Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge

Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge

Released Aug 2021

A ball rolling game, where you take football free kicks. Single player challenges, Steam Leaderboards and ranked multiplayer. Free to play.

81% positive · 1,223 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge launched as a free-to-play game on August 5, 2021 and received a run of post-launch updates through its first year — new orbs, a new arena, feature patches, and ranked multiplayer improvements. The last known content update was an anniversary patch around August 1, 2022. In July 2022, the developer announced they were shifting focus to a new game (J-Jump Arena). On March 11, 2026, they announced a full sequel — Dark Roll 2 — targeting release later in 2026. On July 16, 2026, a free demo for Dark Roll 2 went live. Neither the sequel announcement nor the demo mentions any new content coming to the original game. The only DLC (the Premium Supporter Pack) was released on launch day and is fully available. No unreleased DLC exists on the store. All developer communications since mid-2022 have been focused entirely on other projects. With no new content announced for the original game and the developer's attention clearly on Dark Roll 2, this game has reached its natural end as a complete product.
Evidence
Dark Roll 2 free demo launched, further confirming developer focus is entirely on the sequel. No content announced for the original game.
news post · Jul 16, 2026 source development ending
high
Developer announced Dark Roll 2 as a sequel releasing later in 2026, with no mention of new content for the original game.
news post · Mar 11, 2026 source development ending
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Artbarian Games
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP

About this game

A ball rolling game, where you take football free kicks. Single player challenges, Steam Leaderboards and ranked multiplayer. Free to play.



Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge is a spin-off based on the original Dark Roll game.
Free kick simulator, where you have to score goals, playing as an orb. Play alone to complete all the challenges, or score as many goals as you can and compete against others in Steam Leaderboards. Once you feel confident enough in your skills, you can face other players in a ranked multiplayer free kick shootout, where each player has 5 chances to score a goal. Complete various tasks to unlock more orbs, each having different parameters such as: size, speed, brake, power, swerve and jumping.

FEATURES

  • Simple to understand gameplay mechanics
  • Demanding level of difficulty
  • Over 20 orbs with different parameters to play as - most of them you have to unlock
  • Ranked multiplayer
  • Single player challenges
  • Single player modes where you compete against others in Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam achievements designed to extend the gameplay and provide additional challenges
Last evaluated Oct 4, 2026
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