Last Updated: August 2026 | Shop, badges and codes checked against the live game.
Cursed Tank Simulator is a tank game where you build the tank yourself. You bolt modules together, mixing parts that were never meant to go together, and take whatever you end up with into a fight against other players. The results are usually ugly and that is the point.
It opened in April 2021, which makes it one of the older games covered here, and it is still being updated. This page covers what the shop does and does not sell, what ten update badges reveal about the game’s history, and the codes worth typing in.
Cursed Tank Simulator Overview
| Cursed Tank Simulator Overview |
| Game Name |
Cursed Tank Simulator |
| Type |
Tank building and battling |
| Genre |
Military and Action |
| Developer |
tanmk |
| Goal |
Build a tank out of mixed modules and win fights with it |
| Currency |
Cash, pounds and crates, all earned by playing |
| Codes |
Yes. 13 that pay out and 6 that are jokes |
| Gamepasses |
Just 1, and it does not make your tank stronger |
| Badges |
17, including one for every major update |
| Major Updates |
Ten, from June 2022 to this month |
| Scripts |
Three work, none need a key |
| Visits |
Over 82 million |
| Rating |
About 77 percent of votes are likes |
| Release |
April 2021 |
How to Play Cursed Tank Simulator
Nothing here is hidden behind a purchase, so the only thing to learn is the building.
- Redeem the codes first. Thirteen of them pay out and they cost nothing to try.
- Press F1 in a match to see the controls. The game tells you to and most players never do.
- Build something simple before you get clever. A tank that works beats a tank that looks funny.
- Play matches to earn cash and crates. There is no way to buy parts, so everything comes from playing.
- Open crates as they come. One badge in this game exists purely for pulling an ultra rare item.
- Try the weather key in the garage. Press K and it changes, which almost nobody knows about.
How a Round Works
Six things describe this whole game, and the last two are the ones worth reading twice.
| Part |
What it is |
How it works |
| Building |
Mix and match |
You bolt modules together rather than picking a finished tank off a list. |
| Fighting |
Against players |
Whatever you build goes up against whatever everybody else built. |
| Cash and XP |
Earned by playing |
There is no way to buy the parts themselves, only to earn faster. |
| Crates |
Where the rare bits live |
One badge exists purely for pulling an ultra rare item out of one. |
| The shop |
One item, and it is not power |
A single pass that speeds up earning. Nothing that makes your tank stronger. |
| Realism |
Not the point |
The game states in capitals on its own page that it is not meant to be realistic. |
That fifth row is the one most games would fail. This one does not, and the next section shows why.
Cursed Tank Simulator Gameplay: The Shop Sells One Thing, and It Is Not Power
The game makes a promise on its own page. It says, in its own words, that it aims to have no pay to win elements. That is the kind of claim worth checking rather than repeating, so we checked it.
There is exactly one thing for sale in this entire game. It is called the Lifetime Booster, it costs 2,499 Robux, and it gives you 50 percent more cash, experience and crate rewards forever.
Read what that does and does not do. It speeds up how fast you earn. It does not sell you a gun, a module, thicker armour or a single point of any stat. Someone who buys it reaches the same parts you can reach, just sooner.
So the promise holds up. It is also the priciest single item in any game we have looked at lately, which is a fair trade to think about. But nobody in your match has a better tank than you because they paid for one. They just got there faster.
What The Shop Actually Sells
This game gives out a badge for every major update, and each one says you played during that update. That means the badge list doubles as a record of how busy the game was at each point in its life.
| Update |
Players Who Were There |
What that tells you |
| 1. Armoured Dawn |
150,494 |
The official release, back in June 2022. |
| 3. Steel Wall |
191,610 |
Two months later, and the crowd was still growing steadily. |
| 4. New Era |
359,988 |
The first big jump, roughly doubling the previous update. |
| 5. Red Dragons |
180,830 |
The one dip in the whole run. Fewer players than the update before it. |
| 7. Last Resort |
616,082 |
Back on track and past half a million. |
| 8. Fire Support |
1,262,526 |
Past a million for the first time. |
| 9. Vanguard |
1,678,506 |
The busiest the game has ever been. |
| 10. Hold the Line |
218,901 |
The current update. It is only a couple of weeks old, so this number is still climbing. |
The shape is a climb. The release update had 150,494 players, and by the ninth it had 1,678,506. That is more than eleven times as many people, spread across three years, with only one dip along the way at Red Dragons.
Be careful with the last row. Hold the Line looks like a crash from 1.6 million down to 219,000, and it is not. That badge was created at the end of July, so it has only been collectable for about two weeks. It is still counting.
The other badges are worth a look if you like rare ones. Only 203 players hold the Pre Alpha badge and 563 hold the second one, against 1.6 million for the busiest update. Those cannot be earned any more.
| Badge |
Holders |
What that tells you |
| Pre Alpha |
203 |
Held by 203 players in the world. The rarest thing in the game. |
| Pre Alpha 2 |
563 |
The second test, still under a thousand people. |
| Alpha |
806 |
The last of the closed tests before the game opened properly. |
| The Unboxer |
152,474 |
For pulling an ultra rare item out of a crate. |
Codes
This game has a lot of them. Thirteen pay out in cash, pounds, crates and crafting metal, and six more are jokes that give you nothing. One working code also looks exactly like a dead one in most fonts. Our Cursed Tank Simulator Codes page separates them and explains the trap.
Who Makes Cursed Tank Simulator
It comes from a small group called tanmk, and the game describes itself as a passion project made in the team’s free time. It opened in April 2021 and was updated today.
It has passed 82 million visits. About 77 in every 100 votes on it are likes, which is lower than most games this size, and the game states in capitals on its own page that it is not meant to be realistic.
Tips for New Cursed Tank Simulator Players
- Redeem the codes first. Thirteen of them pay real cash, pounds, crates and crafting metal.
- Copy codes rather than typing them. One working code looks exactly like a dead one in most fonts.
- Do not expect a payout from every code. Six of them are jokes that give you nothing at all.
- Nobody can buy a better tank than yours. The only thing on sale speeds up earning, not power.
- Press F1 in a match for the controls. The game says so on its own page and most people miss it.
- Press K in the garage to change the weather, which is a hidden touch the game mentions but nobody uses.
- Do not run anything claiming to stop you being banned. The game says outright that exploiting leads to moderation, and those files only delete things on your own screen.
- Ignore the scripts that let you shoot your own team. They ruin the match for the other side as well as yours.
Cursed Tank Simulator FAQ
How do you play Cursed Tank Simulator?
You build a tank by mixing modules together rather than choosing a finished one, then take it into battle against other players.
Is Cursed Tank Simulator pay to win?
No. The game sells exactly one thing, a booster that speeds up how fast you earn cash and crates. It does not sell any part, weapon or armour.
What does the Lifetime Booster do?
It gives 50 percent more cash, experience and crate rewards permanently, for 2,499 Robux. It buys you speed rather than power.
Does Cursed Tank Simulator have codes?
Yes, and a lot of them. Thirteen pay out and six more are jokes that give you nothing.
Why did my code not work?
Check the spelling very carefully. One working code is written with a capital i where the dead version has a lower case L, and the two look the same in most fonts.
Is there a Cursed Tank Simulator script?
Three work and none of them need a key, though most of what you will find online is already patched or taken down.
Can you get banned for using scripts?
The game says on its own page that exploiting it results in moderation, so yes, that is a stated risk rather than a guess.
How old is Cursed Tank Simulator?
It opened in April 2021 and has had ten major updates since, the newest of them this month.
What is the rarest badge?
The Pre Alpha badge, held by 203 players. It cannot be earned any more.