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Amelore · 2024 · Windows

Steam: 83 % positive of 5,520 reviews, as of Oct 28

It's hands playing volleyball. Compete online and show who has the better ball handling skills. Style on your opponents through skill and a superior fashion sense.

24 games that play like Slappyball and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: The Spike, Volleying and The Spike Cross.

Player tags

  • Sports
  • Multiplayer
  • PvP
  • e-sports
  • Character Customization
  • Casual
  • 3D
  • Free to Play
Map region: Sports & Football
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed-to-positive: players enjoy the chaotic, silly matches with friends, but many note a dead player base, weak AI and clumsy controls.

Many players say the core idea is funny and easy to pick up, and that matches are chaotic and most fun with friends. Some praise the arenas, the simple tactics and the depth players can reach with practice. The main complaints are that the online player base is largely gone, so many matches are against bots, and that the AI teammates and opponents are poor, sometimes knocking you away from the ball. Some players also report high ping, lag, a camera that makes hitting the ball hard, and occasional stuck states. Several reviewers mention that the servers are being shut down, which they regret. Steam's totals are clearly positive, but the reviews below lean more mixed.

Praised

  • Chaotic fun with friends

    Players enjoy fast, silly matches, especially competing against friends in the same arena.

    Many players
  • Simple to learn, deep to master

    Easy first steps, but skill and tactics reward practice, with controls that feel like Rocket League.

    Many players
  • Creative arenas and humour

    Reviewers like the varied arenas, the announcer, the music and the odd presentation.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Dead player base

    Players find few or no online opponents, so matches are against bots and the game feels empty.

    Many players
  • Lag, ping and server problems

    High ping and laggy servers make the game hard to play, and some players report stuck states.

    Many players
  • Weak AI teammates

    Bot teammates and opponents play poorly, and bumping into a teammate can send you flying off the ball.

    Some players
  • Camera and controls

    The camera angle and floaty controls make it hard to hit the ball, and some find the mechanics clumsy.

    Some players
Who it suits
Suits groups of friends who want short, silly, competitive matches and do not mind a quiet online scene.
Who should skip it
Skip it if you want a busy online community, reliable servers or smooth controls and AI.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with many hours tend to mention the lack of active opponents and the server shutdown more, while newcomers mostly praise the fun with friends.

Summarised by AI from 35 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Slappyball

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Slappyball

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Slap City95 % positive of 2,406Shared: Co-op · Multiplayer · Funny
  2. Battle Ball86 % positive of 487Shared: Sports · PvP · Top-Down
  3. Rumble Club80 % positive of 711Shared: PvP · Character Customization · Controller
  4. Slapshot84 % positive of 2,507Shared: Sports · Co-op · Multiplayer
  5. Rocket League®87 % positive of 431,807Shared: Sports · Team-Based · Co-op
  6. Volleyball Unbound - Pro Beach Volleyball91 % positive of 224Shared: Sports
  7. REMATCH69 % positive of 42,789Shared: Sports · PvP · e-sports
  8. Roller Champions™68 % positive of 896Shared: Sports · PvP · e-sports
  9. 3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound61 % positive of 4,473Shared: Sports · PvP · e-sports
  10. Hangtime!77 % positive of 254Shared: Sports · Co-op · Stylized
  11. Stumble Guys85 % positive of 139,290Shared: PvP · Character Customization · Family Friendly
  12. Spike Volleyball55 % positive of 620Shared: Sports · Family Friendly · Multiplayer

By look

Looks like Slappyball

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Fur the Game91 % positive of 157
  2. TOTALLY BASEBALL86 % positive of 152
  3. Trover Saves the Universe90 % positive of 3,251
  4. 69 Balls89 % positive of 178
  5. Slapshot: Rebound82 % positive of 14,163
  6. Gang Beasts85 % positive of 55,390
  7. Topple Tactics88 % positive of 1,377
  8. Slap City95 % positive of 2,406
  9. Gum Ball Run84 % positive of 911
  10. MetaBall - Multiplayer Basketball69 % positive of 343
  11. World of Football80 % positive of 199
  12. Soccer Online: Ball 3D88 % positive of 4,643

At a glance

What games like Slappyball have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Slappyball: Sports (19 of 24), PvP (17) and e-sports (8).
  • They came out between 2015 and 2025, 4 of them after Slappyball (2024).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Slap City (95 % positive of 2,406).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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