Tank Duel
Blue is you: W A S D to drive and turn, Space to fire (pedals on a phone). Red is a robot — or tap “vs robot” to switch to two players and a second person uses the arrow keys and Enter on the same keyboard. Shells bounce once off walls and blocks. First to five rounds wins the match.
Tank Duel — a free online arcade game on TotType
Tank Duel is a top-down tank battle in a small walled arena with four blocks for cover. Shells are slow and few — three in the air per tank — and bounce once off any wall or block, so the game is about angles: a shot that ricochets around a block hits a tank that thought it was safe. Blue is you, driving with W A S D and firing with Space; red is a robot by default, or flip the switch above the arena and a second player takes the arrow keys and Enter on the same keyboard. First to five rounds wins a match; the score is rounds blue wins in a session. It's free in any browser with no download — anyone can try a demo run with no account, and a free parent account with a verified email unlocks unlimited play.
- Made for
- Kids
- Players
- 1 or 2 on one screen, or up to 4 online
- Online
- With everyone playing it now, or in a private room with a 4-character code; bots (marked 🤖) fill empty seats
- Controls
- Keyboard, mouse or touch
- Scored in
- wins · posts to the arcade leaderboard
- Shelf
- Action & reflex games
- Cost
- Free — try a demo run with no account (one run, up to 90 seconds, twice a day; not saved); a free parent account with a verified email unlocks unlimited play and saved scores
- En español
- Tank Duel en español
How to play Tank Duel
Blue is you: W A S D to drive and turn, Space to fire (pedals on a phone). Red is a robot — or tap “vs robot” to switch to two players and a second person uses the arrow keys and Enter on the same keyboard. Shells bounce once off walls and blocks. First to five rounds wins the match.
Tips & tricks
- Aim at the wall, not the tank — a bounced shell arrives from a direction nobody is watching.
- Keep moving; a tank that stops behind a block is exactly where a ricochet lands.
- Your own shell can hit you after it bounces, so don't fire at a wall right in front of you.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play Tank Duel?
Blue drives with W A S D and fires with Space. Against the robot, that is all you need. For two players, tap the “vs robot” button to switch: the second player drives with the arrow keys and fires with Enter. Shells bounce once; first to five rounds.
Can two people play on one keyboard?
Yes — that is the point. Blue uses W A S D + Space on the left of the keyboard, red uses the arrow keys + Enter on the right.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, against the robot: turn, drive and fire with the pedal buttons under the arena. Two-player mode needs a keyboard.
Can I play Tank Duel online with friends?
Yes. Open Tank Duel and choose Play online to join everyone playing it right now: up to 4 players a round, all starting together, and the highest score wins. When nobody else is on, computer players marked as bots hold the empty seats, and a real player always takes a bot's place. To play only with friends, make a private room and share its 4-character code. Online play needs a free parent account with a verified email, and players see only each other's nicknames and scores: there is no chat.