Brickstorm
Brick breaker with eight rounds, steel and gold bricks, and power-up capsules: wide paddle, multiball, slow-mo, lasers and extra lives.
How to play
- Arrows/A-D move
- Space launch/laser
- 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
Brickstorm is a fast wall-breaker where each round is a named layout, from a plain rainbow wall to an invader shape and a gold-studded fortress. The ball speeds up with every round and with every paddle hit, so long rallies get quicker.
Goal: Break every breakable brick to clear the round; gold bricks never break and do not need to be cleared.
Brickstorm is an original brick breaker 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
- 8 walls, from Warm Up to Finale, that repeat after the last one
- Steel bricks take two hits; gold bricks never break
- 5 capsules: Wide, Multi, Slow, Laser and Life
- 3 lives to start
- Players
- 1 player
- On a phone
- Drag anywhere to put the paddle under your finger, tap to launch the ball or fire the laser, and tap the bottom-right corner to pause.
- Round length
- A round usually takes 1-3 minutes; all eight walls take roughly 15-20 minutes.
Tips
- Where the ball meets the paddle sets its angle, so catch it near an edge to send it sideways.
- Multi splits every ball in play into three, up to nine, so grab it while several balls are already moving.
- Losing a ball cancels every active power-up, so play safe while Wide or Laser is running.
Questions
How long do power-ups last in Brickstorm?
Wide lasts 15 seconds, Slow and Laser 10 seconds, and Life adds an extra life when you catch it.
Why can't I break the gold bricks?
Gold bricks are indestructible. The round ends when every other brick is gone.
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Scores are highest first. Your best is read from this browser when you submit; three initials, arcade style.
