The Spike

The Spike
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Metacritic
91
Steam
85.275
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Price
$4.99
Release date
5 June 2020
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Steam reviews score
Total
91 (2 040 votes)
Recent
84 (73 votes)

The Spike is a 2D volleyball game which is light, but dynamic. Dominate your opponents with speedy and powerful spikes, to take control of the court!

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The Spike system requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
  • Processor: Any processor w/ a clock rate of 2 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: CPU-integrated or on-board graphics
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 120 MB available space

Recommended:

Recommended requirements are not yet specified.
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SpookMouras
SpookMouras

I really enjoyed the game on mobile and wanted to play on pc and get the dx dlc but for some unexpected reason i cant open the game due ton an error.I have contacted the developer team and they dont answer back because they cant find a fix

Rapidexal
Rapidexal

The Spike isn't a bad game, but that's it. Is it a good game? No, it is not really that good. The Spike functions mostly as a volleyball game but also has a few bugs and also very bad scaling. There are some parts of the game where you basically just need to buy the DLC to beat it because it's not even based on skill at that point it's just based on how good your players are. Also, the game randomly deleted all my data and I have no idea as to why so I have to start over from the beginning. Is it worth the money? Probably not but I'm addicted to really stupid and simple games so for me it was worth the money but for the average normal human being, it isn't. Well if you buy the DLC it's an overpriced game but at least it's playable then. The game also has really annoying cutscenes that lag out when you try to skip them so there is that as well. I'd rate this 5 volleyballs out of 10. Also, for the love of god please nerf the beach volleyball dudes, they keep beating my ass.

animusvirtus
animusvirtus

Hands down, the best volleyball game made to date. Even though there are only 3 players per side, this captures the feel of the sport through attention to timing. You can even improve your squad and recruit newer players as you go.

andrewbun2
andrewbun2

great fun game if your into volleyball or not, pretty grindy and unfortunately does not have multiplayer due to old steam engine but other then that is a fun great game to play with lots of challenges and amazing players to collect

dancemonkeyhutch
dancemonkeyhutch

wish you could buy more volleyballs i bought dlc now i cant get volley balls that well and its hard to max s tiers but game is super fun

paulaholloway13
paulaholloway13

I like it... because... I play volleyball? I don't know, it's just entertaining. Play the freaking game. You'll like it.

hiero
hiero

serve then block if not block then recieve then set then spike and then BOOM get a point, if u dont then repeat all the steps but remove the serve. if not work then repeat again

:)
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MetaBins
MetaBins

my account data suddenly disappeared, and went back to tutorial mode :( (I already got nishikawa with full upgrades T_T)

ItzzKwxme
ItzzKwxme

This game is very fun and it can work on any laptop/PC since the animations are not over the top for an amazing volleyball game like this. The story in this game is also very good and intriguing, it's also fun to replay the story just in case you get bored of grinding out the tournament mode. The characters that you can obtain in this game, especially the S rank characters since they each have their own special abilities. The mechanics in this game are fairly easy to master. If you have £4 to spare, I would highly recommend you to purchase this game.

Localblackguy
Localblackguy

I love this game, I just wish the updates were more frequent or just added some more gameplay elements and more story

enter_the_fungeon
enter_the_fungeon

I think like everyone else here we all very much want a Haikyuu game...until that happens I'l be playing this.

Frostyrekts
Frostyrekts

If ur a haikyuu fan this pretty good

Anonymous
Anonymous

why did my save data suddenly disappear, even though i've been grinding for hours every day, got the character s and i've made a lot of progress. I have experienced this incident 2 times, and when i contacted the email there was no response at all.

Duck Katsu
Duck Katsu

One of the best volleyball games I've played, but buggy.

Bagel
Bagel

its really good allthough i have not playedd much in a whilee beecause the game is glitched the letter "z" does not work in game and its not my keybourd or anything like when i go to servve its not there therees just a blank wwith no letter

Papa Joe
Papa Joe

A great game for those who want to get the 'feeling' of playing volleyball.

warnockg04
warnockg04

extremely addictive. more regular updates would be good. stuck at a point where i am constanly winning tournament and get bored pf my players. stuggling to get new s teir players though. a multiplayer would top off this game perfectly. overall a very good game

Phantomツ
Phantomツ

Nice game to play while doing other things, multiplayer coming soon??

