One variant of this game emerged as Speed Dodgeball, which was recreated in the next evolution of the game, Genji Dodgeball. That was in itself the product of several evolutions of a mod in which players play as the Pyro both teams of Pyros use their compression blast ability to reflect the rockets and bombs back at the other team. The Origin of Blade Ballīlade Ball is the culmination of a long line of UGC games starting with Team Fortress 2’s Pyro Dodgeball. So without further ado, let’s dive into Blade Ball. With the use of open-source assets and a game category invented by others long before them, they developed and launched what is currently the third most popular Roblox game in a matter of months (intro video here).īlade Ball’s meteoric rise teaches us a great deal about how to be successful on Roblox, the importance of social media in game distribution, and the meaning of IP on UGC game platforms. It was developed by Y1ddy and Chunchbunch, two amateur developers in their early twenties who started exploring the concept in January this year, but only began serious development in June. Blade Ball is the latest breakthrough hit on Roblox.