War Thunder

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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1908 Ratings

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  1. menenke
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Much has been written about the mechanisms and possibilities of this game. They forgot to add the most important thing.
    This game is actually a simulator of... the Soviet Union (you'll forget that GAJIN, apparently "not knowing what was going on to happen"... escaped to... Hungary xD). I don't mean simulator of vehicles, but COUNTRY.
    The game is a simulator of how people were pushed    Much has been written about the mechanisms and possibilities of this game. They forgot to add the most important thing.
    This game is actually a simulator of... the Soviet Union (you'll forget that GAJIN, apparently "not knowing what was going on to happen"... escaped to... Hungary xD). I don't mean simulator of vehicles, but COUNTRY.
    The game is a simulator of how people were pushed around in the Soviet regime. You are constantly mocked and sent to another place, treated as cannon fodder or... punished (with or without reason and of course without the possibility of appeal).
    Servers down? (common issue) You may ask when we can expect the repair? Your question at best will be deleted. "Everything works, comrade! Don't ask or... BAN." Have you encountered a strange phenomenon (maybe BUG) and are trying to figure out if it's just you who has the problem? You will get everything from mockery to further warnings but no answer. Want to get anything done? "This is not the place, comrade. Run from department to department. From institution to institution (so as not to get anything done). Do you want to complain about illegal activity? If you have not been banned yet... you are probably in the wrong place and the person to whom you are addressing "has absolutely no supervision, contact or causative power" xD
    As for the game itself. Nothing depends on you here either. Battles are so "random" that you lose even if you play great (but you are "unlucky"). Sometimes everything works out strangely (because in this battle your opponent is supposed to be defeated). This is trully the BEST SIMULATOR OF SOVIET UNION I've ever encountered. The game can be very instructive for fans of "great Russia". It's pity the Pope didn't play it...    … Expand
  2. MagnataAloprado
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    O jogo tem o potencial pra ser o melhor jogo de guerra, mas o jogo é muito chato, a progressão é muito lenta e não te incentiva a continuar jogando, quanto mais você consegue progredir e librar mais veículos, mais chato vai ficando o jogo, basicamente os únicos 2 objetivos nas partidas são capturar pontos e destruir todo o time inimigo, não tem nenhuma maneira alternativa de progredir comoO jogo tem o potencial pra ser o melhor jogo de guerra, mas o jogo é muito chato, a progressão é muito lenta e não te incentiva a continuar jogando, quanto mais você consegue progredir e librar mais veículos, mais chato vai ficando o jogo, basicamente os únicos 2 objetivos nas partidas são capturar pontos e destruir todo o time inimigo, não tem nenhuma maneira alternativa de progredir como fazer algum objetivo secundário, tem modos de jogo PVE, mão são igualmente horríveis de jogar, de tanque vem ondas IMENSAS de tanques inimigos de todos os lados vc basicamente não consegue cobertura e fica morrendo tanto que quando vc ganha a partida(se vc tiver essa sorte) o preço que vc pagou pela reparação dos tanques é o valor q vc ganha no fim da partia, vc basicamente paga pra jogar essa porcaria de jogo… Expand
  3. Taxmen
    Aug 24, 2023
    1
    I have been playing this game since the day it came out. It is really fun, However dev's only care about making themselves money. You have a better chance becoming an actual fighter pilot IRL then reaching top tier without premium. If you are planning on being a free to play player, stay away you are literally wasting your time.
  4. korean_farmer
    Aug 21, 2023
    0
    It used to be relatively balanced, and not have an incessant need to push you to buy their inexcusable expensive vehicles.
    but that was a while ago.
    nowadays its unbalanced, forces you to either buy premium or golden lions(currency) to keep playing the game. they also specifically said they would not put any top tier vehicles behind a paywal, but guess what happened... gajin is    It used to be relatively balanced, and not have an incessant need to push you to buy their inexcusable expensive vehicles.
    but that was a while ago.
    nowadays its unbalanced, forces you to either buy premium or golden lions(currency) to keep playing the game.
    they also specifically said they would not put any top tier vehicles behind a paywal, but guess what happened...

    gajin is greedy and it shows not only in their game, but its very much clear if you listen to the developers.

