Kabonk!

This game puts a unique spin on the classic brick breaker by making everything feel physical, and it works better than you might expect. It looks and feels like you're in an actual space controlling a physical puck hitting a physical ball, kind of like air hockey, but bigger, with black-lights shining on everything and an oomphing soundtrack blasting in the background. The game is very challenging at first and even borders on frustrating, at least until you discover the ball speed setting in the in-game menu. Setting it to "Relaxed" brought it much closer to my skill level :) The next thing you'll discover is that power-ups stack, which is a really fun twist and opens up the gameplay a lot. All in all, I had a lot of fun with this game and will definitely come back to it!

It's a real fun game, although I'm not that great at it, it does keep pushing you to get better and better. Has some awesome oldschool arcade vibes, but with some new mechanics like curveballs and some pretty neat powerups. Some fresh ideas in there which I really like. Overall atmosphere/looks/feel are spot on. Can recommend.

There are a couple of things certain in life: death, taxes, and an eternal battle for first place between my little brother and me in Kabonk. As we age, the love for retro games somehow always returns. I end up playing similar games to the ones we used to love 25 years ago. Kabonk is a great mix of all the paddle-and-ball games we used to play — Arkanoid, Egawalls, Krypton Egg. The game offers nice competition on every level, providing great entertainment even when you just want to play for a couple of minutes. However, I can’t rule out that it will eventually end with a limousine picking my brother and me up for a family dinner with Bert van Leeuwen.

Had lots of fun playing with my balls.. to destroy colorful blocks 😉 Retro arcade feels with a modern twist! Simple, colorful, and lots of fun. Huge respect to my friends for making their first game. This is awesome!

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Kabonk! is a cool block breaker. The neon visual style is simple but effective. I like that each level is a little self-contained challenge, with fun new ideas coming fast and furious. I also like the fact that the paddle has a bit of vertical movement area as well, which makes playing almost feel more like air hockey than a usual breakout style. You can put a bit of punchy angle on the ball with a flick of the paddle which is cool. The difficulty curve of the levels feels a bit uneven sometimes, with a few early levels being pretty tricky to complete, but with enough tries you can definitely make it through. Overall it's a fun block breaking game with a ton of content, as far as I can tell!