
Each power-up gives a special effect when activated, such as giving the player an infinite supply of balls, turning all their balls explosive, or slowing time down. Players can earn power-ups and activate them for a certain amount of time.

Obstacles can either be directly destroyed with the balls, or otherwise moved out of the way by shooting a button. Any collision with an obstacle results in the loss of a large amount of ammo, namely ten balls. The player has to shoot metal balls to destroy glass obstacles, but must aim carefully with a limited supply of ammunition the game ends if it ever depletes. Smash Hit is an abstract rail shooter in which the player travels forward at a constant speed, with dynamic music that changes as the player progresses. Smash Hit is a first-person rail shooter developed by the Swedish indie game studio Mediocre, and released for iOS and Android smartphones.
