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Head Basketball

Take my lethal shot!

Ratings

Age

4+

Category

Sports

Languages

English

Head Basketball is a high-energy, side-scrolling sports game featuring characters with oversized heads and incredible powers. Players can choose from dozens of characters, each with their own unique 'lethal shot'. With 7 diverse game modes including Arcade, Tournament, and Survival, the game offers deep character development and intense multiplayer competition. Master the timing of your jumps, dashes, and abilities to dominate the court.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

85/100

Head Basketball is the definition of 'chaos in a good way.' It takes the 1-on-1 sports formula and cranks the absurdity up to eleven. Each of the 40+ characters feels like a completely different game because their 'Lethal Shots' are so varied—some might summon a lightning storm while others turn the ball into a literal bomb. The physics are bouncy and exaggerated, leading to hilarious moments where a stray power-up can completely flip the score in the final three seconds.

Beyond the arcade silliness, there’s a surprisingly robust progression system. Leveling up your stats (Power, Speed, Jump) and choosing the right gear becomes essential as you reach the 'Death' and 'Survival' modes. The character designs are charmingly weird, and the local multiplayer is a blast if you have a friend nearby with the app. It's not a serious sports sim by any stretch, but it's one of the most consistently entertaining competitive games on the App Store. It’s fast, loud, and perfect for anyone who likes their sports with a side of superpowers.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

Features

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49+ unique characters with specialized lethal shots

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7 diverse game modes including Campaign and Survival

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Real-time multiplayer via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

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Deep character customization and stat growth

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Physics-based realistic movements and reactions

Tips & Walkthrough

Gameplays

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Q&A

Characters can be unlocked by completing specific achievements in Campaign mode or by using points earned during standard gameplay.

Ratings & Reviews

Suggestion
Mon Mar 23 2020 MetallicaFan0123876935

Hi! I’m A big fan of your game, and I was just wondering if I could suggest a character. I was thinking a cowboy themed character and you could name it Clint like Clint Eastwood his shot or air ability could be he uses a lasso to whip the opponent a couple of times and in different directions and then he can shoot the ball with a gun. His ground or Dunn ability could be he rides on a horse while going YEEEEHAW and he pulls off his cowboy hat and jumps off the horse does a flip and dunks the ball. His clothes could be a sheriffs badge, a cowboy hat, and some western boots. I have 29 characters almost enough to unlock Jalo and I’m tired of playing the same people over and over again so I would like to spice things up with a new character. Maybe he could be unlocked by upgrading 10 characters to level 100. You can be the judge of all of his characteristics and abilities and campaign and everything. I’m just giving a suggestion. And maybe like how you made up some flags for Head Soccer he could be from Texas or something. IDK. Please take into consideration. Actually, I’ve always tried to do this in Death mode and have gotten close but maybe he could be unlocked by getting 3 counters, 3 dunks, and 3 3-pointers and a game of death. Please take this character into consideration. BTW I’m writing this at the time of Covid-19 but when I was in school and we had free time me and all my friends would play head basketball, head soccer and head boxing. Thx again - Devin

Dante in Death Mode
Fri Jun 12 2020 SirCadicus

I love this game, but Dante’s abilities in the final stage for Death Mode are just too OP. Giving him a dunk that takes up so much of the court and having to deal with whatever obstacle there is, is really frustrating. HE TELEPORTS ACROSS THE COURT, so he literally DODGES all the obstacles that make it hard to move and shoot. Not only that, but why make the blast on his dunk so large, it’s HUGE. I like the idea of death mode, but it’s so tedious to play the mode 15 times to get the ring, it would be better if it was just 10 times, each crystal just takes two attempts. I don’t mind the cost, since I can get all that money back from playing league. Please give this some thought. There are a good amount of characters that have better abilities than others, and I know it takes skill, but the obstacles in death mode, in the final fight, are extremely annoying. Still love the game, just starting to hate Dante.

I love to hate this game and hate to love it
Sun May 07 2023 A Fellow HB Player

This game is great, I like the graphics, the campaign stories, the characters and their connections with their country, and so much more. But there are a few problems that make me hate this game sometimes. There are two main problems with this game. Firstly, the glitches. It feels like every other campaign game that I play is ruined halfway through because I get kicked out of the game randomly. I’ve actually had an experience where I was two seconds away from completing a campaign, but was kicked. It’s so unbelievably infuriating when it happens time after time, ruining all of your progress. And it’s not just in campaigns. I’ve seen this on multiple occasions in every single game mode. There are other glitches to be addressed such as Jeremy’s dunk, but I’m not going to list those here. The second issue is with the League simulator things. It says that they’re determined by OVR, but I’ve had COUNTLESS experiences of my character having an OVR of 71 and going against a 23 OVR character and losing OVER AND OVER. It’s not just a one-off thing. I found that when I play against bots with an OVR anywhere between 20 less OVR than my character and 10 less than my character, I’d only win 1/10 games, but if their OVR is ten less than my character or greater, I’d have a 0% chance of winning. 0%!!!!!! IF ITS SUPPOSED TO BE BASED ON OVR, THEN ACTUALLY MAKE IT BASED ON OVR!!!!! please devs just fix this it’s so annoying

