Battle City

What is Battle City? Sim City and Risk meet Tank Wars!

Battle City is a free online tank wars game. Players build, defend and attack cities in an endless quest for control and dominance. To win you must drop the Orb on the enemy cities Command Center. The Command Center is always heavily guarded so teamwork will be essential. Bomb buildings and destroy defensive infrastructure using your cities weapons! You begin ranked as a Private and earn promotions based on how many points you gain. Work your way up to the rank of General by Orbing cities and blowing up tanks! Download Battle City to join the battle now!

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Basic Controls

Key	Action	Key	Action
Arrows	Turn or drive your tank	Shift	Shoot -- requires laser item or bazooka item
Enter	Begin a chat message	U	Pick (U)p an item
D	(D)rop the item selected in your inventory	B	Drop an activated (B)omb -- requires bomb item
O	Drop the (O)rb -- requires orb item	H	Refill your (H)ealth -- requires medkit item
M	Show/hide the (M)ap	P	Display account info, including (P)oints
I	Display server (I)nfo, including nearest city	Tab	While holding Tab, use Arrow Keys to move your view

Items

The following are the items your city can produce. Each city can have up to 4 players, so you'll need to share these items with your teamates!

Item	Description	Item	Description
Laser	Weak weapon that can be fired at any time Unlimited ammunition	Bazooka	Powerful weapon that cannot fire while moving Unlimited ammunition
Time Bomb	Explosive device that destroys everything nearby Only explodes when armed	Medkit	Restores your health to full Single use
Orb	The ultimate weapon: destroys an entire enemy city Only effective on the enemy Command Center	DFG	Temporarily disables enemy tanks that drive onto it Invisible to enemies
Mine	Detonates enemy tanks that drive onto it Invisible to enemies	Turret	Automatically fires at enemy tanks Also acts as an obstactle
Plasma Turret	Automatically fires at enemy tanks More powerful than a regular turret	Sleeper Sentry	Automatically fires at enemy tanks Invisible to enemies until approached
Wall	Acts as an obstacle Harder to destroy than any other item

Need Help Getting Started?

If you need help getting started, please post a message on our Help & Support Forum!

If you're interested in improving your skills, visit the Tutorials & Strategy Forum!

If you're new, take a moment to watch the Building Tutorial Video!

Extra Resources

Did your Mayor just order you to attack Huambo, but you have no idea where that is?! Print the Map of Cities!

Want to customize the look and feel of BattleCity? Download new skins or share your own in the Skins & Graphics Forum.