Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge

Artbarian Games

Released: Aug 5, 2021
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 01:29 GMT

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16 Jul 2026Developer post
Dark Roll 2 Demo is out!
The free demo of Dark Roll 2 is out now! Test your skills across seven handcrafted levels, dodge deadly traps, collect gems, race player ghosts, climb the leaderboards, unlock orb skins that carry over to the full game! Face Igor the Overseer in a climactic boss fight! View game
11 Mar 2026Developer post
Dark Roll 2 is happening!
I'm excited to finally share this with you! Just like the Spanish Inquisition… something nobody saw coming. I'm proud to announce the sequel to the original Dark Roll! This time it’s bigger, more intense, and more dangerous than ever! Featuring brand-new visuals, improved control
01 Aug 2022Developer post
One Year Anniversary! New Orb - Beast!
It's been a year folks! And there's no better way to celebrate than with a little update! Beast orb has been added to the game. It's good. Really good. To get it, you have to unlock at least 15 other achievements in the game. Or you could get the Premium Supporter Pack... UNLOCK
17 Jul 2022Developer post
I'm working on a new game!
Hello everyone! It's been a while, but I haven't been slacking around! I'm working on a new game, a turn based online platformer called J-Jump Arena ! Wishlist now! Don't miss the release! It'll take me some more time to develop, but right now you can visit the Steam Store page t
04 Apr 2022Developer post
Sale: 50% OFF Premium Supporter Pack!
Premium Supporter Pack is 50% OFF for a limited time! The DLC instantly unlocks all of the orbs , gives you 60 premium skins you can wear with any orb, and a handful of other cool features! Click below to learn more!
14 Jan 2022Developer post
New Arena - Warehouse
New Arena - Warehouse First indoors arena has been added to the roster of available arenas! It will be available in online matches as well as single player modes.
22 Dec 2021Developer post
Winter Sale: 50% OFF Premium Suppoter Pack!
The title says it all. Premium Supporter Pack is 50% OFF for a limited time! The DLC grants you instant access to all of the orbs, 60 premium skins you can wear with any orb, and a handful of other cool features!
09 Nov 2021Developer post
Rugby Ball mode added for private matches
Rugy Ball mode added for private matches. Some of you may remember the rugby ball from a community event that took place a while ago. Now the rugby ball has been added as an optional mode for private matches! If you didn't get a chance to try it out, you should! There's a brand n
28 Oct 2021Developer post
Now Live! - Halloween Community Weekend
Play special Community Matches before November 2nd to unlock unique items! Halloween Community Match Rules: Players play with Pathogen Z orb. Penalty shootout. Play 10 games to unlock: For a limited time, Premium Supporter Pack is 25% off! Celebrate Halloween with 3 new Premium S
Play special Community Matches before November 2nd [04:00pm PST / 10:00pm GMT] to unlock unique items!
Halloween Community Match Rules:

Players play with Pathogen Z orb.
Penalty shootout.
Play 10 games to unlock:
For a limited time, Premium Supporter Pack is 25% off!
Celebrate Halloween with 3 new Premium Skins!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329100/
For buying the Premium Supporter Pack DLC you get the following benefits:

Get a head start and instantly unlock all 26 orbs.
60 premium skins that can be worn on any orb.
See your opponent's rank at the beginning of the match.
Access to Rank History Chart, which shows your last 100 matches and how close/far you are from ranking up/down.
Option to select your preferred arena, and another one to avoid rainy weather.
Possiblity to ban your supporters from attending the match. (Those little cheerfull orbs that jump so happily when you score, won't be there if you ban them.)
Fancy premium frame and title for your in-game profile picture.
Other fixes/changes
"Underdog" achievement fix
Obsidian orb is now easier to unlock. The number of players with higher rank to win against has been brought down from 50 to 20.
Improved net collision
The collision of the ball with the net has been slightly improved to work better in online games.
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07 Oct 2021Developer post
Premium Supporter Pack, now for $9.99!
Premium Supporter Pack's price has been reduced from $13.99 to... $9.99* By buying the DLC you: Directly support the hard working solo developer of the game :) Instantly unlock all of the orbs available in the game Obtain 50+ stylish Premium Skins that can be worn on any orb Get
Premium Supporter Pack's price has been reduced from $13.99 to...
$9.99*
By buying the DLC you:

Directly support the hard working solo developer of the game :)
Instantly unlock all of the orbs available in the game
Obtain 50+ stylish Premium Skins that can be worn on any orb
Get access to Rank History Chart where you can tell how close/far you are from ranking up/down
See your opponent's rank at the beginning of the match
Get a fancy frame and a "Premium Supporter" title for your ingame profile
Have an option to pick your preferred arena
More features to be added in future...
*Please check the price in Your steam store as it slightly varies all around the world.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329100/Dark_Roll_Free_Kick_Challenge__Premium_Supporter_Pack/
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01 Oct 2021Developer post
New Orb - Meraldium
New Orb - Meraldium A brand new orb is here to join the roster! Welcome Meraldium. To unlock it players have to get a new achievement - "Power of Friendship", by playing against 5 different Steam friends. Bigger, faster and jumps higher than the Dragon orb, which makes it better
24 Sep 2021Developer post
Now Live! - Leather Community Weekend
Play special Community Matches before September 27th to unlock unique items! Leather Community Match Rules: Players play with Leather orb. Rugby ball instead of a Soccer ball. Play 20 games to unlock:
Play special Community Matches before September 27th [04:00pm PST / 10:00pm GMT] to unlock unique items!
Leather Community Match Rules:

