War Thunder

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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1908 Ratings

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  1. AcehunterUK
    Jun 8, 2023
    6
    War thunder in principal and game play is awesome, however! Harry 2019 ? you been playing for 4 years? and not got to t99? What are you talking about? I dont even think you have played and maybe work for another games company, judging by your reviews on World of warships that may say something, I been playing WT for less than 1 year spent NOTHING but some of my time, and I am well pastWar thunder in principal and game play is awesome, however! Harry 2019 ? you been playing for 4 years? and not got to t99? What are you talking about? I dont even think you have played and maybe work for another games company, judging by your reviews on World of warships that may say something, I been playing WT for less than 1 year spent NOTHING but some of my time, and I am well past that, look me up AceHunter_UK. My gripe is and my only gripe, you get 500% Lions booster, but using this is a waste of time! you die easier, clearly Giajin up the game difficulty, but if that were true ? we do not fight humans? but BOTS? or the game put you in a room against bots when boost is active, Game is Awesome, I think some have tried the Realistic battles before Arcade, Realistic is VERY hard. Graphics could be better yes, controls easier. But the game play? is that not what is all about? Go on youtube people and see, take no notice of graphics comments on here. You must upgrade your planes are tanks or boats to battleships, when you get good and notice the game difficulty has been changed then you can comment and say you do not like because........ Dont do it because you suck! and Harry 19 said himself, been playing for 4 years ? clearly 4 years on a game that is free? ??? Moron, I give 6 out of ten because of the boost thing otherwise would be 8, only thing after that is graphics. Then 10, interesting, the negative revies on this game comes from players who give World of warships a positive review? Played both games, Totally both different games, games are about game play, WT is about skill, does not matter of you have a £100 aircraft, you will still be shot down by a free one. its about skill, too any games are PAY TO WIN these days, this game is not that. FIX the boost thing Gaijin, then you wont see people leave the game.… Expand
  2. TechnoSC
    Apr 16, 2023
    7
    I guess I like it. I spend some time in the game (around 50 hours) and I like it so far. The graphics are good, not even close to bad and the physics are decent too. Of course they can make the game a bit more realistic or better balanced, but I think it's pretty good as it is of now.

    Also, more of a personal thing: Why the **** are there so many 0 ratings? Like, at least play the game    I guess I like it. I spend some time in the game (around 50 hours) and I like it so far. The graphics are good, not even close to bad and the physics are decent too. Of course they can make the game a bit more realistic or better balanced, but I think it's pretty good as it is of now.

    Also, more of a personal thing: Why the **** are there so many 0 ratings? Like, at least play the game and don't write 50 reviews cause your favorite streamer said the game is ****
    And what do y'all have with ****ing graphics? The game has beautiful graphics and there are ****ing DLC's (free) to make them even better. Maybe check your game settings before posting so much ****    … Expand
  3. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 2, 2023
    5
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  4. RadiationGamer
    Feb 26, 2023
    5
    It was a game I played mainly to distract myself. Although almost the entire game promised a well-executed and solid gameplay, the new point of the game disappointed me greatly. We can agree that this is a ww2 game. So there should be no supersonic jets and modern tanks. But I sadly watched them bring this kind of "nonsense" with updates just to make some community of players happy. OtherIt was a game I played mainly to distract myself. Although almost the entire game promised a well-executed and solid gameplay, the new point of the game disappointed me greatly. We can agree that this is a ww2 game. So there should be no supersonic jets and modern tanks. But I sadly watched them bring this kind of "nonsense" with updates just to make some community of players happy. Other than that, there is a certain research class in the game, and after researching all the planes or tanks in that class, you move to the next research level. And you can no longer play with old planes or tanks at your old research level. So you can't change version like in Minecraft. But what about those who don't want to play with these damn jets? Yes, they don't care. Although it is not a p2w game, with the features I have mentioned, it has become a game that catches my eye from being a fallen game. This is the highest rating I can give for this game. 5… Expand
  5. Kumorii
    Feb 17, 2023
    6
    The simulation is amazing, in VR but also without it. It feels very nice to fly but getting shot can feel extremely frustrating and unfair at times. The learningcurve is a little steep and unlocking planes without paying is quite the big grind.

