Muskets Game
A free multiplayer Napoleonic battlefield in your browser. Stand in the line, fire volleys through the smoke, charge with the bayonet, ride with the hussars and take the flags. There is nothing to download or install: open the page and play.
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The battle
Conquest
The British and the French fight across one battlefield for its flags. The fewer flags a side holds, the faster its tickets bleed away. A side wins by taking the enemy's home base, when the enemy has bled all its tickets, or with more tickets left when the time runs out. Bots fill the ranks, so a battle is full from the first minute.
Siege
One side storms a castle and the other holds it. The attackers take its points one after another, and a point that falls is gone for good. The battle ends when the keep is taken, or when a side's morale runs out. There is no cavalry here: the work is done with rams, ladders, guns and the bayonet.
Commanders
A duel for two players. Each leads units of soldiers. There are no flags, and the fallen stay dead: keep your units together, hold the line, and mind your powder.
Infantry and cavalry
Line infantry
Musket, bayonet and pistol. The infantry holds the line and takes the flags.
Hussars
On horseback with sabre, pistol and musket. Fast on the flanks, and a big target.
How it plays
- A musket is slow and deadly. Loading it is a drill of several steps, the ball flies in an arc and drops with distance, and the powder smoke hangs over the field. A volley from a whole line is what breaks a charge.
- Close in with cold steel. Fix the bayonet or draw the sabre: strike and guard in the direction you choose.
- Lead a squad. Give your men orders from the command map.
- Wounds bleed. Stop to bandage, or keep fighting and fade.
- Talk to the men near you. Push-to-talk voice chat carries only as far as a voice would, and there is text chat too.
- Fight through villages and castles. Enter the buildings, open the doors and climb the ladders.
- First or third person, switched at any time.
Controls
The default keys. Every key can be changed in the game (Esc → Keys).
| Move | W A S D or the arrow keys |
|---|---|
| Sprint (gallop on a horse) | Shift |
| Jump | Space |
| Kneel | Ctrl or Z |
| Fire (strike in melee) | Left mouse button |
| Aim (guard in melee) | Right mouse button or Q |
| Reload | R |
| Fix or unfix the bayonet | X |
| Musket (sabre on a horse), pistol | 1, 2 |
| Musket on a horse | 3 |
| Bandage | 4 |
| Mount or dismount | F |
| Map, command map | M, C |
| Squad orders | F1 to F4 |
| Text chat, push to talk | Enter, B |
| First or third person | V |
| Scoreboard | Tab |
| Guide | H |
| Menu | Esc |
What you need
- A desktop or laptop computer with a keyboard and a mouse. Phones and tablets are not supported yet.
- A current desktop browser with WebGL, such as Chrome, Edge or Firefox.
- Nothing to install. The graphics adapt to your computer by themselves, from very light settings for an older laptop to Ultra for a gaming PC, and you can pick a level yourself in Esc → Graphics.
Questions
Is Muskets Game free?
Yes. It is free to play in the browser, and it shows no ads.
Do I need to download anything?
No. The game runs in the browser tab: open the page and play.
Do I need an account?
No. You play as a guest at first. Sign in with Google to keep your name and results on another device.
Can I play on a phone or a tablet?
Not yet. The game needs a keyboard and a mouse.
How do I get into the alpha?
For now the game is open to invited testers, who get an alpha key. Enter it on the game's page.