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Check out the the latest devlog and check out the bottom of the page for information about the current demo.

VolleyShot is a fast-paced volleyball/shooter hybrid. Players participate in volleyball-style matches using a long primary shot and a secondary shot that acts like a "set" to out-skill the opposing team.    

Upon release, VolleyShot will feature single player play with AI, local split-screen play, online matches, and at least six courts. With the option to mix those courts with different gravity settings, ball types, and intensity settings, no two matches play exactly the the same.  To get a better idea, check out this video on the basic court (it's pretty old):

And the most recent video from VolleyShot's YouTube:

A  demo for VolleyShot is available here on itch. It's a bit outdated.  A new demo and release should be ready in 2021.

Objective   
In all modes, teams take turns volleying a ball over a boundary. A team can score in two ways: when the ball makes contact with the court surface on the other team’s side of the court, or when the Return Timer expires. By default, a team has 15 seconds to return the ball to the other side of the court. If they are unable to do so, the other team scores. The Return Timer is reset each time the ball crosses the middle of the court.

Mechanics  
If you have ever played a first person shooter, you should feel right at home in VolleyShot. The core mechanics are intentionally simple, but designed to build depth as they are learned and eventually mastered. Players have two main abilities: a long shot and a set shot.

The long shot is the blue primary shot that travels in a straight line, bouncing off of walls until it either hits the ball, is caught by the middle boundary, or dissipates after a few seconds. The long shot will impart its energy directly into the ball, sending it flying or breaking the drive from the enemy team. 

The orange set shot, named after the set maneuver in volleyball, has very limited range and recharges more slowly than the long shot. This shot effectively negates the ball's velocity while raising it in the air a bit. It can be used to stop a fast-moving ball, to set up a spike, and as a last-ditch effort to keep the ball from hitting the court surface.

Other than the shot types, the other player ability is the jump. In addition to a regular jump, you can push off of walls or, in lower gravity, the ceiling. For the wall jump, the faster you are moving upwards, the more of a boost you will get. 

Modes 
There are currently three modes of play in VolleyShot: Score, Time, and Practice. Score matches end when a score limit is reached. Time limit ends when the timer expires. In the event of a tie, the game will go into overtime and the first team to break the tie wins. 

In Practice mode there are no limits, no Return Timer, and the ball is automatically bounced to the other side upon hitting the court surface. Players may also freely change certain settings - including the game speed - from the pause menu. 

Options 
In addition to setting up teams, courts, and win conditions, there are three main settings to mix-and-match that affect gameplay. 

Intensity - While it is the closest thing to a difficulty setting VolleyShot has, don't think of it that way. It mainly affects the ball's maximum velocity, but it greatly changes the way the game plays. 

Ball Size - There are three different ball sizes: the normal yellow ball, the big green ball, and the small red ball. Their sizes don't just affect your chances of hitting them, they also affect their physics. 

Gravity - There are five gravity settings, all based on the actual gravity of objects in our solar system: Earth, Uranus, Mars, The Moon, and Pluto. 

A note about the demo and release plans (updated 08/01/2020): The current Public Demo is version 0.0.016 and was released on March 6, 2018. It currently features two courts: Gym and Wave.  VolleyShot is set to release in or before 2021. A new demo should be available before release. I'm still trying to figure out which content to include in the demo, but it will likely have 2-3 courts with multiplayer functionality and possibly a time limit. I'm no longer planning on making this Early Access. Instead, it will release as-is with more courts after release, and any sort of balance and bug patches released afterwards when ready. Bug fixes are the obvious priority (although I'm trying my best to avoid them in the first place!) I know this has taken a long time and I appreciate you hanging in there.

Demo Version:     0.0.0.16
Current Version: 0.0.1.0.1  (in development)