Proficient Paddles

Proficient Paddles

Inflamed Games · July 22, 2018 · Action, Indie, Casual, Sports, Multiplayer

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Mostly Positive79% · 14
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Proficient Paddles price

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About Proficient Paddles

The fan favourite Xbox Live Creators Program title comes to Steam!

About The Game



One or two players? It’s your choice! Battle a friend locally or go against an AI with three selectable difficulties.
Will you strive for the game-winning 10 points outfitted in your country's paddle or in the selection of eye-catching coloured paddles?

In this fast-paced sports action title, you make your own battles...

Features


  • Play head-to-head against a friend in the local multiplayer game mode or play solo against an AI with the 3 difficulty modes
  • Pick the soundtrack to suit your style with the in-game music player
  • Customise your players from our ever expanding collection of paddles to choose from

Proficient Paddles — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Co-op, Split screen
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Proficient Paddles is a simple block-breaker game that draws mixed reactions from players, with some finding it a relaxing and engaging way to pass time with responsive controls and pleasant minimalist aesthetics, while others criticize it as a shallow asset flip lacking depth and variety in gameplay mechanics. The game offers easy achievement completion and can be completed quickly, though players note the gameplay becomes repetitive over time and would benefit from more diverse bonuses and customization options.

Recommended Apr 1, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 2, 2022
Proficient Paddles is a Unity Asset flip, what Valve calls a "fake game". The "developer", Inflamed Games, took the [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/11040]Block Breaker Template[/url] Block Breaker Template Unity Store tutorial/demo/game asset pack from the real developers, Daniel Buckley, changed the name, and dumped the result onto Steam. In fairness, some changes were made to the game template, removing most of the gameplay to create a simple "Pong" ripoff. I don't think intention of asset packs like Daniels is to make games that are objectively worse than the template itself, but here we are. The products that result from asset flips aren't "real" games. They lack depth and content, because they're just simplistic copies of demos or tutorials. In this case, "Block Breaker Template" is just a simple game template to demonstrate to learning developers how to make a Breakout/Pong game, and doesn't have any merit as a proper, fully fledged PC game, so a copy+paste of it can't be recommended. Asset flips don't involve any professional game development. Sure, sometimes they may change a few cosmetic things, swap out different assets etc, but at heart it's functio…
4 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 3, 2025
Игра 'Proficient Paddles' – это приятный и затягивающий арканоид, который заставляет возвращаться к нему снова и снова. Простая, но эффективная механика разбивания блоков дополнена интересными бонусами и разнообразными уровнями, каждый из которых предлагает свои небольшие, но приятные испытания. Особенно порадовало оформление: яркая, минималистичная графика в сочетании с расслабляющей музыкой создают очень комфортную атмосферу. Управление отзывчивое, нет никаких неприятных задержек. Однако, стоит отметить, что со временем геймплей может показаться немного однообразным. Хотелось бы больше разнообразия в типах бонусов и самих блоков. Возможность кастомизации платформы тоже была бы неплохим дополнением. В целом, 'Proficient Paddles' – отличная игра, чтобы скоротать время и отвлечься от повседневной рутины. Рекомендую всем любителям жанра и тем, кто ищет простую, но увлекательную игру. Твердая четверка из пяти.
Recommended Mar 24, 2023
[h1]Before I played Proficient Paddles, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
Recommended Oct 24, 2021
Decent Pong-clone. Easy achievements 100% / 20min.
Not recommended Jan 3, 2021
Can you battle against all odds and refund the 79p?

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