8 Ball Pool on Facebook Was Discontinued: Where to Play Now
If you opened Facebook this month and your pool game was gone, here is the short answer: 8 Ball Pool did not shut down. Only the Facebook version of it did. Miniclip switched off the Facebook web version on September 30, 2026. Your account, coins, cues and level are still there, and you can get to them in about a minute.
The confusion is understandable. The warning that ran inside Facebook said the game would "no longer be available after September 30, 2026", without saying which version, and players on r/8BallPool spent early September asking whether the whole game was closing. It isn't. But the shutdown does leave desktop players with a real choice to make, and the options are not equal.
What ended on September 30, and what didn't
Only one doorway closed; the house is still standing. Miniclip's own support notice, published September 3, lists exactly what the change does and does not touch:
| Version | Status after Sept 30, 2026 |
|---|---|
| 8 Ball Pool inside Facebook (desktop web) | Ended |
| 8 Ball Pool on 8ballpool.com (desktop browser) | Still running |
| 8 Ball Pool apps (iOS and Android) | Still running |
| 8 Ball Pool inside Facebook Messenger | Still running |
| Accounts linked to Facebook | Unaffected |
The account is the part that matters. Your progress was never stored "in Facebook"; Facebook was just how you signed in. The notice says it plainly: "you can log in on the website using your Facebook account."
How to get your account back
The one mistake to avoid is pressing play as guest. A guest session is a separate, brand-new account, so you would be staring at a level-1 profile and assume your progress was deleted.
- On a computer: open 8ballpool.com/en/game, click Login in the top right, and choose Facebook. No download is needed; it runs in the browser.
- On a phone: install the 8 Ball Pool app and sign in with the same Facebook account.
- If you mostly played against Facebook friends: the Messenger version is untouched, so your friend games can carry on there.
The catch: the desktop version is the second-class version
Moving to 8ballpool.com keeps your account, but it doesn't keep you on equal footing with phone players. Miniclip says so itself: the same notice recommends the mobile app "for a more complete 8 Ball Pool experience", because it "includes the latest features, a wider selection of Cues, Events, and much more." On the official site, Events are labelled "Only available on 8 Ball Pool Mobile", and items bought on the offers page are described as "mobile-exclusive items" that "do not appear in the web version of the game."
This is not new. When Miniclip retired its old web games portal in 2022, it explained that players had been "migrating to mobile" and that the company was "focusing on mobile." Closing the Facebook version is another step down the same road. If you are a desktop player, the honest read is that the desktop experience will keep trailing the app, not catching up.
Which home fits you now
The right move depends on what you actually liked about playing on Facebook.
You care about your cues, coins and level. Stay with Miniclip. Log in at 8ballpool.com on your computer, and if you want events and the newest cues, put the app on your phone and use the same login. Nothing you bought is lost.
You played against Facebook friends. Use the Messenger version for those games; that's the one place the Facebook social side still works.
You were there for quick pool on a big screen, and the coins never mattered. This is the group with the most to gain from looking around. A lot of long-time Facebook players were really after the thing older browser rooms like Yahoo Pool used to give: sit down at a table, play a real person, no install, no store.
That last group is who we built Neon Parlor's 8-ball pool for. It's free with no ads, runs in any browser, and you can play straight away as a guest. There's no coin shop and no cues to buy, so every player has the same cue and the result comes down to the shot. You get a shared pool lobby with a list of tables and one chat room, a rating that starts at 1200 and moves with your wins, house bots so there's always someone to play, and a Pool Cup tournament that runs in the lobby.
Be clear about what you'd be giving up: your Miniclip coins, cues and level don't transfer to any other site, ours included. If those took you years to build, keep the account and play both.
One thing that will feel different: the rules
If you switch, expect relaxed bar rules rather than a strict league rulebook. On Neon Parlor, the only fouls are scratching the cue ball or missing every ball, and either one gives your opponent ball-in-hand anywhere on the table. Whatever you sink on the break can claim your group, and an 8-ball dropped on the break is simply spotted back. You lose by sinking the 8 early or fouling as it drops; a scratch while you're shooting at the 8 is just a foul if the 8 stays up. The full game is laid out in our 8-ball pool rules guide.
Frequently asked questions
Did 8 Ball Pool shut down?
No. Only the version that ran inside Facebook on desktop ended, on September 30, 2026. The game is still running at 8ballpool.com, in the iOS and Android apps, and inside Facebook Messenger.
Did I lose my coins and cues?
No. Miniclip says accounts linked to Facebook are not affected. Log in with Facebook at 8ballpool.com or in the app and your progress is there.
Why does my account show level 1?
You probably started as a guest, which creates a separate account. Log out, choose Login, and pick Facebook.
Can I still play 8 Ball Pool on a PC?
Yes, in your browser at 8ballpool.com with no download. Miniclip keeps some events and items for the mobile app only, so the PC version has less in it.
Your next move: if your account matters, log in at 8ballpool.com with Facebook today so you know it's safe. If you just want a game of pool right now, open the Neon Parlor lobby and take a seat at any table; it'll be running before you finish reading the other site's login screen.