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War Thunder puts players in control of aircraft, helicopters, tanks, warships, and other military vehicles spanning the early 20th century through modern eras. Battles take place across land, air, and sea. In competitive matches, players fight opposing teams, capture ground zones, support teammates, and use different vehicle roles—from bomber turrets to anti-aircraft guns and torpedo boats. The game includes battles at different difficulty settings, along with dynamic historical campaigns and solo missions. Players can research vehicle tech trees, with a roster of more than 3,000 vehicles.

Pilot aircraft, drive tanks, and command warships in combined-arms battles or solo campaigns across historical and modern settings.

Released 15 Aug 2013

71%positive of
781k player reviews
Free
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Combined-Arms Battles

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Fire from Bomber Turrets

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Defend with Anti-Aircraft Guns

War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.

Developed by Gaijin Entertainment · Published by Gaijin Network Ltd

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Long Research Grind
  2. Aggressive Monetization
  3. Vehicle Balance Problems
  4. Map and Spawn Design
71%
positive of 781k player reviews
81/100
Metacritic

Awards & Kudos

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Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements 91
Age ratings
  • ESRB T — Violence
  • PEGI 16 — Strong Violence
  • USK 12
  • CRL 12
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 18 — Violência
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Interaksi Daring Kekerasan
  • Steam (Germany) 16 — Gewalt
Players 1–32
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Online PvP
  • MMO
  • Persistent world
Other modes
  • Arcade Battles
  • Realistic Battles
  • Simulator Battles
  • PvE
  • Dynamic historical campaigns
  • Custom Battles
  • World War Mode
  • Enduring Confrontation
  • Squadron Battles
  • User-made Missions
  • Historical Missions
Multiplayer War Thunder supports multiplayer across Windows PC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on the same servers. Store features list MMO, Online PvP, Online Co-op, and cross-platform multiplayer. The provided text describes competitive PvP battles, PvE content, custom battles, squadron play, World War Mode, Enduring Confrontation, and user-made missions. One review states Arcade Battles can have up to 16 players per side.
Multiplayer & mods The text states players can create custom content and share it on War Thunder Live, and reviews mention custom battles, modified custom battles, and user-made missions. A review also states there is no ability to set up community-hosted servers. The provided text does not confirm general gameplay mods in standard matchmaking.
Controller support PlayStation, Xbox
Controller required No
DLC / extras 35 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA
  • Uses Kernel Level Anti-Cheat BattlEye - Requires manual removal after game uninstall
Content notices
  • Violence
  • In-game purchases, Chance based in-game purchases, In-game chat, Online interactivity
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 81/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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War Thunder is free to play. Get it on Steam here.
Who made War Thunder, and when did it come out?▾
It was developed by Gaijin Entertainment and published by Gaijin Network Ltd, released on August 15, 2013.
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