Google Block Breaker is a brick-breaking game that Google added to Google Search in January 2025. You bounce a ball off a paddle to clear rows of colored bricks, in the style of Atari's Breakout. Press Play above to start it on this page.
How to play Google Block Breaker
On a computer you can play with the keyboard or the mouse. Sound is on when the game loads; press M to mute it.
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse or touchpad | Phone or tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move the paddle | Left and right arrow keys, or A and D | Move the pointer, after one click on the game | Drag a finger |
| Launch the ball | Space, the up arrow or W | Click | Tap quickly |
The paddle chases the pointer at its normal top speed, so a fast flick of the mouse won't throw it across the field. Pressing an arrow key or A or D gives control back to the keyboard until you click the game again.
A new game starts with the ball resting on the paddle until you launch it. You get 3 balls: the one in play and 2 spares, shown as filled circles in the top left corner. When you have several balls in play, losing one costs nothing. When the last ball in play falls past the paddle, you use a spare, and when no spare is left, the game is over.
We have tried the touch controls in a phone emulator but not yet on a real phone.
Google Block Breaker rules and scoring
In this version of Google Block Breaker, every brick you break scores 50 points, whatever its color. There are no fixed levels: when you clear the field, a new wave of bricks appears and the ball moves a little faster. On a computer, each wave has 28 bricks in 7 columns and 4 rows, and the game code caps the ball at twice its starting speed.
| What happens | Points |
|---|---|
| You break a brick | 50 |
| You catch a power-up | 100, or 1,000 if all six power-ups are already running |
| You collect a heart | 250, plus a spare ball |
| A hazard falls past without touching the paddle | 25 |
| First hit on a two-hit, TNT or ghost brick | 0 |
The 1,000-point value comes from the game code. Our test games never had all six power-ups running at once.
The game ends when you lose your last ball or press Esc. The Game Over box shows your score, your best score (High) and a Play Again button, which starts a new game with 3 balls. The best score is saved in this browser's local storage, so it stays on this device.
Block types and symbols
Most bricks in Google Block Breaker are plain. Some carry a symbol or a pattern that changes what happens when the ball hits them.
| Brick | What it does |
|---|---|
| Plus symbol | Drops a power-up. Catch it with the paddle. |
| Circle symbol | Releases another ball into play. |
| TNT | Lights up when hit and goes off about a second later. Plain bricks around it break, two-hit bricks crack, and other TNT bricks light up in turn. |
| Two-hit brick | Cracks on the first hit and breaks on the second. It drops rubble when it breaks. |
| Dotted outline (ghost) | Lets the ball pass through once, then turns into a normal brick. |
| Heart | Drops a heart. Keep it bouncing on the paddle until it is collected. Hearts appear only on even-numbered waves, at most 3 per game. |
| Glass | Sends the ball straight back the way it came. |
| Spore and acid | Drop a hazard. If a hazard or rubble hits the paddle, the paddle slows down for 1.8 seconds. |
We saw the plus, circle, TNT, two-hit, ghost and heart bricks work in our test games. A caught heart gave 250 points and one more spare. The glass rule comes from the game code.
Google Block Breaker power-ups
In Google Block Breaker, breaking a brick with a plus symbol drops a power-up. Catch it with the paddle to start one of six effects. The game does not name them on screen:
- a wider paddle, 1.5 times its normal width
- a slow ball that slows down as it falls toward the paddle
- a fireball
- a targeting ball that heads for a brick
- lasers fired from the paddle
- a shield of three bars along the bottom edge
Each power-up lasts 20 seconds, and several can run at once. A catch always starts one that is not already running. We saw all six in our test games.
About this version
Block Breaker is a game Google added to Google Search. 9to5Google reported it on January 29, 2025. A day later, TechRadar called it a Breakout-style game and described Breakout as a classic Atari game from 1976.
BlockBreaker100 is an unofficial site and is not affiliated with Google. On this page, the game files (scripts, images and sound, about 4.5 MB) load from this site. The rules above describe the version that runs here, checked on a computer.
Last checked . We ran several test games on a computer, about 15 minutes of play in total. A script steered the paddle in most of them; one game ran without steering until the last ball fell. We also read the game code to confirm the rules on this page. On November 2, 2026, we added mouse control to match the game on Google Search, which also lets the mouse steer the paddle after one click.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Google Block Breaker work?
You move a paddle along the bottom to bounce a ball into rows of bricks. Each brick you break scores 50 points, and when you clear them all, a new and slightly faster wave appears.
Can I use the mouse to move the paddle?
Yes. Click the game once and the paddle follows your mouse or touchpad left and right. The click also launches the ball. An arrow key or A or D switches back to the keyboard until you click again. On phones and tablets, you drag a finger instead.
How many lives do you get in Google Block Breaker?
You get 3 balls: one in play and 2 spares. A heart adds a spare ball if you keep it bouncing on the paddle until it is collected, and you can hold up to 3 spares.
How many levels are there in Google Block Breaker?
There are no fixed levels and no level select in this version. Each time you clear the bricks, a new wave appears and the ball gets faster.
Can you pause the game?
No. On a computer there is no pause key or button, and pressing Esc ends the game right away.
Is there a daily challenge or a 2-player mode?
No. This version has neither. The keyboard and the mouse move the same single paddle.
Does Google Block Breaker save your high score?
Yes. The game keeps your best score in this browser's local storage and shows it as High on the Game Over box. In our tests it stayed after a page reload and a browser restart. There is no online leaderboard.
Where is Block Breaker on Google?
Search for "Block Breaker" on Google and press Play on the game card. Google added the game to Google Search in January 2025, according to 9to5Google.