Sumo Battle!

About Sumo Battle!

Sumo Battle! is a 3D arena game built on the one thing sumo rewards: size in motion. You steer a round wrestler around the podium collecting pieces of sushi, and every piece makes you bigger and stronger. There are no attack buttons — you remove rivals by driving into them and pushing them off the edge.

The catch is that the other wrestlers are growing and pushing too, so charging carelessly is also how you get thrown out. It sits with Sumo Smash! and Pixel Sumo on the site sumo shelf.

How to play

Move with WASD, or with ZQSD on an AZERTY keyboard; on mobile, touch and move your finger. Collect sushi to grow larger and stronger. There is no separate attack button, so push rivals by running into them and try to throw them off the podium while avoiding being pushed off yourself.

Controls

• WASD — move
• ZQSD — move on an AZERTY keyboard
• Touch and drag to move on mobile
• No attack button; contact does the work

Tips to win

• Collect sushi before picking fights — a bigger wrestler wins more shoves.
• Never fight near the edge. The wrestler with their back to the rim is one push from going out.
• Let two rivals collide first, then take whoever is left stumbling.

Sumo Battle! strategy guide

Grow before you fight. In Sumo Battle! your wrestler gets bigger by collecting pieces of sushi, and bigger means stronger in a shove. Rushing into a contest while you are still small is the most common early mistake. Sweep up the sushi you can reach safely, then look for fights once you have some weight behind you.

Movement is your only tool, so use it deliberately. You move with WASD, or ZQSD on an AZERTY keyboard, and on mobile you touch and move your finger. There is no separate attack; you push opponents by driving into them. That means speed and angle at the moment of contact decide the exchange, so build up a run before you hit rather than bumping in from a standstill.

Stay away from the edge. The goal is to throw rivals off the podium, and they are trying to do exactly the same to you. Any time you are near the rim, you are one good push from losing. Keep yourself in the middle when you can, and let opponents be the ones working near the drop.

Hit from the side, not straight on. A head-on collision with a wrestler of similar size often leaves both of you bouncing back. Coming in at an angle, especially at someone who is already moving toward the edge, carries them further and keeps you on the podium. Watch which way rivals are travelling and aim to push them along that line.

Let others do some of the work. When several wrestlers are on the podium, they will push each other as well as you. Keep collecting sushi while they trade shoves, then move in on whoever is left off balance near the edge. Patience and size together beat constant charging, which tends to carry you out after your target.

Sumo Battle! FAQ