Voxel Tanks

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Voxel Tanks is a single player and multiplayer tactical shooter game with a horror theme. It was developed by PigeonDev and was released on June 5, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Voxel Tanks - hardcore and dynamic top-down arena shooter with voxel graphics and chiptune music.

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Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

music4 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Enjoyable voxel graphics and 8-bit style music that add charm to the game.
Offers a reasonable amount of content with 20 levels including unique boss fights and varied mission types.
Controls are generally fluid and the gameplay can be challenging and engaging for fans of top-down tank shooters.

No controller support and non-customizable controls limit accessibility and comfort, especially on certain platforms.
Enemy firing rate tied to monitor refresh rate can create unfair difficulty spikes on high refresh rate displays.
Lacks many basic features expected in modern games such as sound effects for hits, visual/audio damage feedback, and a user-friendly interface.

music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
23%
33%
The music in the game is generally enjoyable and enhances the experience with great 8-bit style tracks, but it can become annoying as it restarts from the beginning every time you die or reset in short levels. Additionally, the lack of proper audio controls, including the inability to turn off or access the soundtrack independently, frustrates some players despite the soundtrack's positive reception.
- “One thing I can't say enough good things about is the soundtrack to this game.”
- “While I wouldn't necessarily recommend the game, if the soundtrack was available I would definitely recommend that.”
- “It's a totally playable generic tank game with voxel graphics and great 8-bit style music.”
- “The music starts from the beginning every time you die or reset, which becomes annoying fast, especially since some songs are much longer and more interesting than the short levels allow time for.”
- “Bewilderingly, the game doesn't include proper audio controls, so you can't turn off the annoying sound or background music. You have to alt+tab out and stop it using the Windows sound mixer.”
- “Unfortunately, the soundtrack does not seem to be available through the Steam music player, so if you buy this game, you don't get access to the soundtrack on its own.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
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The graphics are simple and voxel-based, with a charming 8-bit style that some find enjoyable, though others criticize them as generic and unpolished. There are no options for resolution changes or graphical tweaks, and the visuals lack the polish expected from skilled development. Overall, the graphics are functional but uninspired, relying more on nostalgic style than technical quality.
- “It's a totally playable generic tank game with voxel graphics and great 8-bit style music.”
- “The voxel graphics were also enjoyable and added to the feel.”
- “The visuals are really simple, but look good.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
- “It also happens to be easy, and doesn't need any proper talent in terms of game development or graphic artists. That's why reviewers are faced with so many of these terrible games with confrontingly bad graphics.”
- “Developers must learn that Minecraft succeeded despite the bad graphics, not because of them.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
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The gameplay offers a tank-based top-down shooter experience with varied level mechanics, though it can feel unfair and excessively difficult to dodge attacks. While some levels introduce new elements well, the overall challenge may frustrate players.
- “Voxel Tanks is a top-down shooter where you play as a tank, facing off against enemy tanks with gameplay reminiscent of the tank minigame from Wii Play.”
- “The levels introduced mechanics appropriately and each level felt different.”
- “As far as the gameplay, it's alright but dodging enemy attacks is very hard and sometimes impossibly hard.”
- “Gameplay seems a bit unfair and for that reason I do not recommend.”
- “As far as the gameplay it's alright but dodging enemy attacks is very hard and sometimes impossibly hard.”
- “'Voxel Tanks' is a top-down shooter where you play as a tank, and face off against enemy tanks with gameplay that reminds me of the tank minigame from 'Wii Play'.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is minimal and mission-based, consisting of 20 levels where the primary objective is simply to eliminate enemies or bosses to advance, with no detailed narrative or overarching plot provided.
- “There are 20 missions, usually the task being to kill all (or a certain number of) enemies or the boss to proceed.”
- “There's no story or objective listed anywhere; you pass each level by killing the tanks.”
- “It's mission-based.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users express skepticism about the game's monetization, noting its quality is comparable to asset flip or cash grab scams, which raises concerns despite the lack of direct evidence.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is quirky and offbeat, appealing mainly to players who enjoy random, odd, and lighthearted small games.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers minimal replay value, with few incentives or reasons for players to revisit it after their initial playthrough.
- “There's little replay value.”