World of Warplanes

Free-to-play arcade flight combat with upgradeable military aircraft

Wargaming Group Limited · Released Feb 10, 2022

Action Massively Multiplayer Simulation Free To Play

Reviews: Mixed; 70% of 5,679
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 48 in 30 days
Playing now: 28; peak 24h 65
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 months ago; Jul 1, 2026

What is World of Warplanes?

A free-to-play aerial combat MMO set during the golden age of military aviation. You pilot aircraft from seven nations in team-based online matches and upgrade their weapons, engines, equipment, and consumables.

For you if...

+you prefer accessible, arcade-style flying over detailed simulation
+you enjoy collecting and upgrading aircraft from several nations
+you want team-based online air battles

Not for you if...

−you want populated matches with few computer-controlled pilots
−you prefer realistic flight controls and physics
−you dislike progression grinds or aircraft upgrade systems

What players say

70% of 5,679 reviews are positive · 72% of 48 in the last 30 days

Players praise the accessible flight controls, aircraft selection, and air combat. Common complaints include frequent crashes, a small active population that leaves matches filled with bots, and progression or paid upgrades that some players consider unfair.

Screenshots and trailer

World of Warplanes system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: Intel Core i3-2xxx or higher
Graphics: Shaders 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB, Radeon HD 3870) or higher
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 35 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Notes: Minimum screen resolution: 1280х768

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Russian, French, German, Polish, Czech, Japanese. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Croatian.