Play Basketball Arcade, a free basketball shooting game

Basketball Arcade is a shooting game about one thing: putting the ball through the hoop as many times as you can. You pick your favorite team, grab a ball and take shots from a range of angles and distances. Each shot means judging both the angle and how much power to put behind it.

There is a time limit and a total of 20 balls to use, so you need to be quick as well as accurate. That mix of pressure and precision is what makes arcade basketball so easy to replay. One more round always feels like it could be your best.

How to play Basketball Arcade

Pick up a ball from the table.
Aim with the mouse.
Press and hold the left mouse button to build shooting power. The force shows on the indicator on the right.
Release to shoot. Move with WASD and jump with Space.
Score as many points as you can before time runs out.

General basketball shooting tips:

Find a power level that works from one spot, then adjust a little for each new distance.
An arc that drops into the hoop from above goes in more often than a flat shot.
Do not rush every shot. A missed ball costs more than a second spent lining up.

Why play Basketball Arcade on Sidecade

Basketball Arcade is free on Sidecade, with no download or sign-up, and it runs in a desktop browser. A timed round is over in a few minutes. With the Sidecade Chrome extension, you can open it in a floating window over any page and shoot a few hoops on a break.