    However, the grind will also ensure that you practice a lot with the planes you get and get better when moving towards 'high-tier' planes. Where    The simulation is amazing, in VR but also without it. It feels very nice to fly but getting shot can feel extremely frustrating and unfair at times. The learningcurve is a little steep and unlocking planes without paying is quite the big grind.

    However, the grind will also ensure that you practice a lot with the planes you get and get better when moving towards 'high-tier' planes. Where you encounter people who have played this game a lot.    … Expand
  6. Pixlex
    Feb 1, 2023
    6
    The game will give a boner to any war machine nerd out there but it gets incredibly tedious thanks to the research system and toxic community, it's a game to only hop on casually with friends rather than one where you should dump hundreds of hours to unlock a level 6 tank
  7. kapliPonosa
    Oct 12, 2022
    7
    extremely unfriendly to new players. playing against 2k+ hours veterans every game even if you downloaded it yesterday is miserably unfair
  8. wescrigg48
    Feb 11, 2022
    5
    With this game the developers set out to make a game where the way vehicles take damage is as realistic as possible. With the aircraft they did a pretty good job I think. But with the tanks they completely **** failed.

    In real life, for the most part, one shell punching through the armor of a tank is enough to disable it. At least in my experience this is not the case in this game. I    With this game the developers set out to make a game where the way vehicles take damage is as realistic as possible. With the aircraft they did a pretty good job I think. But with the tanks they completely **** failed.

    In real life, for the most part, one shell punching through the armor of a tank is enough to disable it. At least in my experience this is not the case in this game. I noticed this early on in my playing of the game so it definitely is not a one time thing, but my memory is bad so Im only going to give the example that is freshest in my mind.

    I am playing as an M3 Lee medium tank, It has a 75mm gun in the hull and a 37mm in the turret. I start to cross a bridge but notice an enemy on the other side, so i reverse off the bridge and set up an ambush for the enemy. The enemy comes to me, not noticing that it has fallen right into my trap. I open fire with both cannons. it is some kind of light vehicle armed with machine guns. Due to this enemy's light armor my shells have no problem penetrating into the tank. At this point, the enemy tank, that should be dead, rotates its turret in my direction and starts shooting me with machine guns. In total I put 2 or 3 75mm shells into this thing, and 3 or 4 37mm shells into it. needless to say, this thing should me dead, but somehow, using its machine guns it manages to destroy me.    … Expand
  9. mkbobbert
    Oct 18, 2021
    6
    The game is decently fun with good graphics (DLSS seems not to work very well, though). The grind to upgrade vehicles and equipment is way too hard.
  10. wolfaust
    Jul 14, 2021
    5
    If you have an anger control issue I don't recommend you to play War Thunder. Because, there are lots of users who are using cheats, abuse, and exploits.

    The tank features are not logical at all, a tier 2 tank can even pierce Tiger's armour. That's weird... Trust me! However, if you are feeling to play some tanky games with your friends, you should try co-op mode. It is much more fun    If you have an anger control issue I don't recommend you to play War Thunder. Because, there are lots of users who are using cheats, abuse, and exploits.

    The tank features are not logical at all, a tier 2 tank can even pierce Tiger's armour. That's weird... Trust me! However, if you are feeling to play some tanky games with your friends, you should try co-op mode. It is much more fun than a game match full of cheaters and abusers.

    What I am saying is that matchmaking of War Thunder is not fair at all, also its anti-cheat is not working.    … Expand
  11. Robinjhoe
    Jun 12, 2021
    5
    Im really having a hard time rating WT. even after 1,4k hours, i still dont actually know if i like it or not.

    The thing is, at first glance everything should go against it. The trailers are always obvious bait. And you can only progress past rank 5/6 vehicles if you start putting in real money for the premium time and benefits, you try to embrace the grind or you just stop playing it.    Im really having a hard time rating WT. even after 1,4k hours, i still dont actually know if i like it or not.

    The thing is, at first glance everything should go against it. The trailers are always obvious bait. And you can only progress past rank 5/6 vehicles if you start putting in real money for the premium time and benefits, you try to embrace the grind or you just stop playing it. And i mean the grind wall you will hit your head against is huge. The first hours or days you will progress fairly fast through the first 3 maybe 4 ranks, but after that its 100 of hours for a single vehicle.

