Netquel — Free Multiplayer Space War Game
Free · No download · Plays in your browser · Works on Chromebooks
Netquel is a multiplayer space combat game you play right in your web browser. You start with a small ship built from blocks, then mine asteroids, collect debris and fight rival ships to earn points and upgrade to bigger designs. Fly alone, or form a fleet with other players and share one score. There is nothing to install and no account to create: press Play and you are in a live match.
How to play Netquel
- Fly toward the mouse pointer. Hold the left mouse button, Shift or Space to boost, and the right mouse button or X to stop. W and S thrust, and Q and E strafe. On a touch screen, your ship flies toward your finger; double tap and hold to boost.
- Your weapons fire on their own whenever you are not boosting, so aim by turning your ship toward a target.
- Earn points by mining asteroids, collecting loose debris and destroying other ships. Your score is the value of your ship plus your balance.
- Upgrade when the upgrade picker offers you a bigger ship.
- Climb the ranks, from Prospector through Sentinel, Harvester, Arbiter and Ascendant to Vanguard. Higher ranks can start you at a higher level.
- Pick a mode: FFA, everyone for themselves, or Forge, where you mine materials and build your own ship block by block.
What are ships made of?
Every ship is built from blocks around a single core: hull and struts for structure, armor for protection, thrusters to move, weapons such as lasers, coilguns, rocket launchers and drills, plus magnets and shield and stealth projectors. Destroy a ship’s core and the ship is destroyed. Any piece that loses its connection to the core breaks away. Ships rebuild lost blocks on their own a few seconds after the hits stop.
Tips
- Finish the job. Blocks you shoot off a ship only pay if the ship is destroyed within a few seconds, before it can fly away and repair.
- Boost to escape, but your weapons power down while you boost, and in FFA a damaged ship cannot boost at all.
- Protect your leader. If a fleet’s leader is destroyed, every member is destroyed too.
- Pick your fights. Bigger ships are stronger but have more to lose, so know when to fly off.
Play with friends
Press Play with friends to get an invite code. Share it, and your friends join you on the public server or on a party server of your own, where you can build custom ships.
Frequently asked questions
Is Netquel free?
Yes. It is free to play in your web browser, with nothing to download.
Do I need an account?
No. Press Play and you are in.
Can I play alone?
Yes. Online matches include bots, and the cloud icon on the start screen switches to single player, offline.
Does it work on a phone or Chromebook?
Yes. Netquel runs in any modern browser, on desktops, laptops, Chromebooks, phones and tablets. Building custom ships needs a desktop browser.
Play Netquel unblocked
Netquel is a lightweight browser game. It runs on almost any device with a modern browser, including Chromebooks and other low-powered laptops, with no downloads or plugins. Play Netquel now, free.
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