Play Battle City - Free Classic Online Game

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.
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