How to play

Get the game

1. Request access

   Open SLOPArena on Steam and hit Request Access under “Join the SLOPArena Playtest”. Wishlist it while you’re there.

2. Wait for the email

   The playtest lets people in by waves. Steam emails you when the developer is ready for more players.

3. Install and fight

   SLOPArena Playtest shows up in your Steam library. Install it, open Training, and start hitting things.

Xbox labels. On PlayStation: A = Cross, X = Square, Y = Triangle, B = Circle, LB/RB = L1/R1, LT/RT = L2/R2. Prefer the old layout? Settings → Controls → Right Stick: Camera puts the camera back on the right stick, specials on LB + A/X/Y/B and grab on LB + RT.

• Damage is distance

  Every hit adds to your percent. The same punch that tickles at 20% launches you at 120%.

• Stocks and blast zones

  Fly past the edge of the stage or fall into the void and you lose a stock. Matches start with three. Last fighter standing wins.

• Getting back

  You have a double jump, an air dodge and an E special built for recovery. There are no ledge grabs in this playtest: land on the stage or don’t land.

• Beeline

  Press 4 (RB on a controller) to dash straight at your target. Arrive and you can follow up with anything. Miss and you’re wide open. Shields, hitboxes and projectiles beat it.

• Shield and air dodge

  Hold Shift on the ground to block from every direction. Letting go leaves you open for a moment. In the air, the same button dodges wherever the stick points, once until you land.

• Short hop, fast fall

  Tap jump for a short hop, hold it for a full jump. Press X while falling to drop fast.

• Clash

  Two attacks that connect at the same time bounce off each other: no damage, both back to neutral.

• Tutorial

  The Fighter’s License: a rooftop test that walks you through the controls one lesson at a time, using your fighter’s real move names.

• Training

  The Crash-Test Lab: a CPU dummy, drills and recovery islands, with your moves on the HUD. Press Esc to make the dummy attack, shield or dodge, change its damage, or reset positions.

• Local Play

  Brawl

  Knock everyone off. Last fighter standing wins. One to four players on one screen, with CPUs in the empty seats.

• Local Play

  Slopball

  Land the ball beyond the net with your attacks. A miss resets your combo. Chase your personal best.

• Local Play

  Slop Rally

  Any fighter on any course: a solo time trial, or a couch race against friends for targets and finish points.

• Local Play

  Manki Mayhem

  Manki calls the round. Survive it to score. Two to four fighters, with CPUs filling in.

• Online

  Browse rooms or make one, up to four players. The leader picks the stage, everyone picks a fighter, stock rules, rematch in the same room. Still rough: report every desync.