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World of Warplanes is an online aerial-combat game where you take the role of a military pilot. Battles are described as 12-versus-12, with teams competing for control of the skies. Choose from five aircraft types with different roles and battle behavior, and fly planes from seven nations. Matches take place over maps based on landscape types from around the world. Build a pilot career by earning progress and improving your aircraft with weapons, engines, equipment, and consumables. Objectives can include capturing bases by attacking their defenses and aircraft.

Pilot military aircraft in online team battles, capture objectives, and upgrade planes from seven nations.

Released 10 Feb 2022

70%positive of
5.6k player reviews

Free

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Flight

FPS

PvP

Battle in 12v12

Fly Seven Nations

Choose Five Aircraft Types

World of Warplanes is an aerial combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. The game throws players into a never-ending battle for dominance of the skies.

Developed by Wargaming Group Limited · Published by Wargaming Group Limited

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Players Praise Most

Easy to Learn
Arcade Flight Combat
Aircraft Variety
Enjoyable Flight Feel

Common Player Critiques

Frequent Crashes
Sparse Playerbase
Paid Advantages
Uneven Matchmaking

70%

positive of 5.6k player reviews

69/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

World of Warplanes is an aerial combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. Throwing players into a never-ending battle for dominance of the skies, the game allows aircraft enthusiasts to pursue full-scale careers as virtual pilots, earning their wings in intense 12-vs-12 battles where supremacy in the air depends on not only a fast trigger finger, but also coordinated teamwork.

Five aircraft types
Learn air combat skills on five different aircraft types, each with unique configurations, roles, and battle behavior.

Seven nations
Enter battles with your choice of aircraft from one of seven nations: the U.S.S.R., Germany, U.S.A., U.K., France, China, or Japan.

Aircraft configurations
Upgrade your aircraft with various weapons, engines, equipment, and consumables.

Maps and layouts
Soar into battle over picturesque in-game locations. Although most of them are original, all maps are based on real landscape types that can be found in different corners of the planet.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Age ratings	ESRB T — Violence PEGI 7 — VIOLENCE IN-GAME PURCHASES (INCLUDES RANDOM ITEMS) USK 12 CSRR P6 ClassInd (Brazil) 10 — Violência IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Interaksi Daring Kekerasan OFLC PG — Mild Violence/Mild Themes/Online Interaction/Users Interact/ In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items) Steam (Germany) 16 — Gewalt
Players	2–24
Play modes	Online co-op Online PvP MMO
Other modes	12 vs 12 team battles Objective-based battles involving capturing sectors Plane-kill-based team battles Playing together with friends on the same missions Two-player party/flight grouping according to reviews
Multiplayer	World of Warplanes is an online aerial combat game centered on team-based PvP battles. The store description states battles are 12 vs 12, implying up to 24 players per match. Reviews indicate players can queue and play with friends, but multiple reviews specifically claim party size is limited to 2 players.
Multiplayer & mods	No mod support or multiplayer mod behavior is mentioned in the provided information.
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	11 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA	Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA World of Warplanes EULA
Content notices	Violence Interactive Elements Users Interact Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	69/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website