Smash Ball!

Name: Smash Ball!
Author: Ruby Games AS

4.2.1

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4.51100K+ installs

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Epic Multiplayer PvP Battles

Smash Ball!: timed PvP sports matches with friends

By Priya Raghavan

Senior reviews editor

Timed smashes that speed the ball up and can make opponents miss
Private games joined with a shared code, played with friends
Rackets, gloves, boots and armour with stat boosts
Wall Smash, Deathmatch and classic duels as separate modes
Special abilities, passives and leaderboards to climb

What Smash Ball! is and who it suits

If you want a short, fast game built around one back-and-forth rally, Smash Ball! is a PvP sports game from Ruby Games AS. It sits in the Action category, and matches are multiplayer, against other people online or against friends.

On Google Play the listing shows a 4.51 rating from 7,842 ratings, 100,000+ installs, and an Everyone content rating. Those figures describe the store page only.

It suits players who want competitive multiplayer in quick rounds, and players who would rather play with friends than only with strangers.

Timing shots and smashing the ball

The core mechanic is timing. The listing says a well-timed shot accelerates the ball, and a perfect smash sends it across the court at high speed, so the opponent misses or takes heavy damage.

The listing states that precision decides matches. The emphasis, then, is on when you swing rather than how often you swing.

Because each smash depends on timing, the listing presents the game as a contest of skill between two players reading the same ball.

Playing online and with friends

Friendly Smash Mode lets you create a game and share a unique code with friends. Once they join, you play real-time multiplayer matches against each other.

Quick matches are the listing's route into online play, so you can start a round without setting up a private game first.

Both routes use the same real-time matches, so a game with friends and a game with strangers differ mainly in who you are playing against.

Game modes: Wall Smash, Deathmatch and duels

The listing names three modes: Wall Smash, Deathmatch and classic duels. The developer says each has its own rules and challenges, so the rounds do not play out the same way.

Deathmatch is framed around surviving the chaos of the match. Classic duels are head-to-head contests against a single opponent. Wall Smash is the listing's third mode, and it is described only as a test of skill.

Mode choice is separate from the gear you bring, so you can carry the same racket and boots into each.

Customising your smasher's gear and look

You customise a character and its equipment. Rackets, gloves, boots and armour are listed as gear, and the listing says each piece boosts attack speed, health or special abilities.

Cosmetic options are listed separately: smash effects, trails and skins. The listing presents these as ways to stand out on the court, not as changes to how the game plays.

Progression also affects gear. You equip better pieces as you level up, which ties the look and the stats of your character to how long you play.

Progression, abilities and ranking

The listing describes special abilities and passives that you unlock and that suit your play style. You earn rewards and level up as you go.

Climbing the ranks places you on the leaderboards, which is the listing's measure of progress against other players.

Abilities, gear and rank therefore sit in one loop: play earns rewards, rewards unlock abilities and gear, and better gear is what you bring into the next round.

About this APK

The build we hold is Smash Ball! 4.0.0 (APKS split bundle) for Android 6.0 and up.

Version: 4.0.0; 3774
Requires Android: 6.0+
Size: 117 MB

Package ID: com.darkmatter.smashball
Format: APKS split bundle
Malware scan: Google Play Protect
Permissions: 20 declared
Signed by: CN=Android, O=Google Inc.
Certificate SHA-256: 6803aab4362f69a9154f95586a4f8579cc7fe808fd6f61fcef578812fcacfe68