Side Out, a Multiplayer Survival Pong
hey hn, here a game I always wanted to make. Every player defends one wall of a polygon, eight players, eight sides. When you lose your wall shatters and the arena closes the gap, so the shape keeps shrinking. Dying doesn't put you in a spectator seat. You come back as a saboteur, dropping bumpers, gravity wells and spinner bars on whoever's still alive. It's usually the part people like more than playing. It went around Reddit last week — about 30k plays so far, up to 80 simultaneous plays. Hopefully it survives HN! - This link starts a room for you and whoever you share it with:…
Side Out, a Multiplayer Survival Pong launched on August 16, 2026 with 11 votes, #971 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Side Out is a multiplayer survival Pong game where each player defends one wall of an arena. Players lose their wall after missing twice, causing the arena to shrink and close the gap. Eliminated players can sabotage the living players who remain. The game requires no app or sign-up—players simply scan a code or click a link to join a live session on their phones. Both public and private rooms are available for shared play.
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From the sources
Last side standing. Every player defends one wall. Miss twice and your side shatters — the arena closes the gap. The dead sabotage the living.
This link opens the game. Pick a room inside and this becomes an invite to it. Point a phone camera at the code, or send the link. No app, no sign-up. Get the antics app to keep playing together. It is not in the stores yet, so nothing stops thisfrom antics.gg
In the maker’s words, at launch
hey hn, here a game I always wanted to make. Every player defends one wall of a polygon, eight players, eight sides. When you lose your wall shatters and the arena closes the gap, so the shape keeps shrinking. Dying doesn't put you in a spectator seat. You come back as a saboteur, dropping bumpers, gravity wells and…
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