War Thunder

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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1908 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 203 out of 1908
  3. Negative: 1,115 out of 1908

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  1. AlmostHistorian
    Jan 29, 2017
    4
    The epitome of Russian bias against everyone but the Russian lines. The BR rating system is broken and the way you upgrade your vehicles depends solely on how much you pay and even then you don't have a guarantee of reaching the top. My advice, avoid this game at all cost.
  2. Shawsy94
    Jul 18, 2017
    4
    Good idea, poorly executed. The realism is nice but when paired with some of the more moronic game mechanics it creates a truly frustrating experience. The spawn points system in ground forces realistic battles is possibly the worst thing they could have done. Spending 5 minutes in a queue for a game then getting one shotted after 30 seconds and finding yourself without enough points toGood idea, poorly executed. The realism is nice but when paired with some of the more moronic game mechanics it creates a truly frustrating experience. The spawn points system in ground forces realistic battles is possibly the worst thing they could have done. Spending 5 minutes in a queue for a game then getting one shotted after 30 seconds and finding yourself without enough points to spawn a new vehicle is a fast route to a rage quit that punishes new players and teaches them nothing.… Expand
  3. Floglor
    Sep 16, 2018
    4
    There is battle rating system in this game, which used as balancing component. This means that if you are driving a vehicle with a combat rating of 4.0, you will be put against more or less the same. But! When I was playing at 4,7, I was constantly losing battles against 5,7, which are dramatically higher. Even if I could penetrate some tanks at higher ranks, sometimes there wereThere is battle rating system in this game, which used as balancing component. This means that if you are driving a vehicle with a combat rating of 4.0, you will be put against more or less the same. But! When I was playing at 4,7, I was constantly losing battles against 5,7, which are dramatically higher. Even if I could penetrate some tanks at higher ranks, sometimes there were situations when I turned more slowly than others drove through the horizon.

    It's not all. Lions and eagles. Game constantly turning into the P2W arcade when you see camouflage bushes for dorrars, which can hide your vulnerable zones, and P2W tanks, which are put lower in that BR gauge, than it needs to be, because you need to win when you are paying, right?

    Lions. When you've already got the amount of exp to get a tank, you need to win so much more to get the lions to buy this tank. You do not like it? Pay for it.

    Aircraft are allowed to participate in tank battles. They get more for killing and for them the game gives more lions. I thought then that I go into the tank mode of the game, but it turned out to be a mistake.

    I'm not talking about airplanes, because I've played enough in this mode, and the game on them is not very interesting. Also in aircraft mode very much decides the amount of money invested in the game. For example, a paid aircraft destroyed 100 enemy aircraft in a mode against bots, when the second after it shot down just 38...    … Expand
  4. Zungrix
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    The game engine and the visuals are the only interesting things in this game.
  5. itsselixio
    Mar 1, 2019
    4
    mensen zeggen dat het een goede wo2 simuator is op dat aspect doet het zn ding maar de mensen achter het spel willen al je geld uit je zuigen met microtransacties het verbaasd me dat dit spel niet door EA is gemaakt. ik weet dat het een free to play spel is maar als je kjkt naar andere spellen kun je ook gewoon skins of andere dingen die niet de gameplay of het progresie systeem beinvloeden.
  6. Zan93
    Feb 14, 2019
    4
    This is best tank simulator ever loads of fun. But matchmaking is ****, 1.0 match is too high.
  7. Charliequin
    Mar 12, 2019
    4
    This game is one of the best vehicle simulator games on the market, but it's biggest drawback is that it isn't very fun. It takes several minutes to find a multiplayer match, and the matches start off with 5 to 10 minutes of simply taking off and climbing to altitude. While that's realistic, it's not really very fun, and can be really frustrating when you want to practice your skillsThis game is one of the best vehicle simulator games on the market, but it's biggest drawback is that it isn't very fun. It takes several minutes to find a multiplayer match, and the matches start off with 5 to 10 minutes of simply taking off and climbing to altitude. While that's realistic, it's not really very fun, and can be really frustrating when you want to practice your skills only to have 10 to 15 minutes in between very brief encounters with other players.
    In stark contrast, there is arcade mode, which is an absurd hodge-podge of planes killing each other and exploding, which can be fun, but quickly it becomes apparent that there's not really any skill to be developed there, and it starts to pail in comparison to a more skill based or realistic experience.
    The game's flight mechanics and graphics are genuinely very good, but unfortunately the game is much more likely to leave you frustrated that you have to spend another 15 minutes waiting to be shot down immediately, or to not get any points for shooting down a plane because the pilot bailed out before you could seal the deal. It would be a truly great game if the devs came up with some new mission styles, or tried to bridge the gap between arcade and realistic modes, but it doesn't seem like they will. The main positive is that it's a free to play game, so you won't be out $60 unless you decide to try premium.
    All in all, the game just seems like a big waste of potential, and it has been around long enough to indicate that the devs likely won't be making any changes to the match making or gameplay, but are consistently and solely focused on adding more vehicles.
    I'm a lover of airplanes, and I truly wish I could give this game a better score, but I just find myself ending all of my matches either disappointed, frustrated, or both.    … Expand
  8. Gamedude051
    Feb 26, 2020
    4
    O sistema de progressão é terrível um lixo de verdade fora isso eu daria um 10
  9. PathfinderFox
    Apr 10, 2020
    4
    2400 hours gameplay on ground and air battle

