Side Kick
Car soccer, seen from the side.
Drive a chunky little car, jump, flip in the air and boost into a big bouncy ball. Knock it past a friendly computer opponent — first to 3 goals, or whoever leads after two minutes. Every goal gets a slow-motion replay. Keyboard or touch.
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Side Kick
Side-view car soccer against a friendly AI. Drive, jump, flip and boost to knock a big bouncy ball into the other goal — first to 3, or best after 2:00.
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zenHow to play Side Kick
Side Kick is car soccer squeezed into two dimensions. You play the orange car on the left and attack the goal on the right; a blue computer car defends it. No accounts, no ranks, no unlocks — a match takes a couple of minutes, then you start another.
Drive, jump, jump again
A/D or the arrow keys drive; W, Up or Space jumps, and you can jump a second time in the air. On touch screens, use the ◀ ▶, JUMP and BOOST buttons.
In the air, you steer the nose
Once you leave the ground, left and right tilt the car instead of driving. A nose-up car sends the ball upward. Double-jump while holding a direction for a quick flip dash.
Boost refills on the ground
Shift or K pushes the car the way its nose points — in the air too, so tilt up and boost to reach a high ball. The meter only refills while your wheels are down, so tap it.
Stay on the right side of the ball
Get under and slightly behind the ball, then drive through it toward the goal. A car that chases past the ball can't defend.
Easy or Normal, your call
First to 3 goals wins, or whoever leads at 2:00 — a tie goes to a golden goal. Easy gives the computer slower reactions; Normal makes it quicker. When a match ends, Copy result puts the score on your clipboard to share.
Who we are
ZenPlayGames is a small studio making free browser games that ask nothing of the player — no accounts, no scores you have to protect, no stress. Side Kick is the newest and the one we lead with; the rest of the site is a growing arcade of quick games and calm toys, all free and instant, no download required.