    Also i always hated certain game mechanics. For example, when you unlock and buy a new vehicle it comes with no upgrades, usually meaning not the best ammo or gun, or engine but in this f**ing game you have to unlock the ability to repair and put put fires! Seperatly! Its the dumbest thing to think a tank crew cant repair or use an fpe because they didnt bring any to the battle.

    TL;DR Game has huge historical amount of vehcles and they look great and also (mostly) feel great to play. Sadly everything surrounding the game is pure agony and suffering. If you like the historical part, great, i like to collect most of the vehicles rather than playing them. But that you need to amke your own grind goals, so that you dont start eating you own skin, is a bit much. But they make money, and have next to none competetors. So why would they stop? I really love/hate the game

    Reduce the grind, decompress the br´s and maybe it would be time for some new game modes besides elimination and conquer, but i doubt that will ever happen.    … Expand
  12. KevLooney
    May 12, 2021
    6
    The game is both inaccessible, non intuitive, and game design takes a backseat to checking off content from a history book.
  13. ardaulgur
    Apr 5, 2021
    7
    It is a very realistic game. But, if you want to play in good quality, you must have a very very good PC. Otherwise you gonna have low FPS (around 20-25 and you my see 15) and low graphics.
  14. VadimVyat
    Dec 23, 2020
    7
    This game is frustrating when you play alone, but so fun and interesting when you play it with friends. This game is hard to learn and hard to master, but when you learn it, you can start getting some pleasure and fun with your friends. It's F2P, but not completely P2W. Seriously, you can destroy premium Abrams using BT-5, or shoot down the most advanced helicopter or plane using someThis game is frustrating when you play alone, but so fun and interesting when you play it with friends. This game is hard to learn and hard to master, but when you learn it, you can start getting some pleasure and fun with your friends. It's F2P, but not completely P2W. Seriously, you can destroy premium Abrams using BT-5, or shoot down the most advanced helicopter or plane using some random WWII biplane. The main problem is grind. Not balance, not graphics, but A LOT OF GRIND. Yeah, you can easily get rank 3 or 4 (Like T-34s or Shermans) of any nation in one month or less, but if you want something higher (Abrams, F-4C or T-72), you'll have to donate or grind for more than a year. But, if you like WWII planes, tanks or ships - this game will give you them all in some time, but if you want Mig-19 or Mirage, you'll have to grind a lot. But if grind doesn't stop you, then just try it. There's good graphics, plane's physics (much better than in other games) and bit worse tank's physics. Gameplay is not so exciting, but with friends, you can have some fun. Just my small advices: T-72s, Abramses and other modern stuff doesn't worth your money and time, but jet planes can be interesting, and Arcade battles much worse than Realistic, but for newcomers arcade is the best way to learn the game basics.… Expand
  15. MaelstromT26
    Dec 19, 2020
    5
    This is the game that's always almost fun but is usually just frustrating. I don't mean that in the Dark Souls kind of way, it's just a poorly designed tech tree, for one. Every update is some sort of monkey's paw-esque kind of deal where one thing gets fixed only for a litany of other issues to take it's place.

    I've played this game off and on since 2015.
  16. Shimmeywill
    Jun 6, 2020
    5
    A pretty, free game with a nice selection of vehicles. The grind and commitment required is a turn off.
  17. Proton45
    May 21, 2020
    5
    5/10 points is the highest i can give for War Thunder.
    Im still playing War Thunder sometimes only because you can play with Flak-tanks, beside of that, 1 thing is a major negative and that's are spawnkilling:
    - Spawnkilling in the complete game is a normal thing and the developer don't care about it. It goes even so far that the enemy team can go to any of the other teams spawn and    5/10 points is the highest i can give for War Thunder.
    Im still playing War Thunder sometimes only because you can play with Flak-tanks, beside of that, 1 thing is a major negative and that's are spawnkilling:

    - Spawnkilling in the complete game is a normal thing and the developer don't care about it. It goes even so far that the enemy team can go to any of the other teams spawn and destroye every tank.

