Shards and the glass-block breakout board
Shards puts you in a Arcade run where you steer a paddle, bounce the ball, and crack open a field of fragile blocks. Each stage adds a fractal backdrop and a different layout, so you are always reading angles before you send the ball back up. It plays in your browser with no download.
Break the layout, then clear the threats
Your main job is to wipe out every block on the board, but some stages also throw in Shardiens that get in the way. The ball can handle them too, so positioning matters when enemies and blocks share the same space. That mix gives the game a real Brick Breaker feel without changing the core goal.
Power-ups that change each rally
Broken blocks can drop bonuses, and the useful ones make a big difference when the board gets crowded. You can grab a laser cannon for direct hits, a force ball that cuts through rows, or a multi-ball burst that puts three balls in play at once. If you like the chain-reaction side of Smash the Blocks, this is the kind of power-up flow that keeps each rally moving.
Speed and difficulty shape the run
Shards lets you choose slow, normal, or fast play, plus easy, medium, or difficult difficulty. That makes the first levels approachable while later boards ask for tighter paddle control and sharper edge shots. The gradual climb is easy to feel as block sizes and enemy pressure shift across the 80 stages.
For another angle on the same ball-and-block idea, BBTan Online leans on ricochets, while Sand Blast focuses on clearing packed boards with similar rebound logic. If you want the same style on a phone-sized screen, the Mobile setup fits that rhythm well.
Platform
Browser — desktop, mobile and tablet
Release
11 january 2017
Last Update
11 june 2026