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World of Warplanes
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Overall this is a very fun game. It is much more lax than WT and it doesn't seem as much of a grind to get new airframes. My one big complaint is that it seems like there is a very small active player base so most of your team is going to be bots. When you do actually find a…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“For those who simply enjoy flying war aircraft in the sky battlefield. This is a good game. The control of flying the planes is so smooth. Get to fly historical aircraft is a plus too. The graphics is not the best but good enough for air battle immersion. And you don't need a…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“The game is fully unplayable. It has a community of like 100 players and every match you get in is going to be against some sweaty try hard whos been playing forever and has wildly overtuned aircraft from their prestige like system. It makes every game just a seal clubbing match…”
— a player, Steam review · 206 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:38 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Thunderstroke: Start Your Engines!
https://worldofwarplanes.eu/dcont/fb/image/f84g_684x243.png Pilots! From July 3 at 11:20 UTC to July 31 at 11:20 UTC, a chain of 35 missions awaits you. For their completion, you'll receive a new airc
Update 2.1.40
On July 2, from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC, the servers will undergo maintenance to deploy Update 2.1.40. New Aircraft https://worldofwarplanes.eu/dcont/fb/imagesforarticles/releasewipe/prize_premium_plane_68
Wyvern's Wrath
https://worldofwarplanes.eu/dcont/fb/image/wyvern_s4_684x243.png Pilots! From May 7 to June 7, join the Wyvern's Wrath event to get a brand-new aircraft, the Westland Wyvern S.4 Tier VII British multi
Update 2.1.39
On April 29, from 8:00 to 12:00 UTC, the servers will undergo maintenance to deploy Update 2.1.39. New Aircraft https://worldofwarplanes.eu/dcont/fb/imagesforarticles/releasewipe/prize_premium_plane_6
Comet Rider: Start Your Engines!
https://worldofwarplanes.eu/dcont/fb/image/me_163b_684x243.png Pilots! From April 8 at 11:20 UTC to April 29 at 11:20 UTC, a chain of 30 missions awaits you. For their completion, you'll receive a new
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Flight · FPS · Third-Person Shooter · Cold War · Military · World War II · PvP · Shooter · First-Person · Arcade · 3D · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English * , Russian * , French * , German * , Polish * , Czech * , Japanese * , Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Por… |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://worldofwarplanes.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-2xxx or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Shaders 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB, Radeon HD 3870) or higher DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 35 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible Additional Notes: Minimum screen resolution: 1280х768