The best marble games you can play on a screen
"Marble game" means at least four different things on a screen. Here are the main kinds and the best-known games in each.
Prices and features of other people’s games change, so check the store or site before you rely on any detail here.
Flick the marble
The closest to real marbles: you flick, physics does the rest.
- Marble Rumble Flick marbles onto a spinning plate and sink them in holes, with one to four players on one screen. Free in the browser. We make Marble Rumble, so of course it is on this list. Everything else here is someone else’s game, and we have no connection to any of them.
Roll the marble
You steer a marble through an obstacle course.
- Marble Madness The 1984 Atari arcade game that started it all, later released on many home systems.
- Marble Blast Gold A much-loved 3D marble platformer from the early 2000s. Fans keep a browser version alive as Marble Blast Web.
- Marble It Up A modern marble roller in the same spirit, on consoles and PC.
- Super Monkey Ball Sega’s series: technically a monkey in a ball, but it is the best-known marble roller there is.
- Labyrinth and marble maze games Tilt the board to guide a ball past the holes. Many free versions use your phone’s tilt sensor.
Shoot the marble
Match-three puzzle games with a chain of marbles.
- Zuma PopCap’s 2003 game: a stone frog fires coloured marbles into a moving chain. Countless free browser games copy the idea.
Watch the marble
- Marble races Marble run races, such as Jelle’s Marble Runs on YouTube, have a large following. There is nothing to play, but children love picking a colour to cheer for.
More game ideas
- Free browser games for kids
- Free games with no download
- Games kids can play together on one screen
- All game guides
Common questions
Is there a free marble game I can play online?
Yes. Marble Rumble is free in the browser at marblerumble.com and needs no download. Marble Blast Web and many Zuma-style marble shooters are also free to play online.
What was the first marble video game?
Marble Madness, released by Atari in arcades in 1984, is the game most people think of as the first.
Is there a marble game for more than one player?
Marble Rumble is built for one to four players on a single screen. Most marble rolling games are single player, sometimes with a split-screen race mode.
Ready to flick?
Marble Rumble is free, runs in the browser and needs no account or download.