War Thunder
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…
War Thunder is a shooter developed by Gaijin Entertainment, released 28 January 2013 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is free to play.
What War Thunder is
War Thunder is a shooter game developed by Gaijin Entertainment and released in 2013. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Dagor Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
War Thunder is a 2013 free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game produced by Gaijin Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Oculus, and Vive. It was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013; it had its official release on December 21, 2016. A spinoff game called War Thunder Mobile was released in 2023 for Android and iOS.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player. There are 91 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
War Thunder holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 28% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 69, across 243 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual-Core 2.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM and DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 70GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
War Thunder launched on 28 January 2013, within three weeks of DmC: Devil May Cry, Antichamber, Dead Space 3 and ArcheAge. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: DmC: Devil May Cry, Antichamber, Dead Space 3, ArcheAge.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for War Thunder yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
War Thunder: Premium Package
War Thunder: T29 Pack
War Thunder: Mustang Pack
War Thunder: Object 120 Pack
War Thunder: Wyvern Pack
War Thunder: IS-6 Pack
War Thunder: Dora Pack
War Thunder: King Tiger Pack
War Thunder - T-55AM-1 Pack
War Thunder: Somua SM Pack
War Thunder: Reaper Pack
War Thunder: Ezer Weizman's Spitfire Pack
War Thunder: Merkava Mk.2D Pack
War Thunder: Turm III Pack
War Thunder: Type 96A Prototype Pack
War Thunder: A-10A Thunderbolt (Early) Pack
War Thunder: "Tracks of Victory" Bundle
War Thunder: "Weapons of Victory" Bundle
War Thunder: "Wings of Victory" Bundle
War Thunder: Leopard 2A4 Pack
War Thunder: Challenger DS Pack
War Thunder: Su-25K Pack
War Thunder: Greek AH-64A Apache
War Thunder: MiG-21bis "Lazur-M" Pack
War Thunder: J-7D Pack
War Thunder: Kfir Canard Pack
War Thunder: MiG-23ML Pack
War Thunder: Saab J35XS Pack
War Thunder: Type 16 (FPS) Pack
War Thunder: Sky Guardians
War Thunder: F-4S Phantom II Pack
War Thunder: M1 KVT Pack
War Thunder: Su-39 Pack
War Thunder: USS Arkansas Pack
War Thunder: K9 VIDAR Pack
War Thunder: IJN Yamashiro Pack
War Thunder: Tornado IDS WTD 61 Pack
War Thunder: M1A1 HC "Click-Bait" Pack
War Thunder: Ancient Tank Bundle
War Thunder: F-20A Tigershark Pack
War Thunder: Type 90B "Fuji" Pack
War Thunder: Merkava Mk.3 Raam Segol Pack
War Thunder: Leopard 2A4M CAN Bundle
War Thunder: T-80U-E1 Bundle
War Thunder: Ancient Helicopter Snail Bundle
War Thunder: Marder Clovis Pack
Quick answers
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