Unique, fun dodgeball gameplay
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Gameplay is rock solid, controls are spot on. Pulling off trick shots and faking people out is hilarious.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Knockout City™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Velan Studios2021Sports · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A creative, skill-based 3v3 dodgeball game fans adore, but official servers are shut down. Skip it if you want official online play; only community private servers remain.
Great for
Fans of team-based, skill-driven multiplayer who will use community private servers with friends
Main risk
Official servers are shut down, so it can't be played normally and paid items are gone
What players love
Great with friends, teamwork-focused
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Fantastic party game and really easy to get into and play a few matches and hop off.”
Steam review · 19.8 h played ↗
Great art style and presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It was so passionate in its vision and design. So distinct.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Community private servers keep it playable
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Plays the exact same, but runs off of community servers.”
Steam review · 38.8 h played ↗
Fair cosmetics, no pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 positive reviews
“No Pay2Win at all. Absolutely fair. Skill is all that matters. Money is only spent for optics / skins.”
Steam review · 75.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Servers shut down, game unplayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the original game is basically unplayable now”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Account wipe after Epic migration
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“If you played this and didn't merge your account get ready for disappointment to find your stuff gone.”
Steam review · 53.9 h played ↗
Login and launch problems with EA account
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This game is so bad that it won't even let me create an account.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Poor matchmaking and skill mismatches
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The matchmaking system is awful you either go up against people who are brand new or people who don't do anything useful with their lives and play this 24/7.”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
Laggy servers and netcode
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“slight lag is present almost every game, throwing off the timing of catches.”
Steam review · 150 h played ↗
Small playerbase and long queues
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Over 20min wait queues for ranked matches”
Steam review · 312.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support30 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 6300 Dual Core 3.8 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 2GB
Storage30 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600 Quad Core 3.3 GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 970 4GB
Storage30 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 6300 Dual Core 3.8 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 2GB
Storage30 GB available space
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