Pro Bowling — Play Free Online

Pro Bowling is a ten-pin bowling game that runs in the browser with nothing to install. You line up a ball on the lane, set where it should go, and watch it roll toward the pins. A session is short and calm, which makes it a different kind of pick from the fast, twitchy games that fill most of this site.

If you came here for Doodle Jump, the connection is the score chase. Both games reward a small, repeatable skill: in Doodle Jump it is steady horizontal control, and in a bowling game it is lining up the same good shot again and again. There is no hazard timer, so you can take a breath between throws and play at your own pace.

How to play

The game lists the arrow keys or WASD for movement and the mouse for aiming and selecting. On a phone or tablet you tap and swipe instead. In practice that means sliding your position or aim along the lane, then using the mouse or a swipe to pick the shot and release the ball.

Throws follow the usual rules of the sport: you get two attempts at each set of ten pins, knocking them all down on the first try is a strike, and clearing them on the second is a spare. The exact options, such as lane choices or opponents, may vary, so check the menu when the game loads.

Tips

• Fix on one starting position and aim that works for you, then adjust by small steps. Big corrections after every throw make results random.
• When pins are left standing after the first ball, think about which side they are on and change your angle for the spare rather than repeating the same line.
• Use the fullscreen button under the game for a larger view of the lane. It makes fine aiming easier.
• If the game stalls, reload the page and start again.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

For another sport with a ball, try Bouncy Basketball, which swaps careful aiming for floaty physics and quick reactions. Helix Jump also uses one ball, but you guide it down a tower instead of rolling it along a lane. For something to play with a friend, Fireboy and Watergirl is the co-op puzzle option.

Pro Bowling suits a quiet few minutes, a short break or a relaxed session on either a keyboard or a touch screen.