    try to avoid it if possible.    … Expand
  5. ljhe
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
    재밌지만 월탱처럼 싱글용 없어서 싫다
    이게임 처음한 내자신이 싫다 그나마 현질 안한게 불행중 다행이고
  6. dawidek00021
    May 25, 2023
    0
    Проблемы с механиками, серверами. Куча багов, постоянные нерфы всего в особенности экономики
  7. MadWinning
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    LET THEM KNOW. 0 for camouflage decorations that hide turret, hull armor and weak spots. These cosmetics turn the game into garbage.
  8. chusoman
    Aug 3, 2023
    4
    as simulator is the best available, as whole game, is a **** the studio turned a free to play game in a pay to win game without decorum, non-premium players lose half the prices with the same repair, armament, and crew replenishment costs, the premium vehicles are insanely pricey for a virtual good, skins are made by community and sold by the company, the matchmaking is broken, premiumas simulator is the best available, as whole game, is a **** the studio turned a free to play game in a pay to win game without decorum, non-premium players lose half the prices with the same repair, armament, and crew replenishment costs, the premium vehicles are insanely pricey for a virtual good, skins are made by community and sold by the company, the matchmaking is broken, premium vehicles are slightly better than free vehicles even in the same model. IDK, there are lots of things that are broken in the game, and executives are trying to squeeze the community with **** content.… Expand
  9. fukk_you
    Aug 3, 2023
    1
    I don't play anything else than ground battles so if you are a tank enjoyer wishing to take part in TANK VS TANK fights then don't play this game. It is absolutely f-ed by planes giving, in 95% of the occurrences, 0 chances for tank players to survive. Planes are ridiculously easy to spawn with, very often you see players taking a very fast low tier tank, cap a point and get an assist andI don't play anything else than ground battles so if you are a tank enjoyer wishing to take part in TANK VS TANK fights then don't play this game. It is absolutely f-ed by planes giving, in 95% of the occurrences, 0 chances for tank players to survive. Planes are ridiculously easy to spawn with, very often you see players taking a very fast low tier tank, cap a point and get an assist and voilà, thy spawn in a ridiculously overpowered bomber ready to nuke half your team. And if you have the displeasure of killing a player with planes, be sure that 100% of the time you're the main target. It doesn't matter if they dive and just die after killing you ; it doesn't matter if there are lightly armored tanks nearby, you showed them you're more skilled on the ground, well they will **** you up from the sky where you can just cry about it and go back to the garage. GROUND REALISTIC BATTLES are cancerous because of these planes that ruin the entire experience, and there is nothing you can od about it. It is the same at every stage of the game, whether you have low tier vehicles or modern ones fighting on the ground against jets that have missiles that can lock on to your vehicle from kilometers away, without you even beginning to consider that a plane is aiming at you. And I won't even begin to talk about long-ranged drones...This game is worth nothing, and especially not your time. Go play WoT, at least you can fight ground targets there.… Expand
  10. No5k1ll
    Jul 26, 2023
    1
    Personally, I played War Thunder because of the tank battles. The tanks are actually a lot of fun, and especially in realistic battles, War Thunder stands out from WoT (World of Tanks).
    BUT the aircraft in tank battles ruin the balance, and it's just not enjoyable. Tank battles are broken because of the aircraft, and I wonder: Why isn't there a Tanks Only mode? Why?
    Gaijin! Give us a    Personally, I played War Thunder because of the tank battles. The tanks are actually a lot of fun, and especially in realistic battles, War Thunder stands out from WoT (World of Tanks).
    BUT the aircraft in tank battles ruin the balance, and it's just not enjoyable. Tank battles are broken because of the aircraft, and I wonder: Why isn't there a Tanks Only mode? Why?
    Gaijin! Give us a Tanks Only mode at last!
    It's not fun to fight against aircraft, and I don't want to do that; otherwise, I wouldn't choose tank battles.
    There are more criticisms too, as the progress in the vast research trees is very slow, especially without a Premium account, making the game feel more like Pay to Win.
    For these reasons, I can only give the game a very poor rating.    … Expand
  11. Hawqer
    Jul 16, 2023
    0
    a great game being ruined by greedy incompetent developers, unfortunately... WT is a prime example why F2P models are inherently bad towards the player and why other developers should refrain from it.
  12. r7em
    Jul 14, 2023
    0
    this game has gone trash!!!
    it was a great game before the greediness of
    the developers.
  13. jayst
    Jun 27, 2023
    0
    1) there is no balance
    2) do not deal with the balance
    3) Create a great equalization, where the player can only slightly influence the outcome of PVP so that everyone can "win" 4) add a bunch of randomness to the game to further reduce the chance of "winning" 5) Monetize the game through negativity 6) non-working mechanics 7) disgusting rendering and "highlights" At the moment,    1) there is no balance
    2) do not deal with the balance
    3) Create a great equalization, where the player can only slightly influence the outcome of PVP so that everyone can "win"
    4) add a bunch of randomness to the game to further reduce the chance of "winning"
    5) Monetize the game through negativity
    6) non-working mechanics
    7) disgusting rendering and "highlights"

