Bendball
Bendball is a paddle ball game that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for two players on one device, or one player against a bot.
Move your paddle as you hit and the ball curves, so a quick swipe bends your return past the other paddle. After each point the court gains a feature such as a bumper, a post, a wrap gap or a spin lane, and match point adds a second ball. First to seven wins, and the bot ladder has eight rungs.
How to play
- Move your paddle: W and S, the arrow keys or the mouseOn a touch screen: Drag up and down to move your paddle
- Hit the ball back past the other paddle
- Move your paddle as the ball touches it to bend your return
- Every point adds something to the court. First to 7 wins
The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.
Controls
- Left paddle: W and S (against the bot also the arrows or the mouse)
- Right paddle: Up and Down
- Touch: drag on your half
Tips
- Spin is set by how fast your paddle moves at contact and fades by 55 per cent a second, so a curve does most on a short return.
- The court holds at most three features; when a fourth arrives the oldest goes, and bumpers are the only kind that can appear twice.
- A bumper takes half the spin off any ball that hits it, while the striped spin lane doubles it, so send curved returns through the lane, not the bumper.
How does match point work in Bendball?
When either side reaches 6 points, a second ball joins the serve. Whichever ball crosses a paddle line first ends the point, so you are tracking two balls at once with the match on the line. The match ends at 7 points.
How hard does the bot ladder get?
There are eight rungs. The rung 1 bot moves at 360 units a second with a wide aim error and never curves; by rung 8 it moves at 640, aims with little error and curves often. Winning a match climbs one rung, and your best rung is kept.
About this game
Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 4, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.
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