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Basketball

Nothing but net.

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1–4 players Sports Online multiplayer

Ways to play

Play onlineCasual or ranked Play a friendInvite or local vs ComputerEasy · Med · Hard

Rules and controls

How to play Basketball

Find your swipe, build a streak and learn what changes in each format.

Swipe to shoot

Swipe upwards and release to shoot. A longer swipe gives more power; leaning left or right changes your aim. The ball follows a natural arc from your position. Use the same gesture with a mouse or trackpad. There is no separate power slider or hold stage.

A tap or a swipe that is too short does not take a shot. The dotted preview shows the opening part of the flight, not a guaranteed basket. Wait for the ball to finish before shooting again.

Points and streaks

In Shootout, Timed and Arcade, a close basket scores one point, a mid-range basket two and a long-range basket three. A clean swish adds one point before the streak multiplier is applied.

Three consecutive makes raise the multiplier to 2×, six to 3× and ten to 4×. The basket that reaches each milestone already gets the higher multiplier. A miss resets the streak. Other formats use their own scoring below.

Clocks and shared rounds

Shootout gives each player 60 seconds. Timed offers 30 or 120 seconds per player. You work through the same sequence of positions on your own clock. A shot released before the buzzer can finish its flight and still count. Pass and play runs each player's clock in turn.

In Three-point contest, Around the World and Knockout, complete your part of the round, then watch the other players' shots. Every active player gets the same number of attempts for that round. H-O-R-S-E follows the caller and takes turns instead.

Winning and tied scores

Shootout and Timed rank the highest score first. If the leading score is tied, those players take one long-range shot each. Players who make it stay in the tie while those who miss drop out. If everyone makes or everyone misses, shoot again, up to twelve sudden-death rounds.

Outside sudden death, equal scoring results use the number of baskets made to separate players. Around the World compares attempts before baskets made, so finishing the same round in fewer shots places higher. Knockout and H-O-R-S-E put survivors ahead of eliminated players, with later elimination placing higher. If the remaining measures cannot separate the leaders, the result can be a draw.

Game formats

Choose the format when you start your game. The available choices depend on how you play.

Shootout60 seconds each: Score as much as you can from changing positions. Swishes and streak multipliers count. Tied leaders enter sudden death.
Timed 3030 seconds each: A shorter scoring run with the same distance points, swish bonus, streak multipliers and sudden-death rules as Shootout.
Timed 120120 seconds each: A longer scoring run with Shootout scoring. Every player follows the same sequence of positions.
H-O-R-S-ECall and match: The caller chooses a position and shoots. A make asks every other player to match it; a follower who misses takes a letter. A caller's miss passes the lead. Five letters eliminate a player. The last player left wins.
Three-point contestFive racks of five: Shoot 25 balls across five racks, in the same rack order for every player. A make scores one point; the last ball in each rack scores two. Swish bonuses and streak multipliers do not apply.
KnockoutShared elimination rounds: Everyone takes one shot from the same position. If anyone makes it, players who missed are eliminated. If everyone misses, nobody leaves. The last survivor wins; at the 25-round limit, surviving players are ranked by baskets made.
Around the WorldSeven positions: Make a basket to move to the next position; miss and try that position again next round. Finish all seven to end the match after everyone has taken that round's shot. Fewer attempts breaks a same-round finish.
ArcadeSolo: Build your score through changing positions, with distance points, swish bonuses and streak multipliers. Your third miss ends the run.
Buzzer beaterSolo: Make a basket to move farther from the hoop. Each make adds one to your score. The first miss ends the run.

How it plays

Nothing but net.

Line up your shot and find the net. Play a shootout, try H-O-R-S-E or practise in Arcade mode.

Swipe to shoot

Aim and set your power in one upward swipe.

Solo practice

Try Arcade mode or work through Buzzer Beater.

Head-to-head

Play a shootout or challenge a friend to H-O-R-S-E.

Modes

Single-playerPrivate lobbiesOnline multiplayer

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Rewards & progression

Level up, earn rewardsLevel up through online matches to earn Rank Up crates for Basketball. Solo practice earns game XP, with a daily limit, but no crates.

Play ranked to climbRanked matches pay XP. Win for more, with a 2× bonus on a 3-win streak. Resign a ranked game and you forfeit: no XP.

Your stats are savedCasual and ranked matches record your wins, games played and best streak for Basketball.

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