Pocket Tanks - Artillery action & fun

Pocket Tanks is a dynamic artillery game that is easy to pick up and enjoyable to perfect. It's an ideal quick gaming choice for gatherings with friends and family, likely to keep you engaged for hours! Bury your adversary in dirt or bombard them with a flurry of projectiles. Prior to the battle, explore the Weapon Shop to equip yourself, or engage in Target Practice mode to familiarize yourself with all the weapons and optimal strategies for victory.

Feel the excitement as you unleash wave after wave of powerful and entertaining weapons across the battlefield, utilizing simple controls. Choose your angle, set your power, and FIRE! Your collection of distinctive and effective weaponry includes options like Napalm, Firecracker, Skipper, Cruiser, Dirt Mover, among many others! This is a light-hearted yet heavy artillery game suitable for everyone.

Enjoy Pocket Tanks entirely FREE, and discover the ropes with 45 thrilling weapons. The free version also supports WiFi AND online play, allowing you to challenge friends no matter where they are.

FAQ

1.How to play Pocket Tanks?

Pocket Tanks is a fun game with minimal strategy and lots of firepowers. It’s a fast-paced game aimed at destroying the opponent with firepower- . The game supports 1-2 player gameplay. You can choose from over 100 weapons, making the game rather appealing. Seeing how each armor and artillery weapon plays out is interesting and engaging.

Players can also use tools to dig burrows and hide from opponents. There is some strategy in what kind of armor you should choose at what range and angle. 

The end objective is to accumulate maximum points, which you earn when a tank shoots the opponent the maximum times permitted. The player with the most points wins.

2.What makes Pocket Tanks fun to play?

The game is highly engaging, keeping players on their toes at all times. The thrill of shooting down the opponent and accumulating points clearly gives an adrenalin rush. The entire environment is suitable as a destructive space, with its tunnels, burrows, pedestals, bunkers, and more.

The game boasts expansion packs: in one case, you can use up to 320 weapons. Separately, each pack has its own specific functionality. For instance, a missile launcher will have a different effect as that of a simple grenade launcher.

The artillery game is extremely easy to play and with some practice, you can easily hone skills. The game is simple and does not have long gameplay, so you won't devote hours to get to the “end”. The objective is simple: to accumulate as many points as possible by shooting down the opponent. After a few times of practice, this is not difficult to achieve. The interest level keeps rising as you keep hitting the target and getting more points. The real attraction is how the different weapons work.

The graphics are in 2D, yet remain sharp. You can actually see how the artillery explodes. The sound effects and animations are top quality. 

3.What do you get with Expansion Packs?

Apart from the extra weapons, expansion packs can also get you 5 free weapons, 15 for mobile versions. A total of 320 weapons are available over 30 expansion packs for the game. You can purchase these online and download these from the official site.

4.Where can you play Pocket Tanks?

The game was originally available on Windows and Macs. It is now available across Android and iOS devices as well. You can also play the game online for free across platforms, irrespective of the devices. 

5.What are the drawbacks of Pocket Tanks?

While the game is quick and upbeat, it hardly falls into the category of the sophisticated, almost life-like combat games available. The game is often too simplistic, and after a while of playing the game, you lose interest soon enough. There is no storyline tying everything together and strategy is not key to win. Once you’ve got the hang of shooting and aiming, that’s all there is to it, really.

Also, the lack of layers or story also leads to the same monotonous gameplay again and again. To add variety, you need to buy expansion packs for more access to more weapons.

6.What are the alternatives to Pocket Tanks?

The main competitor to Pocket Tanks is Shell Shocks, which is extremely similar to Pocket Tanks in its plays and environment. In Shell Shock too, you can customize tanks to destroy the environment and add new features and weapons by buying expansion packs. However, up to 8 players can play Shell Shock and more layers and levels are available.  Other artillery games are PubG, World of Tanks, Battle Tanks, Atomic Tanks, Scorched Earth, Duel of Tanks, and Gravitee Wars.

7.What’s the final verdict on Pocket Tanks?

Pocket Tanks is a really fun game to play alone or with a friend. The objective of accumulating maximum points is simple to achieve. The graphics and game design are 2D, and once you play a few times, it will lose whatever luster there is. The number of weapons to choose from makes the game extremely engaging, and can make this title worth the download. 

Expand your experience by upgrading to Deluxe for:

- 100 brand new weapons (a total of 145 with all free packs)

- Jump Jets for maneuvering your tank

- Bouncy Dirt for crafting reflective surfaces

- Digger for tunneling underground

- Access to both paid and FREE weapon expansion packs!

And so much more!

A word from the developer:

I have been developing artillery games since 1993. I launched Pocket Tanks in 2001, and with the support of many dedicated fans, it continues to thrive today. Join me in my mission to make Pocket Tanks a timeless classic in the artillery genre. Thank you to all who have supported BlitWise throughout the years.

-Michael P. Welch

Creator of DX-Ball & Scorched Tanks

Millions of downloads and over a decade of enjoyment!