The straight shot is rarely the best one here. Your blue tank fires shells that can bounce off stone once, so a well-angled ricochet can tag an enemy hiding behind a wall. Tank Ricochet unblocked is a wave-based top-down battle with a red guide line that previews the path of your next shell.
Frank Force built it with his LittleJS engine, and the walls, crates and tanks all sit in a small 3D-looking arena.
How to play Tank Ricochet
Each wave picks one of four arena layouts and fills the right side with enemy tanks. Wipe them all out to finish the wave and earn bonus points that grow with the wave number. Later waves bring more tanks, up to eight at a time.
Your hull turns to face the way you steer before it drives, while the turret aims on its own. Up to four of your shells can be in the air at once. Two shells that collide destroy each other, so you can shoot an incoming round out of the sky. Wooden crates stop shells and break, while stone walls give one bounce.
Enemy types change as you go. Sentries stay put, scouts hang back, hunters arrive in wave 3 with a faster rate of fire, and heavy tanks from wave 5 take three hits. Mines and explosive barrels show up too, and their blasts hurt every tank in range, including yours. Each hit costs a life, and the run ends at zero.
Controls
| To… | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drive the tank | W A S D or arrow keys | — | Left on-screen stick |
| Aim the turret | — | Move the pointer | Right on-screen stick |
| Fire a shell | Space | Left click (hold to keep firing) | Push the right stick |
| Pause | Esc | Menu icon in the top right corner | Menu icon in the top right corner |
Tips
- Trust the red line. It traces the shell's path to the first thing it would touch, which makes bank shots much easier to plan.
- Fight from behind stone. Hug a wall and bounce shots around its corner while enemy fire smacks into the block.
- Blow up barrels near groups. One shell into a barrel or mine can take out several enemies at once.
- Never fire point-blank into a wall. After one bounce your shell can hit you, and a close wall sends it right back.
- Pick off sentries first. They never move, so they are easy points before the faster tanks close in.
Tank Ricochet questions
How many lives do I get?
You start with three. Every third wave you clear adds another, up to a cap of five.
Can I play Tank Ricochet on a phone?
Yes. Two virtual sticks appear on touch screens, one to drive and one to aim and fire. Hold the phone sideways for the full arena.
Does it keep my best score?
Yes. Your top score is saved in the browser. The options menu also lets you switch shadows, glow and screen shake on or off.
