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PaddleBoys

PaddleBoys is a fast, physics-driven paddle brawler with spin, and charged shots for 1-4 players. Duel head-to-head, team up 2v2, survive 4-way elimination, or chase the perfect solo rally.

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SLEDGE Games
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SLEDGE Games
Release
July 20, 2026
12 days ago
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About the Game

PaddleBoys

The paddle never left. It just got faster, meaner, and a whole lot more crowded.

PaddleBoys takes the most timeless duel in gaming and cranks it into a physics-driven arcade brawl. Bend the ball with spin, charge up a curving rocket shot, drop chaos powerups on your rivals, and fight over a single ball with up to four players. Grab a friend on the couch, queue up online through Steam, or test yourself against AI that scales from "gentle warm-up" to "did it just read my mind?"

Five ways to play

  • Duel (2P) - Classic left-vs-right action, refined. First to the line takes it... unless someone curves one past you at the buzzer.

  • Quad (4P) - Four paddles, four sides, last one standing wins. Run out of lives and your goal seals into a wall.

  • Doubles - 2-on-2 team play. Cover your half, set up your partner, and own the rally.

  • Circle - A turn-based keep-up duel in a circular arena. Land your shot, then sweat your rival's.

  • Solo Rally - Chase the perfect streak. Daily Challenge gives everyone the same seed: same bounces, same spawns, pure skill.

Play together, anywhere

  • Local play for 2-4 players on one screen.

  • Drop-in AI fills any empty slot, with difficulty from Easy to Insane.

Simple to grab, deep to master

  • Charge your shot to bend the ball with spin and english.

  • Seven powerups: freeze a rival, shrink their paddle, raise a wall, or unleash a max-spin curveball.

  • Multi-ball mayhem, slow-motion finishes, and rally trails that ignite the longer you survive.

  • Tune the match your way with win score, lives, best-of sets, timer, paddle size, ball speed, spin intensity, and powerups on or off.

Easy to learn. Impossible to put down. Bring friends. You'll want someone to blame.

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