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BasketBall is a free arcade game you can play right here in your browser. Think shooting, basketball and retro & arcade — that is the shape of it. It works the same on desktop, tablet and phone, and your progress picks up where the game left it.

About BasketBall

Let’s experience the Retro Style Basketball in 3D. Start shooting the ball and score as much as you can. There are 3 deadly challenging modes to make you addictive with Basketball action game. 1. Time Attack 2. Sudden Death 3. Challenge It’s time to dribble, shoot, score, WIN! Choose the ball and head to the basketball court for some awesome shoots. Flick the ball towards the basket to take a shot and feel the fun on playing real basketball. Basketball 3D is an awesome real feel game which can really challenge your shooting skills.

How to play BasketBall

Press play and the first round teaches you the rest. Nothing about the control scheme is unusual; the table below covers all of it. It is built tall rather than wide — comfortable one-handed on a phone, centred and uncropped on a monitor. Nothing is lost by trying something reckless once.

Controls

InputAction
MouseAim
Left clickFire
WASDMove
RReload

On mobile: Tap and swipe directly on the screen. The game is built for portrait, so you can play one-handed without rotating your phone.

Why it is worth playing

Arcade games live or die on how fast they get going. BasketBall gets going immediately. Nothing about it assumes you have played it before.

At a glance

  • Free to play with no account required
  • Runs in the browser — nothing to download or install
  • Portrait layout, comfortable one-handed on mobile
  • Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile.
  • Shooting gameplay — Aim, fire, repeat
  • Basketball gameplay — Nothing but net
  • Retro & Arcade gameplay — Cabinet-era games that still hold up
  • Added to our catalogue from a 2023 release

Frequently asked questions

Is BasketBall free to play?

It is free. There is no trial, no unlock and no sign-up wall on BasketBall — the page you are on is the whole thing.

Do I need to download or install anything?

No download, no installer, no plugin. BasketBall is HTML5, so the browser plays it directly.

Can I play BasketBall on my phone?

Yes. Tap and swipe directly on the screen. The game is built for portrait, so you can play one-handed without rotating your phone.

What are the controls for BasketBall?

Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile. Mouse — aim; Left click — fire; WASD — move; R — reload.

Can I play BasketBall fullscreen?

Yes. Use the fullscreen button in the top-right of the game player to expand it to the whole screen, and press Escape to come back out.

What kind of game is BasketBall?

BasketBall is a arcade game built around shooting, basketball and retro & arcade. If that is the sort of thing you enjoy, the related games further down the page are picked using the same tags.

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