BasketBelle

About This Game

BasketBelle is an experimental 2D basketball-based platformer. Each Chapter of the game uses the mechanics and idea of basketball in a different way. At one point you might be dribbling inside the intestines of a purple blob creature. At others, you’re likely to be dunking above the clouds in front of the Parisian moon.

A dynamic soundtrack and unique cardboard visuals help tell the story of a sister who must be saved through the power of basketball.

Key Features

• Dunk, dribble, and crossover through 8 Chapters spanning throughout the impromptu courts of Paris
• Each Chapter takes the mechanics of basketball and applies them in different ways. Some chapters are more action, some are more puzzle. And then there are the strange chapters.
• Music is tied directly to the gameplay, though it’s all passively controlled. For example, every time you dribble, you hear a bass hit. Shoot the ball, and the percussion stops.
• Visuals in the game are a unique mix of cardboard and color, every scene popping off the screen.

Bonus Content

Included with the game! 😀

• The BasketBelle EP: Full Soundtrack + Bonus Tracks (MP3) + Cover Art
• BasketBelle sketchbook: Full-color PDF including sketches and liner notes
• Browser version of BasketBelle (playable on Mac and Linux as well, but not through the Steam launcher)
• Access to Making Of Featurette! (11 min hosted video)

You can find these goodies in the BasketBelle install folder:
(…\Steam\steamapps\common\BasketBelle\Bonus_Content\)

Reviews

“A rare sports based game that makes you reflect on life.”
DIY Gamer

“The basketball mechanic looks quite slick but the flashes of narrative [will be] the heart of this one.”
Rock, Paper, Shotgun