Slime Volley

How to Play

• Each slime stays on its own side of the net and can move and jump.
• The ball bounces off slimes, walls, the ceiling, and the net.
• When the ball touches the floor, the player on the other side scores a point and serves next.
• Every rally scores a point. The first player to seven points wins the match.

Strategy and Tips

• Where the ball hits your dome decides where it goes: hit it on your net-facing side to send it back low and fast.
• Stand slightly behind the ball, away from the net, so the bump carries it forward.
• Jump at the net to spike a ball that's dropping close to it; it's very hard to return.
• Watch the ball's arc, not the ball itself: move to where it will come down.

Controls

Player 1 moves with A and D and jumps with W. Player 2 moves with the left and right arrows and jumps with up. Playing alone, use either set; Space also jumps. On a touch screen, your slime slides toward your finger on your half, and each new touch makes it jump.

Background

Slime Volleyball began as a small Java applet in 2001 and spread through school computer labs thanks to its simple two-player-on-one-keyboard setup. Its round slimes turn a sport into a clean physics toy where every hit angle matters.