Addictive, compelling gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“I've tried uninstalling this game multiple time, but ended up unconciously downloading it again.”
Steam review · 809.9 h played ↗
War Thunder
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 70%Mostly Positive · 70%Gaijin Entertainment2013Vehicular Combat · Action · Simulation
The verdict
A huge, deep vehicle combat game with tanks, planes and ships, but players describe a punishing, pay-heavy grind and perceived Russian bias. Skip it if you hate grinding or spending money.
Great for
Patient military vehicle fans who enjoy long grinds and don't mind frustration
Main risk
Extremely slow progression pushes you toward expensive premiums, with frustrating balance
What players love
Great graphics and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“rly fun to play mega good graphics i recommend this to any war or tank lover”
Steam review · 245.7 h played ↗
Large variety of vehicles and modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Nice big variety of vehicles and weapon systems.”
Steam review · 136.4 h played ↗
Realistic, immersive combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“if you want hyper realistic tank/air combat highly suggest playing this, takes time grinding but its worth it.”
Steam review · 3006.7 h played ↗
Runs well on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“DONT be frightened that ur potato pc cant handle ts.”
Steam review · 45.1 h played ↗
Free to play and rewarding to learn
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“Free to play fun to Grind.”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win and overpriced premiums
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“My issue with it is that it is very much a pay to win game.”
Steam review · 250.3 h played ↗
Greedy developers who ignore the community
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The developers have absolutely zero interest in listening to the community.”
Steam review · 338.6 h played ↗
Punishing, endless grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The progression system is a sick joke.”
Steam review · 783.4 h played ↗
Perceived Russian bias and unbalanced vehicles
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I cannot say in good faith that this game is not simply a propaganda arm of the Russian military and the Kremlin.”
Steam review · 6794.8 h played ↗
Bad matchmaking, veterans vs newbies
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“you will get put into lobbies with people who have thousands of hours in this game”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Random hit registration, damage and hitbox issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Shells fly through tanks and ruin the nuke.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 353.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support70 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64bit)
ProcessorDual-Core 2.2 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
Storage70 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11 (64bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 or better
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
Storage95 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64bit)
ProcessorDual-Core 2.2 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
Storage70 GB available space
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