Hoarders is one of the levels in Fall Guys. It is a TEAM level and was first introduced in the beta version.
Course description[]
Standard version[]
In Hoarders, the players are divided into three teams. This round is set in a big arena, divided in three sections, with each of them colour-coded per team. In the middle of the arena, there are seven giant balls.
Teams have to work together to push the balls into their own coloured sections, thereby changing the colour of the balls. After 1:30, the two teams with the most balls in their sections qualify for the next round.
There are no walls or barriers between the sections, so the balls may roll anywhere they are pushed. The sections only contain some slopes (going both uphill or downhill), which can make pushing the balls across these slopes harder.
Overtime[]
If two teams are tied for the lowest score as the timer runs out, 15 extra seconds will be added. If after 15 seconds there is still a tie, 15 more seconds are added and this repeats until one team has the outright lowest score.
In an extremely contrived scenario, if two teams are still tied for the lowest score after 15 Overtimes (3:45 OT total, 5:15 round total), the round ends and BOTH teams are eliminated.[1]
Alternate versions[]
From the 15 September 2020 Season 1 (Legacy) mid season update, these variants can occur instead of the standard one:
- Rotating Hammers have been added in each section.
- Bumpers may appear in between team zones.
Course Strategy[]
Being a team game, this game doesn't really have strategies. It is a good thing for the teams to distribute the work, with some defending the balls and some trying to steal other balls, depending on how many balls each team has and how many it needs.
In Season 1 (Legacy), hitting a ball too high will cause it not to count, until it falls back into the playable area. It is unclear if this is a bug or intended functionality, but as of Season 2 (Legacy) this is no longer the case, and cannot be used to 'cheese' a qualification.
It's worth noting that as there are 7 balls in total, the minimum number required to avoid elimination is 2 (due to how the remaining 5 can possibly be split among the other two teams - when the timer runs out, a 5-0 and 4-1 split resulting in one team eliminated, while a 3-2 split would trigger an Overtime). The following table shows the various splits (between the 1st-placed, 2nd-placed, and 3rd-placed teams) and notes whether an Overtime will occur when time runs out. (Notably, it is impossible for a team to qualify with all 7 balls unless they sit through 15 Overtimes, as mentioned above.)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | No |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | No |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | No |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
Course changes[]
- In Season 2 (Legacy):
- Hitting the balls too high into the air no longer makes them temporarily not count towards a team's score.
Known Bugs[]
Out of Bounds Balls*
- Sometimes, a ball has a small chance of being sent too high and is likely to go outside the map, forcing the players to play the round with one or most balls missing. Fixed as of 2 August 2021 and fixed again later, on 15 December 2023.
*This name is a conjectural name and has not been somewhat uniformly agreed upon.
Medal thresholds[]
- Gold - Team has the most balls
- Silver - Team has the second most balls
- No medal - Eliminated
If the two qualifying teams are tied for the highest score, the tie is probably broken by whichever team reached the score first (unconfirmed)
History[]
Released in Beta
| History of Hoarders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Status | Map Theme |
| Beta | Active | Standard version |
| Season 1 (Legacy) | Active | Standard and alternate versions |
| Season 2 (Legacy) | Active | Standard and alternate versions |
| Season 3 (Legacy) | Active | Standard and alternate versions |
| Season 4 (Legacy) | Active | Standard and alternate versions |
| Season 4.5 (Legacy) | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in all shows, until 27 May 2021, when it was vaulted from Main Show. Still available in Squads Show |
| Season 5 (Legacy) | Active | Standard and alternate versions. It was readded to Main Show on 2 August 2021 |
| Season 6 (Legacy) | Active | Standard and alternate versions |
| Season 6.3 (Legacy) | Active | Removed from Main Show once again, as of 10 May 2022. Still available in Squads Show, Squads Duos and Squads Trios |
| Season 1 | Active | Standard and alternate versions available only in Squads Show |
| Season 1.3 | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads Show and Duos Show |
| Season 2 | Vaulted | Not available in Satellite Scramble core shows. Standard and alternate versions still available in some special shows and Custom Show |
| Season 3 | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows. As of 7 March 2023, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show |
| Season 4 | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show |
| Summer Breeze Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show |
| Fall Force Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show |
| Tool Up Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show. Standard and alternate versions available in Classic Knockout in Custom Show, before being removed due to a bug |
| Power Party Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show. Currently excluded from Classic Knockout, due to a bug |
| Shapes and Stickers Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show |
| Survival Update | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show |
| Fall Forever Update | Not Present | Not present. Completely removed from the game files for this update |
| June '24 Update | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos |
| July '24 Update | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos |
| Scrapyard Stumble Update | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos |
| Falloween 2024 Update | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos |
| November '24 Update | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos |
| Winter Update | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos |
| Fall and Fantasy Update | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos |
| Ranked Knockout Update | Active | Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos |
Trivia[]
- Hoarders, along with Egg Siege are the first levels, to have used some kind of a Vaulting system, as they were removed from Main Show (temporarily in Hoarders' case).
