BallMachina press kit
- Developer
- Katanes
- Release
- 2026, playable now at ballmachina.com
- Platforms
- Web browser: computers, Chromebooks, phones, tablets, Xbox; installable as an app
- Price
- Free, no ads, no account needed
- Players
- 1 to 4 on one screen; 1v1 and 2v2 online
- Licence
- Free software, GPL-2.0-or-later (source code)
- Contact
- [email protected]
Short description
BallMachina is a free car soccer game for the browser: drive into the ball and knock it into the goal, with missiles, mines, shields and EMPs. Online 1v1 and 2v2, against the computer, or up to four players on one screen.
Long description
BallMachina is car soccer (car football) that plays instantly in a web browser, with nothing to install. Each player drives a machine with a ram on its nose: push the ball, kick it with the ram, and grab the power-ups that appear on the pitch to boost, fire missiles, drop mines, raise a shield or freeze an opponent with an EMP.
Play ranked 1v1 matches with a monthly season, open a private room and send the link to a friend (1v1, or 2v2 where the computer fills the empty seats), or share one screen: one keyboard is enough for two players, and gamepads take it up to four, with a knockout tournament for 4 to 8 players. Goals replay in slow motion, and a match's highlights can be shared as a link.
Features
- Online 1v1 and 2v2, ranked seasons, private rooms by link, live matches to watch
- Against the computer: three levels and a ranked challenge
- 2 to 4 players on one screen, knockout tournament for 4 to 8
- Vehicles with their own handling, six balls, six venues
- Power-ups: turbo, missiles, mines, shield, EMP, magnet and more
- Slow-motion replays of the goals, match highlights to share as a link
- Keyboard, gamepads and touch controls; installable, plays offline against the computer
- Free software: physics (ODE) compiled to WebAssembly, three.js graphics
Screenshots and logos
Screenshot (1200 × 630, JPEG) · Icon (512 × 512, PNG)
More screenshots, logos and the trailer are coming.
Credits
BallMachina is made by Katanes. It uses ODE (Open Dynamics Engine) for its physics and three.js for its graphics.