    At the moment, the game is disgusting in technical terms, and monetization through burning farts is simply disgusting.

    If you come to the game to play against other players, they will measure the skill, then go on there is nothing to do here.    … Expand
  14. Jagdpanzer38t
    Jun 27, 2023
    3
    It's called Grind Thunder for a reason. Grind is insane even with a premium account. Progress really slows down after rank 3, and moves at a snail's pace after rank 4.

    Want to drive around in tanks only? Well too bad, have fun being s*it on by aircraft. Aircraft has their own air battles only mode. Ground vehicles don't get that and instead gets picked off by players that can spawn in    It's called Grind Thunder for a reason. Grind is insane even with a premium account. Progress really slows down after rank 3, and moves at a snail's pace after rank 4.

    Want to drive around in tanks only? Well too bad, have fun being s*it on by aircraft. Aircraft has their own air battles only mode. Ground vehicles don't get that and instead gets picked off by players that can spawn in them and fly for the duration of the match in a mode called "ground battles" lol. "Arcade battles" is less of a problem in that regard as air time is limited and most air players are bad as they don't fly often but it really plagues "realistic battles".

    Too bad as this has potential be a good game...    … Expand
  15. BlueAmbers
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    - TOO MANY HACKERS - Top tier has too many cheaters especially since the Asia server shut down. I have found 6 aimbot+wallhackers (confirmed via replay from their perspective) in just a week of playing at top tier! And the worst part is that I reported them in every way possible weeks ago. Their accounts are still up.
    - RUSSIAN BIAS - The devs are russian, and as a result, russian tanks    - TOO MANY HACKERS - Top tier has too many cheaters especially since the Asia server shut down. I have found 6 aimbot+wallhackers (confirmed via replay from their perspective) in just a week of playing at top tier! And the worst part is that I reported them in every way possible weeks ago. Their accounts are still up.
    - RUSSIAN BIAS - The devs are russian, and as a result, russian tanks are insanely overpowered at almost every level of the game. NATO tanks don't get their correct armor and are often 10+ years older than the Russian counterparts. Don't bother playing top tier if russia is not generally on your team.
    - ANTI FRANCE ITALY BIAS - One of their wives must have cheated on them with a french-italian man, because these two nations are gimped in incredibly petty ways that make them pure pain to play especially at high-top tier.

