Cover Shotz: a free online shooting game in your browser
A quick, fun 3D cover shooter for when you have a few minutes to kill. Hide behind a destructible wall, pop up to snipe, blow holes in the enemy's cover with a shotgun or rockets, and outsmart the bots. Free, no download, no sign-up, on PC and phone.
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You and the enemy each hold a strip of ground behind your own wall. Stand up to shoot over it, but that shows your head; crouch to hide. The enemy hides too, so shoot their wall to open holes, and watch for dust, tracers and muzzle smoke to find them. Supply drops (health, rockets, shotgun shells, treasure) land on the open ends of your zone, so grabbing one means leaving cover. Win 2 of 3 rounds to win the match; rounds last up to 3 minutes. Pick any of 31 characters in Settings; they're all the same size, so none is easier to hit.
Weapons
| Weapon | Damage (head / body / legs) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Sniper rifle | 60 / 36 / 24 | Headshots over the wall; unlimited ammo |
| Shotgun | 9 pellets | Shredding soft walls, and anyone up close |
| Rocket launcher | Blast | Tough walls, and whoever is crouched right behind one |
Controls
Keyboard and mouse: WASD move, mouse to aim, left click to fire, right click to scope, Space crouch, Shift sprint, 123 weapons, R reload, V first or third person view (both modes). A left-handed preset (IJKL) is built in and every key can be changed.
Phone and tablet: play in landscape. A floating joystick moves you (push to the rim to sprint), drag to look, tap anywhere to fire, and flick up or down to stand or crouch. The button at the top right of the menu plays full screen; on an iPhone, add Cover Shotz to your Home Screen (Share, then Add to Home Screen) and open it from there to play with no browser bars.
Difficulty
Easy, Normal, Hard and Ultra Hard. Harder bots aim better, remember where you like to hide, break the wall right in front of you and punish every peek; Ultra Hard sends 2 bots at once, and you can take on up to 5. Bots on Hard have 150 health and on Ultra Hard 200 (yours is 100); in Custom Game you can set it anywhere from 100 to 500. Harder difficulties and tougher bots pay more credits, which buy upgrades: better weapons, armor, a helmet and boots.
Open Field
A special mode where the whole field is open: go anywhere, round the walls, through the gaps you blast and from one cluster of barrels to the next. Health, rockets and shells drop at random spots for whoever gets there first. It plays in first person (switch to the shoulder view any time), and besides the guns you carry a hammer: every swing winds up first, one hit knocks them out (and sends them flying), and with it out you can dash out of a swing or guard it from the front. The bot comes in four levels: Easy, Normal, Hard and Almost Impossible; the hardest has double health and hunts you down.
Game Modes: Hammer Only and Survival
Hammer Only is first person with nothing but hammers, against 1 to 9 bots. You take three hits to go down and they take one, but they take turns: only a few come at you at once while the rest circle, waiting. It is also a ranked 1v1 mode in Multiplayer.
Survival sends wave after wave of bots, more and faster each time, for up to 15 minutes. Harder levels bring more cover and bots that hunt you down with the hammer. Every second wave you clear, pick a perk (more health, faster reloads, harder hits, health back per knockout and more), and every fifth wave opens with a boss. Play it solo, or online in co-op with a friend: stand next to a downed partner to revive them.
Twists in Custom Game change the rules for everyone: Glass Cannon (every hit kills), Big Heads, Shotguns Only, Rockets Only, Endless Ammo and Turbo. Medals reward standout plays: first blood, longshots, no-scopes, double and triple kills, revenge, flawless and clutch rounds.
39 arenas
Every arena plays differently: short or long range, day or night, clear skies or bad weather that hides you both.
- Forest Camp Medium range
Pines, tents and a quiet clearing. Day, Sunrise - Grassland Farm Long range
Open fields and windmills. Long sightlines. Day, Sunrise, Sunset - Suburban Street Short range
Picket fences and parked cars. Close quarters. Day, Sunset, Sunrise · Rain - Beach Cove Long range
Sandbags, palms and a wrecked ship offshore. Day, Sunset, Sunrise · Rain, Thunderstorm - Desert Outpost Very long range
Adobe walls, mesas and very long range. Day, Sunset, Sunrise, Night · Sandstorm - Muddy Trail Short range
A soaked forest path. Rain and fog roll in. Sunset, Sunrise, Night, Day · Rain, Fog, Thunderstorm - Downtown Medium range
Concrete barricades between the towers. Day, Sunset, Night · Rain, Fog, Thunderstorm - Mountain Pass Long range
A narrow pass under snowy peaks. Long range. Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night · Snow, Fog - Volcano Rim Medium range
Rivers of lava and falling ash. Sunset, Night · Volcanic ash - Castle Courtyard Medium range
Battlements, archways and a fountain in the yard. Day, Sunset, Sunrise, Night · Rain, Fog, Snow - Ancient Ruins Long range
Toppled columns round a sun-baked courtyard. Day, Sunset, Sunrise · Sandstorm, Fog - Bamboo Forest Medium range
Torii gates deep in the bamboo. Leaves on the wind. Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night · Fog, Rain - Pirate Harbor Long range
Stone docks, warehouses and tall ships. Day, Sunset, Sunrise, Night · Fog, Rain, Thunderstorm - Industrial Factory Medium range
