War Thunder

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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1908 Ratings

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  1. ercentor
    May 23, 2023
    0
    The economy in this game gets worse and worse with every update and the monetization is getting out of hand. Every dev blog and update contains some sort of mechanism to make the grind harder or to milk the community more. The only thing gaijin does is exploiting its own community
  2. Hargro09
    May 23, 2023
    0
    SALT THE SNAIL! SALT THE SNAIL! SALT THE SNAIL! SALT THE SNAIL! SALT THE SNAIL! SALT THE SNAIL! SALT THE SNAIL! SALT THE SNAIL! They wont not let me post with just caps:(
  3. DenDay
    May 23, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Literally everything in the game is terrible, from gameplay to visuals and economy, and now in more detail.
    The mechanics of volume shells were added to the game back in 2018, but as practice has shown, this mechanic does not allow you to pierce what you should pierce. Also interesting damage to light vehicles that do not die and sometimes do not even break through.
    There are also a lot of cars in the game that need to change combat ratings because they are too high.
    The economy is also not in the best condition, it does not allow you to play for 7.3 - 11.7 plus on earnings, which forces players to grind or buy higher premiums.    … Expand
  4. sbrazell
    May 23, 2023
    0
    Very greedy company with suspicious ties to RuZZia. This company has monetized everything and made trying to progress abusive without constantly pumping money into the game. Even with premium account and using a premium vehicle, the grind is absolutely insane. It isn’t just limited to vehicles as the company also seeks to squeeze money out of you by making the modifications painful toVery greedy company with suspicious ties to RuZZia. This company has monetized everything and made trying to progress abusive without constantly pumping money into the game. Even with premium account and using a premium vehicle, the grind is absolutely insane. It isn’t just limited to vehicles as the company also seeks to squeeze money out of you by making the modifications painful to grind out. Additionally, the game's rewards are not enough to purchase and use vehicles.
    The game has a good core, but we need a different company that values its customers to take this game over. That or we need another company to copy the good parts of this game and remove the endless greed.    … Expand
  5. Drax45
    May 23, 2023
    0
    The most pay-2-win game on the market right now. And with each update, Gaijin still finds a way to extort more money from us for just trying to play a normal game. Its one thing to offer premium vehicles and cosmetics, but to make every aspect of the game a several month long grind and then give players the option to pay to skip that is destroying this game. Please do not install until theThe most pay-2-win game on the market right now. And with each update, Gaijin still finds a way to extort more money from us for just trying to play a normal game. Its one thing to offer premium vehicles and cosmetics, but to make every aspect of the game a several month long grind and then give players the option to pay to skip that is destroying this game. Please do not install until the devs fix the economy that is raking in millions of dollars while making the game worse for people who don't pay them.… Expand
  6. SnakeGuy
    May 23, 2023
    0
    Average players cannot progress without paying for a premium vehicle and subscription.
  7. Palkia_ET
    May 23, 2023
    0
    If you're not rich, never play.
    You want to play the game for free and play those jets sorry but you will never be able to do that until you pay. try to play for free and perish in that hell.
  8. Kaspat22
    May 24, 2023
    0
    The first thing I have to say is that don't look at any of the reviews made before 2020, the game a drasticly different and not in a good way. Sure they added a lot new stuff but the playability of the game has gone drasticly down, mainly due to economy. Back in about 2014-2017 while there was still a grind you'd normally associate with a free to play game you were at least able to doThe first thing I have to say is that don't look at any of the reviews made before 2020, the game a drasticly different and not in a good way. Sure they added a lot new stuff but the playability of the game has gone drasticly down, mainly due to economy. Back in about 2014-2017 while there was still a grind you'd normally associate with a free to play game you were at least able to do that, play the game. But now days the economy has jumpped off a cliff to the point that as a free to play player you simply can't afford to play the game, and even if you buy premium and premium vehicles you'll still barely break even or make a profit. Combined with the fact that even with premium time and vehicles the grind is still on the level of free to play to the point that it feels near pointless to even spend money on the game. All this combined with Gaijins lack of communication with the playerbase to the point that they are literally detached from reality just adds to the frustration, not to mention that on the few occasions where they have decided to actually collect feedback it has been after enourmous effort from the whole playerbase threatning Gaijins bottom line that they have come out with a half baked appology, followed with talking down and patronizing of their players and finally a poll with two equally bad options for the players to choose from. This cirlce repeats every so often and its results usually wary from keeping the status Quo to making the game even worse, while celebrating the success of "Co-operation" between the players and Gaijin. Not to mention that the Publisher threatened to shut down the game if they recieved any more negative critic and the fact that they refuse to consider any comments and or suggestions that aren't posted on their forums, in which in order to post something it has to be reviewed by a moderator and accepted before anyone can see it.