Prxaiz is a qt
Prxaiz is a qt

Wow. this game is so cool. The way the made a simple game have such good gameplay is amazing. Cant wait for the online mode to be released. I give this game 11/10

3framespersecond
3framespersecond

Well, I found this game on my phone and found out that it is available on steam. I bought it and I have been addicted since Day 1. This game was very well made even though there have been some issues but overall this game was worth the money, the game play, characters, story, ui are all well made and well developed. This game deserves all the positive reviews and more and with the creator or the team working on this game coming back due to one of them coming back from the military. I hope that they are pleased with what they have accomplished and I also hope that because of this we get a new update with new features such as multiplayer, more s tiers, characters, modes for both the pc and mobile version and many more. If there is more DLC for the game I am 100% buying for whatever price it is. Hopefully this update will be good as the game already is. Some ideas of mine if they are looking at the steam community page is multiplayer, more characters, maybe new stages and rules, maybe a 4v4 or even 5v5 for more positions, more characters, more positions, more opportunities to score points, maybe more opportunities to get the in game currency 'Volleyballs,' more little giants prob and thats pretty much it for now. Overall, I would recommend this game 100% to other people.

cowman
cowman

cowman approves of volleyball game, some bugs but can be overlooked

Goose
Goose

I personally love this game. It's a very hard to master sort of game but once you have timings down you're decent enough at the game to stop, tournaments are challenging and difficult but once you start getting new characters and upgrading them they become more enjoyable to play.

mun
mun

A must if you had always wanted to play a decent volleyball game online.

pxngo
pxngo

its good but i have no idea how to get volleyballs

dob
dob

If you're a Haikyu!! fan just play it already.
It does have its problems like weird ai sometimes and a weird gacha element that you cant pay for and even tho its pay to play
But its good and entertaining! Even got multiple hair and uniform customizations to make you favorite Haikyu!! player.

Anonymous
Anonymous

This game is awesome and can't make me boring went i played this game
Keep going Developer
Maybe Developer can update this game to make very Awesome!!!!!!

Simone
Simone

insane time killer, setter controls are a bit janky but fun nevertheless

JayWalker
JayWalker

The mechanics are good for volleyball fans

mikkonator
mikkonator

Very fun, recommend to everyone, not just volleyball players.

smoks
smoks

very fun and good game but it gets kinda boring after a couple of days/weeks but a multiplayer mode would make this game a 10/10 or some updates

Terry
Terry

volleyball = good. only thing i dislike is the serving but I got used to it

haewon
haewon

fun but gets very repetitive once u unlock the S tier characters

Anonymous
Anonymous

Very good game best 5$ ive spent

sexygio
sexygio

very fun volleyball can confirm

PokePandaz
PokePandaz

Bwahhhh ball go up, BWAAAHHHH BALL GO DOWN

TrxvisCool
TrxvisCool

Fun game Recommend buying it if you have a 100% or 75% keyboard if not just use a controller but still very VERY fun game i do recommend buying it if you like to grind games cause this one its kinda a game where you have to grind still super fun game and if you want to get in to volleyball this is also a good game cause you can learn how to receive, set and spike even blocking overall this game is amazing if it wasn't that grindy amazing game i rate it 100 if i could i would also have like 100 hours but i don't really like grindy type games so i only played 7.4 hours still very amazing game and i really like the details like when they bring in the special characters

elgallo LXIV
elgallo LXIV

fun game hoping for multiplayer soon :D

maj
maj

It starts to get so much harder. I invested in my spiker and he can jump like 3.80 but with this new update, you cant get past the new team called I.Wall.High. It's so hard. Used to be a lot easier. Getting gold is also a problem. After only 1 tournament, you get like 25k max and a tournament consists of 3 matches and can last a lot. Just fix the difficulty and the gold earnings.

Tristan Van Der Vart (angry)
Tristan Van De…

very fun and a great time killer!

6vniel
6vniel

love it just fix bugs and glitches

Sano
Sano

best volleyball game out there currently.

Nol
Nol

Great game! You like Haikyuu, you like this

Cyder0_0
Cyder0_0

very nice game and has alot of potential just wished it had multiplayer

gIockjuice
gIockjuice

For the range of volleyball games out there, this one is definitely one of the better ones. This has an arcade gameplay style feel, and genuinely is really enjoyable because of it. 9/10.

perio1u
perio1u

Really good gameplay, the graphics need a little update though. Mobile graphics are really good!

