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War Thunder

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.

Released Aug 15, 2013 Developer Gaijin Entertainment Publisher Gaijin Network Ltd Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Free to PlaySimulationVehicular CombatCombatWorld War II
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.

71.2%positive779,830 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 71.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-09

Recommended · 129 found this helpful

“a game developed by the russian deepstate to make western youth kill themselves. the ingame economy is garbage. i'm angry when i play it. i've spent hundreds of dollars i'll never get back. i'll be back tomorrow.”

— a player, Steam review · 1,193 hrs played
Recommended · 65 found this helpful

“the only safe way to play this game is after a lobotomy cuz if you think too hard about what happened none of it makes sense great game though”

— a player, Steam review · 4,365 hrs played
Not recommended · 403 found this helpful

“I am writing this review as someone who has played War Thunder since the very beginning, before it came to Steam around 2012. I have spent a lot of real money on it and experienced both the good sides and many of the bad ones. I will start with the positives and finish with the…”

— a player, Steam review · 4,203 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

125,317all-time peak
0 50k 100k 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 70.1k avg · Feb 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

91achievements
3.0%median completion
0.1%rarest: Collector
38.6% of players 34.2% of players 30.8% of players 26.2% of players 26.0% of players 24.9% of players 24.8% of players 24.2% of players 23.6% of players 23.3% of players 23.0% of players 21.0% of players 18.2% of players 15.9% of players 14.1% of players 13.7% of players 10.1% of players 10.0% of players 9.7% of players 9.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.7% of players 8.7% of players 8.2% of players 7.7% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 38.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
38.6%Element of Surprise — Capture an enemy strategic point with hostile team players in direct vision
34.2%Vengeful Spirit — Destroy a player's vehicle while being dead
30.8%Treasure Hunter — Open 10 chests
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Collector — Get 2000 vehicles
0.1%Rank 9 — Win 100 battles using vehicles of rank 9
0.2%Thai Ace — Destroy 100 player vehicles while using Thai vehicles

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-08-12 07:53 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 10, 2026
40 New Camouflages Now Available in the WTCS Trophy VI!

Contents of the Trophy VI Coupons for rare vehicles 18 camouflage coupons for aircraft 22 camouflage coupons for ground vehicles Air Vehicles F/A-18C MLU 2 — “Blue Sisu” camouflage F-16AM — “Centurion

Sep 10, 2026
F-102A Delta Dagger: The “Bear” Hunter

F-102A Delta Dagger: A Jet Fighter for the USA and Israel at Rank VI At a glance: Supersonic Delta wing Super Falcon air-to-air missiles with IR and SARH guidance Radar Unguided rockets in missile bay

Sep 10, 2026
Monthly Decals for September!

The following decals are available from September 10th (11:00 GMT) until October 9th (09:00 GMT). All tasks can be completed using vehicles that are rank III or higher. “Cuddles” Inscription, USA 305t

Sep 10, 2026
EMBT: The Eurotank

EMBT: An MBT for Germany and France at Rank VIII At a glance: 120 mm gun with an automatic loader OFL 120 F1 APFSDS round Excellent mobility Vulnerable turret ring The conceptual prototype of this Eur

Sep 09, 2026
Hawk T Mk1A and Pre-order for the Hawk T Mk1A (FRP) — Back to School

Hawk T Mk1A: A Strike Aircraft for Great Britain at Rank V Hawk T Mk1A (FRP) : A Premium Strike Aircraft for Great Britain at Rank V At a glance: Excellent low speed handling and agility Solid selecti

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-09.

GenresAction, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · Simulation · Vehicular Combat · Combat · World War II · Flight · VR · War · Military · Tanks · Multiplayer · Naval Combat (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Simplified Chinese, Russian * , Japanese * , Polish * , Czech * , Turkish * , Portuguese - Portugal, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Tr…
ControllerFull support
Achievements91
Official sitehttp://warthunder.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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