    Outdated graphics came from 2015, especially the cloud chartlet
    Bad game balancing, the server forced people with no gameplay experience to play with 100lv with premium vehicles
    Only one game mode ( capture point and defend)
    Too many bugs and magic
    Vehicles problem are unrealistic ( challenger mk2 and oh-ho)
    Bad server connection
    Bad map design
  10. 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
  11. THGodFather
    Apr 6, 2021
    4
    this game is awesome and all but it does not matter if you cant play because of its INGAME downloading witch raises your PING and PacketLoss every time you see a tank with marketplace CAMO in every match there is.
  12. aaty
    Jul 11, 2022
    4
    anybody tried dlss in this game? It makes my eyes x_x . Its good to make battles with modern tanks but why tf russians are so freakin strong?? That game literally a russian propaganda fr
  13. Remiw
    Dec 17, 2022
    4
    What's the Point Of Grinding when You can just Buy Top tier vehicles for 60 Dollars? The Game Tries to make you spend money on it at every turn. If you want to Grind the Game Without Buying Premiums It might take years to do 1 Tech tree. And if you do Buy Premium you can only hope The Developers won't Nerf it to the ground for it to be Unusable.
  14. RickGrimesTheGo
    May 21, 2023
    4
    very boring and lackluster gameplay some good ideas but its not there and the countless bugs don't help
  15. The_Clear_File
    May 19, 2023
    4
    This game is like this in a word.
    "Game hostile to users"
    They said that they make games by reviewing and researching real-world data. It's a lie and a comedy. Except in some countries (*cough*Russia*cough*), most of the performance and wrong vehicle in reality that users find difficult to understand appears, causing despondency and anger. For example, Japan has never had an f16 but    This game is like this in a word.
    "Game hostile to users"
    They said that they make games by reviewing and researching real-world data.
    It's a lie and a comedy.
    Except in some countries (*cough*Russia*cough*), most of the performance and wrong vehicle in reality that users find difficult to understand appears, causing despondency and anger.
    For example, Japan has never had an f16 but it does or Italy's Ariete MBT's armoured material is expressed as having none just because it's confidential.
    And you should be very good at this game or subscribe to premium benefits.
    Or most of the time, when you look at the results window after the game, you make a little bit of money, or you lose money.
    Other than this, there are some minor bugs and errors in each patch, some unbalanced game maps, some developer who forgot this was a game, but it's fun to watch various war machines come out and fight each other, so it's a game that's good enough to get 4 points.    … Expand
  16. E__z_k
    May 24, 2023
    4
    Cela fait 5 ans que je joue à ce jeu et ça commence à devenir de pire en pire" -L'économie qui nous fait perdre de l'argent même si on fait une bonne game. -le br qui nous fait croiser des chars de la guerre froide alors qu'on se bat avec un char de la WW2.

