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Mochi Hoops

Sling a smiling mochi ball through a floating candy hoop, racing a 20-second shot clock that every basket feeds — but only swishes pay double.

About Mochi Hoops

Mochi Hoops is a one-button basketball score-chase built around a single slingshot move. A round mochi ball with a basketball seam and a little smiling face waits near the bottom of the screen; you press it, drag backward, and let go. The launch fires in the opposite direction of your pull, Angry-Birds style, and a dotted curve previews the whole arc before you commit — so the farther back you drag, the harder the shot. The ball is a true gravity projectile, so the skill is reading that arc and dropping the ball down through the rim from above.

There are no levels and no menu of modes here — every game is one continuous run against a shot clock that starts at 20 seconds and is capped at 40. Sinking a basket is the only way to buy more time: a normal make through a rattled rim adds 2 seconds, while a clean swish that never grazes the rim adds 3. The run ends the instant the clock hits zero, and your highest score is the only thing saved between sessions, kept privately on your own device.

Scoring rewards a hot streak. A normal make is worth 100 points and a swish is worth 200, and that figure is then multiplied by your current combo — the number of baskets you have made in a row. Miss a shot (the ball leaves the screen without going in) and the combo snaps back to zero, so a long unbroken chain of swishes is where the big numbers come from. The catch is the hoop itself: once you have sunk four baskets it starts sliding left and right, and it slides faster and across a wider span the more you score, turning a stationary target into a moving one right when your combo is worth protecting.

The whole thing is rendered as a soft candy court — a peach-to-pink gradient with floating bokeh, a decorative backboard with a target square, a tapered net that sways and wobbles when the ball drops through, and confetti bursts on every make (extra confetti on a swish). One physics quirk worth knowing: the two glossy rim knobs only turn solid once the ball has risen completely above the rim, so a shot fired up from below passes through the rim cleanly on the way up and can only clank on the way down.

How to play Mochi Hoops

Press Play, then touch and hold the smiling mochi ball near the bottom of the screen.
Drag backward to aim — the dotted curve shows the exact arc your shot will take, and dragging farther loads more power.
Release to fling the ball; the launch goes opposite your pull, so aim the drag away from where you want the ball to go.
Drop the ball down through the rim from above — passing through cleanly without touching the rim scores a swish.
Keep sinking shots to feed the clock (2 seconds per make, 3 per swish) and to grow your combo, which multiplies every basket.
Watch out once you have made four shots: the hoop starts sliding side to side and speeds up the more you score.
When the clock reaches zero the run ends — tap Retry to start over and chase a new best score.

Controls

Input	Action
`Touch + drag back`	Pull the resting mochi ball back to aim and load power (only when no ball is in flight)
`Release finger`	Launch the ball opposite your pull
`Mouse drag + release`	Aim and shoot the same way on desktop
`Settings button`	Open the shared settings panel to mute or unmute sound
`Back button`	Return to the Anime Mochi home screen

Tips & strategy

Read the dotted curve, not your gut — it traces the full gravity arc, so nudge your drag angle and length until the dots fall right through the middle of the rim.
Go for swishes whenever you can: a clean make through the rim is worth 200 points versus 100 for a rattled one, and it adds 3 seconds to the clock instead of 2.
A high, soft arc that drops the ball straight down beats a flat power shot — the rim knobs become solid above the rim, so a steep descent is what slips cleanly between them.
Protect your combo. Score is multiplied by your make-streak, so one missed shot wipes the multiplier and can cost you far more than the shot itself.
Bank time early. Two or three quick swishes at the start push the clock up toward its 40-second cap and give you room to settle into a rhythm.
When the hoop starts sliding after four makes, release as it passes back through the center of its swing rather than out at the edges, and lead it slightly since it keeps moving while the ball is in the air.
Don't max out every pull — over-powering sends the ball flying off-screen for a miss; the sweet spot is the gentlest shot whose arc still clears the rim.

Game features

A pure slingshot-shooting score chase: drag the mochi ball back, release, and let gravity carry the arc to the hoop.
A live dotted trajectory preview that plots your shot's full curve before you let go.
A 20-second shot clock (capped at 40) that you extend with every basket — 2 seconds for a make, 3 for a swish.
Combo scoring where back-to-back baskets multiply your points (100 per make, 200 per swish) and a single miss resets the streak.
A difficulty ramp built into the target: after four makes the candy hoop starts sliding, growing faster and wider as your score climbs.
Honest gravity-and-bounce physics with rim knobs that only block the ball on its way down, plus a swaying net that wobbles on a make.
A cute candy-court look — smiling mochi ball, peach-to-pink backdrop, floating bokeh, target-square backboard, and confetti on every score.
Best score saved privately on your own device, plus synthesized Web Audio effects (including a rising swish chime) you can mute.
Runs instantly in any phone, tablet, or desktop browser — drag with a finger or a mouse, no download or account.

Game details

Title: Mochi Hoops
Genre: Arcade
Players: 1 player
Controls: Drag the smiling mochi ball back like a slingshot, then release to shoot
Platforms: Web browser, Android, iOS (no download)
Developer: Anime Mochi
Released: 2026
Last updated: June 2026
Price: Free to play

Frequently asked questions

How do I aim and shoot in Mochi Hoops?

Press and hold the mochi ball, drag in the opposite direction of where you want it to go, and release. It works like a slingshot — pulling down-and-back fires the ball up-and-forward — and a dotted curve previews the exact arc, with a longer pull meaning a stronger shot.

What is a swish and why does it matter?

A swish is a basket where the ball drops cleanly through the rim without touching either glossy rim knob. It is worth 200 points instead of the 100 you get for a rattled make, and it adds 3 seconds to the clock instead of 2 — so swishes are the fastest way to grow both your score and your time.

How does the combo multiplier work?

Every basket you sink in a row raises your combo, and your shot's value (100 for a make, 200 for a swish) is multiplied by that combo. The moment a shot misses and leaves the screen, the combo resets to zero, so a long unbroken streak is where high scores come from.

Are there levels or an endless mode?

No. Mochi Hoops is a single continuous arcade run rather than a leveled game — there is one mode, played until the shot clock runs out. The challenge ramps inside that run: after four baskets the hoop starts sliding and speeds up as your score rises.

Why is the hoop moving?

It is the built-in difficulty ramp. The hoop sits still until you have made four shots, then begins sliding left and right; the more baskets you sink, the faster and wider it travels, so timing your release matters more the better you do.

How is my best score saved?

Your top score is stored privately in your own browser on the device you played on, with no account needed. It shows up on the Time's-up card the next time you play on the same device — clearing your browser data would reset it.