If you’re seeking a simple yet engaging game that you can enjoy whenever you have some spare time, Dunk Shot Online is a fantastic choice. Anyone who’s ever sat on a bed as a child shooting a nerf basketball into a hoop or sat in an office as adult flinging wadded paper in wastebasket will immediately appreciate the allure here. It’s simple slam dunk game, but there’s a very addictive skill element to it as well.

Angry Birds may be the most recognized game in this genre, and Dunk Shot Online is similar in that the physics model is consistent and you can learn it. Where it differs is that there isn’t a lot of clutter to avoid or bust through. Instead, the shots are a lot more reminiscent of setting up a pool shot, and as you progress, you’ll have the option to bank the balls of walls and such to make some really cool shots. Multi-stage levels can be frustrating at times. If you struggle with the second shot, the game will often make you play that first shot over and over again until you’re able to progress.

The graphics in this basketball game are minimalistic, and that’s a big plus. The ball is orange. The rim is orange. The net is white, and everything else is a shade of gray. The ball and net have great style, and the artistic approach lets your eyes focus on what really matters rather than distract with that which doesn’t. There’s no music in Dunk Shot Online. Enjoy your own or a podcast or just sweet silence. There are sound effects, and these are as much audio cues that help you play the game and get better. That ball bounces against walls, pings against the rim and makes a swoosh sound when you hit nothing but net.

A game like this can get stale without a framework to motivate you, and Dunk Shot Online does that well too. You’ll earn stars on each level. You’ll use stars to unlock new levels and you can go back to past boards as your skills progress to claim stars that you missed.
If you enjoy the simple pleasures of wastebasket basketball, then you’ll really get a kick out of Dunk Shot Online. Better yet, there’s enough here that you may find yourself coming back time and again to fill out your trophy case and unlock those remaining secrets.