Ding Dong XL on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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A fast-paced, neon-infused arcade game with simple one-button controls! Addictive, easy to learn, and perfect for quick sessions. Challenge yourself to beat your high score while waiting in queue for another game!
Ding Dong XL is a runner, difficult and arcade game
developed and published by Adamvision Studios.
Released on June 15th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 858 reviews of which 833 were positive and 25 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified Ding Dong XL into these genres:
System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Dual Core+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB+
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Ding Dong XL should technically run on a Windows XP machine, that doesn't mean you should do it though. But if you do it and it works, AWESOME!
MacOS
- OS: OSX 10.5+
- Processor: Dual Core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
- OS: Most 32-bit and 64-bit Linux OS Variants
- Processor: Dual Core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB
- Storage: 500 MB available space
User reviews & Ratings
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Ding Dong XL, developed and published by Adamvision Studios, is a minimalist arcade experience that strips gaming down to its most essential elements: timing, reflexes, and rhythm. On the surface, it’s deceptively simple. You control a small glowing orb that bounces between the top and bottom of the screen, with the only objective being to avoid incoming obstacles and survive as long as possible. A single button controls everything—press once to switch sides, time your moves carefully, and that’s the entire premise. Yet, as basic as that sounds, Ding Dong XL manages to transform this one-button mechanic into something unexpectedly intense and addictive. It’s a modern reflection of old-school arcade sensibilities, designed for short bursts of play but capable of swallowing hours before you realize it. The gameplay structure is perfectly tuned to capture that “just one more try” feeling. Each session begins with calm precision but rapidly escalates into chaos as obstacles multiply and speed increases. The challenge comes from reading patterns and committing to instinct, reacting not too early or too late. Every mistake feels like your own fault, which makes each failure sting just enough to push you to retry. The simplicity of the controls gives Ding Dong XL an immediacy that’s rare in modern games—you can start a new run within seconds of failing the last. This frictionless cycle of play and restart is what makes it so addictive. It embodies the philosophy of arcade gaming from the 1980s, when a game didn’t need a complex story or sprawling mechanics to keep you hooked—it just needed to be brutally fair and endlessly replayable. What elevates Ding Dong XL beyond mere simplicity is its atmosphere and presentation. The game’s aesthetic is a pulsing explosion of neon color, pairing vividly glowing shapes with clean, geometric patterns. The visuals are hypnotic without being distracting, and the use of contrast ensures that obstacles remain clear even as the screen fills with movement. The soundtrack complements the visuals perfectly: a steady, electronic beat that adapts to the rhythm of your gameplay, pulsing in sync with your successes and mistakes. Together, the audiovisual design creates a trance-like feedback loop that keeps you locked in, each run blending seamlessly into the next. The music and color palette give the game an identity—part retro arcade, part modern rhythm experience—and this stylish presentation helps elevate what might otherwise be a bare-bones reflex test. Mechanically, Ding Dong XL introduces just enough variation to keep things fresh. Power-ups appear periodically, offering temporary advantages such as slowing time, destroying all obstacles, or granting brief invulnerability. These moments of reprieve punctuate the growing tension of each session, creating dynamic highs and lows that sustain engagement. The scoring system further deepens the replay loop. Close calls—those moments where you narrowly avoid colliding with an obstacle—grant extra points, encouraging players to take risks instead of playing conservatively. This mechanic subtly transforms the game’s psychology, rewarding daring over safety and giving each decision a tangible weight. It’s a smart design choice that keeps the player balancing on a knife’s edge, chasing perfection while flirting with failure. Beyond its core loop, Ding Dong XL also includes alternate modes that tweak the formula. The most notable is “Dual Mode,” which challenges you to control two orbs at once, doubling the chaos and forcing your brain to split its focus. It’s a simple addition, but it meaningfully expands the gameplay by demanding multitasking precision and sharper reflexes. Other modes increase the difficulty curve or alter the pacing, ensuring that veterans still have room to push their limits. The inclusion of unlockable