Good Minus One Thing
Sat Feb 08 2020 Jaquille Oneill

This game is mostly fun, but there’s some major issues with one of the modes: Death Mode. First of all, the fact that it takes 5,000 coins to play this mode is absurd, as it is required to unlock certain characters. If unlocking the ring means winning death mode 15 times, then at minimum it costs 75,000 coins. Then, once you get to the end, you get to play against Dante, the most OP character in the game. Not only are his stats literally higher than it is possible for the player character to achieve, the game seemingly shifts the balance towards him, as he mysteriously finds a way to turn any three point shot into a two-pointer. In addition, his ability shots are seemingly uncounterable, leaving you no choice but to get away when he uses one, and guaranteeing him at least 12 points every time, as it’s difficult to even get in the way. The last big issue is in Arcade Mode, and it is the fact that certain characters stats are better than a human player can possibly achieve. The best a human player could do is around 71, and yet there are at least five CPUs with stat levels above 75. While I am fine with boss levels being harder, this is absurd for the arcade mode, as you are expected to be able to beat characters better than you can even hope to achieve by 25 or more for one of the achievements.

Some bug boys in the game
Thu Mar 30 2023 A_DAN!!!!!!!

Amazing game but have found a few bugs recently. I was about to get over 400 points in super league to get Khan but in the final game when I was 1 point away the game crashed with 4 seconds left and I never got Khan which I’ve been grinding for for 1 month so please fix the crashing. Also I was playing a James in death mode with the drone that burned you. Every time he got burned he kept moving with the burn animation on him. It was funny at first until he hit a buzzer beater 3 to beat me. Also when James doesn’t get touched when he does his dunk it is only 2 points which is annoying cause I could of won or tied some game if it was 3 points. Also taimen or Korea when you do his dunk it’s a 50/50 if it’s going to be 3 or 2 points which is annoying cause going back to James I could of won or tied with it being 3 points. Overall a amazing game that’s underrated and wish that people play multiplayer cause no one plays it. But you can’t do anything except promote the game. This game can still be a hit cause people at my school would always watch when I play and ask to play. This game can be big so don’t give up on it!

Character Rework
Fri Nov 29 2024 DunkusRunkus

Hey D&D i absolutely love head soccer and head basketball however i feel like one of the characters in the game kind of falls flat compared to the others. Specifically Jeremy from the USA. I understand having the characters that are easier to unlock be more simplistic but I feel like you guys could’ve done a ton more with his concept. His campaign story was that he got hit by an asteroid and that gave him better speed, better jumps etc. What if you cranked that concept to 11 and made Jeremy a Harlem Globetrotter-esque character. Have his ability shot be him breaking his opponent’s ankles with fancy movement then hitting a fade away. Have his dunk be an alley-oop to himself. (I like his counter you can keep that the same) For the next update please take my ideas into consideration as I adore this game and would like to see some live given to my favorite character

Great game but online mode needs to be fixed
Thu Jul 20 2023 rihgffwg

The concept is great I like the way you unlock characters it’s overall pretty good. But I feel like once I get all the characters I want to unlock the game it dosent feel like there’s much else to do. I feel like if the pvp mode got fixed (because if you try it the game will lag like crazy) the game will feel more fun and complete. Maybe also try a tournament with 8-16 players and if you win enough tournaments on online pvp or if you win with out swipe or something like that you could unlock a new character. I do like that they have added some new modes like head cup and death, but I feel like there’s only so many game modes you can add to keep the game from feeling repetitive. I know head soccer is more popular and that’s the game you guys should care about more due to its popularity but I feel like this game isn’t complete atleast without a couple new characters and fixed online pvp.

Needs iPhone X/Xs/Xs Max
Fri Dec 21 2018 Nikko027

This game is probably one of my favorite games of all time, hands down! Whether it is to put money in the game to upgrade the characters or to buy cosmetics, Head Basketball has a lot of customization options and select players. However, one thing I notice is that I have the iPhone XS Max and the screen size is considerable big. When it comes to playing this game, it does not fit the screen so I’m entitled to play the game on a rectangular aspect in the middle of my screen in landscape mode. This bugs me because all this time when I have had the iPhone X and the iPhone XS Max I’m stuck playing it in that view. This game is in dire need of support because that is the one thing that prevents me from playing this game moving forward. Aside from that, this game is worth getting!

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He’d never been a head basketball coach before. A Division I school hired him anyway - The AthleticHe’d never been a head basketball coach before. A Division I school hired him anyway - The Athletic

He'd never been a head basketball coach before. A Division I school hired him anyway. Radford Highlanders head coach Zach Chu directs his team...

The New York Times Fri Jan 23 2026

D’Alessio named Head Basketball Coach at Bluefield StateD’Alessio named Head Basketball Coach at Bluefield State

Bluefield State University athletics has announced the appointment of Luke D'Alessio as its new head men's basketball coach.

HoopDirt Fri May 23 2025

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