Players play with Leather orb.
Rugby ball instead of a Soccer ball.
Play 20 games to unlock:
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21 Sep 2021Developer post
Leather Community Weekend is coming!
Leather Community Weekend September 24th-27th, 2021 Starting 09:00am PST / 05:00pm GMT, join the game this friday for exclusive experience and unlock unique items! Such as: Special skin for Leather orb "Leatherworker" profile title Profile frame Profile banner This is our first C
Leather Community Weekend
September 24th-27th, 2021
Starting 09:00am PST / 05:00pm GMT, join the game this friday for exclusive experience and unlock unique items! Such as:

Special skin for Leather orb
"Leatherworker" profile title
Profile frame
Profile banner
This is our first Community Weekend, with hopefully more to come! The idea is to turn things more fun by changing up the rules! Forget the soccer ball! Get on the game this weekend to play matches with...
A RUGBY BALL
Players will have to play 20 Community Matches to obtain the unlockable items listed above. Community matches will be available separately. Ranked Games and Friendly Matches will work normally.
What do you think about the idea? Don't hesitate to share your opinion in comments!
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19 Sep 2021Developer post
Rank History Chart
Version 1.07 is here! Rank History Chart Premium Supporter Pack owners can now view a chart with the history of their rank over last 100 played ranked matches. This also allows players to see how close/far they are from ranking up/down. Keep in mind that matches before this updat
Version 1.07 is here!
Rank History Chart
Premium Supporter Pack owners can now view a chart with the history of their rank over last 100 played ranked matches. This also allows players to see how close/far they are from ranking up/down.
Keep in mind that matches before this update haven't been tracked and won't be shown on the chart.
"Rank History Chart" button is located next to "View Match History" button.
"One to be Feared" achievement fix (Alien orb)
To unlock the achievement now the player has to win 10 games in a row, instead of 20.
2 New Premium Skins
Other fixes & changes

Fixed an issue where the skins from Equality Skin Pack wouldn't load if the player didn't own the Premium Supporter Pack.
Sound of heavy rain has been turned down.
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12 Sep 2021Developer post
New Orb - Obsidian
Update 1.06 is here! New Orb - Obsidian Please welcome Obsidian as a 26th orb to join the roster! To get it, you have to unlock a brand new achievement - "Underdog", by winning with 50 players that have rank higher than Yours. For those who already reached Master rank, beating fe
Update 1.06 is here!
New Orb - Obsidian
Please welcome Obsidian as a 26th orb to join the roster! To get it, you have to unlock a brand new achievement - "Underdog", by winning with 50 players that have rank higher than Yours. For those who already reached Master rank, beating fellow Masters will be enough. As this is a new statistic, it wasn't being tracked before and everyone will have to do it from scratch.
While not very fast, it has reasonable jumping height and enormous power. It's small swerve allows scoring goals with powerful straight shots.
Premium Supporter Pack owners get an instant access to the orb.
Premium Supporter Pack
3 new premium skins were added for Premium Supporters.
Quick Chat
Following commands have been added to Quick Chat:

Let's roll!
Sorry
To the moon!
#$*%!
Ranked Multiplayer Mode
Players who disconnect from the game while winning will no longer lose rank points, and their opponents won't get any as well. The match will also not appear in online matches history - as if it never happened.
Anti Cheating Measures
If you've unlocked the orbs using any sort of Steam Achievement Unlocker, be prepared to lose your orbs, as the game now double checks if the requirements for obtaining an orb were completed.
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03 Sep 2021Developer post
Update - v 1.05
Premium Supporter Pack 5 new premium skins added. Premium Supporters now have an option to see opponent's rank at the beginning of the match. Premium Supporters now have an option to select a preferred arena. Chosen arena will be picked when they're the host in online multiplayer
Premium Supporter Pack

5 new premium skins added.
Premium Supporters now have an option to see opponent's rank at the beginning of the match.
Premium Supporters now have an option to select a preferred arena. Chosen arena will be picked when they're the host in online multiplayer matches, and in all single player modes besides challenges.
Premium Supporters can now set an option to avoid rainy weather. Works same as the option above.
Premium Supporters can now ban their supporters from attending their game. (Those cheerfull little orbs that jump so happily when you score won't come to your games if you set this option.)
Options listed above can be changed in "Premium Hub". The button to access the hub is located in Main Menu at the bottom of the screen, under the Premium Supporter Icon.
New Orb - Granite
Please welcome Granite as the first orb to be added since the game was released. To unlock it You need to score 200 goals in online ranked matches. Premium Supporter Pack owners get instant access. With high acceleration and quite a size, it can provide deadly powershots. Keep in mind it's not meant to be "better" than the current orbs.
Friendly matches
It's now possible to play a friendly online multiplayer match, to test out various orbs without worrying about your rank. When looking for an opponent, the game will attempt to connect with anyone available, not taking rank into consideration.
Private matches - shot difficulty
Players can now pick the difficulty of the shot for their private matches, all the way from "Baby" to "Master", or let the game calculate the shot's difficulty based on their rank - as it does in ranked mode.
Ranked Multiplayer changes

