Mission Board / Action Theatre / Ragdoll Arena
Ragdoll Arena
Mission briefing
Smash, launch and SPLAT ragdolls across 10 crazy arenas! RagDoll Arena is a physics brawler where every hit sends enemies flying. Shoot, slash and blast waves of wobbly ragdolls, bounce them off walls, knock them into each other and set off huge chain reactions. Every arena ends with a giant boss fight.
Field manual
Desktop Left click on an enemy: shoot (auto-aim). Hold to keep firing. A / D (or Q / D, or ← →): move W / Space (or Z, ↑): jump S / ↓: drop through platforms E / Tab / Shift (or 1 / 2): switch weapon R / F: SUPER attack Esc / P: pause Mobile Left side: drag to move. Push up to jump, push down to drop. Red attack stick: tap to shoot (auto-aim), or drag to aim and release to fire. Hold to keep firing. SUPER button: unleash your super attack when it's charged. Weapon button: switch weapon.
Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a landscape (wide) screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It is built wide, for a landscape screen — rotate a phone sideways, or give it a tablet or monitor to stretch out on. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.
Field notes for action operations
- First run is reconnaissance. Spend it learning where the danger actually spawns from instead of chasing a score — most action games announce their patterns honestly in the opening minute, then repeat them with worse manners.
- Movement is a defensive stat. A moving target at half health outlives a stationary one at full health in nearly every game on this board, so keep relocating between shots, strikes and reloads.
- Learn the exit before the entrance closes. In arena and chase games alike, the players who survive longest are the ones who noticed the second doorway while everyone else was watching the first.
Ragdoll Arena — questions from the ranks
What does it cost to play Ragdoll Arena?
Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.
What sort of mission is Ragdoll Arena?
Ragdoll Arena is filed in our Action theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.
Can I run Ragdoll Arena on a phone or tablet?
Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It is built wide, for a landscape screen — rotate a phone sideways, or give it a tablet or monitor to stretch out on.
Do I have to install anything before playing?
No installation of any kind. Ragdoll Arena is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.
After-action
Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Action theatre is one click away — The main hall of the board: 469 operations where something is always moving, exploding, escaping or being chased. If a game has a pulse and a problem, it is probably filed here.
