Soccer Stars: Football Kick is a free-to-play simulation that simplifies the sporting experience, making it look like a football game played with hockey pucks. This game from Miniclip makes for a fun casual flicking experience as you drag your “players,” swipe them to kick the ball across your smartphone-sized field, and ultimately score by driving the ball to the opposing goal.

Small file size, simple graphics, and intuitive controls make Soccer Stars: Football Kick an enjoyable app you can keep on your phone and play whenever you want. Imagine an expanded version of Glow Hockey or Air Hockey Virtual experience.

Like soccer, but with pucks

If you think you can’t fit in another mobile game, check again with Soccer Stars: Football Kick. It only requires 62.82 MB to install and doesn’t store much user data. However, it requires an active internet connection to play, primarily because it pits you against AI or human opponents. Similarly, you can invite your friends by linking the game with your social media accounts.

For the gameplay, it features two opposing sides with five pucks each. This is a turn-based game where you can choose which puck to flick the ball with. Interestingly, it features in-game physics that allows the pucks to hit and move everything they hit. The game has multiple themed fields representing each World Cup nation. Its game modes include one-on-one, special events, minigames, and a practice offline option.

The game matches you with an opponent, although there’s no way to know if it’s a human or an AI opponent. One clue, unfortunately, is that AI opponents tend to take the best move every turn, making some of them almost impossible to beat. Also, it features ads for in-game rewards, but even this mechanic seems buggy, with players reporting receiving nothing after.

An enjoyable flicking game

Soccer Stars: Football Kick is one of those casual games that offer hours of fun and the convenience of replayability whenever you want to. It has a small file size and ensures that you’ll always find a match, apart from its special timed events. While the AI opponents can get overwhelming for some players, it’s still fun and enjoyable. You can even invite your friends. Recommended.