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How To Play
Everything you need to know to start blasting your way to the top — controls, game modes, abilities, the economy and more.
Controls
Movement
↑
←↓→
Use the arrow keys to move and walk around the arena. The game has a corner helper that smoothly guides you around tight corners.
Place Bomb & Respawn
Space
Press spacebar to place a bomb at your current position — run away before it explodes! Got eliminated? Hit spacebar again to respawn and jump straight back into the action.
Mobile
📱
On mobile you get a virtual joystick to move and a bomb button to place bombs. Both controls can be repositioned in the settings to match your grip. No download needed — just open the site and play.
How To Win
Place bombs to destroy breakable walls and eliminate other players. Collect power-ups that drop from destroyed walls to increase your bomb range, speed, and bomb count. The player with the most kills at the end of the round becomes the MVP.
In public lobbies you can respawn after being eliminated, so you're never out of the action for long. When you get eliminated you have two choices: press spacebar to respawn instantly, or sit back and spectate the rest of the round.
At the end of each round a killcam replays a kill that the MVP made during that round — your moment of glory on full display for everyone to see.
The Hub
The HubThe Hub is the shared world where every player spawns together and walks around freely — the first step toward a full online BombSaland world.
- Walk up to a glowing portal to jump straight into a game mode — no menus needed.
- Bombs are switched off in the Hub, so it stays a calm meeting place between matches.
- Your facing direction is synced in full 360°, so other players can see where you're looking.
Last Man Standing
Last Man StandingLast Man Standing is a public room with one twist to the round rules: a fresh map only starts once every active player has died at least once this round — not when the bricks run out. That means the lone survivor (the only player who hasn't died yet) has to be hunted down before anyone gets a new map.
You still respawn after being eliminated, so getting bombed simply turns you into one of the hunters chasing the survivor.
The Marked Survivor
The moment only one survivor is left, the game marks them so everyone knows who to eliminate:
- Purple glow: swirling purple smoke wraps around the survivor's character.
- Purple dust trail: as they move they leave a fading purple aura on the tiles they walk over that dissolves after about half a second — like glowing footprints.
The survivor's aura colour can be tuned by admins — it's a special marker, not something you can buy.
⏱️ No endless stand-offs
A slippery survivor could run forever — so to keep things moving, once a lone survivor remains a random power-up drops onto the map every ~20 seconds. The respawned hunters can grab extra bombs, range and speed to corner the survivor and close out the round.
Hardcore Adventures
Hardcore AdventuresHardcore Adventures is a co-op wave-survival mode. Team up and survive endless waves of zombies that get faster, tougher and more numerous every round.
- You have a real HP bar instead of dying in one hit — fire chips away at your health so you can fight your way out of danger.
- Survive a wave to earn an Undead Chest full of loot, then a short countdown drops you into a fresh arena for the next wave.
- A solo survivor keeps the full chest, while a surviving team shares the reward.
- The arena is a large open battlefield that fills your screen, with a different background per wave.
Special Fire — shoot & throw
Hardcore Adventures adds a context-aware attack on left click:
- Straight shot: against an open lane your bomb rockets in a straight line until it hits a wall or an enemy.
- Arc throw: aimed at a wall with a free tile behind it, your bomb arcs up and over to land on the other side.
- A live reticle and trajectory arc show exactly where your shot lands before you commit. Each attack runs on its own cooldown.
Abilities & Soul Split
🎛️ The ability bar
In Hardcore Adventures a 4-slot ability bar appears above your controls.
- Trigger abilities with keys 1–4 or by clicking a slot.
- Use the loadout editor (the ⚙ button) to pick which ability sits in each slot — your choice is saved to your account.
- Every ability runs on its own cooldown with a clean scanner animation.
Soul Split — your first passive
A rare item that unlocks a permanent passive power.
- In Hardcore Adventures, a slice of the damage you deal to enemies comes straight back to you as HP (a small green number pops over your character each time you heal).
- Find it as a drop or inside a chest, then drag it onto a passive slot or right-click it in your inventory to equip it.
- Equipping is permanent — a confirmation makes sure before it locks into place for good.
Game Mechanics
Bombs
| Fuse time | ~4.35 seconds |
| Starting bombs | 1 |
| Max bombs | 8 |
| Grace period | ~435ms (walk through your own bomb) |
| Chain reactions | Yes — bombs trigger other bombs |
Tip: You can place bombs on adjacent tiles while moving. Use chain reactions to set traps that cover half the map!
Explosions
| Duration |
Items & Power-ups
Destroy breakable walls to reveal power-ups. Pick them up to gain an advantage over your opponents.
More Bombs
+1 bomb capacity. Stack up to 8 bombs on the field at once.
More Power
+1 explosion range. More range = more danger for your enemies.
Speed Up
Move faster. Dodge explosions more easily and chase down opponents.
Invulnerability
~11 seconds of invincibility. Walk through explosions without a scratch. Rare drop!
Drop Rates
| Item | Drop Rate | Max Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | 8 |
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Map Types
| Map Type | Chance | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 95% | Classic open layout with checkered walls and breakable bricks. Balanced gameplay. |
| Protect | 5% | Dense maps with protected corridors and passages. More strategic, tighter spaces. |
📐 Grid size: 17×17 tiles (public rooms)
Spawn positions: 8 spots around the map (always clear)
🔄 Map reset: New random map each round
XP, Leveling & Prestige
Leveling System
| Max level | 50 |
| XP per kill | 50 (60 for clan members) |
| XP scaling | Exponential (100 × level^1.15) |
| Self-kill XP | 0 |
Kill Streak Multipliers
The longer your streak, the more XP and coins you earn. Multipliers stack with boosts!
| Kill Streak | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| 5 kills | 1.1× |
| 10 kills | 1.2× |
| 20 kills | 1.3× |
| 30+ kills | 1.5× |
Stack with a personal XP boost (1.5×) and Double XP events (2.0×) for up to ~4.5× total!
