

War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era. Players progress through technology trees across multiple nations, unlocking increasingly advanced military vehicles. The game offers three realism tiers for each vehicle type: arcade, realistic, and simulator modes. Originally developed as a flight simulator under the name "World of Planes," the game expanded to include tanks in 2014 and naval forces later, becoming a combined-arms experience. A mobile version was released in 2023.
ShooterSimulatorTacticalActionHistoricalWarfareworld war ii - ww2combat flight simulatorflight simulatorplanesflightwarsteamonlinetank combatcross-platform multiplayerfree-to-playexplosionXbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
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Plot-driven, grave, earnest and classical in form.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
- Developer
- Gaijin Entertainment
- Publisher
- Gaijin Entertainment
- Released
- January 28, 2013
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Perspective
- First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
- Engine
- Dagor Engine
IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 243 ratings.
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