Anonymous
Anonymous

It is the best vollyball game i have ever played and the best vollyball ball game ever

Anonymous
Anonymous

This game is fun and not to repetitive. It is a gacha game when you recruit new players. It does not take to long to recruit players on Computer so there is something new to see every time you play. Earning money is fast and can help you later on. It takes some time to learn the basics but then it becomes fun>

Alex Merser
Alex Merser

The game is perfect! Special for me its the best game in volleyball PC games history. The last update is interesting and a beach volleyaball looks like sth new. New manager interface is cool and nice. I havent got any negotive thoughts, but i have some wishes for next updates. (I hope they will be)
First of all, PLEASE!!! make option that allow using more than only one S-tier player!!! I understand that its could make tournaments and story mod quite easy and balance would crashed, but you can include this option in VS Matches. It could be so fun i think. P. S. If you create another tournament, for example, National Competitions, that will be harder than previous, but with option for using 2 or 3 S-tier players, it will be wonderfull.
Secondly, you could give to people possibility to create their personal players in any tiers, from C to S. I have an idea how it could be realized: I understand, that you have In-game purchases (I havent negotive opinion about that) and creation personal players could crushed game and profit balance, but your game is not "Pay To Win". In-game currency could be earned without spending a lot of money and without buying DLC. (I bought. but not for currency, only for othe DLC content) If person play every day in your game, for example, like I do, you can earn a lot of In-game currency. So, if you allow create personal player in C-tier for 50 "Balls", in C+ for 75 "Balls", in B- for 200 "Balls" and etc. and allow to add this player in roullet pull in shop (ONLY ADD IN PULL! People should spend currency and luck for pick him from random) so, option like that will make the game more beautifull.
And the last, you can add statistics in your game. It could be like "How many games you played with this player", "How many Aces this player did" and other. I guess that it is harder to realize than preevious wishes, but, in my opinion, your new player manager intrerface is perfect for this option!
In the end, I want to say, that I like your game very much and I will be happy with any new options and innovations that will be added in new updates, (I hope they will be soon) but if you read my "Wish-List" and you add at least one of my suggestions, I would be on cloud nine!
Thanks :)

ROCKJAW37
ROCKJAW37

great game just keeps fuckin up my data for some reason tho they gotta fix that

Goziair
Goziair

I liked the game, not a template. You won’t be stupid to win every time, here you really have to work hard to win, your teammates can play badly, or the opponent can make a mistake or, on the contrary, play perfectly, it’s just a gun. And it’s hard for setters to play, to think whether your teammate will be able to receive the ball, then you will need to give a good pass in 2-3 seconds, and sometimes even in a second. In short, the game just fly away, stuck strongly. I advise everyone

ItsTred
ItsTred

Its a really good game, really underrated, has good mechanics, very entertaining, and really fun, i think online matches could be a really great concept to add to the game, but even without it, i think its a game we volleyball fans can really have fun playing, this deserves way much more attention that it gets, great job with this game

Timflam Tincan
Timflam Tincan

Love the arcade type gameplay for a sport that I love. After a very long time without any actually good Volleyball games this is a bit of fresh air. All the other games like Spike Volleyball are 3D which is cool an all but they were super rushed, extremely buggy and boring. For a 2D game in 2022 where most games are 3D this game is amazing.

Spiking feels smooth and rewarding when you finally smash that ball through their block.

Unlocking new characters is fun and rewarding when you get lucky enough to pack Nishikawa :)

Blocks are a little weird because you can see sometimes that a ball that should be hit clean over your block gets pushed down into it randomly. Low hitters hitting at like 2.94m are broken as because they literally hit under your block.

p.s - please add multiplayer soon so me and my friends can mess around :)

9/10!

Miguelito
Miguelito

It's fast, fun and has pretty cool animations.

And you can play with friends!

Killua
Killua

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UltraLord
UltraLord

I bought this game because I palyed the mobile version extensively. I wholeheartedly recommend it if you're considering.

I do have only one gripe, and its a very strange one because it isn't an issue with the mobile version. What is up with the cutscene drawings? The story mode cutscenes have very high quality art on the mobile version, not that I'm trying to insult the artist anything, but why wouldn't you use the same artwork for the PC version? Again, I say this politely, but the mobile art is really nice, I was a very disappointed to see that it had been downgraded to what appears to be a quick sketch.

