Slope 2, Slope 3, Slope City, Slope Tunnel: Which Sequels Are Worth Playing

Slope's success produced a shelf of games with the same name and a number after it. None of them are by the original developer, and they vary from a fresh idea to a reskin. All of the ones below are on this site; this is what to expect from each.

Slope 3

The closest to the original. Same two-key steering, same green-on-black look, but the track is wider with more gaps and fewer walls, so the falls come from misjudged drops rather than red blocks. It has its own leaderboard by name. If you have worn out the original this is the natural next one.

Slope 2 Players

A split-screen version: one player on the arrow keys, one on WASD, racing down the same slope. The single-player mode is a plain Slope with a shop for ball skins paid for with gems collected on the track. The two-player mode is the reason to open it — it is the only Slope where the other person on your keyboard can beat you.

Slope Tunnel

The most different of the set. The track is a rotating tunnel rather than an open slope, so the walls are the road and the ball can roll all the way round. You steer the same way, but the obstacles come from every angle. It plays slower than Slope and rewards smooth, continuous steering rather than taps.

Slope City

Slope set between skyscrapers, with gems to collect, a shop and upgrades for the ball. The track is the same idea but broken up with ramps and building gaps. It is more of a collect-and-upgrade game than a pure reaction test, and it is easier to survive in, which makes it a better starting point for younger players.

The ones that are not Slope

Super Tunnel Rush, Marble Run 3D, Rolling Jump and Ball vs Block are all rolling-ball speed games that get grouped with Slope, and they are here because they scratch the same itch. Tunnel Rush is the fastest; Marble Run is the most forgiving; Rolling Jump is a one-tap game you can play with a mouse; Ball vs Block is about picking the cheapest path rather than dodging.

If you only play one

The original, on the home page. Every sequel adds something, but none of them has the pure acceleration curve that made Slope the game people keep a tab open for.