War Thunder

Free-to-play MMO vehicle combat across land, air, and sea

Gaijin Entertainment · Published by Gaijin Network Ltd · Released Aug 15, 2013

Action Massively Multiplayer Simulation Free To Play

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 785K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 69% of 9,636 in 30 days
Playing now: 40K; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 4 days ago; Sep 18, 2026

What is War Thunder?

A free-to-play military vehicle MMO spanning early-20th-century machines through modern combat units. You pilot aircraft and helicopters or control tanks and warships in land, air, and sea battles, with competitive multiplayer matches, cooperative play, solo missions, and historical campaigns.

For you if...

+you enjoy aircraft, tanks, and ships in one game
+you want competitive battles with detailed vehicle damage mechanics
+you prefer multiplayer combat across several difficulty settings

Not for you if...

−you want infantry combat rather than vehicle warfare
−you prefer simple damage systems based on health bars
−you want a story-led campaign as the main focus

What players say

71% of 785,481 reviews are positive · 69% of 9,636 in the last 30 days

Players praise the range of aircraft, ground vehicles, and ships, along with vehicle combat that mixes simulation and accessibility. Common complaints focus on slow progression, the in-game economy, balance decisions, and notable vehicles being sold as premiums instead of placed in research trees.

Screenshots and trailer

War Thunder system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64bit)
Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
Graphics: DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 70 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 91
Steam features: Trading cards, In-app purchases, VR

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Czech, Turkish. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Traditional Chinese, Romanian.