Bouncing Ball

Why We Picked Bouncing Ball

Touch the screen and the ball hops; that is the only verb in the game, and reaching the finish is the only goal. Obstacles arrive in a rhythm, so the interesting part is the gap between one tap and the next rather than raw speed. It sits 357th of 500 in Arcade with a three-line description, which is a fair warning about how small the idea is, though the loop is complete.

How to Play

Three things decide whether a run here goes well:

• Tap the screen to make the ball hop, and keep tapping to keep it moving toward the finish.
• Reach the finish line by hopping over or past every obstacle placed along the route.
• Tap a little before the obstacle rather than on top of it, and keep a steady rhythm going.

Editor’s Note

A phone-first design: the instruction is literally to touch the screen. Short, narrow, and best treated as a minute-long distraction rather than a game to master. For reference: 1,122 plays, 4.3 out of 5 from 48 ratings, and 357 of 500 on the arcade shelf.

Written by the UGFJD editorial team for this page. The publisher’s own description follows below, unedited.