Blaseball

Blaseball
Developer(s)The Game Band
Designer(s)
  • Sam Rosenthal
  • Joel Clark
  • Stephen Bell
Platform(s)Browser
ReleaseJuly 20, 2020
Genre(s)Simulation, horror
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Blaseball was a baseball simulation horror game[1] developed by The Game Band. It was active from July 20, 2020, to June 2, 2023,[2] and was played via web browser.[3] During each week the game was active, a full season and championship series of "Internet League Blaseball" was simulated, with elections on Sundays in which the community changed the rules of the game. Non-player characters, such as the league's owner or commissioner, occasionally delivered dialogue on the website and through Twitter accounts, creating an absurdist horror narrative.

The game has an active fandom known for their prolific fan works. There was a high degree of audience participation, with the game's developers actively engaging with the fan community online.

  1. ^ The Game Band (September 17, 2020). "A Dark Week in the Discipline Era". Medium. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. ^ The Game Band (June 2, 2023). "Many teams, one Goodbye. Thank you for playing Blaseball". Medium. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Introducing BLASEBALL". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.