BALLISTIK

How to play Ballistik

Four controls, real ball physics and two-minute matches. Here is everything you need for your first goal.

In Ballistik you control one footballer on a small 3D pitch. You move, kick, boost and jump. There are no stats on your player and no random numbers on shots: where the ball goes depends only on how and when you meet it. The game has an interactive tutorial (the ? button in the menu), and this page covers the same ground so you can read it before you play.

Controls

You can change the keyboard keys in the game's settings.

Kicking

• Pass: a kick fires the moment you press, or as soon as the ball comes into reach. Press a little early and it goes on contact.
• Power shot: kick while boosting, or right after a dash, and the ball leaves much faster.
• Perfect shot: time your kick to the ball arriving at your feet and it flies 30% harder. The window is about a fifteenth of a second, so it takes practice.

Ball skills

• Height: where you meet the ball decides where it goes. Standing still, it stays flat. At a run, it hops. Boosting into it, it flies. Get under a bouncing ball and it goes up.
• Flick: walk the ball with it in front of you, then dash. It pops up over the defender.

Boost

• Boost: hold it while moving to run faster. A full tank lasts four seconds and refills very slowly on its own.
• Boost pads: big pads in the corners and on the sides fill the tank, small ones add 12%. They come back after a few seconds.
• Dash: tap boost for a quick burst in the direction you point. It costs a little boost and needs a moment to recharge.
• Bump: boost into an opponent fast enough and they go down for a moment.

In the air

• Jump and header: a ball above head height flies over everyone. Jump under it and kick in the air for a header or a volley. A ball that drops onto your head bounces off and loses its pace.
• Aerial: jump and hold boost to fly up to the ball's height. Steer at it and kick when the aim effect turns green.

Game modes

Classic

Score in the other team's goal. The team with the most goals when time runs out wins, and a tie goes to golden goal: the next goal ends the match. A ball over the crossbar bounces back into play, so keep your shots under the bar. A 1v1 lasts two minutes, 2v2 and 3v3 last three.

Dropshot

There are no goals. The floor is made of hex tiles. A ball that lands from the air on the other team's half cracks the tiles, and a second hit opens them. Drop the ball through a hole to score. Every kick charges the ball (a power shot counts double), and the more charge it carries, the bigger the area it breaks: 1, 7 or 19 tiles.

Ways to play

• Quick Match: 1v1, 2v2 or 3v3 for fun. A bot takes any empty spot so matches start quickly.
• Ranked: five placement matches put you on a ladder with ten tiers, from Iron to Challenger. Wins earn LP, losses cost it, and every season has its own leaderboard. Only real players, never bots.
• Custom Game: create a room, choose the team size, mode and an optional password, and share the code. Friends who don't fit can spectate.
• Practice: play against bots to try shots and aerials without pressure.

Tips for your first matches

1. Don't chase the ball with your teammates. In 2v2 and 3v3, one player stays back while the others attack.
2. Save boost for the moments that matter: a race to a loose ball, a power shot or a block. Grab pads on the way back.
3. Kick slightly early. A kick waits for the ball to come into reach, so pressing late is the most common way to miss.
4. Use the walls and the crossbar. The ball bounces off them, and a bounce can set up a header.
5. Save a replay after a match and watch it back. Seeing a goal you conceded from above teaches more than ten new matches.

Questions

Something not working, or an idea for the game? See the support page or read the About page to learn more about Ballistik. News and patch notes are on the blog.

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