Containers, pipes and catwalks on the factory floor. Day, Sunset, Night · Fog - Ruined City Medium range
The broken towers of a future city. Neon in the ash. Sunset, Night, Day · Fog, Rain, Volcanic ash - Sky Fortress Long range
Two floating islands and nothing but sky between. Day, Sunrise, Sunset, Night · Fog - Hirosaki Sakura Very long range
Two bridges over a river in full bloom. Petals on the wind. Day, Sunrise, Sunset, Night · Fog, Rain - Rocky Mountain View Long range
An alpine meadow and lake under jagged peaks. Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night · Fog, Snow - Aztec Pyramids Medium range
Step pyramids deep in the rainforest. Day, Sunrise, Sunset · Fog, Rain, Thunderstorm - Petra Long range
A rose-red canyon below the Treasury. Day, Sunrise, Sunset · Sandstorm - Starship Hangar Medium range · indoors
A carrier's hangar deck, mid space battle. Day, Night · Fog - City Hospital Short range · indoors
A ward and waiting hall under strip lights. Day, Sunset, Night - Skyscraper Atrium Medium range · indoors
A marble lobby hall behind a wall of glass. Day, Sunset, Night, Sunrise - Shopping Mall Short range · indoors
Two floors of shops round a skylit atrium. Day, Sunset, Night - Central City Garden Long range
Lawns, a pond and a fountain among the towers. Day, Sunrise, Sunset, Night · Rain, Fog - Medina Alley Short range
Painted houses, lanterns and a souk in the old town. Day, Sunset, Sunrise, Night · Sandstorm - Nile at Giza Long range
Feluccas on the river below the pyramids. Day, Sunset, Sunrise, Night · Sandstorm - South Pole Station Long range
An ice-shelf research base, emperor penguins and all. Day, Sunset, Night · Snow, Fog - Frontier Town Long range
A high-noon standoff down Main Street. Day, Sunset, Sunrise, Night · Sandstorm - Midway Carnival Short range
Ferris wheel, carousel and stalls under the lights. Sunset, Night, Day · Fog - Deep Sea Lab Medium range · indoors
A glass dome on the seabed, fish all around. Day, Sunset, Sunrise, Night · Fog - Chichén Itzá Long range
El Castillo over the Maya plaza. At dusk, the serpent of light. Sunset, Day, Sunrise, Night · Rain - Colosseum Medium range
Sand on the arena floor, fifty thousand empty seats. Day, Sunset, Night, Sunrise · Rain - Hawaiian Tropics Long range
A black-sand bay under green cliffs and waterfalls. Sunset, Day, Sunrise, Night · Rain - Great Wall of China Long range
A mountain pass, the Wall climbing every ridge. Day, Sunrise, Sunset · Fog, Snow - Easter Island Long range
The fifteen moai of Ahu Tongariki, backs to the Pacific. Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night · Rain, Fog - Stonehenge Short range
Fallen sarsens on Salisbury Plain, barrows on the skyline. Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night · Fog, Rain - Taj Mahal Very long range
The charbagh garden, the white marble tomb at its end. Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night · Fog - Machu Picchu Medium range
The Inca citadel on its ridge, clouds in the valley below. Sunrise, Day, Sunset · Fog, Rain
Tips
- Keep moving along your wall between peeks, so the enemy can't pre-aim where you were.
- Crouched right behind a wall, a rocket on that wall still hurts you: back off toward the rear of your zone.
- In fog, rain and at night, muzzle flashes and sound are often all you get.
- Grab supply drops while the enemy is reloading.
FAQ
Is Cover Shotz free?
Yes. Cover Shotz is free to play in your web browser, with no sign-up and no payments.
Do I need to download anything?
No. It runs in any modern browser on a computer, phone or tablet. Open covershotz.com and play.
Can I play on my phone?
Yes. Turn your phone sideways: a floating joystick moves you, tap anywhere to fire, and flick up or down to stand or crouch. You can also add it to your home screen to play full screen.
How long is a match?
A match is best of 3 rounds, and each round lasts up to 3 minutes, so a whole match fits into a short break.
Is it multiplayer?
Yes: Multiplayer pairs you with another player looking for a match: a 1v1 in Classic, Open Field or Hammer Only mode, best of three on a random arena, with ranked points and a rematch button, or Survival co-op, the two of you against the waves. You can also make a room and share its code to play a friend. Or play against computer-controlled bots on four difficulties.
What game modes are there?
Classic (behind walls), Open Field (roam anywhere with guns and a hammer), Hammer Only (first person, hammers only, against 1 to 9 bots who take turns, or a person online) and Survival (endless waves of bots for up to 15 minutes, with a perk to pick every second wave and a boss every fifth, solo or co-op with a friend, where a downed partner can be revived). Custom Game adds twists such as Glass Cannon, Big Heads and Rockets Only.
What is Open Field?
A special mode where the whole field is open: go anywhere, round the walls and from cover to cover, grab health and ammo dropping at random spots, and fight in first person (or the usual shoulder view). Besides the guns you get a hammer that knocks anyone out in one swing. The bot comes in four levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Almost Impossible.
Does it save my progress?
Yes. Credits and upgrades are saved in your browser, so they are there next time you play on the same device.
What kind of game is it?
A 3D cover shooter: two sides behind destructible walls, a sniper rifle, a shotgun and a rocket launcher. Stand up to shoot over your wall, crouch to hide, and blast holes in the enemy's cover to find them.