    The only good things about the game are the damage models and how accurate the tanks are VISUALLY compared to real life (performance vs IRL depends on the devs' feelings about the nation)    … Expand
  16. OnlyOneHere
    Jun 22, 2023
    0
    Don't think for a second I forgot about the whole microtransactions debacle Gaijin. The greedy developers ruined the economy and charged too much for repair costs in a pathetic attempt to get players to buy MTX. I've deleted it back in early June, but I've decided to give it another chance after the developers claimed they will be improving the economy. Even after the economy changes,Don't think for a second I forgot about the whole microtransactions debacle Gaijin. The greedy developers ruined the economy and charged too much for repair costs in a pathetic attempt to get players to buy MTX. I've deleted it back in early June, but I've decided to give it another chance after the developers claimed they will be improving the economy. Even after the economy changes, everything is still too expensive. This game is no longer fun. I've deleted this garbage again. I am absolutely done with this game.… Expand
  17. Cummies
    Jun 20, 2023
    0
    Worst microtransactions Ive ever seen in a game. Gameplay is trash. So many other games out there that that are better and do not demand you pay every time you play it.
  18. GrumpySarcasm
    Jun 20, 2023
    2
    This game has 2 types of updates:
    1) New vehicles that you can buy.
    2) Half-baked functionality that makes the gameplay worse.
  19. Andrudis
    Jun 20, 2023
    0
    game completely fallen to become pay-2-win AND pay-2-play mobile trash totally ignoring original idea and original player base.
  20. denison10
    Jun 19, 2023
    0
    1 Donation Scam
    2 Strong imbalance
    3 Prices for virtual goods are not adequate
    4 Cheats in the game
    5 Complete lack of feedback
  21. sajtburger
    Jun 19, 2023
    3
    Will consume your soul, and your cash.
    Save yourself until you can.
    Once you start to play, there is no back.
  22. Arrredbeard
    Jun 17, 2023
    0
    Between the blatant Russian bias at top tier after grinding for so long to get there and the insufferable grinding due to the economy getting worse over the years im done unless they fix ****
  23. Markomenalan
    Jun 17, 2023
    0
    this game has a terrible economy, made worse every update by developers that are attempting to nickel and dime the community
  24. Planty4Dayz
    Jun 9, 2023
    1
    Used to be fun until Gaijin ruined the economy with 80€ for a plane and repair costs through the roof.
  25. Marinusf
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    Worst game ever, the grind is unreal and Gajin planned to make it harder to get anything.
  26. vkhomushko
    Jun 5, 2023
    0
    Pay to play. I've been playing BT at times for over 7 years. There has never been such extortion of money as recently, in any game. Everything is sold for money, and most importantly, the in-game currency, for which you need to repair and buy equipment. You will not have enough money earned for the battle to repair this equipment after the battle. In addition, there is a mode of personalPay to play. I've been playing BT at times for over 7 years. There has never been such extortion of money as recently, in any game. Everything is sold for money, and most importantly, the in-game currency, for which you need to repair and buy equipment. You will not have enough money earned for the battle to repair this equipment after the battle. In addition, there is a mode of personal oppression, in which the game helps weaker players by preventing you from defeating him, so that you could not show your skill. And the weaker players didn't quit their games because of the frequent loss. I don't recommend playing!… Expand
  27. rinshun
    Jun 4, 2023
    0
    Pay to win ≠ free to play

    This game is an absolute disaster. It's nothing more than a shameless cash grab disguised as entertainment. The pay-to-win mechanics are nauseatingly pervasive, completely ruining any sense of fair competition. It's clear that the developers prioritize profit over player satisfaction. The game quickly devolves into a money-spending race, where those with deep    Pay to win ≠ free to play

    This game is an absolute disaster. It's nothing more than a shameless cash grab disguised as entertainment. The pay-to-win mechanics are nauseatingly pervasive, completely ruining any sense of fair competition. It's clear that the developers prioritize profit over player satisfaction. The game quickly devolves into a money-spending race, where those with deep pockets reign supreme. It's a slap in the face to gamers who value skill and strategy. Save your time and money—this game is a disgrace to the industry.    … Expand
  28. KhangMingg
    Jun 4, 2023
    0
    I dont wanna make a negative review on warthunder but they make the game worse, it used to be fun in the past if you kill 3 tanks you will get 1k rp but now it got nerfed so much you need to kill atleast 5 tanks to make 1k rp and if you make a mistake then say goodbye to your silver lion
    Btw, download this game is a huge mistake I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT
  29. dkTpdl92
    May 30, 2023
    0
    유저를 개호구들로보고 소통도안하는 망겜유저를 개호구들로보고 소통도안하는 망겜유저를 개호구들로보고 소통도안하는 망겜유저를 개호구들로보고 소통도안하는 망겜
  30. Raphouille
    May 28, 2023
    0
    Bientôt 800 heures de jeux dessus et le jeux et toujours de pire en pire au niveau économique. Je ne suis même pas rentable à jouer
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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jan 25, 2017
    87
    One of the cornerstones of War Thunder is that player’s skill is more important than his wallet. Premium vehicles offer no combat advantages, there is no “microtransaction-only” ammo or consumables, so no amount of cash will buy you a spot on the top of the food chain. [Issue#216, p.56]
  2. GRYOnline.pl
    Jan 13, 2017
    75
    The official launch of War Thunder reminded me why I like this game so much. It's adorably chaotic - in contrast to the reliably designed World of Tanks. That's why it can be really fun and frustrating at the same time. There's tons of great vehicles (and the planes are superb!) and a difficult simulation mode, but there are also balance and technical issues.
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  3. CalmDownTom
    Aug 14, 2014
    90
    Overall the War Thunder tank battles are great even at this early stage.
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