Anyways, the game is still very fun.

ctrl
ctrl

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unklndnetwork
unklndnetwork

Fun game and it is good for people who love volleyball.

Hood|e
Hood|e

Honestly, if you like volleyball. This is the only good game on steam.

D_dayody
D_dayody

I bought four days ago and I still have not managed to play the game because it crushes when I try to launch it

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Quixotix
Quixotix

It would've been so great had my progress not been wholly removed.

The early game is horrendous because you can lose a three-star by a bug.

The game only gets fun by the late game when you get to play in tournaments which are so far down the road and require so many volleyballs that it just gets boring.

I stomached the early game because I loved the gameplay, but the game was too buggy to enjoy.

Anonymous
Anonymous

very good game reccomend for haikyuu or volleyball enjoyers

JERallam
JERallam

Already played the game on mobile and was super impressed with the game. It's controls are simple, the very gameplay is simple, the story is simple. But man, It's addictive. Glad I purchased the game along with it's DLCs.

Happy
Happy

Ive played this game for a few days now but the first time i logged on today all my process was lost. I used to have a really good team but now ive lost them all. What should I do?

joshmugo11
joshmugo11

Fun and easy to understand cool mechanics

BLXCKRXCE
BLXCKRXCE

Its a really good volleyball game if your bored

Kimiami
Kimiami

Really love this game saw so much potential in it have a few flaw but what game doesnt have any.

one of the flaw for me is the lack of strategy for wing spiker hope it have some kind of editor that allow us to do formation for our team like some npc have really cool quick back spike. this problem can somewhat be solve if using middle blocker but i hope spiker can do other interesting spike too since many cool S rank player is spiker. as example middle blocker sometime can spike really fast ball from back of the court if they jump but spiker cannot do that. instead spiker have to wait for the ball if jump too quick have chance to miss the ball.

I think if the game can fix that the gameplay will be so much better.

Moxziis
Moxziis

Spike ball it land and goes boom

SAMURAI
SAMURAI

Im keep gettin this error and crashin.. im unsure if its on my end or the game
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Ferg
Ferg

Game is REALLY good and is a great concept! However a few issues I have found:

No way to close the game without alt+f4

Randomly rolling for new players is interesting but definitely poses a possibility of being soft locked on a stage (This happened to me at one point)

I was unable to switch in my One point server (They're called pinch servers IRL) at all during the campaign - what's the point in giving me players of that position then?

The sound was really loud at like 35% when i loaded in - it's been turned down to like 18 now and its bearable.

I would really like to see more in-depth characters like: Liberos could be a great addition (As someone who plays libero IRL, it makes it feel as though this position isn't crucial (when it really is), maybe you could add like a "defensive specialist" type of character who's got really high speed and defence stats...idk just a thought. More in-depth characters would also then allow for other game modes like beach volleyball or 6v6 standard indoor or maybe even add female playable characters and have a Women's volleyball story line included.

I would say that as a first-time player, it is kinda infuriating to only be able to play ONE game mode to unlock all the others; like I said earlier, if you get soft locked on a stage in the spiker story there's nothing except training or replaying old stages to get 3 stars to get a currency to roll for a random character who MAY improve your team - I think there should be more stuff to do/be available to do for the player.

Not all of the game is working on controller - the player management area forces you to switch to mouse, even though games like NBA 2k and Madden have player and team management with controller with no problem.

Finally the most annoying one - Not being able to call a time out with the controller, you have to switch to your mouse WHILST IN THE MIDDLE OF A POINT RALLY AND TRY TO CLICK THE BUTTON AND NOT CLICK PAUSE, BUT CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW TO CALL A TIMEOUT.

I think as a side note the way you get cosmetics should be reworked - I think it would be more engaging for players to unlock cosmetics as they play naturally in some way - rather than having to grind a currency that you get barely any of until tournament mode - but definitely DON't use a battlepass system as this is not right fit for this game. Basically, expand on the missions section - but rework it as it's currently very tedious and too grindy for a game that seems like it's trying to be more casual and fun.

Aside from all my notes - this is a really solid volleyball game (There aren't many good ones atm) and it has tonnes and tonnes of potential if it is nurtured and worked on.

MrHotbread
MrHotbread

This game is amazing probably one of my favourite games. It is hard to get good at the start with all of your bad characters but once you get better players it is really fun