How to play
Mouse-aim explosive rounds. Avoid your own splash damage (theoretically; the collision detection works inconsistently). Twenty missions across themed environments.
Game features
- Explosive-only weapon set
- Broken splash-damage detection
- Twenty missions
- Polished visual explosion effects
- Touch, mouse, and gamepad input
- Self-damage frustration
Editor review
Blast Zone is a broken AOE-focused shooter. Every weapon fires explosive rounds. Calculating splash damage and avoiding self-damage is the supposed core skill. The implementation does not work.
What does not work is the splash damage calculation. Splash often kills the player even when the explosion appears outside the player hit-box. Self-damage hits the player when standing meters away from the actual explosion radius. The collision detection is fundamentally broken.
Twenty missions of increasingly absurd self-damage incidents. Players who deliberately measure distance from their own explosions still take damage. The format is unplayable in its current state.
Tested over two single-stop sessions before deleting. Touch and mouse inputs both demonstrate the same broken self-damage behavior. Gamepad does too.
Where the game tries hardest is the visual explosion effects. Explosions look good. Particle effects are polished. The visual presentation is the only part of the game that works.
Where I would push back is the entire implementation. The core mechanic is broken. The splash-damage calculation needs to be rewritten. Until that happens, there is no reason to play.
Two stars. The game's foundation is broken. Skip and find any other shooter on this catalogue.
Spent eight years reviewing games for Spanish-language sites before his main publisher folded in 2024. Switched to English-language coverage and never looked back. Tests games on a Toshiba laptop he refuses to retire.
Frequently asked questions about Blast Zone
How do I play Blast Zone?
Mouse-aim explosive rounds. Avoid your own splash damage (theoretically; the collision detection works inconsistently). Twenty missions across themed environments.
Is Blast Zone free to play in my browser?
Yes. Blast Zone runs free in any modern browser. No installation, no signup, no payment required. Click the play button to load the game.
Does Blast Zone work on mobile devices?
Blast Zone runs in mobile browsers on iOS and Android with touch controls. Most shooter games on AJ Arcade support both desktop and mobile, though precision-heavy titles tend to play better on desktop with a keyboard or gamepad.
Who reviewed Blast Zone on AJ Arcade?
Marcus Reyes reviewed Blast Zone. Their full editor review appears above and their other coverage is available on their author profile.
Where can I find more games like Blast Zone?
More shooter titles are available on the Shooter category page. Every game on AJ Arcade has been played and reviewed by one of our three reviewers before publication.