The arena is a 13x13 tile map with brick walls your shells break through and steel blocks that stop everything - carve your own firing lanes.
Enemy tanks steer themselves toward your base and shoot when they line up with you, so standing still is a losing strategy.
Your best destroyed-tanks count is saved in this browser and shown in the score line - no account, no leaderboard.
Retro Tank Battle
Drive your tank with the arrows or WASD, fire with Space, and clear the wave of 6 enemy tanks before they destroy your base or your 3 lives run out.
Enemy tanks steer themselves toward your base and shoot when they line up with you, so standing still is a losing strategy.
Your best destroyed-tanks count is saved in this browser and shown in the score line - no account, no leaderboard.
Play it fullscreen with one click - the lives and score line stay visible, and Escape returns to the page.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Retro Tank Battle do?
Drive your tank with the arrows or WASD, fire with Space, and clear the wave of 6 enemy tanks before they destroy your base or your 3 lives run out.
What is the difference between brick and steel walls?
The arena is a 13x13 tile map with brick walls your shells break through and steel blocks that stop everything - carve your own firing lanes.
Where is my best score saved?
Your best destroyed-tanks count is saved in this browser and shown in the score line - no account, no leaderboard.