Free Tank Games Online: Top-Down Battles, Evolution Arenas and Artillery

Tank games are slower and heavier than most shooters, and that is the appeal. You can't jump or sprint around corners. You position yourself, aim the turret and make every shot count. Browser tank games range from retro top-down battles to class-evolving arenas and artillery duels. This guide covers the tank games on PlayKovo and what makes each one different.

Top-down tank battles

Super Tank 2D

Super Tank 2D is a retro top-down tank game with bosses and upgrades. It has a solo mode and a split-screen two-player mode. On PC you move with WASD, fire with Space, C or the left mouse button, and rotate the turret with the mouse. The two-player mode makes it a good pick for playing with a friend on one computer.

EG Tank Wars

EG Tank Wars has you destroy enemy vehicles and mini-bosses while defending your base, alone or with a second player. In single player, arrow keys or WASD move and Space shoots. Defending a base changes how you play: you can't just chase enemies, because the ones you ignore may reach your base.

Tank Fury: Boss Battle 2D

Tank Fury: Boss Battle 2D focuses on boss fights in top-down tank combat. WASD moves, the mouse aims the turret and a left click fires. It is listed for desktop, since moving and aiming separately needs a keyboard and mouse.

Tank Struggle

Tank Struggle is a two-player duel with power-ups, and you can set the match length from 1 to 99. Player one uses WASD and player two the arrow keys, so it is made for two people at one keyboard.

Arena and evolution

Tank Evo Arena

Tank Evo Arena follows the familiar arena formula: shoot shapes to gain XP, level up and evolve your tank into one of 19 classes. Move with WASD or the arrow keys, aim with the mouse and shoot with a left click or Space.

In evolution games, early choices shape the whole run. Decide whether you want a long-range tank that stays back or a close-range one that rushes, and put your upgrades into that direction. Spreading points everywhere usually leaves you weak at everything.

Artillery and side view

Tanks: Final Battle

Tanks: Final Battle is a short side-view campaign. You move back and forward with A and D and change the gun angle with W and S, so aiming is about the arc of the shell, not pointing at the target. You also have airstrikes and repair kits, and the campaign ends with a boss. Save airstrikes for groups of enemies or for the boss, and use repair kits before you are in critical danger, not after.

Tank Hero 3D

Tank Hero 3D is a simple shooter-runner. Click to start and drive left and right while the tank fires. You collect power-ups, destroy blocks, upgrade and face a boss at the end of each stage. It works well on phones.

Tanks as part of a bigger battle

• Defender: Tanks Merge: merge matching tanks to build an army and defend your base. Drag unwanted tanks to the trash.
• Warbirds.io: a multiplayer voxel battle with planes, tanks and ships on two teams.
• Blue vs Red: Craft and Battle: build a base, gather resources and send units from snipers to tanks against the Red Army.
• Invasion of the World: assemble an army, drive tanks and take sniper shots in a blocky war shooter.

Tank tactics that work in most games

1. Keep moving between shots. A stationary tank is the easiest target. In top-down games, move sideways while your turret points at the enemy.
2. Lead moving targets. Shells take time to travel. Aim where the enemy will be, not where it is.
3. Use cover. Walls and blocks in top-down games stop shells. Peek out, fire, and pull back.
4. Know your reload. Most tank guns fire slowly. Don't waste a shot on a target that is about to leave your view.
5. Protect the base first in defense modes. A destroyed base usually ends the game, however many enemies you killed.
6. In artillery games, change one thing at a time. If a shell lands short, raise the angle slightly and keep the rest the same.

Quick guide

More action and war games are on the games page.