    - Daily reward missions is one of the worst unbalanced modes i have ever seen in gaming since 2001.

    - Pilots in the air-battles AB or RB are getting too many times killed in 1 second by a bad mechanic in the game.

    If the developer of this game would just alone fix these 3 problems after so many years i would easily give the game 8/10.    … Expand
  18. PaHgoM_4EJl
    Dec 14, 2019
    5
    - графика - абсолютно отвратительная, особенно мегавсратое освещение, при котором всё, что освещается - пересвечено, всё что в тени - очень тёмное. Про мыльные текстурки и кривые хитбоксы окружения и говорить не стоит. Левел-дизайн - скучнейшее, ленивое днище.

    - сетевой код - постоянные рассинхроны, особенно это чувствуется в авиационных боях. Исчезновение снарядов в танковых боях,    - графика - абсолютно отвратительная, особенно мегавсратое освещение, при котором всё, что освещается - пересвечено, всё что в тени - очень тёмное. Про мыльные текстурки и кривые хитбоксы окружения и говорить не стоит. Левел-дизайн - скучнейшее, ленивое днище.

    - сетевой код - постоянные рассинхроны, особенно это чувствуется в авиационных боях. Исчезновение снарядов в танковых боях, непрорисовка самих танков (так и не исправлено за годы жалоб), восстанавливающиеся объекты, которые были ранее разрушены (тоже не исправлено) и прочие радости.

    - баланс - ну, его нет. Чем выше БР, тем всё печальнее. Особенно доставляет вилка +/- 1 бр при закидывании в бои. А без неё никак - онлайн на днище (ой как удивительно, да?)

    - экономика - выстраивается по какой-то неведомой статистике. Без према, выше БР-а чем 6.0 качаться имеет смысл только если у вас ОЧЕНЬ много времени и терпения. Понятно что разработчик должен зарабатывать, но 500 с хером рублей за месяц - не многовато ли? При этом на топовых БР-ах даже с премом серебро фармится не то чтобы хорошо.

    - прокачка... Куча однотипных машин в ветках, в большинстве случаев которые требуют не только исследования, но и покупки. Самое потрясающее это необходимость прокачивать ОГНЕТУШИТЕЛИ!!! ДАЖЕ В СОВРЕМЕННЫХ ТАНКАХ!!! Необходимость открытия возможности полевого ремонта я ещё как-то с большим скрипом могу понять, но ПРОКАЧКА ОГНЕТУШИТЕЛЯ!!!! Это просто верх наглости.

    Ну и сама контора себя уже дискредитировала своей политикой в общении с комьюнити, особенно многолетнее юление в вопросе читерства (последний анальный манёвр - ЧИТОВ в игре НЕТ, есть ЗАПРЕЩЁННЫЕ МОДИФИКАЦИИ! Это просто пять, снова выполнили своим пердалищем фигуру высшего пилотажа.

