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Swap Blaster Arena
Swap Blaster Arena

Swap Blaster Arena

Swap Blaster Arena

Arcade

How to play

  • Move with the left thumb, drag the right thumb to aim, and you fire while it is down. Dash past shots.
  • Knock out a rival and you swap blasters: you take its blaster, it comes back with yours.
  • The robot with the most KOs wears the crown. Knock out the crowned robot and it counts as 2 KOs.
  • First team to 10 KOs wins the round, or the most when time runs out. Win 2 rounds to win the match.
  • Grab the health pickup in the middle and use jump pads to cross the arena fast.

Controls

  • Phone or tablet: Your left thumb anywhere on the left half is a move stick. Drag the right thumb to aim, it fires while down; a still right thumb fires at the nearest rival. DASH sits above the right thumb.
  • Mouse and keyboard: W A S D or the arrows move, the mouse aims, hold the left button to fire, right click or Space dashes, Esc pauses.
  • Keyboard alone: W A S D move, hold J to fire at the nearest rival in sight, Space dashes.
  • Two players (one keyboard, same team): player 1 as above with W A S D; player 2 moves with ← ↑ β†’ ↓, holds Enter to fire and dashes with right Shift.
  • Gamepad: Left stick moves, right stick aims, RT fires, LT or A dashes.

Tips

  • Your next blaster is the one your target holds: KO the Rail holder to get the Rail, and avoid a robot that just got yours.
  • Hunt the crown. A crowned KO counts 2 and takes the crown off the top scorer on the other team.
  • Fight from behind cover and step out to shoot; the Bouncer and the Sticky bomb get around corners, the Rail does not.
  • Save your dash for the Rail's charge glow and the Sticky bomb's fast beeps.

About this game

Swap Blaster Arena is a fast 3 v 3 robot blaster battle with one rule that changes everything: when you knock out a rival, you swap blasters with it. You grab its blaster on the spot, and it comes back into the fight holding yours. Nobody keeps a favorite for long, so the best players are the ones who can win with all eight.

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There is a lot to master. The Pea sprays fast, the Scatter blasts five pellets up close, the Rail charges for a shot that pierces everyone in a line, the Bouncer lobs grenades off walls, the Arc chains lightning to three robots, the Sticky bomb clings before it pops, the Splash slows whoever it soaks and the Disc hits on the way out and on the way back. The robot with the most KOs in a round wears the crown, and knocking out the crowned robot counts double.

Battles are best of three rounds: first team to 10 KOs, or the most when the 90 seconds run out. Dash past shots, duck behind cover, take a jump pad across the map and grab the health pickup in the middle. Six arenas play differently: Rooftops at sunset, a Container Yard, a Neon Mall, an Ice Rink where you slide, Jungle Ruins and a Space Dock.

Five short lessons teach everything, then the ranked ladder takes you from Bronze to Legend against smarter and smarter bots. Play the Daily Cup, the same three matches for everyone each day, climb the Duel Ladder of ten 1 v 1 rivals where you draft your blaster before each round, or team up with a friend on one keyboard. Earn robot paints, base sprays and mastery stars just by playing. Knocked-out robots pop into bolts: no blood. Free in your browser.

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