    - Le système "anti-triche" qui fait tout sauf bannir les tricheurs.
  17. ogower
    Aug 10, 2014
    3
    This game is fine while you arte running around in the reserve vehicles. However, as soon as you earn enough to get another vehicle you are suddenly plunged into games against tanks you cant penetrate and planes that are faster, turn tighter and are better armed, with no clue as to why the maps are suddenly huge, taking hours to get anywhere. Add to this the crazy long wait times and theThis game is fine while you arte running around in the reserve vehicles. However, as soon as you earn enough to get another vehicle you are suddenly plunged into games against tanks you cant penetrate and planes that are faster, turn tighter and are better armed, with no clue as to why the maps are suddenly huge, taking hours to get anywhere. Add to this the crazy long wait times and the unexplained research and crewing systems and you have something not worth persisting with.… Expand
  18. Ciemnoczarny
    Jan 12, 2014
    3
    +physical model of flight and damages,
    +quite realistic airplanes performance [in realistic and historical mod] (specific for each plane, it makes player closer to real, historical technical specification of each plane) - some mistakes are still there, but I hope they will be solved during game progress.
    +graphics/sound, - bad research model (after last patch), - bad economy model -    +physical model of flight and damages,
    +quite realistic airplanes performance [in realistic and historical mod] (specific for each plane, it makes player closer to real, historical technical specification of each plane) - some mistakes are still there, but I hope they will be solved during game progress.
    +graphics/sound,

    - bad research model (after last patch),
    - bad economy model
    - it is still beta and it seems that it will stay like that for a long, long time...

    I'm giving low rate only because of research/economy model which is very annoying now.
    Anyway, it is F2P game so all of us can check it and decide if it is worth of playing and paying for premium content or not - that is positive side I guess.