    В общем, когда-то казалось (во времена где-то патча 1.45), что проект строится весьма годный. Вокруг игры собралось множество людей, интересующихся историей техники, всё было довольно лампово. Система повреждений хоть и была очень сырой (спойлер - ), но выглядела мегакруто. Графоний был весьма приятен на тот момент (да он был даже лучше чем сейчас, особенно освещение), баланс был более ли менее сносный, и всё было хорошо. Но в какой-то момент что-то произошло, и всё покатилось в мохнатую. Примерно с введением MBT-70, не помню какой это был патч. Началось натягивание новых наций (нахрен никому не нужных), вертолетов (которые не играбельны в большинстве), флота (для полутора человек) - и всё это гордо называется РАЗВИТИЕ. Т.е. толком не доделав "скелет" игры, не избавившись от детских болячек, они решили забить болт и рубить бабло. Ну, это их право. Какое-то количество денег в игру я занёс, так что считаю что имею право высказывать своё мнение. И, выкакавшись тут, спокойно удаляю игру. Очень жаль, что этот проект скатился, даже не развив до конца свой потенциал.    … Expand
  19. Hayter
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    В целом, это уникальная игра, я играл в неё с самого её старта и помню, когда в ней были только самолёты, тогда она мне нравилась гораздо больше и сейчас, мне грустно смотреть на то, во что она превратилась.
  20. DiasBagrov
    Nov 6, 2019
    5
    Ich kann nicht sagen, dass das Spiel schlecht ist, es hat seine eigenen Liebhaber, aber ich persönlich bin nicht dazu gekommen.
  21. ComandanteCobra
    May 3, 2019
    7
    Fun for a free casual tank simulation multiplayer game.
    I've been casual playing tanks only for about one years so I did not review planes or ship battles or competitive matches.
    Matches are fast, many maps, many tanks, many players, good visuals, low waiting cue, amost no trolls in chat, good sound , it didn't feel like a pay to win game because at ages 1 and 2 and 3 I didn't find many    Fun for a free casual tank simulation multiplayer game.
    I've been casual playing tanks only for about one years so I did not review planes or ship battles or competitive matches.
    Matches are fast, many maps, many tanks, many players, good visuals, low waiting cue, amost no trolls in chat, good sound , it didn't feel like a pay to win game because at ages 1 and 2 and 3 I didn't find many pay to win enemies...to sum it up I have been able to play some games in one hour after work without too much hassle.
    I strongly recommend playing realistic battle over arcade ones
    Negative aspects are: mandatory game updater software that is invase and tricky to uninstall..i didn't like it ...if you search for it in online game store and forum you will read some comment about privacy issues with this ; some minor bug that hasn't been fixed in ages ; lot's of spawn campers...developers need a better way to prevent it ; repairing time and prices of age 3 (and up) tanks are very expensive...and that limit replayability in a single session ; steep learining curve ...it is not a new player friendly game so it is not easy to invite new players: for example maps knowledge and enemy tank armour knowledge weights a lot more than personal control ability or strategic thinking skills....so when netmatching force you to play against players with hundred of hours of play on their back you will be at serious disadvantage...a little frustraing at first.
    The game seems a little rough compared to others online game from AAA developers but it is a good game.; I'm a modeller so part of the fun comes in "collecting" various tanks form ww2 if you didn't like this aspect lower my review score by one or two points.    … Expand
  22. SaydaNeen
    Jul 9, 2018
    6
    Love this game, except that i "have" to turn auto repair off on my heavy tanks and let them repair over time so I don't go in the hole..
  23. Kuntakinte
    May 14, 2018
    6
    Could be much better.. Visuals, sounds are top but, the game is turning fast more and more to pay to win/unlock. Grind is way to long (over 1000 hours with premium account and vehicles and not even 30% unlocked). And the matchmaking..
  24. oldchemsoldier
    Dec 3, 2016
    7
    I would give it a ten,but I do have problems logging in a lot in the past couple months otherwise it is the best game I have played since aces of the deep
  25. spectralknight
    Aug 9, 2016
    7
    What I am going to say here is strictly related to my opinion.

    What I like about this game, features that are good: -Tanks are built to the smallest detail as well the airplanes; -Graphics and everything related to visuals of vehicles and maps; -The developers seems to work for their game and we often receive updates, events, vehicles, new items and features; -Sound; -It is a good    What I am going to say here is strictly related to my opinion.

    What I like about this game, features that are good:
    -Tanks are built to the smallest detail as well the airplanes;
    -Graphics and everything related to visuals of vehicles and maps;
    -The developers seems to work for their game and we often receive updates, events, vehicles, new items and features;
    -Sound;
    -It is a good game for airplanes as well for tanks also I heared that they will add battleships in the near future;
    -Gameplay, controls, movement of vehicles and everything related to parts damage which is a good ideea and makes the game different and special in some way compared to other games of this type...also you have an interesting kill-cam after you are destroyed showing how your tank got damaged totally(for ground forces);
    -Various game-modes and large maps;
    -It's free and is not pay2win at least for Ground Forces;
    -World War II Theme;
    -Active and friendly community;
    -The game is populated. You find easily battles and time of waiting in queues for playing are small. This could sound weird for being in the list of positive features but the number of players in a game is an important feature that keeps it alive;
    -Very good optimization and performance;

