Google loves to add little easter eggs to its products. It is not uncommon for the company to add games to its search engine. When you run searches for Pac Man, Snake, or Minesweeper, you may get the chance to play that game directly on Google Search.
The latest addition to Google Searches’ growing list of games is Block Breaker. It is a Breakout or Arkanoid clone.
You control a paddle at the bottom of the screen with the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard. The goal is to destroy all bricks displayed at the top of the screen.
To start, hit the up arrow. This releases the first ball. Some bricks include bonuses that extend the paddle, add lasers to it, or release more balls. There are also maluses, like temporary slow downs for the paddle.
Levels change fluently, which means that you keep all extras and balls. This is an interesting take on the game, which put you back to a single ball and no extras on each level start.
How to play Block Breaker
To play Block Breaker, you need to access Google Search and run a search for Block Breaker.
Note: The search for the game appears limited to certain geographic regions. There is a workaround though apart from using a VPN.
Just load this link in your favorite browser. This should display the Block Breaker game at the top of the search results.
Hit the play button to get started. The game shows its basic controls on the first screen, so that you know what to do. You have three lives after which you get the game over screen.
A few basic controls are supported. You may turn the music off or enable fullscreen mode.
The game should work across all device types and browsers. You can play it on your mobile devices, desktop PCs, or tablets without issues.
Note that there is no progress saving of any kind. When you close the game and reopen it later, you start at the first level again. Block Breaker does remember the high score though.
Now You: do you play games online or locally? Anything great that you started playing recently?