    Thank you for attention    … Expand
  19. Rex_Ursus
    Sep 12, 2013
    3
    I was mislead in thinking that this game was a simulation when I read it won a 'simulation of the year' award. So I gave these people a good chunk of money thinking that it is a good simulation. It is not. It is a terrible simulation and a poor game.
    There is nothing historical about it as they claim you end up in a battle with a Spitfire MkI in the Korean war fighting Russian    I was mislead in thinking that this game was a simulation when I read it won a 'simulation of the year' award. So I gave these people a good chunk of money thinking that it is a good simulation. It is not. It is a terrible simulation and a poor game.
    There is nothing historical about it as they claim you end up in a battle with a Spitfire MkI in the Korean war fighting Russian pilots and planes.
    If you like to play with a joystick don't get this game. You are outmatched by their mouse aim system, that is accurate but wobbles all over if played in Historical Battles.
    I asked the developers when they are finished with the beta and was told that War Thunder is a perpetual beta.
    The Gaijin company is a very poor company with a bad attitude towards its customers. They are rude and dictatorial. They censor the forums heavily.
    This game has or had potential. It is about 33% of what I would like to see. I therefore give it a solid 3 out of ten and the graphics are very nice. Otherwise I would give it a zero.    … Expand
  20. Opmouse
    Dec 10, 2013
    3
    Some good elements but the fun ends quickly when you are constantly getting destroyed by your own team-mates or suddenly have your pilot knocked out without any apparent reason. Needs a lot of polish to controls, menus, and general game play.. Too often will you rage quit this game because sudden death that occurs without explanation or without any apparent warning.
  21. death_above
    Dec 24, 2013
    3
    War Thunder started in 2012 with good intentions. Great graphics and clouds lots of clouds. I played it through 3 major upgrades(patches). Each patch version has degraded the original game. Lately they have consolidated the competition levels and increased the dollar cost of playing while nerfing plane and bomb performance. What was a fun game has suffered a greedy makeover. Players areWar Thunder started in 2012 with good intentions. Great graphics and clouds lots of clouds. I played it through 3 major upgrades(patches). Each patch version has degraded the original game. Lately they have consolidated the competition levels and increased the dollar cost of playing while nerfing plane and bomb performance. What was a fun game has suffered a greedy makeover. Players are up in arms. If you haven't already bought into this game avoid it. There will be better games soon.… Expand
  22. anakingodx
    Nov 12, 2014
    3
    My score should probably be high but I don't believe that the developers deserve anything positive anymore. Before 1.37 the game was very well balanced and fun showing the new approach and the company that cared for its users unlike World of Tanks/ Warplanes/ Whatever they have now. In 1.37 they basically turned the game into a massive grind (in hope that more people would spend realMy score should probably be high but I don't believe that the developers deserve anything positive anymore. Before 1.37 the game was very well balanced and fun showing the new approach and the company that cared for its users unlike World of Tanks/ Warplanes/ Whatever they have now. In 1.37 they basically turned the game into a massive grind (in hope that more people would spend real money on the game). When the update came out, everyone was outraged and there were tons of posts showing this. Gaijin decides to start locking lots of posts and many were ignored. I actually stated that I was unhappy with the way that Gaijin and the forum moderators responded to this and made a topic which discussed this. Then, I am told that I am not allowed to criticize the moderators. The game is still fun when playing a battle of 2 but it is too time consuming to get further in the tree. The ground forces was supposed to bring hope back to the game. The arcade of tanks was actually reasonably fun but the promised combined battles (planes and tanks) were bitterly disappointing. Another tool, the CDK which was to bring custom missions to War Thunder was another hope that became a disappointment. Gaijin attempts to block every single attempt to circumnavigate the grinding, requiring you to have a plane to fly it in a mission. The poor explanation and instructions of the tool are another drawback. Whatever you do in this game, don't spend money (real money) on this game as Gaijin needs to be taught a lesson.… Expand
  23. LoliPoltergeist
    May 19, 2014
    3
    War Thunder, I've been around since before patch 1,25 and I came to learn more people (Alpha testers, Mods, devs, Gaming masters, users, historical consultants etc.) than most people in the game. Initially when I stumbled across War Thunder I instantly fell in love the with idea of an all-out combat 'simulator' and as such I signed up and was surprised by the small user base. I learnt whyWar Thunder, I've been around since before patch 1,25 and I came to learn more people (Alpha testers, Mods, devs, Gaming masters, users, historical consultants etc.) than most people in the game. Initially when I stumbled across War Thunder I instantly fell in love the with idea of an all-out combat 'simulator' and as such I signed up and was surprised by the small user base. I learnt why it had such a small user base really quickly; Gaijin's inability to tackle problems and find solutions in a sensible amount of time.
    Where should I start? Let me do it at with the current existing game modes (Patch 1,41), currently there are 3 game modes; Arcade Battles (AB), Realistic Battles (AB) and Simulator Battles (SB). Tanks have gone into OBT and now all are free to play them, however currently tanks are separated from planes (Why? In the CBT you could play both tanks and planes together) however both tanks and planes have the same type of game modes.
    Let me start with the positive sides of War Thunder, nice graphics (For both planes and tanks), detailed tank/plane models, mostly accurate tank/plane models, some real life based settings and the massively improved Custom Battles. However right here is where I have to stop, there are just too many negatives that plague this game as of late. Currently the Battle Rating (BR) system (The MatchMacker uses the BR to fill games) is completely messed up, a Meteor F3 has a BR of 6,7 whilst it's German counter-part the Me262 has to enjoy fighting Korean era Sabres. You can see this across all the tech trees of all nations, e.g. the F4U Corsair (Late war plane) is rated at a BR of 3,3 and it enjoys fighting early war planes, am I the only one that finds this ridiculously stupid? Then there are other things such as repair prices of planes (My God take a look at the N1K2 for Japan and it's BR whilst it's US adversarie the F6F enjoys a low repair cost and low BR) as well as the damage output of all cannons of all planes/jets. Things like these, the fundamental of the game are broken, they broke it with this patch, previously it worked half fine however now it's simply broken which is just sad considering how much time I invested into the game.
    Now there is another glaringly obvious problem (Not the rotten community) but the corrupted, underage and childish moderation team. One might ask, well how do you know that they are corrupted? Can you show us evidence of this? Go and ask some of the older players that stopped playing the game (Guys from A01 for example) and they can tell you all about the lovely PayPal payments that some moderators received (There are even YouTubes videos about it). The Mods and GMs ban based on the players they dislike that is always fun is it not?!