cosmetic effects provides minor visual variety, though they don’t alter gameplay. What’s striking is how much replayability the developer extracts from such a minimalist foundation. It’s a testament to Adamvision Studios’ understanding of pure game design—the ability to craft depth and intensity from mechanics that can be explained in a single sentence. Of course, simplicity comes with trade-offs. After extended play, the game’s limited variety can start to wear thin. The basic loop doesn’t evolve much beyond faster speeds and denser obstacle patterns, so once you’ve mastered the timing, the surprises diminish. The reliance on repetition means Ding Dong XL is best consumed in short bursts rather than long sessions. It’s the kind of game you pick up between tasks or play for a few minutes before bed, rather than something you sink hours into at a time. That said, its bite-sized nature is exactly what makes it so satisfying. It’s not meant to compete with sprawling, narrative-driven experiences—it’s designed for quick, concentrated bursts of adrenaline, a modern arcade cabinet that lives on your PC or console. What’s most impressive about Ding Dong XL is how effectively it achieves what it sets out to do. The controls are tight and responsive, the presentation is slick and vibrant, and the feedback loop is pure dopamine. Every death teaches you something new, and every success feels like a tiny victory. It’s the embodiment of the “easy to learn, hard to master” philosophy that defines the best arcade titles. The game’s price point also makes it an easy recommendation—it offers a level of polish and addictiveness that far exceeds its cost. For players who enjoy games like Super Hexagon or One More Line, Ding Dong XL scratches a similar itch, rewarding persistence and precision in equal measure. In the end, Ding Dong XL is a small but expertly crafted experience that captures the spirit of arcade gaming with modern polish and style. Its one-button design hides surprising depth, its audiovisual presentation is mesmerizing, and its challenge curve keeps you coming back for one more run. It’s a reminder that games don’t need complexity or spectacle to be engaging—they just need to nail their core loop, and Ding Dong XL does so with remarkable focus. While it may not have the longevity of larger titles, its immediacy and intensity make it an essential pick for anyone who appreciates the beauty of simplicity done right. Rating: 9/10
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It's flashier than their previous games, with colorful animations and more polish. However, I feel like the gameplay was a bit too easy. I much prefer the minimalist games (Bing Bong XL, Pivot XL, and Righty Tighty XL). They were simple, but I felt like the difficulty curve was really dependent on how good I was as a player and how well I understood the limits of the simple mechanics. Ding Dong XL, however, doesn't have much depth, but it tries to compensate with diversity. We have three modes: one that you click to pass a ball to the other side (gaining one point); another that's the same as the previous, but you control two balls instead of one; and in the last one, you're a ball going in a line, but you can switch the direction you're moving. From these, I found the double to be the most fun and challenging to get good at. The flow of achievements was a little off given the difficulty of the game, unlike the previous ones that had a good difficulty curve-to-achievement completion ratio. Score: 5/10 - Average
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Quite fun!! Although when people see “breadcrumbs is playing Ding Dong XL” they don’t know it’s about a ball going up and down.
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Ding Dong XL one button game. I don't know what to say, addictive - maybe, hard - i guess, interesting - not so much. At least it got some steam cards and achievements, more than other games offer.
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Stopped playing after getting the full achievements stats. Worth a shot.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ding Dong XL is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam.
Ding Dong XL is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 0.99€ on Steam.
Ding Dong XL received 833 positive votes out of a total of 858 achieving an impressive rating of 9.09.
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Ding Dong XL was developed and published by Adamvision Studios.
Ding Dong XL is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Ding Dong XL is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Ding Dong XL is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Ding Dong XL is a single-player game.
Ding Dong XL does not currently offer any DLC.
Ding Dong XL does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Ding Dong XL supports Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Ding Dong XL is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Online players
5
Developer
Adamvision Studios
Publisher
Adamvision Studios
Release
15 Jun 2018
Platforms
Remote Play