8 Ball Pool started life as a Miniclip browser game back in the Flash era. You opened a tab, racked up, and played a frame in two minutes. That web version died with Flash, and today the game lives on phones with over a billion downloads. If you miss the tab version, we built Break Shot: a quick solo pool table that runs right here, free, no install, no signup.
Play Break Shot now
Drag back from the cue ball to aim, release to shoot. Best played in landscape on a phone.
How to play
On touch, press anywhere near the cue ball and drag backwards, like pulling a slingshot. The dashed line shows exactly where the cue ball will make first contact, and the bar under the table shows your power. Release to shoot. On a keyboard, the left and right arrows aim, up and down set power, and space takes the shot.
There are two modes. The daily rack gives everyone the same nine-ball layout each day, seeded from the date, and your job is to clear it in the fewest shots. Play the house is a turn-based frame against a computer opponent that keeps shooting while it keeps potting, just like a real visit at the table. Scratch the cue ball and it gets respotted, with a one-shot penalty in daily mode.
Your best daily clear, your day streak, and your record against the house are saved on your device. Nothing leaves your browser.
How Break Shot compares to 8 Ball Pool
Break Shot keeps the part of 8 Ball Pool that made the original browser game work: line up a shot, read the angle, feel the balls scatter, take one more frame because the last one ended badly. Rounds run two to four minutes and restarting takes one tap.
It deliberately drops everything else. There is no real-time multiplayer, and that is the heart of Miniclip’s game: live 1v1 frames against real people, tournaments in themed rooms from London to Berlin, and a ranking ladder that keeps matches close. There are no leagues, no clubs, and no cue collection. In 8 Ball Pool, upgrading cues with better aim, power, and spin is half the progression loop. Our table gives everyone the same cue and the same guide line, every time.
The physics are simplified too. We model rolling friction, cushion bounce, and clean ball-to-ball transfer, but there is no spin control, so you cannot screw back off the object ball or swerve around a snooker.
So treat Break Shot as the coffee-break version. If you find yourself planning position two shots ahead, you are ready for the real thing, and the real thing is where the competition lives.
Get the full game
8 Ball Pool by Miniclip is free with in-app purchases, runs on Android and iOS, and remains the biggest pool game on mobile by a wide margin. Matches are quick, matchmaking is instant, and playing a live opponent changes how every safety shot feels.
Frequently asked questions
Can I play 8 Ball Pool in a browser?
Not officially. Miniclip retired the original browser version when Flash was discontinued, and the current 8 Ball Pool is a mobile app for Android and iOS. Break Shot, the game on this page, is our own browser pool game built for people searching for that old play-in-a-tab experience.
Is this the real 8 Ball Pool?
No. Break Shot is an original game we built, inspired by the core loop of pool games like 8 Ball Pool. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Miniclip in any way. For the real thing, use the download links above.
Does Break Shot work offline?
Yes. The whole game is a single file with no external requests, so once the page has loaded it keeps working without a connection. Your scores are stored locally on your device.
Is it free?
Completely. There are no ads, no accounts, no purchases, and nothing to unlock with money. The daily rack resets every day at midnight UTC, and that is the only thing gating your next challenge.
Why is there no 8-ball mode with solids and stripes?
We kept the rules light on purpose. A nine-ball rack clears faster, which suits browser sessions of a few minutes, and it avoids the fouls-and-groups bookkeeping that makes full 8-ball rules heavy without an opponent to enforce them. The vs-house mode covers the turn-taking tension instead.
