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Dave hits the Comet Topspin, the ball trailing fire

RISING SPINTABLE TENNIS

The table tennis anime RPG.

Dave is ten and plays his dad in the basement. Then come the club, the league and the first rivals. And shots you'd normally only see in anime.

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Solo project: story, game design and code by David. Art, music and voices are made with AI tools. More

The Story

From basement kid to club champion. And that's just the start.

A story RPG about German club life: the smell of the sports hall, bratwurst on match day, pensioners with long pimples and overambitious parents. Dave explores village, park and hall, takes on challenges, trains with coach Kowalski and plays matches with real table tennis timing.

It's about losing, friendship and a big dream. Grown-up Dave tells each chapter as a memory, right before the most important match of his life.

  • Story in chapters: Dave goes from ten-year-old to pro
  • Timing like a real table: topspin, push, block, flick
  • Special shots, doubles, league season and minigames
  • English & German · controller, keyboard and touch
  • Village, club and league to explore, with quests and challenges
Dave and his dad at the old table in the basement
Chapter 1

The Basement

Dad, the old table and Mats, the bully.

The club van in the village street in autumn
Chapter 2

Youth League

First team, away games, rival Jonas.

Dave and Karina at a campfire by the lake under the Milky Way
Chapter 3

Summer at the Water Tower

Lake, summer camp and a new opponent.

Dave alone at the last table in the training centre
Chapter 4

The Tryouts

Autumn at the training centre. Someone is watching.

More chapters to come, all the way up to the World Championships.

The Game

Hit too early or too late and you'll notice straight away. Same as in training.

Gameplay: opponent Mei fires her special shot Hailstorm, shown with its name banner

Special shots

Charge your power during the rally and unleash the Comet Topspin. Every chapter adds new shots. Your opponents have some too.

  • Comet Topspin
  • Ice Push
  • The Wall
  • Thunder Shot
Gameplay: Dave against Noppen-Günni in the club hall

Real timing

Topspin, push, block and flick like at a real table. Read the spin, move your feet, hit at the right moment: “Perfect!” only comes with clean timing.

  • Forehand & backhand
  • Reading spin
  • Rubbers & gear
Gameplay: serve target minigame with coach Kowalski

Training & minigames

Multiball with Kowalski, spin training with the Ball-O-Mat robot, knocking cans off with your serve, a stair race up the water tower. Bronze, silver, gold. Gold gives bonus stats.

  • Multiball
  • Ball-O-Mat
  • Can serve
  • Water tower
Gameplay: doubles, Dave and Mats against Ben and Ida

League, doubles, club

Match days in the calendar, away trips in the club van, doubles with teammates and ranking points like in a real club. In between: explore the village, park, school and clubhouse.

  • League season
  • Doubles
  • Tournaments
  • Open village world

Trailer

Real in-game footage. Below are the intros for chapters 1 to 4, each with its own song. Heads up, sound on.

Gameplay trailer, chapters 1 and 2

Characters

All characters and clubs are made up. If you've ever played in a club, you'll still recognise every one of them.

Portrait of DaveDaveHero

Optimist with a big mouth. Cares more about the game than about winning and always wants to smash right away.

Portrait of KarinaKarinaBest friend

Lives next door, actually plays football. Cheeky, honest and the story's compass.

Portrait of DadDadFamily

Owns the old table in the basement and lets Dave win, until Dave notices. Makes embarrassing fan signs.

Portrait of MumMumFamily

Nurse on shift work and practical: “Homework first, then the league.”

Portrait of coach KowalskiKowalskiCoach

Grumpy former pro with a secret. “Legs, boy. You play table tennis with your legs.”

Portrait of MatsMatsBully (for now)

Three-time youth club champion, son of the sponsor. Calls Dave nothing but “basement kid”.

Portrait of JonasJonasRival

Talent from the city club with a pushy father. Comes across as arrogant, but he's under a lot of pressure himself.

Portrait of caretaker RalfRalfCaretaker

Locks the hall at 10 pm sharp. No matter what is going on.

Screens

Dark labels = real gameplay. Teal labels = stills from the openings.

News

  • Website draft is upThe site gets the in-game look: paper, cocoa outlines, coral.
  • Steam page in the worksWishlists open with “Coming Soon”. The link will go here.
  • Testers wanted: Android & iPhonePlay chapters 1 to 4 on your phone now, on request. Here's how.

Join the club

Devlog, clips first, polls on new special shots and the channel for phone testers (Android & iOS).

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FAQ

Which platforms?

Steam (Windows) first. Android and iOS are planned for release. You can already test chapters 1 to 4 on Android and iPhone, on request: here's how.

When is it out, and what will it cost?

That's not decided yet. Wishlist it on Steam and you'll hear as soon as there's news.

Do I need to know table tennis?

No. There are difficulty levels and a tutorial in the basement with Dad. If you play in a club yourself, you'll recognise every shot. And every pimples-out pensioner.

Languages and controls?

English and German. Playable with controller, keyboard and touch on mobile.

Do you use AI?

Yes, and I'd rather say it up front: Solo project: story, game design and code by David. Art, music and voices are made with AI tools.

I'm a single developer and club player. Story, dialogue, game mechanics, balancing and programming are my own work. Characters, backgrounds, cutscenes, music and voices are generated with AI tools, then selected, touched up and built into the game by me. Images with visible errors get thrown out.

On Steam, the AI disclosure is also shown on the store page.

Is it suitable for kids?

The story is warm and funny, with no violence. Bullying is a theme: Dave gets picked on as a beginner and stands up for himself. An official age rating will follow with the release.

I'm press or a streamer.

Facts, logo and images are in the press kit. Demo keys will follow.