For Master rank, Player's rank points are now visible in square brackets next to the rank's name.
Rank points capacity has been changed from 5000 to 99999.
Winning against someone with much higher number of Rank Points gets you less Rank Points than before.
Masters with Rank Points above 5000 will gradually gain less Rank Points for their wins.
Losing in a penalty shootout makes you lose 25% less Rank Points than you normally would.
Bug fixes & minor changes

Fixed an issue where Your opponent's orb wasn't visible on the final match screen, when they won.
Fixed an issue where wet/dry materials for orbs were not loading as they should in online matches.
Fixed a glitch where the player could jump twice as high when pressing both gamepad and keyboard "jump" key at the same time.
Fixed a typo in description of challenge #77.
Fixed an issue where a collectible for buying Premium Supporter Pack wouldn't show.
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25 Aug 2021Developer post
Update - V 1.04
Player blocking Since more cheaters tend to appear in the game, an option to block players is now available. To block someone, enter "Multiplayer" menu, and click "Blocked Players" . There you'll see recent opponents from your current gaming session (people you've played against
20 Aug 2021Developer post
Update - V 1.03
Dragon orb balancing fix Due to balancing issues with how overwpowered the Dragon orb has been, it undergone some changes. Now it's a little smaller, jumps slightly less higher and is noticably slower. That said it still remains one of the best - if not the very best orb in the g
Dragon orb balancing fix
Due to balancing issues with how overwpowered the Dragon orb has been, it undergone some changes. Now it's a little smaller, jumps slightly less higher and is noticably slower. That said it still remains one of the best - if not the very best orb in the game.
More Quick Chat Commands
5 new Quick Chat commands joined the roste:

Ouch!
How!?
Nice try
Close one
Haha
Server Capacity Limit
The server can contain up to 1000 players. Premium Supporter Pack owners have priority to join before other users. Please keep in mind that right now the average player count is far from the limit, and if the game keeps growing the limit of the server will be increased.
Networking fixes
Some improvements were made and the game should have less issues connecting to the server now.
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17 Aug 2021Developer post
Update - V 1.02
Improved Matchmaking When playing online ranked matches, the game will now attempt to find someone near your skill level first. It may result in longer wait times for high-ranked players but will be more fair to the newcomers, and healthy for the game in the long run. Quick Chat
11 Aug 2021Developer post
Update - V 1.01
Multiplayer Leaderboards Multiplayer leaderboards are now available to every player, not just those who own Premium Supporter Pack. After deep consideration, I decided it will be healthier for Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge in the long run. While I understand this may upset some

Updates & announcements

The free demo of Dark Roll 2 is out now!

I'm excited to finally share this with you!

Wishlist now!

Beast orb has been added to the game.

UNLOCK ALL THE ORBS!

PREMIUM SKINS AND FEATURES!

DLC IS NOW 75% OFF!

Wishlist now! Don't miss the release!

New Arena - Warehouse

Rugy Ball mode added for private matches.

Penalty Shootout shot difficulty added for private matches.

Play special Community Matches before November 2nd [04:00pm PST / 10:00pm GMT] to unlock unique items!

Halloween Community Match Rules:

Play 10 games to unlock:

For a limited time, Premium Supporter Pack is 25% off!

Celebrate Halloween with 3 new Premium Skins!

Other fixes/changes

"Underdog" achievement fix

Improved net collision

$9.99*

New Orb - Meraldium

New Premium Skins

Play special Community Matches before September 27th [04:00pm PST / 10:00pm GMT] to unlock unique items!

Leather Community Match Rules:

Play 20 games to unlock:

Leather Community Weekend

September 24th-27th, 2021

A RUGBY BALL

Version 1.07 is here!

Rank History Chart

"One to be Feared" achievement fix (Alien orb)

2 New Premium Skins

Other fixes & changes

Update 1.06 is here!

New Orb - Obsidian

Premium Supporter Pack

Quick Chat

Ranked Multiplayer Mode

Anti Cheating Measures

Premium Supporter Pack

New Orb - Granite

Friendly matches

Private matches - shot difficulty

Ranked Multiplayer changes

Bug fixes & minor changes

Player blocking

Dragon orb balancing fix

More Quick Chat Commands

Server Capacity Limit

Networking fixes

Improved Matchmaking

Quick Chat

Slower deranking

New Premium Skins

Option to hide avatars

Networking improvements

Multiplayer Leaderboards

Online Match History

Achievement fix for unlocking the Alien and the Rock orb

**The free demo of Dark Roll 2 is out now!**