Some bricks here tell you what is inside them. The ones with a colored frame and a small icon drop a specific power-up when they break, so instead of hoping for luck, you can decide which treat to go after next.
Brick Smash unblocked is part of Frank Force's open-source LittleJS Arcade. It plays with a mouse, keyboard, gamepad or a finger on a touch screen, and it keeps your best score saved in the browser.
How to play Brick Smash
Press PLAY, then click, tap or hit Space to send the ball up. It rebounds off the walls and ceiling and breaks bricks on contact. Where the ball strikes your paddle changes its angle, so edge hits send it out wide and center hits send it up steeply.
Normal bricks pay 100 points and tougher red bricks with a dark dot pay 200 after two hits. Gray bricks can't be broken and don't need to be cleared. Every brick you break before the ball returns to the paddle raises a combo multiplier, which resets on a paddle touch.
You have three lives. Losing every ball in play costs a life and strips your power-ups. Clear all breakable bricks to move to the next layout. After the fifth one, the run loops back to the start with the ball moving faster.
Controls
| To… | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move the paddle | Left and Right arrows, or A and D | Move the pointer left or right | Drag along the screen |
| Launch the ball, release a stuck ball, or fire the laser | Space or Enter | Left click | Tap |
| Restart the run | R | — | — |
| Pause | Esc | — | — |
Tips
- Go after the icon bricks first. You can read the power before you break the brick, so take the one that helps most right now.
- Collect every wide paddle you can. Each one adds width, and the bonus lasts until you lose a life.
- Sneak the ball over the wall. A ball that slips through a gap rattles around above the bricks and racks up a big combo.
- Turn the laser on tough bricks. Two-hit bricks melt fast under laser fire, and you don't have to risk the ball to clear them.
- Aim with the paddle edge. When a few bricks are left in a corner, catch the ball near the matching edge to angle it there.
Brick Smash questions
What power-ups are in Brick Smash?
There are seven: a wider paddle, multi-ball, a sticky paddle, a laser, a fireball, a slower ball and an extra life.
How do I play it on a phone?
Slide a finger sideways to steer the paddle. A tap serves the ball, and once you have the laser, a tap shoots it too. Turning the phone sideways gives you more room.
Does the game ever end if I keep winning?
No. The five layouts repeat with a faster ball each time through, so the run goes on until your lives are gone.
