BALTIMORE, MD – May 27, 2026 – ProGen Games, today proudly announces that its highly anticipated debut game, Ball & Gun, will officially arrive on PC via Steam Early Access on June 5, 2026.
NVZN Studios introduces an obsession-worthy fusion of first-person shooter mechanics and the rhythmic, kinetic flow of an arcade sports simulation. Trapped in an escalating horde-survival “Ballpocalypse”, players are forced to balance court positioning and a shot timer to sink flawless jump shots to unlock supernatural basketball abilities, while also unloading an evolving arsenal of heavy weaponry against waves of the undead. Dual gameplay mechanisms, known as “Way of the Ball” and “Way of the Gun”, pair a win condition tied to sinking 50 Perfect Shots with gaining weapons proficiency to survive against the horde long enough to sink those perfect shots, locking the player into a symbiotic shoot to win, shoot to survive scenario.
Early Traction for Ball & Gun
Ahead of its public rollout, the game has also been named an Official Selection for The Media Indie Exchange (The MIX) Summer Game Showcase as a World Premiere on its release date, June 5th. Since its alpha was released in March of 2026, Ball & Gun has been recently showcased in DREAMHACK’s Indie Playground in Atlanta, GA; BlerDCon’s Exhibiter Pool in Crystal City, VA; and has been named as an Official Selection in the upcoming Enoch Pratt Indie Game Fest in Baltimore, MD; and ImmerseCon’s Indie Showcase in Richmond, VA.
The project first commanded the industry's attention during its initial alpha phase, racking up millions of organic impressions and pulling tens of thousands of casual and competitive players onto its proprietary servers over a single weekend. NVZN Studios’ innovative approach to gaming leveraged a web environment and its own servers to launch the alpha build on a lightweight, custom-engineered full-stack architecture hosted on a custom domain that anyone could remember: ballandgun.com. Ball & Gun features are tailored for casual play with competitive rails, including integrated single-elimination tournament brackets, multi-tiered leaderboards, custom player Career Mode with stats tracker and Callsign Identity, and even dedicated Crew Ops for players to create a Crew of 5 players and rank on the Crew Leaderboard.
Further specific details regarding Ball & Gun’s appearance at the Summer Game Fest showcase in Los Angeles will be distributed by ProGen Games in a subsequent Press Release.
To learn more about the title or to request press preview access, contact ProGen Games or visit the Developer’s hub at https://nvzn.studio.
About NVZN Studios
NVZN Studios is the game development venture between artists, Aaron Cooper and Art Grayson, one a musician and lifelong gamer, and the other a muralist and nuclear engineer. Together, they have over 20 years of collaboration. Guided by the mantra "Envision it. Create it.", Aaron and Art fuse technical precision with artistic soul. NVZN’s debut game, Ball & Gun, is a viral "Ballpocalypse" blending FPS action with sports simulation. With 2.7M+ views, this powerhouse partnership has found a unique entry to the indie gaming world as a lean, vision-driven team.
About ProGen Games
ProGen Games is an developer-led indie publisher, built to validate and distribute games that merge creative freedom with self-made infrastructure, and has a focus on web, Steam, and mobile games.
Links & Availability
- Release date: June 5th
- Launch platform: Steam in Early Access
- Press kit: Available at https://progengames.com/pressbng
Media Contact
Press at ProGen Games
press@progengames.com