Grimace Penalty
Test your precision and timing in Grimace Penalty, a thrilling soccer challenge. Outsmart the elusive Grimace goalkeeper by strategically placing your shots. Sharpen your reflexes to keep the momentum, as three missed goals spell defeat. Can you handle the suspense and score the winning goal?
About Grimace Penalty
Grimace Penalty is a sports game you can play free in your browser on the Play with Coding arcade — no download, no installer and no account needed. Test your precision and timing in Grimace Penalty, a thrilling soccer challenge. Outsmart the elusive Grimace goalkeeper by strategically placing your shots. Sharpen your reflexes to keep the momentum, as three missed goals spell defeat. Can you handle the suspense and score the winning goal? Like the rest of our sports collection, it loads directly in the page and works on desktop, tablet and phone. Playing it sharpens timing, positioning and reading an opponent — the same habits that make debugging code easier, which is why we pair the arcade with our 17-chapter programming courses.
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free to play
- Platform
- Any browser
- Download
- Not required
How to play Grimace Penalty
Desktop / laptop
Arrow keys to position, space to shoot, pass or swing.
Phone / tablet
Tap and swipe to aim and release the shot.
Fullscreen
Press the Fullscreen button above the game for an edge-to-edge view. On mobile the game opens fullscreen automatically and rotates to the orientation it was designed for.
Tips to score higher in Grimace Penalty
- →Timing beats power in almost every browser sports game — release on the marker, not before it.
- →Watch the opponent's setup animation; it telegraphs their next move.
- →Practise one shot or move until it is reliable before adding variety.
Grimace Penalty — frequently asked questions
Is Grimace Penalty free to play?
Yes. Grimace Penalty is completely free on Play with Coding, with no download, no installation and no account required — press play and the game loads inside this page.
Can I play Grimace Penalty on a mobile phone?
Yes. Grimace Penalty runs in any modern mobile browser. Tapping the game opens it fullscreen so nothing in the game's interface gets cut off, and it fits both portrait and landscape games.
What kind of game is Grimace Penalty?
Grimace Penalty is a sports game listed in our Sports category. It mainly exercises timing, positioning and reading an opponent.
Do I earn anything for playing?
Yes — playing awards coins to your Play with Coding account, and you can save Grimace Penalty to your favourites to jump straight back into it later.
More sports games and free coding practice
Enjoyed Grimace Penalty? Browse the rest of the arcade, then take a break from playing and write some code — our in-browser compiler runs 11 languages and the courses cover 17 chapters each.