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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.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fun realistic vehicle combat” (49 of 103 reviews); the most common complaint is “pay-to-win premium spending pressure” (23). What reviewers agree on ↓

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 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.

71.2%positive792,733 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 No data collected for this period 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 2026-10-24.

91achievements
3.0%median completion
0.1%rarest: Collector
38.5% of players 34.2% of players 30.8% of players 26.1% of players 25.9% 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 20.9% of players 18.1% of players 15.9% of players 14.2% of players 13.7% of players 10.1% of players 10.1% of players 9.7% of players 9.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.8% of players 8.7% of players 8.2% of players 7.7% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% 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 4.0% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 38.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
38.5%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.

Oct 26, 2026
Work-In-Progress: Freezing Daily Login Streaks

Hey everyone! Today we’d like to tell you about a new mechanic that lets you freeze your daily login streak, preventing you from losing it. Let’s dive into the details of this mechanic, coming to War

Oct 26, 2026
Dreams Come True: Mistel 2

Sometimes, things happen that you wouldn’t even dare to dream of. Meet the Mistel 2, a very peculiar aircraft(s!), featuring a Fw 190 literally carrying a Ju 88 bomb. Due to this unusual configuration

Oct 26, 2026
The British A-20 is Available with a Discount To celebrate its First Flight!

The Havoc Mk I is temporarily available with a 30% discount! When: From October 26th (09:00 GMT) until October 29th (09:00 GMT). Where: Great Britain > Aviation > Premium vehicles. The Havoc Mk I is a

Oct 24, 2026
Screenshot Competition – Haunting Grounds!

Welcome to the 247th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! We loved getting to see all of your favorite vehicles last week! Halloween is coming soon! This week, we’re looking to see a variety of H

Oct 23, 2026
Improvements to DIRCM

In the upcoming major update, we’ll be releasing an overhauled version of DIRCM that addresses several shortcomings. In the game, all DIRCM currently function similarly to regular IRCM with very wide

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

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