About Hills Of Steel: Explosive Tank Battles with Realistic Physics
Hills Of Steel drops you into an explosive tank battle experience built around realistic physics that pull you in from the opening seconds. At its core, the game has you driving a steel battle tank across hilly terrain, destroying waves of enemies, collecting coins, and pushing toward increasingly dangerous opponents. The journey runs from fierce ground battles all the way to epic confrontations on a futuristic Moon setting.
One scene opens beneath a black sky dotted with white points of light, where small white domes with satellite dishes rest on a grey, pitted surface. Another moment frames the combat area with sand-colored dunes and a pair of palm trees. A white building with a red roof and a tall spire, standing near a red-bladed windmill, appears across several scenes.
The progression carries a clear career arc: win battles, gain recognition, and climb toward the title of greatest marshal of all time. A variety of tanks — including futuristic models — different locations, and unique upgrade paths give the game its staying power for fans of military arcade action and tank driving.
How to Play Hills Of Steel: Drive, Destroy, and Upgrade
Your tank moves forward across hilly landscapes where every bump directly affects vehicle movement and shot accuracy. The goal on each level is to clear the map of opponents and defeat the boss before your health bar runs out. Along the way, collect coins and health chests to stay in the fight. At the end of a level, a boss tank appears — larger in size and with more HP than standard enemies — and defeating it rewards more coins.
As you progress, maps grow more complex, opponents get tougher, and the terrain itself becomes a factor in how accurately you are able to fire. Chests collected during play contain cards for upgrading tank settings, boosters, and currencies that let you level up your tank or unlock new maps and routes more quickly.
Game Modes
- Adventure: small missions on random maps where you need to destroy opponents and one boss while collecting the maximum number of points and coins along the way. Allows you to earn coins and stars to unlock chests by completing levels.
- Classic: fight until you are defeated — you move forward on the selected map, defeating opponents and bosses, collecting coins and health chests until your health runs out. At the end of the mission, you are able to increase your rank and earn coins.
Power-ups / Abilities
- Air Raid: calls in devastating air support, dealing area damage.
- Repair Kit: keeps your vehicle battle-ready by restoring tank health.
- Circular Saw: melee weapon that deals damage upon collision with an opponent's tank.
- Shock Wave: area damage from an explosive wave.
- Land Mine: trap for approaching enemies.
- Force Shield: protects the tank for a certain time from enemy hits.
- Napalm: incendiary damage over a specific area.
Tips & Tricks
- Recoil from shots: recoil can position your tank vertically at the worst moment, so try to shoot actively from the most stable points or at least not while traversing small bumps.
- Boosters: study the boosters carefully and choose those that seem most useful in different types of combat.
Controls
- A / D keys or Arrow keys: move the tank
- Space: shoot
- X: use the booster
- Virtual buttons (on-screen): available for both desktop and mobile use
- Mobile touch buttons: full control via on-screen virtual buttons
FAQ
What currencies exist in Hills Of Steel and what are they used for?
The game has two currencies: coins (also called gold) and diamonds (also called gems). Coins are spent on tank upgrades, leveling up your tank or weapons, and vehicle customization. Diamonds can be used to purchase gold, crates, new tanks, unlock new maps, and recover after your first death during a mission.
How do bosses work and what do they reward?
A boss in a tank appears at the end of a level. It has more HP and is larger in size than regular enemies. Defeating it rewards more coins than a standard opponent.
Is there a daily reward system?
Every 24 hours, one small trophy chest becomes available to open for free. This gives a regular reason to return and collect cards, boosters, or currencies.
Can tanks be customized beyond upgrades?
Various skins are available for purchase and can be applied to all tanks in the game.
Does sound matter for gameplay?
Music complements the game but is not necessary for gameplay — nothing critical is communicated through audio alone.
Games You Might Like
If the hilly terrain and vehicle physics of Hills Of Steel appeal to you, the broader driving games catalog on Playgama has plenty more to explore, from arcade racers to physics-heavy challenges. For something with a similar downhill momentum, Deadly Descent puts you behind the wheel of a car navigating a treacherous mountain track in one piece. Fans of vehicle combat against waves of enemies will find a strong match in The Race of the Apocalypse: Crush the Zombies!, which combines car upgrades, boosters, and enemy-filled terrain much like the tank progression here.
For pure survival against relentless waves, Car vs Cop delivers non-stop pressure in an arena setting that echoes the Classic mode's fight-until-defeated structure. The arcade games section covers the fast-paced action side of Hills Of Steel's identity, while the shooting games category connects directly to its enemy-destroying, boss-battling core.