- Dark Roll 2 Demo is out! - 16 July 2026
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!
- Dark Roll 2 is happening! - 11 March 2026
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 controls, better physics, and Steam Leaderboards. And the best part? It’s coming later this year. Wishlist now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4417060/Dark_Roll_2/
- One Year Anniversary! New Orb - Beast! - 1 August 2022
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 ALL THE ORBS! PREMIUM SKINS AND FEATURES! DLC IS NOW 75% OFF! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329100/Dark_Roll_Free_Kick_Challenge__Premium_Supporter_Pack/
- I'm working on a new game! - 17 July 2022
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! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1949970/ It'll take me some more time to develop, but right now you can visit the Steam Store page to learn more about the game. Just click the banner above. Don't forget to wishlist!
- Sale: 50% OFF Premium Supporter Pack! - 4 April 2022
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! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329100/Dark_Roll_Free_Kick_Challenge__Premium_Supporter_Pack/
- New Arena - Warehouse - 14 January 2022
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.
- Winter Sale: 50% OFF Premium Suppoter Pack! - 22 December 2021
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! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329100/Dark_Roll_Free_Kick_Challenge__Premium_Supporter_Pack/
- Rugby Ball mode added for private matches - 9 November 2021
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 new collectible for playing this mode, too! Penalty Shootout shot difficulty added for private matches. When choosing the shot difficulty for a private match, players can now pick "Penalty Shootout", which makes all of the shots to be taken from the penalty spot.
- Now Live! - Halloween Community Weekend - 28 October 2021
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 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…
- Premium Supporter Pack, now for $9.99! - 7 October 2021
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/
- New Orb - Meraldium - 1 October 2021
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 in defense. Provides less power, however it's swerve can make up for it with tricky curved shots. Premium Supporter Pack owners get an instant access to the orb. And a handful of other cool features too! Seriosuly you should have a look if you haven't yet. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329100/Dark_Roll_Free_Kick_Challenge__Premium_Supporter_Pack/ New Premium Skins 2 new premium skins were added for Premium Supporters.
- Now Live! - Leather Community Weekend - 24 September 2021
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:
- Leather Community Weekend is coming! - 21 September 2021
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!
- Rank History Chart - 19 September 2021
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.
- New Orb - Obsidian - 12 September 2021
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 po…
- Update - v 1.05 - 3 September 2021
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…
- Update - V 1.04 - 25 August 2021
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 since turning on the game), and can block up to 5 players from matching up with in Ranked Multiplayer mode. Additionally, clicking on the player's profile picture will take you to their Steam profile. If you wish to report them, providing the link to their Steam profile can be really useful in identifying unfair players. Please keep in mind there's no "team" making this game, I'm a solo hobbyist dev, trying his best to keep things in order. This is a quick solution to the problem as more fixes and ways to deal with cheaters will be implemented in future.
- Update - V 1.03 - 20 August 2021
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.
- Update - V 1.02 - 17 August 2021
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 Version 1.02 brings us Quick Chat! While playing online, hold your right mouse button and drag your mouse over what you'd like to say, then release. I decided against allowing users to type whatever they wish to limit possibilities of harassment. Additionally, it's possible to turn off the chat in the Settings. Slower deranking When you lose a match against an opponent with much lower rank, your rank won't be affected as severely as before. New Premium Skins 5 new skins were added for the Premium Supporter Pack owners. Option to hide avatars There's now an option in Settings to hide avatars/display pictures of p…
- Update - V 1.01 - 11 August 2021
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 players who bought the Premium Supporter Pack, I can only promise that you won't regret the purchase, as I plan to add more content for the Premium Supporter Pack owners in future. Online Match History Online Match History has been reworked and no longer displays profile pictures and names of your opponents. The main focus point is now on the orbs that were chosen for the match, as well as the rank of the players. Avatars and names of players are still going to be visible during the match. Achievement fix for unlocking the Alien and the Rock orb Due to many people having problem with stats counting properly, ach…
