Planned Release Date: Nov 17, 2026

About This Game

Two balls. Twelve paddles. No mercy.

Last Paddle Standing! is a chaotic multiplayer arcade game about one very simple thing: don't let the ball get past you.

Up to 12 players surround an ever-changing arena. Return the ball, survive the chaos, and be the last paddle standing. Every elimination shrinks the arena, speeds up the rallies, and makes the survivors increasingly uncomfortable.

Score goals and survive arenas to earn points. The most points wins the match, and the last survivor takes the Last Paddle Standing title.

And getting eliminated doesn't mean you're done causing problems.

Short Matches. Maximum Chaos.

Jump in, play a few rounds, leave happy. Most matches wrap up in under 15 minutes, depending on player count and the rules you pick.

Customize your look, grab your favorite paddle, and you're in; everything is playable from the first match. No grind. Just return the ball.

1v1 With a Friend? 12-Player Free-for-All?

Play a clean 1v1, dive into a chaotic free-for-all, or team up in pairs and trios.

• Free-for-all: 2–12 players, every paddle for itself.

• Pairs: 4–12 players in teams of two.

• Trios: 6, 9 or 12 players in teams of three.

Teammates share one goal and defend it together from stacked rails, one in front of the other.

Want a five-player match? Go for it.

Want all twelve players squeezed into one arena? Terrible idea. Do it anyway.

Create lobbies and tweak the rules, hit Quick Play to find a match, or fill the empty spots with bots.

One Couch. Twelve Players.

No need to go online: up to 12 players can play together on one screen, in any mode. Grab a controller, press a button, and you're in. Keyboard and mouse players are welcome too, and every seat can rebind its own controls.

Got a friend or two on the couch? Take them into online lobbies as well: two local players play as a pairs team, three as a trios team.

The Arena Doesn't Stay the Same

Players don't simply disappear when they're eliminated - the arena changes with them. As players get knocked out, the arena rebuilds itself around whoever is still alive, shrinking and shifting shape as the match progresses. A huge, chaotic arena can end as a very uncomfortable little 1v1.

Hosts pick one of three arena layouts:

• Symmetrical: the classic read. Equal goals on an even court.

• Asymmetrical: equal goals, uneven outer walls and strange bank angles.

• Chaotic: uneven walls plus randomly placed internal barriers. Play the bounce.

Survive Long Enough to Get Stronger

Every paddle plays differently. Pick one of nine sizes, and one of twelve starting abilities.

Passive abilities:

• English: spin builds through the rally and adds speed off obstacles and inner walls.

• Powerhouse: harder returns; centered hits turn spin into raw speed.

• Velcro: catch the ball, hold it for a beat, then send it back with your spin.

• Slingshot: keep moving to charge a harder-hitting return.

• Shark: fast, heavy and momentum-driven; your paddle shrinks as you slow down.

• Last Stand: down to your final life? Longer, snappier paddle.

Active abilities:

• Dash: burst along your edge; balls you sweep up take maximum spin.

• Magnet: drag nearby balls toward the middle of your paddle.

• Nova: shove nearby balls away.

• Cold Snap: charge your next return; the side it hits slows down for 6 seconds.

• Split Shot: your next return splits into two balls.

• Bulwark: raise a one-hit barrier across your goal.

As the field thins out, the survivors draft perks and abilities mid-match.

Your Rules

Hosts can fine-tune every match with rule presets or build their own house rules from scratch.

Or go custom: set lives, goal width, obstacle pacing, curveballs, draft timing, allowed abilities and perks.

Eliminated? Good. Get Revenge.

Getting knocked out isn't fun... unless you can make everyone else's game worse.

Eliminated players return as malicious spirits and keep participating from beyond the grave. Spawn obstacles, interfere with rallies, and make life miserable for the players rude enough to survive longer than you.

• Place obstacles: Pillar, Vortex, Wormhole, Orbiting Moons, Goalie Drone and Spore.

• Upgrade them: a pillar that moves, a vortex that turns into a black hole, a goalie drone that becomes the GOAT, and more.

• Throw a curveball: make every ball hiccup, freeze for a showdown shot, or dance to the beat.

• Hinder a survivor: Reverse Controls, Oversteer, Mini or Heavy Hands.

You might be out. Your revenge isn't.

Key Features

• Online multiplayer for 2–12 players, from tense 1v1 duels to total 12-player chaos

• Local multiplayer for up to 12 players on one screen, plus up to three couch players in online lobbies

• Free-for-all (2–12), pairs (4–12) and trios (6, 9 or 12)

• Quick Play matchmaking, public and friends-only custom lobbies, and bots in four difficulties

• An arena that shrinks and reshapes itself with every elimination

• Three arena layouts: Symmetrical, Asymmetrical and Chaotic

• Twelve starting abilities, nine paddle sizes, and mid-match drafts with seven perks

• Rule presets plus fully custom house rules

• Keep playing after elimination as a malicious spirit: place obstacles, throw curveballs and hinder the living

• Fast matches, usually under 15 minutes

• Cosmetic customization, no grind

• Gamepad support for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch Pro and more via Steam Input

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Artwork used on the Steam store page was created with the assistance of generative AI and was subsequently manually edited, refined, and improved. AI tools were also used to assist with the localization of the Steam store page.