War Thunder
Vehicle CombatAircraft, tanks and ships from the 1930s onward, modelled closely enough that learning one vehicle properly is an evening’s work.
- Air, ground and naval combat
- Hundreds of real vehicles
- Arcade and realistic modes
Four browser games, three of them fights and one a front door
None of these are ours. Three are free-to-play games from other studios - a vehicle simulator with hundreds of real machines, a base-raiding game that answers you within the hour, and an arena where you build the car out of scrap - and the fourth is a doorway into several dozen more.
All four start in this browser. Nothing to install, nothing to update, nothing left behind. Each entry keeps to the same facts: what the game is, what it is good at, how long a sitting takes, and what the shop is selling.
Why four and not a list of fifty
A list of fifty games is quick to write and useless to read. Four is a number you can get through properly, and each of these had to pass the same test:
- It has to open in a tab. No downloads, no launchers, no third-party storefront in between.
- Nothing essential is for sale. Each sells extras; none of them sells the game itself.
- It is still running. Longevity is the simplest sign somebody is still maintaining the thing.
- Four different appetites. A simulator, a quick raid, a garage, and a door into dozens more.
Base Attack Force
Modern WarfareLay out a base, throw troops at somebody else’s, and get your answer inside the hour. Nothing here asks you to wait until Thursday.
- A base to lay out
- Raids on real players
- Progress you see tonight
Crossout
Vehicle CombatScrap goes in, a vehicle comes out, and the arena tells you what you got wrong. Half the appeal is the garage.
- Vehicles built from salvage
- Parts pulled off wrecks
- Quick arena matches
Esprit Games
Browser Games PortalNot a game but a door into a few dozen, sorted by genre and all playable in the tab you are already in.
- Dozens of titles
- Browse by genre
- Nothing to install
The four, head to head
The session column tells you more than the description does. These four are separated mainly by how much time they want in one go.
| Game | Genre | A typical sitting | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Thunder | Vehicle Combat | 20 to 40 minutes | Desktop and laptop. |
| Base Attack Force | Modern Warfare | 20 to 30 minutes | Desktop and laptop. |
| Crossout | Vehicle Combat | 15 to 30 minutes a match | Desktop and laptop. |
| Esprit Games | Browser Games Portal | As long as you like | Desktop, laptop and tablet. |
What the money is for
All four are free to open and free to carry on with, and all four sell something - a premium account, a currency, a vehicle, a shorter wait. That is how they are funded, and a page that said only "free" would be leaving out the half that matters.
What we looked for is whether the game stays whole for someone who never spends, and in these four it does. Paying buys back waiting far more often than it buys an edge. Choose your number before the shop is in front of you.
Tab or install, what changes
Starting on one machine and continuing on another with nothing carried between them is particular to browser games. The convenience is paid for here:
- No setup at all. Click through and play; nothing to download now, nothing to update later.
- The save is not local. Sign in from another machine and nothing has been lost.
- Lighter graphics. A browser renderer has limits, and these games answer with depth instead of polish.
- Timers do the work. They let a game sit beside a working day, and make watching the clock a waste.
Where to begin with these
Base Attack Force, if you want to see where you got to before the evening is over - it gives you an answer inside the hour. If you would rather lose a whole evening to one thing, War Thunder will take it and most of your attention with it.
Things people check first
Is an installer involved?
No. All four start in the browser. Two of them offer a desktop build if you want one; nothing requires it.
Do they work away from a desk?
They open on a phone, but these are pointer-and-keyboard games. A laptop is where any of them is actually fun.
Will they ask me to sign up?
Most will, since your progress has to be kept somewhere. It is a free account on their own site and has nothing to do with this one.
Do I have to spend anything?
No. All four sell optional extras, which is how they pay for themselves, and none of them gates the game behind them.
What links these games to the site?
Nothing but the people writing about them. All four belong to other studios and are here on merit.
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