Time To Fight — Play Free Online

Time To Fight is a small arcade brawler where you take on a computer opponent one on one. There are no long menus or story to sit through: you pick it up, you are dropped into an arena, and the match is decided by fast fingers and quick decisions. A round is short, which makes it easy to fit between longer games.

What keeps it interesting is the change of scenery. The fights move between very different settings, including a castle dungeon, a retro computer, a desert, a soccer field, a lava land and a fairy forest, so the backdrop keeps shifting even though the basic duel stays the same.

If you came to Doodle Jump for quick, reflex-driven sessions, this fits the same habit. It trades climbing for fighting, but you still get the same "one more try" pull after a loss.

How to play

On a keyboard, move with the arrow keys or WASD and use the mouse to aim and to select items in the menus. On a phone or tablet, you tap and swipe instead. Everything runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install.

You play against the CPU, not a second person, so each match is a test of your own timing. Get your character into position, land your attacks, and avoid the ones coming back at you. Losing a round costs you only a few seconds before you can start another.

Tips

• Watch how the computer opponent behaves for the first few seconds of a match before you commit to attacking.
• Do not spend all your time on offence. Staying mobile makes you harder to hit.
• Treat each new arena as a new puzzle. The layout can change where it is safe to stand.
• If you are using a mouse for aiming, keep a hand near the movement keys so you are not fumbling when things speed up.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

For another quick, skill-based game, try Bouncy Basketball, which has the same short rounds in a sports setting. Ovo 2 is a precision platformer that rewards careful movement. Day D Tower Rush is a good pick if you prefer a game where you plan your moves and the fighting is more strategic than reflex-based.

Time To Fight suits anyone who wants a few minutes of action on a laptop, Chromebook or phone without any setup.