A free ragdoll physics arcade game

Fall Ragdoll is a falling physics game where you are supposed to damage your character as much as possible before it hits the ground. Your ragdoll character falls from great heights, and in order to purposefully break your character’s bones, you have to hit as many objects as you can on the way down.

Unlike other ragdoll physics games, such as Totally Accurate Battlegrounds and Totally Reliable Delivery Service, this is not a skill game. You only lose if you find yourself in such a tight/cramped position that you cannot wiggle your way out.

The aim of the game is to die

This is a purely casual game in that it is very difficult to lose because the point of the game is to kill your ragdoll character. People derive fun from the premise rather than the challenge. Getting good at the game means learning how to direct each fall so that damage is created efficiently.

Breaking bones on the way down

You only have a tiny amount of control of your character in the air, but you can wiggle and shunt them around on surfaces. As you fall, you can orient your character so that they break certain body parts when they land. The aim is to break the character’s head, torso and all of its limbs.

Oddly engaging and slightly addictive

Like all the best casual games, this ragdoll physics game offers a very simple premise that is executed well. Make the ragdoll fall and break its bones. The graphics are not stellar, and there are not many levels, but it is still entertaining.

Needs a better payoff

Even the rope Stickmen games had a satisfying splat or crunch when the character hit the floor. This character looks as if it lands on soft pillows when it hits the concrete floor. It removes the illusion of pent-up energy when the character impacts the floor, which is a missed opportunity.