Trick or Roll
For press and creators. Out on Steam October 23, 2026.
Tilt the world, not the ball.
A spooky-cute Halloween tilt-ball game · Windows & macOS on Steam · October 23, 2026
Embargo: please don't publish reviews, previews or gameplay videos before Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 AM PT (17:00 UTC). Announcement coverage using the trailer, screenshots and GIFs on this page is fine any time.
Trick or Roll press kit
Everything you need to cover Trick or Roll: facts, ready-to-use descriptions, art, screenshots and loops. If you need something that isn't here, or would like a Steam key, write to socialmedia@utoposgames.com.
Fact sheet
- Title
Trick or Roll
- Developer
Bitmagic
- Publisher
Utopos Games (Las Vegas, NV)
- Release date
Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 AM PT (17:00 UTC)
- Platforms
Windows, macOS (Steam)
- Price
$4.99, with 10% off during launch week
- Genre
Arcade tilt-ball / physics platformer
- Players
Single-player
- Language
English
- Controls
Controller, keyboard, or mouse tilt
- Content
30 stages · 3 stage sets · 4 playable rollers
- Streaming & monetization
Allowed, no music restrictions
- Press contact
- Socials
- Embargo
October 23, 2026, 10:00 AM PT
Description
Short (50 words)
Tilt the world, not the ball. Guide a hamster in a glass ball across 30 floating Halloween stages, grab candy, and beat the 60-second clock before you fall off the edge. Comic-book art, four playable rollers, and classic tilt-ball rules. Trick or Roll launches on Steam October 23.
Long (150 words)
You never steer the ball. You tilt the whole floating stage, and gravity does the rolling. In Trick or Roll, guide Biscuit (a golden hamster in a glass ball) through a spooky-cute Halloween harvest world under a giant harvest moon. Reach the glowing jack-o'-lantern goal before the timer runs out, scoop up candy, and try not to roll off the world.
Thirty stages span three moods of one night: Pumpkin Patch, Moonlit Graveyard, and Witch's Workshop. Paths narrow from plank roads to thin rails. Conveyors, sweeper bars, tilting decks, and launch ramps keep every run lively. Classic rules apply: 60 seconds per stage, lives, candy that buys extra lives, and time plus candy bonuses at the goal.
Roll as Biscuit the hamster, Maple the red panda, Pip the hedgehog, or Bandit the raccoon. Bold comic-book style, glowing lanterns, and pop-up impacts sell every bump. Wishlist now on Steam for the October 23 launch.
The pitch
Classic Super Monkey Ball-style tilt control with a family-friendly Halloween coat of paint: spooky-cute, never horror. You tilt the stage, gravity does the rolling, and the clock is always ticking.
Features
Classic tilt-ball control: you tip the entire floating stage and let physics handle the rest.
Ten per set, with paths that narrow from wide plank roads to thin rails over the void.
Every stage is a race to the glowing jack-o'-lantern goal, with time and candy bonuses when you make it.
Wrapped candy is worth 1, buckets are worth 10, and every 100 candies earns an extra life. You start with 4.
Conveyors push you forward, sideways and back; sweeper bars swing across the track; tilting decks and launch ramps send you flying.
Comic-book outlines, halftone shadows, glowing lanterns, squash and stretch, and pop-up sound effects on every bump.
Biscuit the hamster, Maple the red panda, Pip the hedgehog, and Bandit the raccoon.
Left stick tilts and right stick turns the camera. On keyboard, WASD or arrows tilt with adjustable feel, and mouse tilt is one key away. Practise any stage you've reached.
Three stage sets, one long night
Golden hour over boardwalks, pumpkin bumpers, corn conveyors and a scarecrow spinner.
Blue dusk, crypt bridges, coffin conveyors, ghost wheels and a wormhole mausoleum.
Midnight among gear grinders, cauldron conveyors, crystal mazes and lightning rods.
Meet the rollers
In-game renders, 420×560 PNG. Click a roller for the full file.
Trailer
The official Trick or Roll trailer. Embed it from YouTube in your coverage. Need the 1080p video file? Just ask at socialmedia@utoposgames.com.
GIFs & loops
Short gameplay loops from each stage set. GIF versions of all five loops (616 px wide) are in the images zip.
Screenshots
All 12 at 1920×1080. Click any shot for the full-size file, or grab them all in the images zip.
Logo & key art
Streaming & monetization
Allowed, no music restrictions. Stream it, upload it and monetize your videos, including the game's music. Assets on this page may be used for editorial coverage and video thumbnails.
About Utopos Games
Utopos Games is an indie game publisher based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The studio was founded in 2019 by game industry veterans who first worked together on Command & Conquer at Westwood Studios. Our previous release is Guntech 2, which came to Nintendo Switch after launching on Xbox and Steam.
After a quiet stretch, we're back with a new slate of games. Trick or Roll is the first, on October 23, 2026. Squall Riders follows on Steam on October 27, 2026, and Cabinet Fever is coming soon.
Trick or Roll is developed by Bitmagic and published by Utopos Games.
- Based in
Las Vegas, Nevada
- Founded
2019
- Website
- Previous release
Guntech 2 (Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Steam)
Contact & keys
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