Ballistic — Play Free Online

Ballistic is an action and shooting game that runs straight in the browser, with nothing to install. You move with the keyboard, aim with the mouse and fire at what is in front of you, so a session is built around positioning and aim rather than the single-button hopping most of this site is known for.

If you came to Doodle Jump for quick, restart-in-a-second runs, Ballistic fits the same habit. It suits a few spare minutes: load the page, start a round, and see how long you can stay in the fight. The page does not list a story, a level count or a fixed set of modes, so expect to learn those by playing rather than from any promises here.

How to play

Move with the arrow keys or WASD. Use the mouse to aim, and use it to pick options in the menus as well. On a phone or tablet the game takes touch input instead, with taps and swipes in place of the mouse and keys.

A round is a loop of moving to a good spot, lining up a shot and firing, then repositioning before you get hit. Keeping the cursor near the middle of the screen makes it quicker to swing toward whatever appears next.

Tips

• Keep moving. Standing still while you aim is the easiest way to lose health in any shooter.
• Take a moment on your first round to see which keys and buttons do what, since the menus are mouse-driven.
• On a laptop, a real mouse is noticeably more accurate than a trackpad for aiming.
• Click the game once before you start so it captures keyboard input.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

For something with the same pick-up-and-play feel but no aiming, try Helix Jump, where you guide a ball down a rotating tower, or Bouncy Basketball, which is a quick physics-based sports game. If you want another game with a bit more depth, Bloons Tower Defense 2 swaps reflexes for planning, and Fireboy and Watergirl is a good pick when you have a second player next to you.

Ballistic is best for players who like a mouse-and-keyboard action game that is easy to start and easy to put down.