About Ballet of Steel
Ballet of Steel is a turn-based bullet hell starring a ballet dancer with lightning reflexes. She can see bullets coming and knock them back, so the enemies' own weapons become her best attack.
Each room is a small fight, and clearing out every enemy in it lets you move on. Because it plays one turn at a time on a board of tiles, you get a moment to read where each shot is heading before you commit. A well-timed click lands a heavy blow that staggers whoever takes it.
The setting is the ruins of a city that was once crowded and busy, now dark and overgrown. Her reason for going into the ruins stays a mystery; all she wants is answers. Ballet of Steel is a short prototype, so you can play Ballet of Steel online here and see it through in a few minutes, and Ballet of Steel free in the browser asks for nothing but a mouse.
How to Play Ballet of Steel
- Click anywhere on the title screen to begin.
- Use the mouse for everything: click the tiles on the board to act, including the middle tile.
- Read where the enemy bullets are heading and knock them back at the enemies who fired them.
- Click at the right moment to deal heavy damage and stagger an enemy.
- Defeat every enemy in a room to move on to the next.
- Press R to restart the game if things go badly.
What to Expect in Ballet of Steel
Ballet of Steel moves at your pace. Nothing happens until you act, so the challenge is planning: reading several bullets at once and finding the move that sends the most of them back where they came from.
The mood is quiet and gloomy rather than flashy, with muted pixel art, a lone white-haired dancer and a soundtrack that sets the tone. There's one odd rule to know about: switch to another browser tab or window mid-game and the music stops for good, as a little punishment for looking away.
Tips for Ballet of Steel
- Stay on the tab. Switching away, even for a second, kills the music for the rest of your session.
- Before each move, trace every bullet one turn ahead. The shot you forgot to check is usually the one that hits you.
- Think of enemy fire as your ammo. Move so that incoming bullets can be swatted back into enemies instead of only dodged.
- Save the heavy, staggering click for the enemy you most need to slow down, since a staggered enemy buys you breathing room.
- Be careful with the R key. It restarts the game, so keep your fingers off it unless you mean it.
Who Made Ballet of Steel
Ballet of Steel was made by Iced_Lemon, lapspider45, slascoplerd, ZahranW, KingW, who released it on itch.io. It's built in Unity, and lapspider45 composed the music. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Ballet of Steel page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Ballet of Steel free?
Yes. Ballet of Steel is free to play in your browser here, with no download and no account. Click anywhere on the title screen to start. The whole game runs on mouse clicks, so there's nothing to set up first.
How do you play Ballet of Steel?
You play Ballet of Steel with the mouse, clicking tiles on the board to act. It's turn-based, so you can study where each bullet is heading before you move. Knock bullets back at the enemies who fired them, use a well-timed click for a heavy, staggering hit, and clear every enemy to leave the room.
What is the goal of Ballet of Steel?
The goal is to fight your way through the ruined city one room at a time. Each room is cleared by defeating every enemy in it, mostly by turning their own bullets against them. Along the way, the dancer is searching the ruins for answers, though her reasons for going there stay a mystery.
Who made Ballet of Steel?
Ballet of Steel was made by Iced_Lemon, lapspider45, slascoplerd, ZahranW and KingW, who released it on itch.io. It was built in Unity, and lapspider45 composed the music. FunClicker embeds the team's original version, and the credit for the game belongs to them.
Can I play Ballet of Steel on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook works, because Ballet of Steel runs in the browser and only needs clicks, so a mouse or trackpad is fine. Since it's turn-based, a trackpad is not a disadvantage. Phones and tablets are less reliable for this kind of browser game, so a computer is the safer choice.
Is Ballet of Steel unblocked at school?
Ballet of Steel only needs a browser tab, with nothing to download or install. Whether it opens on a school or work network depends on that network's filters, which we do not control. If Ballet of Steel loads for you, it plays the same as anywhere else.
Why did the music stop in Ballet of Steel?
If you switch to another tab or window while playing Ballet of Steel, the music stops for good as a playful punishment for losing focus. The game itself keeps working without it, but the quiet changes the mood a lot, so keep this tab in front while you play.
Is Ballet of Steel turn-based?
Yes. Ballet of Steel is a turn-based bullet hell, so the bullets only move when you do. That gives you time to plan, which is the main appeal: you're looking for the move that dodges danger and swats bullets back into enemies at the same time.
