War Thunder

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.

English voiceActionMassively MultiplayerSimulationCo-opAugust 15, 2013
Recommended
GamePickHub score
71% of 794,810 Steam reviews positive
Metacritic 81
Free
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At a glance

● Pros

  • Metacritic critic score 81
  • Full English voice acting
  • Co-op with friends
  • Full controller support
  • Free to play
  • Runs on low-end PCs (min. 4GB RAM)
  • Steam Deck Verified

● Cons

No notable downsides in the data.

Great for

  • Playing with friends or a partner
  • Fans of punchy combat and action
  • Big online worlds with lots of players

Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.

What players talk about

How often each topic comes up in 50 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 38% of them recommend the game

  • Combat & action👍 5 👎 3
  • Controls👍 6 👎 2
  • Grind & repetition👍 0 👎 7
  • Monetization👍 3 👎 2
  • Difficulty👍 3 👎 2
  • Amount of content👍 1 👎 2
  • Servers👍 1 👎 2

Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.

“I didn't want to leave a negative review, but Gaijin's blatant contempt for their own players has forced my hand.”
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About the game

War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, 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, fighting with millions of players from all over the world in an ever-evolving environment.

In War Thunder, aircraft, attack helicopters, ground forces and naval ships collaborate in realistic competitive battles. You can choose from over 3,000 vehicles and an extensive variety of combat situations many of which are exclusive. You can find yourself blasting your pursuers from a bomber turret, defending your teammates on the ground from an air raid with anti-aircraft guns, shooting down enemy planes with a firestorm from multiple rocket launchers, or trying to sink an enemy warship with a torpedo from a fast attack boat.

Features include:

Seamless cross-platform gameplay between Windows PC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One with Xbox Series X|S – everyone on the same server.

Over 3,000 highly detailed aircraft, helicopters, tanks, warships and other combat vehicles crafted carefully from historical documents and surviving sources.

100 maps representing the main historical battle theaters.

Intense PvP experiences in full-scale combat missions at various difficulty settings for all play styles and degrees of experience.

Rich PvE content including dynamic historical campaigns and solo missions.

Regular content updates including new vehicles, maps, missions and nations.

Astonishing graphics, authentic sound effects and beautiful music creating an atmosphere to fully immerse yourself in.

Create custom content for War Thunder and share it on War Thunder Live, with the prospect of earning real money through the Revenue Share Partner System!

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PC requirements

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64bit)
Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 70 GB available space
VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required

Recommended

OS: Windows 10/11 (64bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 or better
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 95 GB available space

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