    What I don't like about this game, features that ruin this game:
    -Silver balance is almost non-existent...I don't know how Ostwind for example which has been built on Panzer chasis has a max repair cost of around 9000SE and a Tiger II or T54 has less repair costs. Because of this when you play with some vehicles or on certain tiers you have 80% chances to keep loosing SE every match...in this rythm you can make the performance of reaching 0 SE in your account if you don't play with other vehicles that can bring you some SE(or buy premium);
    -BR is a problem...not for every vehicle but for some and this makes this game unbalanced at some points. This in combination with SE unbalance problem could be very frustrating;
    -Russian tanks and planes have a little advantage over other nations and when I say this it's not because their vehicles are OP at all it's just because of BR which in some cases is very low for some good russian vehicles and some of their vehicles are less expensive at repair costs. This problem is not available for all russian tanks but it is for a part of them. So Russian vehicles have a little advantage over some nations but not a huge one.
    -Minor glitches;
    -Sometimes I have the feeling that the developers don't listen to the voice of community;
    -Matchmaking is sometimes stupid as long as you play IS-2, Tiger II and you face T-54 and Leopard I for example;
    -One Shot Kills could be ridiculous sometimes;
    -RP ammount per battle even if won are terrible at least on high tier;
    -Maybe some airplanes on Ground Forces battles especially the ones with rockets;
    -It is the game where you can loose over 10 times in a row, I dont know how this is possible;
    -Some vehicles are OP and others are useless;
    -Airplanes are pay2win as long as the team with most players that have more slots and airplanes to respawn wins;
    -You have to choose between spending money or playing hundreds of hours;

    Of course maybe there are another pro and against features for this game but in my opinion those are the most important. Sadly I don't know why but I have a feeling that developers are trying to make this game balanced with some things that are from WoT and I started playing this game just because I didn't liked WoT system and balance but glady at this point WT is not entierly WoT and I hope it won't become. As an overall I recommend this title. It is free to play and is surprisingly good for a free to play(you don't find often a good free to play game). If you like tanks or airplanes and look for a game related to this you should try War Thunder. The World War II theme for this game is amazing I think is the best WWII vehicle based game around. It is worth a try and as long is free if you don't like it you can just uninstall it. The game had and still has potential but it needs some improvements and a little more balance (at least for BR and SE) as well. I could easily not recommend this but as long as I played it so much and I have over 700 hours in it I will choose to recommend it. (Score: 70/100 for me)    … Expand
  26. Joe319
    Apr 18, 2016
    6
    I gave this a 6. I'd of given it a 10 but War Thunder is a game that so many players and myself, have noticed an obvious Russian bias. Take a Russian T-34 as an example. You'll have a heavy tank using your best armor piercing ammo and and so many times, you'll hit them and it'll just bounce off or do little damage and even the times you are lucky and do critical damage, they'll still beI gave this a 6. I'd of given it a 10 but War Thunder is a game that so many players and myself, have noticed an obvious Russian bias. Take a Russian T-34 as an example. You'll have a heavy tank using your best armor piercing ammo and and so many times, you'll hit them and it'll just bounce off or do little damage and even the times you are lucky and do critical damage, they'll still be able to fire at you, meanwhile they'll hit you with a direct shot to your front armor with 1 round and either blow you apart, or disable you where you can't fire back until you repair. Even hitting them with a side shot gets the same results. It wasn't until yesterday that I learned that Gaijin is a Russian company so that explained it all and why their admins are very touchy whenever you bring this or any other criticisms up.

    It's a great game to play, I just wish it was on a level playing field. I do get the feedback that there's a favoritism from the German Tiger tanks but I haven't seen it. Although I have been using American tanks mainly for the past several months, when I do use the Tiger or even the Tiger II with the 105 mm cannon, I get the same results. Obvious from Gaijin that if you pitted a T-54 against an M1 Abrams, we'd probably get the same results. And how about their ZSU-57 anti-aircraft gun. I've used heavy armored tanks and blown up by them with ease. If the Russians would've gotten the same results in real life, seems to me their whole armored divisions would be made up of nothing but ZSU-57's!

    For those starting out, choose the Russian tanks. You'll be happier!    … Expand
  27. liakyh
    Nov 25, 2015
    5
    Gaijin's modelling of vehicles and damage are second to none. It's too bad that game balance is non-existent, while the entire player experience is characterised by minute and incremental progress, and much frustration, designed to milk money from the player at every step to lessen the pain.

