Screenshots
Watch trailer on Steam ↗Protoball
Studio Z 3D · Published by Studio Z 3D · Official site ↗
Mostly Positive — 70% positive (122 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Protoball is a Movement Arena Sports Shooter, a blend of basketball and soccer crossed with high tech futuristic style. Players athletically jump, slide, run, grind and dash around the arena trying to pass the Protoball through the opponents goal. This is the game you've been waiting for.
Action, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access, Sports · 2021 · More free games
Experience the thrill of Protoball, a dynamic action game from Studio Z 3D that merges basketball and soccer into a high-tech arena. Test your skills in this free-to-play, early access title where every move counts as you battle it out against AI opponents.
About this game
Protoball is the movement arena sports shooter you’ve been waiting for. Cross Quake’s athletic movement with Rocket League’s competitive sports intensity, playing in high-tech futuristic arenas. Jump, slide, dash, grind , and juke across the map as you pass, shoot, and dunk the Protoball through the opponent’s goal.
Master advanced techniques that feel incredible:
Curve shots that bend around defenders
Explosive energy shields for defense, offense, elims and knockbacks
Athletic movement is a priority (dashes, slides, triple jumps, grinding)
This is pure skill-based competition.
Free to play with no pay-to-win. Cosmetics only. Multiple game modes with one shared movement system, so training across skillsets is fun and fresh.
Sport Mode (the core experience) — Fast-paced team arena sports. Score by getting the Protoball into the goal.
Pitball / Lavaball — The floor, walls, and ceiling are lava/deadly. Blast opponents off platforms with shields and score the ball to bring back a team mate. Last one standing wins, best of 5 rounds.
Golf — Protoball mechanics turned into a clever, satisfying golf experience. Play with friends or alone for some good times on the course.
Fight Club — Raw combat using the same movement tech. Host a server and go. A lot like 3D Soul Caliber mixed with Smash Bros.
Train offline, climb leaderboards, host your own servers, and jump into online matches. Ranked play, seasons, teams, and tournaments are built in for competitive eSports gamers.
Protoball is a community-driven indie eSport!
The dedicated playerbase organizes games and scrims every day in Discord. Join us to find matches, learn the movement tech, and help shape the future of the game.
GL HF
Shoot Curve Balls to shape your shots and confuse opponents (and stunt on them).
Golf mode is incredible fun and a change of pace. Use Protoball mechanics but in a unique and clever way. Play along with friends, host your own matches, or play Party mode for a quick 3-hole match.
Pitball / Lavaball - The floor is lava, so are the walls and ceiling. Use your shield or the ball to BLAST your opponents off platforms and into the walls. More hits = more damage taken, until you're being launched into galactic space. Last person standing wins, best of 5.
Fight Club (don't talk about it), this is our newest and rawest game mode, but we can tell it's going to be amazing already. Plenty of updates happening, and tons of fun. Host your own server with some friends to test it out. C and Left Click attack in conjunction with WASD and Jump.
You can host your own servers and play training modes, or play online with friends. Protoball is here and you'll find a dedicated playerbase in our discord.
GGs
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 64 Bit
- Processor: i5 or greater
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Protoball is Ready!
MAJOR UPDATE IS LIVE — PROTOBALL We fixed a few small bugs and QoL things, added Turkish + re-translated every other language, dropped three new skins, made the shield bigger, and added a ton of new stuff (including game modes) in so more of you balla's never stop ballin'. Four modes ready right now — host your own server and try them all:Sport Mode (the core experience) — Fast-paced team arena sports. Score by getting the Protoball into the goal. Two maps, test the "OG" arena from when we first made Protoball. Retro!Pitball / Lavaball — Floor, walls, and ceiling are lava/deadly. Blast opponents off platforms with shields and score the ball to bring a teammate back. Last one standing, best of 5.Golf — Protoball mechanics turned into a clever, satisfying golf experience. Play with friends or alone. Mercy clause added so you can’t score higher than double par.Fight Club — Raw combat with the same movement tech. C and Left Click are your attacks. Feels like 3D Soul Calibur mixed with Smash Bros. Host a server and go.Challenge your best eSports buddy to a 1v1 in Protoball and see how it goes. talk trash to them if you have to. Train offline, climb leaderboards, host servers, jump into online matches. Ranked play, seasons, teams, and tournaments are built in.Party system works — use the party on the main menu to invite a friend, then matchmake and you’ll queue into the same server together. Check the server browser too; pickup games pop up at random times. Bots are in (Orbital arena included). Behavior and skill got an update so they’re more fun (still improving). They’re not gods yet but they work. Patch notes — Talk Trash, Grind hardGlobal chat is live: open, type, send, Esc to close (no accidental pause). Works in ready-up, face-off, and after the ball hits the floor.Grind is its own bind now — remap it without dragging Fast Fall / Slide along for the rideOpen Chat / Send is remappable too (probably… test it)Audio mix cleanup so SFX, dialogue, and UI actually respect ...Read full article on Community Announcements (StudioZ3D)Patch NotesOfficial
added in-game chat
end of match sounds are still too loud, but added in-game chat and fixed ragdoll camera to be better, and some other things tooRead full article on Community Announcements (StudioZ3D)Patch NotesOfficial
Added Turkish Language and more!
Fixed a few small bugs and Quality of life things. We added the Turkish Language and re-translated every other language! Please join our discord and play with your friends. Challenge your best eSports gaming buddy to a 1v1 in Protoball and see how it goes. Discord.gg/Protoball We have 4 game modes right now, host your own server and test them all. Sport Mode (the core experience) — Fast-paced team arena sports. Score by getting the Protoball into the goal. Pitball / Lavaball — The floor, walls, and ceiling are lava/deadly. Blast opponents off platforms with shields and score the ball to bring back a team mate. Last one standing wins, best of 5 rounds. Golf — Protoball mechanics turned into a clever, satisfying golf experience. Play with friends or alone for some good times on the course. Fight Club — Raw combat using the same movement tech. Host a server and go. A lot like 3D Soul Caliber mixed with Smash Bros. Train offline, climb leaderboards, host your own servers, and jump into online matches. Ranked play, seasons, teams, and tournaments are built in for competitive eSports gamers. Protoball is a community-driven indie eSport! The dedicated playerbase organizes games and scrims every day in Discord. Join us to find matches, learn the movement tech, and help shape the future of the game.Read full article on Community Announcements (StudioZ3D)Patch NotesOfficial
Quick Update - Shields and Linux
Linux version has been updated and shields now take team color. Tell your friends about Protoball and let's ball out!Read full article on Community Announcements (StudioZ3D)Patch NotesOfficial
More Updates!
Added Vote Forfeit option in Pause Menu (press ESC while playing) Fixed player FOV when joining from spectator to player Added mercy clause on golf mode, can score no higher than double par Bots & behavior/skill have been updated, should be more fun (will keep improving) Added Curve Lock, when setting a spin (right click to enter spin mode) press WASD to set curve direction, press ALT to lock that curve direction. When locked you can move character any direction without affecting curve direction. Shield pickups now RESET shield cooldownRead full article on Community Announcements (StudioZ3D)
