War Thunder
War Thunder: Free-to-Play Military Online Games
A cross-platform MMO game featuring vehicular combat, naval vessels, and aircraft from various nations during major 20th and 21st century wars
What is War Thunder?
War Thunder is a free-to-play, cross-platform, massively multiplayer military online game centered around vehicular combat across air, land, and sea. The game is developed by Russian game developer Gaijin Entertainment and was first released in 2012.
In War Thunder, players can operate a variety of military vehicles from major nations such as the United States, Germany, Soviet Union, Britain, and Japan. The available vehicles span from early biplanes to modern jet aircraft, light tanks to heavy tanks, and small coastal vessels to large battleships. These vehicles can participate in realistic battles and campaigns set during historical wars such as World War II and the Cold War era.
Key features of War Thunder include:
- Huge variety of authentic military vehicles - over 1200 aircraft, armored vehicles and ships
- Cross-platform functionality across PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
- Realistic damage models and physics to replicate actual combat situations
- Different game modes ranging from arcade battles to ultra realistic simulator battles
- Massive maps with changing weather conditions and day/night cycles
- Customization and progression system to upgrade vehicles
- Expansive historical campaigns and special events
With continual updates and new content added regularly, War Thunder provides military vehicle enthusiasts and casual gamers alike a diverse sandbox to experience combat operations from various eras. While accessible to new players, its attention to realistic detail also appeals to military history buffs.
War Thunder Features
Features
- Realistic vehicle physics and damage modeling
- Hundreds of aircraft, tanks, ships and other vehicles from the 1930s to the 1980s
- Massive PvP battles with up to 32 players
- Ground battles, air battles and naval battles
- Customizable controls and interface
- Regular content updates
Pricing
- Free
- Freemium
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