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The Edge Ball

The Edge Ball — Genres, rating & game data

Refreshing look of Mirror’s Edge made this first-person action platformer recognizable even by people who have never played it before. The City of the “utopian” society is highly monitored by the totalitarian military groups. Players will take control of the female protagonist, named Faith, a speci

The Edge Ball is a platformer game developed by Electronic Arts DICE, 2008. It stands out for narrative-driven gameplay, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Available in single-player mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 82/100, it ranks as a highly rated title in our catalog.

About The Edge Ball

Refreshing look of Mirror’s Edge made this first-person action platformer recognizable even by people who have never played it before. The City of the “utopian” society is highly monitored by the totalitarian military groups. Players will take control of the female protagonist, named Faith, a specially trained Runner, master of parkour that delivers physical documents in the city, where every form of communication is watched. Her sister is framed for murder, and Faith must follow the clues to the identity of the murderer, with only lead being a note saying Icarus. Distinct visuals of the game form the bright white city, which Faith has to navigate through, jumping across rooftops, running on walls and climbing scaffolding. Color-coded elements of the environment guiding players as to where they can progress. Special attention to the camera that will bob up in down in accordance with the movement, trying to recreate the actual vision, and not a fixed video feed. Even though Mirror’s Edge has a combat system, it’s not the main focus, which makes it scarce.

How The Edge Ball was received

Of the 39,011 Steam player reviews, 88% are positive. Critics score it 81/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a favourable reception.

Players

  • Steam players39,011 reviews88%Very positive
  • IGDB community957 reviews77/100

Critics

  • Metacritic81/100
  • IGDB6 reviews73/100

Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.

NextGameLike Score

82/100 ↗

Rating

👍 83%

2K votes

Type

Platformer, Adventure, Puzzle

Released

2008

Updated May 2026

Developer

Electronic Arts DICE

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Avg. playtime

~3h

Platforms

PC, PlayStation, Xbox

Official trailer for The Edge Ball

Screenshots of The Edge Ball

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