    TL:DR
    This free to play game offers you the option to either not affording to play the game for free or buying premium and still not affording to play the game, all the while talking down to and patronizing the customer.    … Expand
  9. Cutluss
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Looooooooòooooooooooooooooo
    이 게임은 정말 갦망겖잆닑닭.
    OooooooooooooooooooooooooooL
  10. HoneyBadger92
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Developers are tone deaf and greedy. Repair cost are too high and the developer doesn't listen to the community. If the developer doesn't get their way. They just wait and slowly bring in the changes that they wanted. This game requires premium time and premium vehicles.
  11. AmongR
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Gaijin ruined this game's economy. If you are a f2p player you probably won't advance beyond tier 3 vehicles and are basically forced to pay in order to advance.
  12. GhostCoffee
    May 24, 2023
    2
    The game itself has promise, and this promise is what keeps people playing, there are wonderful information and historically (somewhat) accurate veichles, BUT the game is a cash-grab, the developers keep raising the price for "Premium subscription" which is the only way you will get any enjoyment in the long run, the game is HEAVILY focused on grinding, you need to do well to even stand aThe game itself has promise, and this promise is what keeps people playing, there are wonderful information and historically (somewhat) accurate veichles, BUT the game is a cash-grab, the developers keep raising the price for "Premium subscription" which is the only way you will get any enjoyment in the long run, the game is HEAVILY focused on grinding, you need to do well to even stand a chance at progressing to better veichles, and even when paying insane ammounts compared to other subscription based games, you will still be grinding for ages.
    Developers keep making it harder to earn currency to progress, and keep the price for paid content unreasonably high, and have for years ignored the playerbase and their requests.
    At this state i cant give it anything higher than a 2, or even reccomend it to anyone expect machocists    … Expand
  13. Eon1337
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Worst grind in any game I ever played. Completely destroys the fun if you are a casual gamer.
  14. gaelve
    May 24, 2023
    0
    If the creator doesn't understand and can't communicate, there's no answer no more says
  15. WMLONE
    May 25, 2023
    0
    This is a general strike about the economy! DO NOT ENTER THE GAME! UNITED!
    Join us on May 26th!
    r/WarthunderPlayerUnion
  16. iusdorganizatio
    May 26, 2023
    0
    Gameplay is fun, but the economy is unbearable. It has become so unbearable that players are even unionizing against the parent company. Think about that for a second.
  17. dkTpdl92
    May 30, 2023
    0
    유저를 개호구들로보고 소통도안하는 망겜유저를 개호구들로보고 소통도안하는 망겜유저를 개호구들로보고 소통도안하는 망겜유저를 개호구들로보고 소통도안하는 망겜
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. Denir556
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such creaky plastic that it’s already unpleasant to pick up the console. How could this happen in the modern world. Spoils the impression of use. very bad did not like everyone I do not advise… Expand
  24. neldot
    Feb 10, 2021
    0
    Summary: This game has a lot of visual charm, and it will initially make a very good impression to you. Don't be fooled! ,Pretty soon, as you progress very slowly in it, you will realize that everything is broken and left broken in order to make you pay money. The sheer frustration will replace your initial impression at the point of cursing the day you started to play it.

    PROS: -    Summary: This game has a lot of visual charm, and it will initially make a very good impression to you. Don't be fooled! ,Pretty soon, as you progress very slowly in it, you will realize that everything is broken and left broken in order to make you pay money. The sheer frustration will replace your initial impression at the point of cursing the day you started to play it.

    PROS:

    - The planes and tanks models are great, the visuals are beautiful. The physics and the vehicles simulator part seems overall very well made (it's not, but you'll discover it later) and potentially funny to play.

    CONS:

    - It's basically a P2W game, disguised as "Pay to go faster", because grinding can take forever and, while you grind up your vehicles and your crews, you basically will play for a very long time with handicapped vehicles and crews, while paying players and veteran players will start with more powerful vehicles and crews, basically slaughtering you everytime.

    - The maps and the game modes are boring, repetitive and bugs ridden (maps too small, missions impossible to accomplish, etc.).

    - The gameplay is totally unbalanced, and in a very frustrating way. It is based upon an unsatisfactory Battle Rating level. You will end up constantly fighting and being slaughtered by better vehicles than yours and by better players than you. It's exactly how the game is intended to work. Don't forget, you can play for free, but then you are treated as cannon fodder.

    - If you chose to play for free the grinding to unlock and then to "spade" (i.e.to upgrade) every new vehicle can be horrible. In addiction, you have to grind also your crew, because even the best vehicles with a low level crew act as bricks.

    - The premium vehicles, and generally all the paid features are terribly expensive to buy, but often will give you a serious advantage over other players.

    - This is not a beginners friendly game. The learning curve is very slow and painful, it lacks any "novice" mode to play, and the only way to (slowly) learn something is to be constantly and mercilessly bashed not only by the very expert long-time players, but also by the paying, not so good but pampered by the game, wallet warriors.

    - The game economy is completely broken. You are supposed to play for free, but everything, from new vehicles to repairs and ammunitions, will cost you insane amounts of the ingame currency, while the earnings of this currency (obtained only in battle or exchanged with real money) has been severely hampered. So, if you aren't good enough in battle and earn too little (and you have to be extremely good, not simply average, to earn something), you'll end up paying real money just to repair your vehicles and to buy their ammunitions for every battle.

    CONCLUSIONS: Avoid at all costs this trap if you care for your mental health. The humiliation and the frustration that you will endure before actually beginning to learn how to play a bit better will be long, unbearable and simply not worth it. And then, the frustration will not end after you improve your skills, because you will still deal with how broken the game economy is.    … Expand
  25. Igor199293
    Dec 11, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hello! do not waste your precious time! The game is boring and boring, the graphics are terrible. Management is not clear.… Expand
  26. RustyJames
    Mar 18, 2019
    1
    Absolute garbage!
    No balance, no maps, no gameplay, no fun, no customer support, no future. Just a grindfest, pay-to-win, tons of bugs. Waste of time, even if you invest 1000hrs, you won't unlock even 1 nation.
  27. Alex1990zmen
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    the game is not interested, little interesting. The graphics are poor quality, everything freezes. I wouldn't recommend wasting time.
  28. Nicolas111
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    I did not like the game at all, some garbage. Everything hangs, does not load at all, the graphics are disgusting. the author of the game could try.
  29. Steven555
    Feb 5, 2020
    0
    I also want to add that I found several shortcomings and errors in the game that are difficult to play through.
  30. Vudi
    Dec 11, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I did not like this game, the game contains poor graphics,
    could be done better. I will never play this game again
    honestly guys, excuse me, but this is not what I expected to see.    … Expand
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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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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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