    In an ideal world, the staff at Gaijin responsible for modelling the vehicles and ensuring the    Gaijin's modelling of vehicles and damage are second to none. It's too bad that game balance is non-existent, while the entire player experience is characterised by minute and incremental progress, and much frustration, designed to milk money from the player at every step to lessen the pain.

    In an ideal world, the staff at Gaijin responsible for modelling the vehicles and ensuring the accuracy of their in-game performance would be poached by Valve, who actually know how to run a micro-transaction based game without ruining player experience for majority who are less-loaded.    … Expand
  28. Rouce
    Nov 9, 2015
    5
    The grind is unbearable. And this comes from someone who has been using a premium vehicle and a vehicle with a talisman most of the time. (both grant 200% faster grinding) I've also always used all the boosters from the daily gambling, bought a veteran day and used it extensively. And still.. The grind is soul-draining. And I'm nowhere near the high-end stuff regardless of playing the gameThe grind is unbearable. And this comes from someone who has been using a premium vehicle and a vehicle with a talisman most of the time. (both grant 200% faster grinding) I've also always used all the boosters from the daily gambling, bought a veteran day and used it extensively. And still.. The grind is soul-draining. And I'm nowhere near the high-end stuff regardless of playing the game for months now.

    Y'know if a F2P game is a cashcow when the grind is even unbearable when you pay real money. ;)    … Expand
  29. Revikk
    Oct 3, 2015
    5
    The graphics are great, but unfortunately is the only purely good thing about this game. The company markets it as a "historically realistic simulation", which is not true. The economy is terrible grinding, flying models are wrong, ground forces are unrealistic (korean war tanks fighting ww2 tanks?)
    The worst part is the way users are treated in the forums. I started playing but these    The graphics are great, but unfortunately is the only purely good thing about this game. The company markets it as a "historically realistic simulation", which is not true. The economy is terrible grinding, flying models are wrong, ground forces are unrealistic (korean war tanks fighting ww2 tanks?)
    The worst part is the way users are treated in the forums. I started playing but these things drove me away. There is a lot of frustration. It is fun for 1 or 2 matches, after that... it is frustrating. Try it and get a tranquilizer beforehand. And if you have any problem with it, do not waste your time in the official forum.    … Expand
  30. Schweehog
    Aug 26, 2015
    7
    I have over 1,450 hours in this game so when you read my review it is in no way from a 'novice' or new player. (While the game mechanics are the same this review will be mostly focused on the planes side of War Thunder.) To put it simply; War Thunder is a free to play WWII flight game. Game is a key word, if you are someone coming from flight simulators you will not enjoy this game. TheI have over 1,450 hours in this game so when you read my review it is in no way from a 'novice' or new player. (While the game mechanics are the same this review will be mostly focused on the planes side of War Thunder.) To put it simply; War Thunder is a free to play WWII flight game. Game is a key word, if you are someone coming from flight simulators you will not enjoy this game. The game runs on a progression mechanic; you unlock new planes and modifications for them as you play. Better planes fight the other better planes so long time players can't use their fighter jets to destroy your biplanes. I won't list all the positives, but a small sample include the easy to pick up control scheme and stunning graphics at a low load on your computer. (While this game isn't minesweeper, it can run on almost any pc and if you play any other 3d games I guarantee this will run on it.) However, the negatives may outweigh the positives for some people.

    The main negative to this game is the pay to progress style of grind. It is technically possible to get every plane for every nation without paying a penny, but in the same way that it is possible to swim across the Atlantic. I must emphasize that this game is not pay to win, it is pay to progress. If you are the type of person who would want to get every plane for every nation or even every plane for one nation, you would probably end up spending more than if this game cost $40 up front and did away with the "F2P" pay to progress style grind. As I stated in the start of this review I have over 1450 hours in this game and I would say that I only have 90% of the planes. (And I even went the pay to progress route!)

    With that said it is free to play, so give it a try and see if you like it. If you don't care what plane you are flying and just like the game itself, you might like it. If you are the type who would play just to fly some of the cool planes like the B-17 or P-51, don't waste your time and money.    … Expand
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#18 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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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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