    So how do we conclude? Well it's rather simple, don't touch the game until its major fundamental flaws have been ironed out and the moderation team has been subbed out for a more mature one.    … Expand
  24. cononda
    May 24, 2023
    3
    I stopped playing the game 3 weeks ago. Now the community is rebelling about the abusive economy. I think it goes further than just the economy, the research, the gameplay, the lack of game modes and innovation. There is much more that has not evolved in the right direction. I hope Gaijin will start to talk with the community and find I way, but I am not optimistic knowing the way theyI stopped playing the game 3 weeks ago. Now the community is rebelling about the abusive economy. I think it goes further than just the economy, the research, the gameplay, the lack of game modes and innovation. There is much more that has not evolved in the right direction. I hope Gaijin will start to talk with the community and find I way, but I am not optimistic knowing the way they went till today.

    Below my old review:
    Why I can recommend it? Just try the game it is free.

    Be aware that if you want to play top tier planes, tanks or boats this game might not make you happy. The way to get there is incredibly long and the balancing is not very polished (Usually a re-balance of OP stuff leads to a new long unbalanced time period with new OP stuff).

    As others have said in their reviews you can still have fun with this game, especially at lower tiers.    … Expand
  25. 2ezhi
    Dec 5, 2014
    3
    The game is fun to start, looks good, but it is getting boring after a short time. If you don't want to pay a lot of money advancement is veryyyyyyyyy slow. Matchmaking system is driving you crazy cause it puts you against much stronger opponents if you play good and is not rewarding. Gaming that must be fun turns into stressful experience.
  26. idontcarefs
    Aug 14, 2015
    3
    As said before graphics are amazing, sound as well, maps are fantastic. The problem is that you'll notice that the game is a Russian redemption for the WW2. If you play american or russian tanks you'll be matched in the same team in Realistic mode vs the germans, then if you play German just don't worry for losing every time, and getting one shot killed. I play German and Russian tanks andAs said before graphics are amazing, sound as well, maps are fantastic. The problem is that you'll notice that the game is a Russian redemption for the WW2. If you play american or russian tanks you'll be matched in the same team in Realistic mode vs the germans, then if you play German just don't worry for losing every time, and getting one shot killed. I play German and Russian tanks and of course I notice a ridiculous difference.

    I guess the designers made the game like this, to experience how would it feel if Russia could win the war in 1 month.    … Expand
  27. Will73
    Sep 1, 2018
    3
    I am ambivalent about War Thunder. In many respects it's the best WWII Sim out there - by far. However it's run by one the biggest **** companies out there. Gaijin is interested in $$. They don't care about their player base and their support is absolutely appalling. Their matchmaking is a disaster and tanks are just frikken broken. Their servers are extremely limited and complete trash.I am ambivalent about War Thunder. In many respects it's the best WWII Sim out there - by far. However it's run by one the biggest **** companies out there. Gaijin is interested in $$. They don't care about their player base and their support is absolutely appalling. Their matchmaking is a disaster and tanks are just frikken broken. Their servers are extremely limited and complete trash. Couple all that with an incredibly toxic player base (lots of cheating and exploits) and you have one very frustrating experience. I cannot recommend this game and would never recommend anyone play it.… Expand
  28. Vosacht
    Dec 2, 2016
    3
    After last changes, I am totally hate this game and did not recommend to play now.
    Broken damage system, a cheaters and an old bugs. With an each new patch, even worse.
    When I come here from the other popular tank game, I hope this is the hardcore, more realistic game, about oneshots, marksman skill, tactics. But now It has nothing with realism and historical accuracy, just another    After last changes, I am totally hate this game and did not recommend to play now.
    Broken damage system, a cheaters and an old bugs. With an each new patch, even worse.

    When I come here from the other popular tank game, I hope this is the hardcore, more realistic game, about oneshots, marksman skill, tactics. But now It has nothing with realism and historical accuracy, just another arcade game pretend to be a sim.
    The balance was never great, but now, when a WWII tanks fight against a Cold War beasts – its absolutely broken.
    The damage model in current state – is ridiculously unrealistic.
    That feeling, when you make direct hit with the soviet 122mm AP shell, and an enemy doesnt blow up sometimes… Often, only possible way to make a frag with the HEAT or the APDS – looong killing crew, man by man.

    And of course, an old bugs doesnt fixes, many cheaters in the game, but when you tell about it, you just get a ban, hard to play without donate at a top tier... Each new patch just add a new models, and a stupid changes, developers doesnt listen community and do not make the game better, do not improve the gameplay, just make a money.

