Tank Trouble 2 — Play Free Online

Tank Trouble 2 is a top-down tank duel played in small walled mazes. You steer a tank around the arena, aim, and fire shells that bounce off the walls, so the shot that finally hits you can come from somewhere you were not looking. Rounds are short, and the same match can be tense or silly depending on who is across from you.

It is an odd fit next to Doodle Jump, but it covers a different mood. Where Doodle Jump is a solo climb for a high score, this is a game about outmaneuvering an opponent in a tight space. It suits a quick break between longer runs, and it loads in the browser with nothing to install.

How to play

Move with the arrow keys or WASD and use the mouse to aim and select from the menus. On a phone or tablet, you tap and swipe instead. The aim is simple: hit the other tank before it hits you, then reset in a new maze layout and go again.

The ricochet is what the game is built around. A shell does not stop at the first wall it touches, so you can bank shots around corners to reach someone hiding behind cover. The same rule means careless shooting in a small room can send a shell back at your own tank.

Tips

1. Learn the angles before you chase kills. Fire a few shells at a wall and watch where they go, because a bounced shot is usually safer than a direct one.
2. Do not shoot in a narrow corridor when your own tank is lined up with the rebound path.
3. Keep moving. A tank that sits still while aiming is an easy target for a bank shot.
4. Use corners as cover and let the other player come to you instead of crossing open ground.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you want something else on this site, Fireboy and Watergirl is a cooperative puzzle platformer for two players, which is a calmer way to share a keyboard. Helix Jump keeps the quick, one-more-try feel but is a solo game about dropping a ball down a tower. Bloons Tower Defense 2 is a strategy game that rewards planning rather than reflexes.

Tank Trouble 2 works best for short sessions, whether you play a few rounds alone or hand someone else the other side of the keyboard. A mouse helps with aiming, but the keyboard controls cover movement on their own.