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Higgs Ball Paint

Higgs Ball Paint is a 3D puzzle where you slide the screen to adjust your aiming angle and launch colored balls at shapes to paint them. A level is done when the shapes are all one color — new levels bring new colors and geometric shapes.

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The gist

The short version

Shapes sit in 3D space and you paint them by launching colored balls at them. Slide the screen to set your aiming angle, fire, and watch the paint land. A level is done when the shapes are covered in a single color.

What you're after

What the goal actually is

Paint it all in one color. You launch balls onto the shapes until nothing is left in its original finish; new levels add new colors and geometric shapes to paint.

How to steer

The controls

Two inputs do the work: sliding the screen adjusts your aiming angle, and launching sends a colored ball at the shape you are pointing to. Line up the angle first, then launch.

Your first minute

Your first sixty seconds

In the first level, slide the view around one shape so you see it from several angles, then launch a few balls and watch where the paint lands. You are learning the aiming feel, not trying to finish fast.

A gentle start

An easy way in

Pick one shape and keep painting it until it reads as one color. Because sliding the screen changes your angle, aim at faces you have not painted instead of firing at the same side again.

Where it wobbles

The usual trip-ups

If a shape still shows unpainted surface, a face you never aimed at is likely the cause. Slide the view all the way around before assuming the level is stuck.

When you're stuck

A smaller next step

Give the stubborn shape a full turn of the view and find the face you have never aimed at. Take one clean shot at it instead of firing at the already-painted sides.

From the desk

A note from our desk

Your aim is the whole game: slide to the angle you want, launch, and let the paint do the rest. The game is built as a Zen, easy-to-pick-up experience, so one careful shot beats a spray.

First-timer questions

Before your first play

Is Higgs Ball Paint a good first-time puzzle?

Yes — the game is described as Zen gameplay that is easy to pick up. The only controls are sliding to aim and launching balls, so there is little to learn before the first level.

How do I find the last unpainted spot?

Slide the screen to rotate your aiming angle around the shape and look for a face still in its original finish. A surface you cannot see from your current angle is usually the one left to paint.

How do I finish a level?

Keep launching colored balls at the shapes until the whole level is painted in a single color. New levels add new colors and geometric shapes, so the target changes as you progress.