Games like Basketball Stars for quick one-on-one hoops
Basketball Legends, Basketball Arena and Hoop Land are the best next games after Basketball Stars. They keep the short matches and add teams, seasons or online rivals. Roam hoops games are at the end.
What Basketball Stars is
Basketball Stars is a 1v1 basketball game by Madpuffers, a web game that also plays on phones. You dribble, shoot, block and steal against one opponent, either the computer or a friend on the same keyboard, in matches that last a couple of minutes.
The controls are simple and the scoring is fast, which is why it became a school-break favorite. The best alternatives keep a match under five minutes and let you play a friend.
Basketball games to try next
- Basketball Legends. Madpuffers' follow-up to Basketball Stars, with new graphics and special moves.
- Basketball Arena. Masomo's free 1v1 game for iPhone and Android, with live online matches, character cards and leagues.
- Hoop Land. Koality Game's retro 2D basketball sim with full seasons and leagues. On iPhone and Android, and in early access on Steam.
- Basketball Zero. A Roblox game from January 2025, inspired by the anime Kuroko's Basketball. Teams of five with special abilities.
- NBA 2K. 2K's yearly sim with real teams. Much slower and deeper, but its park mode has street 1v1s.
How to get better at 1v1 hoops games
Most 1v1 games reward the same three habits. Shoot when the defender is moving, not when they are set. Fake once before every drive. And on defense, stand between the player and the hoop instead of chasing the ball, because blocks come from position, not speed.
Hoops on Roam
- Beach Hoops (Roam). 1v1 street basketball. One court, one rival, first to 11.
- Hoop Legend: Orbit Shot (Roam). A basketball shooting arcade. Swipe up, swish, step back.
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Make your own basketball game with Roam
Pick the court, the rival and the rules. Roam builds it, and you can make it two-player by saying so.
Try: "1v1 basketball on a rooftop at night, first to 11, my best friend is the rival, dunks score triple"Questions people ask
Who made Basketball Stars?
Madpuffers, the studio that also made Basketball Legends.
Is there a Basketball Stars 2?
Basketball Legends is the follow-up from the same studio.
What is a good 1v1 basketball game on iPhone?
Basketball Arena for online matches, Hoop Land for seasons, or Beach Hoops on Roam.