TankBlitz

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TankBlitz is a single player action adventure game. It was developed by Onur Vural and Leigh Christian and was released on April 21, 2017. It received positive reviews from players.

TankBlitz is a brutal run and gun tank game with four playable tanks, each having access to four unique weapons and dozens of upgrades. You blast your way through twelve handcrafted levels crawling with over 50 different kinds of enemies, and numerous challenging bossfights.

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Single-Player

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85%

Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

replayability3 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

Fun, fast-paced, and nostalgic gameplay reminiscent of classic top-down tank shooters with a solid progression and upgrade system.
Smooth controls, a variety of weapons with skill-based mechanics, and achievements that add replayability and incentive to improve.
Runs well on multiple platforms including Linux, with a responsive and supportive developer noted by some players.

Graphics are poor and dated, reflecting its origin as a Flash game port, with performance issues especially in fullscreen mode on some systems.
Lacks control customization, making it difficult for some players, including those with alternative keyboard layouts or disabilities.
Short gameplay length with little plot and minimal content beyond the core arcade experience, limiting long-term engagement.

story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is generally simple and campy, fitting the arcade-style tank gameplay rather than offering deep narrative complexity. While some find it lacks plot depth, others appreciate its humor and how it complements the action, providing a light, enjoyable backdrop to the game's progression and replayability.
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “Excellent gameplay, wonderfully campy story, drops you right into the action, plenty of upgrades and replayability.”
- “Short form of this game: it's basically an action-oriented tank game with a camp-tastic story (but that's the whole entire darn point!), a solid progression system, and buttery smooth controls.”
- “Hardly a success story, gamers just weren't all that interested in the game.”
- “The game itself is fine, although it lacks a plot and the combat mechanics are quite improvable, it can still give you a bit of fun if you like tank games of this type.”
- “Steep learning curve but very simple control and not a terrible plot either.”
gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally solid and feature-rich, especially for a flash game, offering fun, action-packed tank combat with numerous upgrades and achievements. However, it can feel somewhat basic, lacking depth in combat mechanics and plot, and some find it short or unimpressive overall. Nonetheless, its classic style and polish provide enjoyable replayability for fans of the genre.
- “They did put some lipstick on the dead pig here (but not much), it's moderately well polished (for a flash game), and in terms of gameplay, it's got a surprising number of features (for a flash game).”
- “Excellent gameplay, funny story, drops you right into the action, plenty of upgrades, important achievements that give you premium points and replayability.”
- “Excellent gameplay, wonderfully campy story, drops you right into the action, plenty of upgrades and replayability.”
- “Otherwise the gameplay is pretty bad and everything else is worse, but what should we expect when developers decide it's okay to pollute Steam with garbage that could run in a web browser.”
- “The game itself is fine, although it lacks a plot and the combat mechanics are quite improvable; it can still give you a bit of fun if you like tank games of this type.”
- “Short gameplay.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally viewed as simplistic and low-quality, resembling basic 2D mobile app visuals with no options for resolution or graphical adjustments. Users find the visuals unimpressive for a PC game, often describing them as poor and not meeting the expectations of more polished, skillfully developed graphics. Despite these shortcomings, some consider the issue minor rather than game-breaking.
- “The game features simple, cartoony 2D graphics, similar to what you'd expect in low-effort mobile apps.”
- “3D graphics programming requires skill and competence; unfortunately, not all developers have the budget or talent to deliver this, despite 3D graphics cards being mainstream since the 1990s.”
- “Considering this is a PC game, the graphics feel phoned in, which doesn't meet the high-quality visual standards PC gamers expect.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
- “The game features simple, cartoony 2D graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low effort mobile apps.”
- “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Optimization is inconsistent, with some users experiencing poor performance and fullscreen issues even on powerful hardware, while others report smooth gameplay and no problems, suggesting potential patches or variability in system compatibility.
- “Horrible performance.”
- “The game flashes a warning that the performance is bad, even when all settings are low and it runs on a GTX 980 Ti.”
- “Others reported poor performance on good systems.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users generally praise the game’s replayability, highlighting its engaging gameplay, humorous story, and abundance of upgrades and achievements that enhance replay value, though some note it offers only a modest amount of replayability.
- “Excellent gameplay, funny story, drops you right into the action, plenty of upgrades, important achievements that give you premium points and replayability.”
- “Excellent gameplay, wonderfully campy story, drops you right into the action, plenty of upgrades and replayability.”
- “A small amount of replayability.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a humorous storyline that complements its engaging gameplay, adding an enjoyable and lighthearted tone. Players appreciate the blend of action and comedy, making the experience entertaining and fun.
- “Excellent gameplay, funny story, drops you right into the action, plenty of upgrades, important achievements that give you premium points and replayability.”
- “I like the game, so funny.”
- “As the title says, it's a tank blitz game with a bunch of upgrades and some humor tossed in.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users criticize Tankblitz's $8 price as an unrealistic cash grab, especially for a flash game with noticeable defects and shortcomings, making it poor value compared to numerous free, higher-quality alternatives.
- “Tankblitz has the completely unrealistic cash grab price of around $8 USD (eight bucks for a flash game WTF). It's not worth it given the defects and shortcomings with the product, especially considering the sheer number of completely free, much higher quality games on Steam.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is calming and soothing, helping players feel relaxed and reassured during gameplay.