Tank Ricochet Unblocked
One bounce per shell. Make it count, and do not stand where it comes back.
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What is Tank Ricochet?
Tank Ricochet is a top-down tank game in a small 3D arena of stone walls and crates. Your shells can bounce off stone once, so angled bank shots are a big part of the game. Each wave you must destroy every enemy tank, and the run ends when your lives are gone.
- Category
- Action Games
- Players
- 1 player
- Plays on
- Phone, tablet & desktop
- Input
- Keyboard, Mouse, Touch, Gamepad
- Made by
- Frank Force
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Tank Ricochet is a tank duel where the walls are part of your arsenal. Every shell you fire can glance off stone one time before it is spent, which means the clean shot is often not the straight one. A red guide line shows where your round will travel, so you can line up a bank shot around a corner while the enemy is still aiming at the block you are hiding behind. Frank Force built it with his LittleJS engine, with every model and sound generated in code, and it plays unblocked on keyboard, mouse, gamepad or touch.
Clearing a Wave
Each wave places your blue tank on the left of one of four arena layouts and a group of enemies on the right. Destroy them all to earn a bonus of 100 points multiplied by the wave number. The following wave uses a fresh layout and more opponents, up to eight at a time.
Driving takes a moment to learn. The hull turns toward the direction you press and only rolls forward once it faces that way. The turret is separate and always follows your aim. You can have four shells out at once.
Shells bounce once off stone walls or the arena border and vanish on the second contact. Wooden crates and barrels stop them immediately, and crates break, opening new firing lanes.
The opposition
- Sentries stay put.
- Scouts hang back at range.
- Hunters arrive from wave 3 and shoot faster.
- Heavies appear from wave 5 and take three hits.
Mines show up from wave 2 and explosive barrels from wave 3. Drive over a mine or shoot either hazard and it explodes, damaging every tank close by, including yours. One blast can set off the next.
Tank Ricochet controls
| To do this | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drive your tank | W A S D or arrow keys | — | Left on-screen stick |
| Swing the turret | — | Move the pointer | Right on-screen stick |
| Launch a shell | Space | Left click (hold to keep firing) | Push the right stick |
| Pause the battle | Esc | Menu icon in the top right corner | Menu icon in the top right corner |
Bank Shots and Other Tricks
The best players treat the arena like a pool table. Some ideas to try:
- Check the line before you fire. It traces the path to whatever the shell would hit first, so you can see a bank shot before you commit.
- Fight from behind stone. Park beside a wall and bounce rounds around its edge. Enemy fire mostly hits the block.
- Chain the hazards. A barrel next to a cluster of enemies is a free multi-kill. Mines work the same way.
- Remove sentries first. They never move, so they are easy points while the scouts are still approaching.
- Be picky about crates. Breaking one can open a lane, but the crate shielding you is worth keeping.
- Respect your own rebound. Most accidental deaths come from shooting a wall you are standing next to.
Worth a Spot in Your Rotation
The single-bounce rule makes every shot a little puzzle, and that is what sets Tank Ricochet apart from simple point-and-shoot games. Waves are short, the difficulty climbs steadily, and your best score is saved. For another fast shooter where aiming and moving are split, try Radius Raid. Our action games page lists the rest.
Tank Ricochet: questions players ask
Why did I blow up my own tank?
Your shell becomes dangerous to you after its first bounce. Firing point-blank into a nearby wall sends it straight back at your hull. Leave some distance between you and the stone, or angle the shot so the rebound goes elsewhere.
How many lives do you get in Tank Ricochet?
You start with three. Every third wave you clear gives one extra life, and you can hold up to five. A hit from any shell or blast costs one.
Can I shoot down enemy shells?
Yes. Two shells that meet in mid-air cancel each other out. You can have up to four of your own in flight, so firing at an incoming round is a real way to defend yourself.
Is there a graphics setting for slow computers?
The options menu lets you turn shadows, glow and screen shake on or off. Switching off shadows and glow can help on older Chromebooks, and removing shake makes the view calmer.
Credits and license
Tank Ricochet was created by Frank Force and released as open source. FreezeNova hosts a lightly adapted copy on its own server, together with the original license file.
- Source code: github.com/KilledByAPixel (original project)
- Code license: MIT
- Art & audio: MIT (3D models, textures and sound effects are generated in code)
- Our changes: Originally called Tank Combat. We renamed it for this site on the title screen and page title and collected the engine files into one folder. The game plays exactly as before.