- This later became true for all Team games in Main Show.
- Hoarders is by far the most common Team game to get overtime on.
- As of Fall Force Update, it can also appear later in the game at a minimum of 9 players. However, it can be only noticed in The Vault in Custom Show, since it hasn't been unvaulted yet. When it gets unvaulted, this will probably be the case.
- Later in a content update, even the maximum number of players were increased from 25, to 36, which allows Hoarders to appear anywhere in the game, from the second round onwards. However, it can also only be noticed in The Vault, and it will probably be the case when Hoarders gets unvaulted.
- Strangely enough, in 60 player lobbies, Hoarders has a player count of 10-45 players. This was decreased to 9-36 in 40 player lobbies.
- In The Vault, the player count is 12-24. It would possibly be the case in Solos, and other solo-based special shows, but it's yet to be returned.
- Later in a content update, even the maximum number of players were increased from 25, to 36, which allows Hoarders to appear anywhere in the game, from the second round onwards. However, it can also only be noticed in The Vault, and it will probably be the case when Hoarders gets unvaulted.
- Much like every Season 1 (Legacy) map, Hoarders was also added to Classic Knockout when it returned to Custom Show. This is also the first time it has reappeared since it was vaulted. But this map was still bugged in said show, so it didn't appear in the fourth appearance of Classic Knockout as a limited-time show, and it was temporarily removed from the show in Custom Show's Classic Knockout as well, until the bug will be fixed. This also applies to Egg Scramble, Rock 'n' Roll, and Tail Tag.
- As of 16 January 2024, the player count in Squads Show has been lowered, and due to its high player count, Hoarders is likely to become a starter round, however, it has to be unvaulted for Squads Show and Duos Show in order to know for sure.
- On 6 June 2024, it was announced that 4 of the 5 vaulted TEAM levels are coming back during June, and since this level isn't affected by the new physics (unlike levels such as Rock 'n' Roll), it has a chance to return.
- On 11 June 2024, it was confirmed to be a returning level.
- On 18 June 2024, it has been unvaulted.
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 囤货狂人 (Dùn huò kuángrén) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 囤貨狂人 (Dùn huò kuángrén) |
| French | Les Fous du Ballon Entasseurs* |
| German | Horter |
| Italian | Accumulatori Seriali |
| Japanese | ためこみ合戦 (Tamekomi Gassen) |
| Korean | 수집왕 (Sujip-wang) |
| Polish | Zbieracze |
| Portuguese | Acumuladores |
| Russian | Барахольщики (Barakhol'shchiki) |
| Spanish | Acaparadores |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Acaparadores |
*Prior to Season 3 (Legacy)
See also[]
Volleyfall, another round that features volleyballs.
Egg Scramble and 
Egg Siege, two similar rounds, but with carriable eggs, instead of volleyballs.