Prestige System
BomberCoins Economy
How to Earn
| Action | Coins |
|---|---|
| Kill a player | 10 |
| Kill a bot | 5 |
| Complete a round | 5 |
| MVP / Win | 25 |
| Kill a clanmate | 0 (anti-abuse) |
| Kill same player 3+ times/round | 0 (anti-farm) |
Kill streak multipliers (1.1×–1.5×) also apply to coin earnings. Deaths slightly reduce your round earnings.
How to Spend
- Skins, bomb skins, map skins & badges in the Shop
- XP boost items (1.5× multiplier)
- Extra killcam slots (2,500 coins each)
- Create a clan (1,000 coins)
- Change clan name or tag (100 coins)
Killcam
The game records the entire round in a replay buffer. At the end of each round, a killcam of the MVP's kill is shown to all players. Everyone gets to see the play that mattered most.
| Default slots | 3 killcam clips on your profile |
| Extra slots | 2,500 BomberCoins each |
| Format | WebM (max 5MB) |
| Viewable by | Anyone visiting your profile |
Lobby & Matchmaking
| Players per room | Up to 8 |
| Spectators | Up to 8 per room |
| Bots | Auto-fill empty slots, removed when players join |
| Rooms | Created automatically when needed |
| Rejoin cooldown | 10 seconds (can spectate during cooldown) |
Bots
Lobbies are filled with AI bots so there's always someone to play against. Bots are automatically removed when real players join to make room.
Bots use real A* pathfinding and can set traps, chain bombs, and even chase you down. They're a great way for new players to learn the mechanics before taking on experienced veterans. Don't underestimate them though — they can still catch you off guard!
Note: Bot kills earn half the BomberCoins (5 instead of 10) compared to player kills.
Clans
| Create a clan | 1,000 BomberCoins |
| Clan tag | 1-3 characters (shown next to your name) |
| XP bonus | 60 XP/kill instead of 50 |
| Join method | Request + approval, or direct invite |
| Change name/tag | 100 BomberCoins |
| Clanmate kills | 0 XP + 0 coins (anti-abuse) |
Explore the Clans page to discover existing clans and request to join.
Shop & Skins
Visit the Shop to customize your character with:
Player Skins
Bomb Skins
🗺️ Map Skins
🏅 Badges
XP Boosts
Free Skins
Items can be purchased with BomberCoins (earned by playing) or Credits (purchased via Stripe or Mollie). This is not a pay-to-win game — all shop items are cosmetic or XP-related. Free skins are given away from time to time!
Crates, Quests & Challenges
📦 Mystery Crates
Crates are special rewards you earn from quests and challenges. Open them from the Crates page or straight from your inventory. Each crate plays a reveal animation and can contain BomberCoins, Mystery Orbs, an XP Boost, or even a rare skin. Different crate types have their own loot tables and rarity.
🧙 NPC Quests
Collect items during matches, then hand them in on the Quests page. A progress bar shows how close you are, and once every required item is delivered you claim your reward. One-time quests also grant Quest Points, while some errands can be repeated for more rewards.
🎯 Daily Challenges
Complete daily and weekly challenges on the Challenges page for logging in, getting kills, winning games and more. Build a login streak and earn a bonus crate for playing seven days in a row.
✨ Skin Sets
Skin Sets are exclusive bundles in the shop. One purchase unlocks every skin in the set at once. These are purely cosmetic — still no pay-to-win.
Profile & Statistics
Every player has a detailed profile page tracking:
Kills & Deaths
Wins & Games
⏱️ Total Playtime
Highest Kill Streak
Bombs Placed
Power-ups Collected
🎬 Killcam Clips
Active Skin
Achievements
Unlock achievements as you hit milestones. Each achievement has three tiers:
BronzeSilverGold
Tracked across kills, wins, rounds played, and more. You'll get a notification every time you unlock a new tier.
1v1 Wager
Think you're the best? Put your BomberCoins where your mouth is. The 1v1 Wager system lets you challenge other players in a high-stakes Best of 5 match on a compact arena.
How it works
- Open the lobby and click 1v1 Wager
- Choose your wager: 100, 250, 500, or 1000 BomberCoins
- Your coins are held in escrow — you can cancel and get them back before someone accepts
- When another player accepts your challenge, the match starts immediately
- First to win 3 rounds takes the pot (Best of 5)
- A 10% house fee is deducted from the pot — the winner receives the rest
The Arena
- Compact map — narrower than a regular arena, no bricks
- Both players spawn with 4 bombs, 4 power, and 2 speed-ups
- No items drop — pure skill, no luck
- No color advantage — player processing order is randomized each tick
- If both players die in the same tick, the round is a draw and does not count
Requirements
You need to be logged in and have enough BomberCoins to enter a wager. If your opponent disconnects, you win by forfeit.
Payout Example
Both players wager 250 BomberCoins
Total pot: 500
House fee (10%): 50
Winner receives: 450 BomberCoins
ELO Rating & Ranks
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