Blast Arena
Up to three players on one keyboard, or you against the bots on a phone. Drop bombs, blow open the crates, grab fire and kick power-ups, survive sudden death. First to three rounds wins.
How to play
- P1 WASD + Space
- P2 Arrows + Enter
- P3 IJKL + U
- P pause
- Enter or tap to start · M to mute
Touch controls appear automatically on phones and tablets. Your best score is saved in this browser and only reaches a leaderboard if you submit it (privacy). Press the fullscreen button for the full cabinet effect.
About this game
Blast Arena drops four fighters, Blaze, Bolt, Moss and Plum, into the corners of a grid packed with crates and pillars. Bombs explode in a cross and set off any bomb they reach, so one blast can start a chain reaction, and bots fill any seat no person takes.
Goal: Be the last fighter standing in a round; the first to win three rounds takes the match.
Blast Arena is an original bomb party game built for the browser in the style of 1980s arcade cabinets: pixel art, a chiptune soundtrack and CRT scanlines, all generated in code. It is free, has no ads and needs no download or account.
What’s inside
- First to 3 round wins takes the match
- 1-3 people on one keyboard, bots fill the rest
- 4 power-ups hidden in crates: Fire+, Bomb+, Speed+ and Kick
- 60-second rounds, then sudden death as the walls close in
- Players
- 1-3 players on one keyboard plus bots, always four fighters; on a phone, 1 player against bots.
- On a phone
- A d-pad at the bottom left moves your fighter, the Bomb button at the bottom right drops a bomb, and the small button at the bottom centre pauses.
- Round length
- A round lasts up to about a minute plus sudden death, and a match usually takes 4-8 minutes.
Tips
- Fire+ and Bomb+ stack up to 8, while Speed+ tops out after three pickups.
- With Kick, walk into a bomb to slide it down the lane and trap a rival.
- Sudden death fills the arena in a spiral from the outer ring inward, so head for the middle early.
Questions
How many people can play Blast Arena on one keyboard?
Up to three: WASD and Space, the arrow keys and Enter, and IJKL and U. The fourth fighter is always a bot.
Can I play Blast Arena alone?
Yes. With one person, the other three fighters are bots.
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Scores are highest first. Your best is read from this browser when you submit; three initials, arcade style.
