Blobby Tennis

About

Blobby Tennis is a single player sport game. It was developed by Slin and was released on May 12, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Standing in a relaxing beach scene, you are controlling a racket and a ball. You can do tricks, play the ball back and forth over the net with Blobby or outplay him to score points.

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Single-Player

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79%

Audience ScoreBased on 47 reviews

story2 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Fun and dynamic arcade-style tennis with simple mechanics and bright colorful graphics, providing a lot of humor and excitement for quick matches and friend competitions.
Free VR experience that works well on multiple VR platforms including HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality, offering a relaxing and accessible game.
Community appreciation for the charming 'Blobby' character and enjoyable gameplay; praised for its simplicity, pleasant music, and moddable textures.

Physics and ball behavior often criticized as unrealistic and frustrating, with the ball flying too high or directly back to the player, making gameplay difficult or inconsistent.
Controls and racket handling can be awkward and imprecise, missing features like movement or configurable options, limiting the tennis simulation quality.
Graphics and presentation considered low quality or outdated by some, with a lack of polish and detailed visuals; bugs and occasional technical issues reported.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is praised for being phenomenal, imaginative, and engaging, especially appealing to advanced VR players. However, some find it difficult to record or demonstrate and criticize it for being overly challenging and hard to control.
- “The community behind it is small yet amazing, and the gameplay is phenomenal.”
- “This game is about a love story with you and blobby. It forces you to use your own imagination to find the love in blobby, and that's why I think this is the best game of all time, in story building, gameplay, and character design.”
- “Quite riveting gameplay, keeps you on your toes throughout, would greatly recommend for advanced VR players.”
- “Gameplay is really bad, way too hard to game and control.”
- “Therefore can't even record gameplay to show how the gameplay looks.”
- “Therefore can't even record gameplay to show how the gameplay looks.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is generally pleasant and creates a relaxing atmosphere, complemented by natural sounds like waves. However, the single background track being mono in the right ear can be annoying, and users suggest an option to toggle the music off would improve the experience.
- “The music is impeccable, and you can even change quite literally any texture if you get tired of the boring old sand-colored sand or green tennis ball.”
- “Lobbing back and forth with the sound of waves, some pleasant music, and no real fuss about scoring or resetting made for a nice laid-back time.”
- “Has one background music track that is ok.”
- “Two minor complaints also is that the music is entirely mono to the right ear (it's supposed to simulate the boombox to the right side of the court, but it's annoying nonetheless).”
- “I like the environment, nice and relaxing, having an option to turn off music would be nice too.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is centered around a unique love narrative between the player and a character named Blobby, encouraging players to use their imagination to connect emotionally. It combines imaginative storytelling with action-packed adventure and unexpected plot twists to keep players engaged.
- “This game is about a love story with you and Blobby. It forces you to use your own imagination to find the love in Blobby, and that's why I think this is the best game of all time in story building, gameplay, and character design.”
- “This action-packed VR adventure places the player in an interesting and venturesome environment with tons of plot twists and excitement.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are criticized for being poorly executed, with low-poly art that feels outdated and unpolished, likely stemming from limited resources or skill.
- “It's badly made and features low poly 'art' instead of contemporary visuals, due to either lack of talent or budget to do better.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a unique approach to character development, encouraging players to use their imagination to connect with the character "blobby" and build a love story. This imaginative engagement is praised for enhancing the storytelling and character design.