# Tanks: The Crusades — Battle and destroy enemy tanks

> Top-down tank shooter with level editor and multiplayer. (iPhone/iPad app by Matei Budiu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tanks-the-crusades/id1508772262 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Matei Budiu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1508772261)
- Category: Games, Action
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 25 App Store ratings · 10 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 168 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-12-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-08
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tanks-the-crusades/id1508772262/reviews.md

## What is Tanks?

Welcome to Tanks: The Crusades!

Tanks is a top-down shooter in which you control a blue tank and try to defeat various enemy tanks with assorted abilities to clear levels. You can play Tanks in multiple gamemodes, alone or via cross-platform multiplayer with as many friends as you'd like:

Random levels: Play in randomly generated levels.
Crusades: Play a series of levels in order, earning coins and unlocking shop items as you go, with a limited number of lives.
Versus: Fight your friends in randomly generated levels.
My levels: Play levels that you have saved or made.

Level editor: You can create your own levels, featuring tank teams, custom items and shops, custom background colors, and custom level sizes. Go wild!

Crusade editor: Once you've made (or saved) several levels, you can put them together into your own crusade. You can then set up a shop for that crusade where players can spend their coins.

Multiplayer: Play with as many other players as your device can support. You can play in co-op or versus, chat, and share levels and crusades you've made in multiplayer parties.

## Key features

- Top-down tank combat
- Multiple game modes
- Cross-platform multiplayer
- Level editor
- Crusade editor
- Co-op and versus modes

## Recent user reviews (10 of 10)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tanks-the-crusades/id1508772262/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Nice!

*2024-07-21, version 1.5.2*

I’m back, I haven’t seen the game in a long time, but coming back I think the updates will be perfect!

### 5/5 — Good Game Just That It Lags Sometimes I Also Sometimes Glitch Through The Wall

*2024-02-04*

Hello I’am GamerBoy3672 I Like This Game And I Like How You Can Create Your Own Levels And Put Them In Your Own Crusade And There’s Multiplayer Too! I Love This Game It’s Soooooo Cool!! It’s Just That It Lags For Some Reason And I Glitch Through The Walls🤔😮So Can You Please Fix The Lag That It Causes?

### 2/5 — Be nice to be able to see

*2024-01-27, version 1.5.1*

You can’t see the whole screen so your costanorun into the line of fire from a tank you couldn’t even see. The blue dot for maneuvering the tank is hard to reestablish if you have to take your finger off it to shoot.

### 5/5 — Very well thought out

*2022-11-24, version 1.4.0*

Very good replica of the wii play mini game tanks. Very customisable and lots of features + no ads!

### 5/5 — Great game, but have a question about multiplayer

*2022-09-05, version 1.4.0*

When the game says you need the same port, does it mean you have to use the same wifi? Because if so, long distance play seems really difficult, if not impossible. Thanks

### 5/5 — Nice, but really short!

*2022-03-12, version 1.3.1*

It’s a fun game! However I wish there were more levels…

### 5/5 — This is the greatest game ever

*2021-09-17, version 1.2.2*

It’s fun
It looks nice
I was definitely not paid to say this.

### 5/5 — Great game!

*2021-05-29, version 1.1.3*

Amazing game!! Definitely try it out!

### 5/5 — Anonymous reviewer

*2021-01-07, version 1.0.0*

The game is great, would absolutely recommend! Just make sure to be careful your tank, you can shoot yourself on accident. Have fun playing!!!!

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2020-12-31, version 1.0.0*

Very good graphics, fully functional no bugs and a great start for a small developer this is definitely going to go somewhere big good luck!

## Frequently asked questions about Tanks

### What are the game modes in Tanks: The Crusades?

Tanks: The Crusades offers several game modes: Random levels for unpredictable challenges, Crusades for a progression-based experience with limited lives, Versus for competitive play against friends, and My levels for custom or saved content.

### Can I play Tanks: The Crusades with friends?

Yes, Tanks: The Crusades supports cross-platform multiplayer for as many friends as your device can handle. You can play in co-op or versus modes, chat, and share your creations.

### How does the level editor work in Tanks: The Crusades?

The level editor allows you to create your own unique levels. You can customize tank teams, add custom items and shops, change background colors, and adjust level sizes to your liking.

### What is the Crusade editor in Tanks: The Crusades?

The Crusade editor lets you string together multiple levels you've created or saved into a custom crusade. You can also set up an in-game shop within your crusade where players can spend earned coins.

### Is Tanks: The Crusades free to play?

Yes, Tanks: The Crusades is completely free to download and play. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements to interrupt your gameplay.

### What devices is Tanks: The Crusades available on?

Tanks: The Crusades is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, making it accessible to a wide range of Apple users.

### How often is Tanks: The Crusades updated?

The latest version of Tanks: The Crusades is 1.6.1, last updated on February 5, 2026. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing support and potential for future improvements.

### What is the age rating for Tanks: The Crusades?

Tanks: The Crusades has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a young audience and families.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.1 — 2026-02-05

What's new in Tanks v1.6.1:

Customization:
- Added configurable player tank builds
- Revamped item editor
- Added an enormous number of new bullet options
- Improved the level, tank, and crusade editors
- Added many new tank emblems and skins

New additions:
- Added beat blocks
- Added block and air strike bullet types
- New beat block arcade mode minigame
- Added best run display option for speedrunning
- Added new orthographic camera perspective

Multiplayer:
- Bot players can now be added to parties
- Players can now be muted from chat
- Help your friends get ready for multiplayer games
- Improved tank spectating
- Added new versus mode rankings screen
- Joining parties during a level no longer kicks you

More:
- Updated music
- Fireworks are prettier
- Players can now pick a third color
- Added buttons to open file directories
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements

### 1.5.21 — 2024-07-28

What's new in Tanks v1.5.2.1:
- You can now access your level and crusade files from the Files app
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements

### 1.5.2 — 2024-07-18

What's new in Tanks v1.5.2:
- Shadows, angled perspective, max FPS, and crusade preview options now work
- Layered music for tanks and arcade mode is now available
- Custom lighting in levels is now available
- Improved and adjusted tank AI
- Added new 'Bullet avoid type' to tank customization
- Added 'Sidewind' and 'Backwind' sight behavior
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements

### 1.5.1 — 2023-04-25

What's new in Tanks v1.5.1:
- Bug fixes

### 1.5.0 — 2023-04-17

What's new in Tanks v1.5.0:

New arcade mode minigame:
- Point system based on tank kills
- Continuously spawning enemy tank waves
- Respawn if you die
- Time limit of 2 minutes and 12 seconds
- A rampage system for destroying tanks in a row
- Tanks drop items that you can use to your advantage
- Frenzy mode: destroy all you can when time runs out!
- Point bonuses judging your performance at the end

Crusades:
- Font is now varied across statistics for readability
- Added crusade descriptions for built-in crusades
- Built-in crusades now track your best completion time, which you can see directly from the crusade screen
- Completed crusade runs can be compared to your best run

Options:
- Reorganized options screens
- Added new profile customization section to options
- You can now use a custom tank color in singleplayer
- Added option to show bullets under terrain
- Added 30 FPS deterministic mode

More:
- Updated menu music
- Added item switching indicator on tank
- Updated tutorial to be more exciting
- Removed laser from versus mode
- Tanks will not explode on death if killed right after spawning
- Changed fireworks appearance
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-08.*
