stars and navigate through each level's landscape, reaching the end to push back the Gray Cubes and ultimately stop them from turning the world square. Each level gives you three lives. A collision with a Cube or a poor landing costs one life, but certain hazards — water and spikes among them — can end a run on the first contact. With every new level, the landscape grows more complex, new enemies and traps appear, and interactive items must be moved to unlock the path forward.
Levels / Maps / Worlds
The story spans 5 chapters, each built from 15 levels. Every fifteenth level ends in a Boss battle.
- Green Hills: The Red Ball crosses hilly terrain featuring dips, water bodies, stairs, and steps for climbing and jumping. Water is the primary danger here.
- Deep Forest: A forest world with more complex landscapes and puzzles. Switches, moving platforms, circular saws, and new enemies are introduced.
- Box Factory: An industrial zone that adds Bomb Cubes and laser puzzles on top of all previously introduced elements.
- Battle for the Moon: After victory at the factory, the Gray Cubes flee to the Moon to make it square. More complex Cosmic Cubes and gravity itself become obstacles.
- Into the Caves: An additional story that opens with a romantic scene between the Red Ball and his beloved. She is captured by evil Cubes at the most romantic moment, and the chapter tasks you with collecting keys and defeating more cunning enemies to rescue the Princess.
Controls
- ← → / A D: Move
- ↑ / W / Space / Enter: Jump
- ← ↕ → / W A S D: Menu navigation (PC)
- Space / Enter: Submit (PC)
- Escape / Backspace: Cancel (PC)
- ← →: Move (TV)
- ↑ / OK: Jump (TV)
- ← ↕ →: Menu navigation (TV)
- OK: Submit (TV)
- Back: Cancel (TV)
- Back Back: Exit game (TV)
- Virtual joystick: Movement (Mobile)
FAQ
How many chapters and levels does Red Ball 4 have?
The game is divided into 5 chapters, each containing 15 levels, for a total of 75 levels. The fifteenth level of every chapter is a Boss battle.
What happens when the Red Ball takes damage?
Each level starts with three lives. Minor damage — such as colliding with a Cube or landing badly — removes one life at a time. Certain hazards like water or spikes cause defeat on the very first contact.
What new obstacles appear as the chapters progress?
Deep Forest introduces switches, moving platforms, circular saws, and new enemies. Box Factory adds Bomb Cubes and laser puzzles. Battle for the Moon brings Cosmic Cubes and altered gravity into the mix.
What is the story behind the Into the Caves chapter?
Into the Caves begins with a romantic scene between the Red Ball and his beloved. Evil Cubes capture her at that moment, and the chapter tasks you with collecting keys and overcoming more cunning enemies to rescue the Princess.
Does the difficulty increase across levels?
Yes. With each new level the landscape becomes more complex, fresh enemies and traps are introduced, and interactive items that must be moved to reach the next section are added to the mix.
Games You Might Like
If the platforming and obstacle-dodging in Red Ball 4 appeal to you, the Adventure games category on Playgama has a wide range of story-driven challenges to explore. The full Red Ball Games series collects every entry in the franchise for fans who want more rolling, jumping action. For another run-and-escape platformer with coins to collect and obstacles to outwit, Barry Prison: Parkour Escape! delivers a similarly energetic challenge across its levels. Fans of tight obstacle navigation will also enjoy Geometry Arrow, where an arrow must survive a cave full of unique hazards across six progressively harder levels.
Browse the Arcade games section for more fast-reflex titles in the same spirit, or check out Platform games for a broader selection of jumping and traversal adventures.
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