Dungeons & Blades — Play Free Online

Dungeons & Blades is an action game built around moving, aiming and striking, and it runs directly in the browser tab with nothing to install. Listed under Action & Shooting with Poki as the credited developer, it is a good fit for a short break when you want something with more combat than a one-button jumper.

If you arrived for Doodle Jump, expect a different rhythm. Doodle Jump is about holding a steady climb and never touching the ground. Here you control a character directly, steer around the screen and aim with the mouse, so your attention is split between positioning and attacking rather than a single repeating motion. Sessions suit a few minutes at a time, and the page loads fast enough to pick up and put down.

How to play

On a keyboard, move with the arrow keys or WASD and use the mouse to aim and to select things in menus. On a phone or tablet, tap and swipe instead. The mouse doubles as your menu pointer, so you will rarely need to reach for another key.

Start by learning how your character moves before worrying about anything else. Spend the first minute getting a feel for how far a step carries you and how quickly your aim follows the cursor. Menus and choices between rounds are handled with the same mouse, so keep a hand on it.

Tips

• Keep moving. Standing still while aiming is the easiest way to lose health in any action game of this kind.
• Settle on one hand layout, WASD with the mouse is the most precise option, and stick with it so your aim becomes habit.
• On touch screens, give yourself room: swiping with a thumb covers part of the view, so tilt the device or use landscape if the page allows it.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

For another action-flavoured pick, Bloons Tower Defense 2 trades direct control for planning, placing defences and watching waves unfold. Fireboy and Watergirl is the one to try with a friend, as two characters share a keyboard and solve puzzles together. Ovo 2 and OvO game keep the pace quick with precise platforming, which is closer to Doodle Jump in feel.

It suits anyone who likes quick sessions on a laptop or Chromebook, and your progress stays in the browser on the same device.