Wiki/Play/Simulator

Every mode, every match

Each game type brings its own modes and its own way of deciding a winner. Here is what each one plays, how a match unfolds, and how to run any matchup you like.

Open the Simulator

Formats by game type#

What the official world of each type plays. A world you build or install can change the modes, series lengths and rules.

4v4

Arcade shooter

Best-of series rotating Hardpoint, Search and Destroy and Overload, with a map veto.

5v5

Tactical shooter

Search and Destroy only, first to 13 rounds, sides swap at the half. Characters, abilities and a buy economy.

5v5

Hero shooter

Control, Hybrid, Push, Escort and Flashpoint in rotation. Best-of-5 in groups, best-of-7 in playoffs.

Trios

Battle royale

32 squads per lobby, six games a match day. Placement and kills score points; no series and no veto.

3v3

Car ball Pro

Five-minute games of Car Soccer, played as best-of-5 series and best-of-7 finals.

Full squads

Sports Pro

Football, basketball and American football. Single games in the season; basketball plays best-of-7 in the playoffs.

Every game mode#

Modes marked official are on in the official worlds. The rest can be switched on in any world you build.

Mode	Game type	How it is won
Hardpoint	Arcade	Hold the rotating hill. Time on it scores; first to the limit wins. Official.
Search and Destroy	Arcade, tactical	One life per round. Plant the bomb or stop it. Arcade plays first to 6 with sides swapping every two rounds. Official.
Overload	Arcade	Carry the device into the enemy goal zone. Level games go to up to three golden-goal periods. Official.
Domination	Arcade	Hold flags A, B and C for points.
Capture the Flag	Arcade	Take the enemy flag back to your base.
Uplink	Arcade	Carry the ball into the enemy goal.
Control	Arcade	Attack and defend two capture points.
Team Deathmatch	Arcade	Every kill scores. The default for online lobbies.
Control	Hero	Round-based fights over a neutral point. Official.
Escort (Payload)	Hero	Push the payload through its checkpoints, or stop it. Official.
Hybrid	Hero	Take the opening point, then escort the payload. Official.
Push	Hero	Walk a neutral robot toward the enemy goal. Official.
Flashpoint	Hero	Fight over neutral points that open across the map. Official.
Clash	Hero	Five capture points in a line from one side to the other.
Assault	Hero	Attackers take point A, then point B.
Battle Royale	Battle royale	Last squad standing. Points for placement and kills. Official.
Resurgence	Battle royale	A smaller island where squads respawn while a teammate lives.
Car Soccer Pro	Car ball	Drive the ball into the net. Official.
Car Hoops Pro	Car ball	A basket at each end instead of a net.
Ice Puck Pro	Car ball	A puck on a slick, low-friction surface.
Breakfloor Pro	Car ball	The floor is the goal: break the other team’s half.
Football Pro	Sports	Ninety minutes, and a single game can end in a draw. Official.
Basketball Pro	Sports	Four quarters, most points wins. Official.
American Football Pro	Sports	Downs, drives and field goals over four quarters. Official.

How a match plays out#

For a head-to-head series. Battle royale skips the veto and series and scores a lobby instead.

01
Veto
In shooters and car ball, teams take turns banning and picking maps from the world’s pool. Sports play at a set venue.
02
Lineups and plans
Each side fields its starters and a plan for the mode. Form, injuries and staff are read in for the week.
03
Maps
Every map is fought event by event, with its own day form, until one side reaches the target or time runs out.
04
Series
The first side to win the majority of maps takes it. A series-deciding Search and Destroy map leans harder on clutch.
05
Ratings and MVP
Every player gets a match rating per map. The MVP is the best-rated player on the winning side.

The details of skills, chemistry, strategy and ratings are on How it works.

Sim, watch or play#

All three run the same engine, read the same players and produce the same kind of result.

Free

Sim

The result in about a second. Best for getting through a busy week.

Free

Watch live

Every mode in 3D with a broadcast dock. Pause, step, scrub, replay a map, or sim the rest; maps already played stay saved.

Pro

Play in 3D

Take control of one player while the AI plays everyone else, in every live mode. Online, you take a seat in a shared lobby.

Sandbox Pro

Play it yourself

Free accounts can watch any match and spectate online lobbies. Sandbox Pro lets you play your own player in 3D, solo and online, plus car ball and sports worlds.

See Sandbox Pro

The Simulator page#

Run any matchup from any world on your device, outside a career. Your saves are never touched.

01
Pick a world
Choose a game type, then a world: official, your own, or one installed from Community. You can browse and install community worlds right there.
02
Set the match
Pick the mode, the map and the series length the world uses, then two clubs. Random matchup and swap sides are one tap.
03
Run it
Get an Instant result, Watch live, or Play in 3D as any starter Pro. Win odds come from 40 instant runs.

Edit lineups: Swap any player into any club, starter or bench. Edits are kept per world on this device, and Reset to shipped undoes them.
Share a matchup: The world, mode, map, clubs and series length live in the page address, so a link opens the same matchup. A link to something this device does not have says so instead of swapping in something else.
Fresh every run: Each run draws new luck, so running the same matchup twice can give a different winner.
Pro game types: Car ball and sports worlds can be browsed by anyone. Running a match in them needs Sandbox Pro Pro.

Does the Simulator affect my career?

No. It loads the world in a sandbox while the page is open and never writes to your saves.

Why can I not watch a map live?

A map needs the objectives its mode uses and both team spawns before it can run in 3D. Maps that are not ready can still be simmed instantly.