H.U.B.O. – Water Polo Game
Retro arcade sports season
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
H.U.B.O. is fast, chunky, pixel-art water polo you play with one thumb on a virtual joystick and three action buttons. Pick from 16 world-stage nations, choose 3v3 or 6v6, and jump into a Quick Match, one of five knockout tournaments, or a full national-team Season.
It plays like the real sport. Every period opens with a swim-off — both teams line up on their own goal line and sprint for the ball. Full water polo rules are enforced with referee-whistle calls: ordinary fouls and free throws, exclusions with 20-second power plays, three-foul ejections, the 2m rule, ball-under, corner and goal throws, and the 15-second shot clock. Teams actually set up and run plays — a center on the hole, wings and drivers on the perimeter, defenders pressing man-to-man with an M-drop, and an automatic 4-2 on the man-up. Shoot from distance and the keeper eats it; work the ball closer and the cage opens up.
SEASON MODE — build a coaching career. Start with a rising nation and run a 16-team national-team league: you play your games while the rest of the world is simulated, chasing the top-8 world championship and a spot on the podium. Between seasons the field turns over — veterans retire, prospects rise — so the powerhouses do not stay on top forever. Keep building your own program or take a bigger job as coaching offers scale with your record. Every finish is logged in your Trophy Room, and the seasons never stop.
FIVE TOURNAMENTS, FIVE TROPHIES — chase the Tidewater Cup, Poseidon Shield, Meridian Masters, Coral Crown, or Abyssal Globe. Each is a 16-team single-elimination knockout with its own designed trophy to win and display in your Trophy Room.
A 5-meter penalty triggers a dedicated behind-the-shooter minigame: aim a crosshair, then a two-bar timing mechanic — accuracy, then power — decides how close the ball lands to your spot while the goalie reads the shot and dives. The same scene decides tied knockout matches in a shootout.
Build a dynasty in Franchise HQ. Earn coins from every match, then spend them upgrading your players' stats, your Head Coach (which unlocks a live lineup-projection screen), your Pool, and your Training Facility. Pool and Facility raise Fan Power, which multiplies every future payout.
FEATURES
- 16 national teams, each with a full generated roster and a play style
- 3v3 and 6v6 — Quick Match, five knockout tournaments, and a full Season mode
- Season Mode: a 16-team league, top-8 world championship, an offseason coach market, and cross-season roster progression
- Five tournaments, each with its own designed trophy for your Trophy Room
- Full water polo rules with referee-whistle calls
- Positional AI — real offensive sets and man/zone defense, not ball-chasing
- A Madden-style 5m penalty shootout minigame
- Franchise upgrades: players, coach, pool, and training facility
- Landscape, retro pixel art, chiptune audio
FREE TO PLAY, FAIR BY DESIGN
Everything that costs coins is earnable free just by playing — coins are a time-saver, never a wall. The one-time H.U.B.O. UNLIMITED unlock adds team and player name editing (across every mode), tournament bracket reseeding, and three franchise save slots. Your progress and purchases stay on your device.
H.U.B.O. is an original game for entertainment. Teams, players, and rosters are fictional.
THE 1V1 UPGRADE — play your friends with YOUR team!
• UPGRADED TEAMS IN 1V1: invite a friend, flip on Upgraded Teams, and bring your custom franchise — your players, your upgrades, your team name — into head-to-head matches. Both players must opt in, so it's always a fair fight you both agreed to.
• MY UPGRADED TEAMS: a new picker shows your franchises with their names and overall ratings, so you always know which team you're bringing.
• YOU INVITE, YOU HOST: the player who sends the invite now hosts the match.
• YOUR TEAM NAME IN-MATCH: renamed teams show their own abbreviation on the scoreboard and banners.
• FASTER, SMOOTHER MULTIPLAYER: passes and shots respond dramatically quicker for the joining player, with instant feedback on every button press.
• SMARTER DEFENSE: defenders now mark man-for-man — no more pile-ups leaving shooters wide open.
• Player ratings now cap at 99, every stock roster got a fresh set of unique player names, and assorted fixes.
Dive in — see you in the pool!
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Information
- Seller
- SafeRide IQ LLC
- Size
- 6.8 MB
- Category
- Sports
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- H.U.B.O. UNLIMITED $1.99
- 4,000 Coins $3.99
- 1,500 Coins $1.99
- 500 Coins $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 SafeRide IQ LLC
