Mikan Pong icon: a glossy mikan with a green leaf on a cream background

Mikan Pong

Freshly squeezed Pong.

The game you already know, with a mikan for a ball. Take on the Orchard Bot, or hand a friend the arrow keys. First to seven wins.

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For Apple silicon Macs with macOS 13 Ventura or later.

Runs entirely on your Mac and makes no network connections. The only thing it remembers is your best rally.

A solo game of Mikan Pong in progress: a green paddle on the left, an orange paddle on the right, and a mikan as the ball crossing a cream court. The score is You 3, Orchard Bot 2, with the current rally at 5 and the best rally at 12.
You against the Orchard Bot.
The Mikan Pong start screen: a card reading Freshly squeezed Pong. You vs. the orchard. First to seven wins, with a Let's Play button, above buttons for Solo, Normal difficulty, and Sound On.
Pick a mode and a difficulty, then press Space.
A two-player game of Mikan Pong tied at 4 to 4, with the right side labelled Player Two and the current rally at 8.
Two players, one keyboard, one mikan.

A bot you can beat.

The Orchard Bot reacts a beat late and misjudges the odd shot at every level, so even Hard can miss. Easy, Normal, and Hard change how quickly it reacts, how fast it moves, and how well it aims.

Change your mind mid‑rally.

Switch difficulty during play or while paused and the score and the rally carry on; the bot changes right away, and serve speed changes on the next serve. Switching between solo and two players starts a new match.

Pauses when you look away.

Click into another window and the game pauses itself, so a notification never costs you a point. Your best rally is kept between games.

Controls

Keyboard or mouse. The buttons along the top switch mode, difficulty, and sound.

You

Left paddle

W and S to move up and down, or just move the mouse.

Player two

Right paddle, in two‑player mode

↑ and ↓, on the same keyboard.

The game

Either player

Space starts or pauses, Esc pauses, and R goes back to the start screen.

The fine print

  • First to seven wins
  • Solo against the Orchard Bot, or two players on one Mac
  • Three difficulty levels, changeable mid‑match
  • Rally counter, and your best rally saved between games
  • Sound effects, with a mute button
  • Native Swift and SpriteKit, no web page in a window
  • No network access at all
  • No account, no ads, no tracking