Qomp2 is a Pong-inspired indie that lets you play as the ball
Yes, the Pong ball has lore now
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A sequel to the 2021 indie gameQomp- a puzzle platformer that asks what would happen if the ball in Atari’s classic table tennis game,Pong, suddenly wished to escape - has been announced.
Simply titledQomp2, Atari has confirmed that the “artful reimagining ofPong” picks up the story right where it was left off inQomp, so if you need to brush up on yourPongball lore, now’s the time to do so before the new title releases. With that said, you’ve probably got a while to wait - no release window has been revealed, so for now the game is simply “coming soon”. Take a look at the trailer below:
“Control aPongball aching to break free of its life stuck between two paddles,” the game’ssynopsisreads. “Explore a dangerous, minimalist world, armed with simple two button controls: tap a button to change direction by 90 degrees, and hold down a button to unleash a cathartic dash forward. That’s all you need to solve environmental puzzles and labyrinthine levels.”
There’ll be four worlds to venture through with a total of 30 levels to overcome, populated with foes and bosses - if you thought that a ball was incapable of having enemies, you’re wrong, apparently.Qomp2teases that it’ll reveal “the truth behind thePongball”, which may not be something you’d ever considered up to this point, but I admit that I’m intrigued.
Beyond that, the title will apparently be pretty emotional. It will feature an “enigmatic story of doubt, fear, and self-acceptance, told wordlessly with simple animations and effects”.
If you want to see what all the fuss is about,Qomp2is set to release on PS4,PS5, Xbox One,Xbox Series X|S,Nintendo Switch, Atari VCS and PC (viaSteamand theEpic GamesStore) in the future.
If you’re looking for more games to play, take a look at our list of thebest indie games. You can also see what’s around the corner with our roundup ofupcoming games.
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Catherine is a News Writer for TechRadar Gaming. Armed with a journalism degree from The University of Sheffield, she was sucked into the games media industry after spending far too much time on her university newspaper writing about Pokémon and cool indie games, and realising that was a very cool job, actually. She previously spent 19 months working at GAMINGbible as a full-time journalist. She loves all things Nintendo, and will never stop talking about Xenoblade Chronicles.
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