    P.S. "We are all just waiting for a similar game so we can drop this one like a dead baby. I can't wait for Gaijin to die honestly. Or at least for them to restructure their dev team. They don't care, they don't listen." – from the official WT forum.    … Expand
  29. Sakariiii
    Mar 26, 2018
    3
    If you value your sanity avoid this game like the plague. The engine itself and visuals are excellent, there is no denying that. But the nature of the game is one that requires a fair bit of skill, if you fail to play to the strength of your aircraft you have no chance of surviving. However, the problem is that the majority of players are absolute buffoons. If you play a country like theIf you value your sanity avoid this game like the plague. The engine itself and visuals are excellent, there is no denying that. But the nature of the game is one that requires a fair bit of skill, if you fail to play to the strength of your aircraft you have no chance of surviving. However, the problem is that the majority of players are absolute buffoons. If you play a country like the US for example, it's virtually a guarantee that 90% of your team will die a pointless death within the first 10 minutes of the match, leaving you alone as the soul player who played to your air-crafts strength (in this case boom & zoom combat) trying to compete with 10-15 enemy aircraft left alive. Put short, the game is only balanced when the players of each nation have above average skill levels. If the teams are average or worse (80% of matches) the nation with the best maneuverability or climb rate will win. Not even a skilled player can beat 10 other aircraft that are all after him reliably and so no matter how well you fly, you are completely reliant on your team performance. This also works both ways, if you get lucky and have a decent team, the enemy team will all die in minutes leaving 10 aircraft to chase a single enemy. Put frankly, matches are black and white, they rarely if ever wind up being close. It's almost always a total wipe out or a crushing victory, and that is impossible to predict and has nothing to do with how you fly.
    The game has also begun to become pay to win, there are now premium aircraft that are flat out better or have an unfair advantage (such as a higher spawn altitude) than their non premium versions.
    If you must play warthunder, stick to solo play or custom missions with friends. The Moba aspect of the game is hopelessly unbalanced and has next to nothing to do with skill.    … Expand
  30. FrankDrebin
    Mar 31, 2019
    3
    I'm play "Realistic" "(A loose term with regards to this game)

    Visuals are great. Aircraft modelling is good. Handling of the aircraft is realistic enough to present challenges, but not so complex to be unmanageable for a new player. The historical aspect of the game is sadly lacking. When one hears the term "realistic battles" one expects to see aircraft operating in their specific    I'm play "Realistic" "(A loose term with regards to this game)

    Visuals are great. Aircraft modelling is good. Handling of the aircraft is realistic enough to present challenges, but not so complex to be unmanageable for a new player.

    The historical aspect of the game is sadly lacking. When one hears the term "realistic battles" one expects to see aircraft operating in their specific theatres against their historical opponents. Realism is not Japanese and German planes flying side by side over European maps, or facing Russians in your Spitfire or indeed "mixed" battles with all nations side by side. There is a specific, simplified mode for this type of battle in the game, "Arcade mode" yet it seems arcade mode has crept into the realistic and is there to stay.

    Team balance, seems to be a major issue. I play all factions with decent k/d ratio and consistent wins in Axis aircraft. In fact it seems very hard to lose as an Axis player in most tiers. The substantial diference in climb rates for US aircraft to axis doesn't lend to an equal footing for air combat. This is more than a simple "sideclimb more" issue. I'd suggest an airspawn for more allied fighters, as it appears a large portion of players on the allied teams simply don't bother trying, knowing they won't get any form of altitude or energy advantage. Makes it hard when you are the only person who does climb, you watch your team die, bag one or two then die yourself against 5-6 opponents. It also removes the fun from playing Axis. Essentially you are racing to get a kill before the entire allied team folds like origami. Like playing god mode, bit of a novelty for half an hour, then repetitive and annoying. Where is the challenge?

    IMO, this game is devolving rather than improving. Rather than address balance issues, it seems developers are more interested in marketing new aircraft tanks etc... than addressing some fundamental flaws in the game. I understand a large part of this is making the game profitable, but at the same time, players are departing for IL-2, DCS and other simulators.

    So much potential....squandered.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#45 Best PC Game of 2013
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#10 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#18 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
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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