War Thunder

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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1908 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 590 out of 1908
  2. Mixed: 203 out of 1908
  3. Negative: 1,115 out of 1908

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  1. aleksandrv632
    Feb 18, 2020
    0
    The game sucks, nothing is clear, the graphics are boring, it’s not interesting why such games should be added at all, and who needs them.
  2. Nikol_
    Feb 18, 2020
    0
    Very well, just a very bad game, I don’t recommend playing it to anyone. Awful graphics, everything jumps on the screen and it’s not possible to play!
  3. ingyeo
    Mar 8, 2020
    0
    insane grind, tons of forbidden mod users, trash server, p2w, bugs everywhere, no balance, and gaijin never even tries to fix this game.
    if you are new to this game just delete this game.
  4. Dro4ilKa666338
    Mar 10, 2020
    0
    АХУИТЕЛЬНАЯ ИГРА САША ВЕРНИСЬ КА МНЕ Я ХАЧУ ИГРАТЬ С ТОБОЙ ВАР ТАНДЕР СТАВЛЮ 5
  5. KOREA_UN
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    저도 이 게임을 해봐서 압니다. 문제가 굉장히 많고 밸런스, 포탄 관통력, 실제로 참전한 전차 삭제, 네트워크 핑, 서버 등 많고 그리고 고인물 때문에 저는 이 게임을 그리 추천하지 않습니다. 문제를 대부분 고치면 제 친구들한테 추천하겠지만, 지금 현재 상태로는 추천 않합니다.
  6. Mr_Alaskan
    May 22, 2023
    0
    I've been playing this game on and off since air open beta, and at this point the game is beyond saving if they continue like this. The only way to progress at any sane rate is to have a premium vehicle and premium account, otherwise you are actively losing silver lions every match. Just don't play anymore, they have the gall to threaten closing the game so let's see if they're bluffing or not.
  7. lattevill
    May 22, 2023
    0
    I'm stupid for spending 2800 hours on this goddamn game
    DO NOT play this F*** game
  8. Leplivo19
    Mar 17, 2021
    0
    This game is just awful, Gaijin couldn't care less about the game and the community, Germany players just whinning and crying everywhere about Germany suffers even though it's the best nation in the game with 70% winrate and they still get buffed and get new op tanks. There is no simulation or realism in this game, just 2 modes called Realistic Battles and Simulator. This game is the mostThis game is just awful, Gaijin couldn't care less about the game and the community, Germany players just whinning and crying everywhere about Germany suffers even though it's the best nation in the game with 70% winrate and they still get buffed and get new op tanks. There is no simulation or realism in this game, just 2 modes called Realistic Battles and Simulator. This game is the most broken game on the market that is still not being fixed after 8 years of it's release, I don't recommend this game to anyone, if you like playing with modern tanks then it will take you years to do so unless you spend a lot of money in this game which is not worth it. I have 2,000 hours in this game and I completely regret wasting it.… Expand
  9. DimaPL
    May 26, 2023
    0
    Раньше было забавно, но последние обновления превратили игру в доильню, где уже толком невозможно заработать и прокачаться без премиум аккаунта. Зато мыло, баги с физикой и отсуствие баланса как было, так и осталось.
  10. BrotherJ
    May 20, 2023
    0
    A terrible investment that new players should avoid. While new vehicles are added at a regular clip, they provide trivial differences to what is old, tired, uninspired game play and game modes that haven't changed in nearly a decade. The game isn't so much updated as it is regularly restocked and occasionally tweaked to extract more time and money from those who have already invested tooA terrible investment that new players should avoid. While new vehicles are added at a regular clip, they provide trivial differences to what is old, tired, uninspired game play and game modes that haven't changed in nearly a decade. The game isn't so much updated as it is regularly restocked and occasionally tweaked to extract more time and money from those who have already invested too much of both.… Expand
  11. Bnz94
    May 24, 2023
    0
    RUINED ECONOMY
    It is a great game, but it's not free to play, and even with premium account it's just impossible to progress. The repair costs are unsustainable and the gains for game are incredibly low, more ofter the not you lose money after every game, especially if you are not that skilled, it stops your progress and make the game frustrating as hell. THEY NEED TO FIX THE ECONOMY,    RUINED ECONOMY
    It is a great game, but it's not free to play, and even with premium account it's just impossible to progress. The repair costs are unsustainable and the gains for game are incredibly low, more ofter the not you lose money after every game, especially if you are not that skilled, it stops your progress and make the game frustrating as hell. THEY NEED TO FIX THE ECONOMY, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO BE RICH AND WASTE MONEY TO PLAY.    … Expand
  12. Ken2663
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Have about 200 hours into the game, overall gameplay is absolute trash and the grind is horrible, the russian bias is very very real.
  13. d733
    Oct 16, 2021
    0
    Unfortunately, this game suffers from a lack of aware development. Features are released in half baked states and the publisher actively implements harmful mechanics which are designed to make the game more frustration to play. Between repair costs and the now expiring consumables (which of course gaijin sells for $2 a pop), the game is quickly becoming less and less like one that is funUnfortunately, this game suffers from a lack of aware development. Features are released in half baked states and the publisher actively implements harmful mechanics which are designed to make the game more frustration to play. Between repair costs and the now expiring consumables (which of course gaijin sells for $2 a pop), the game is quickly becoming less and less like one that is fun to play. The core gameplay loop was fun but those days are over now.… Expand
  14. Antoris
    May 22, 2023
    0
    Good luck to players who intend to play higher than tier 4-5, top tiers require premium, and preferably premium + premium vehicles.

    Playing without a premium account totally misses the point, you will rarely be able to collect enough points to come out on plus with Silver Lions. The last update with the new economy (VERY invasive by the way) only activated an avalanche of rage from    Good luck to players who intend to play higher than tier 4-5, top tiers require premium, and preferably premium + premium vehicles.

    Playing without a premium account totally misses the point, you will rarely be able to collect enough points to come out on plus with Silver Lions.

    The last update with the new economy (VERY invasive by the way) only activated an avalanche of rage from people - who have been struggling with the economy of this game for years - for years the economy has been worsened to force people to buy a premium account.

    Gaijin should be ashamed, apologize and improve the economy of the game immediately - preferably by removing the cost of vehicle repairs - that would probably be enough.

    It is a great pity that such a situation has occurred, because the game itself is unique, there is simply no other such game with such mechanics.    … Expand
  15. Skazkapol
    May 22, 2023
    0
    Не трогайте экономику, вы и так игру загубили, куда ещё дальше.
  16. jija
    Aug 14, 2020
    0
    The developers make the game in 2014-2015, after now they only make money.
    Your time is worth more
  17. Silkmonger
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    If you want to be a fighter pilot, this is your game. If you want to fly a bomber or drive a tank, you'll spend your time getting killed by fighters or helicopters. They refuse to add a mode for tanks-only.
  18. steller553
    Sep 8, 2020
    0
    Hacks everywhere - lame / the untalented become great and get shot down instantly - a WHOLE Squadron of HACKS "VPO" -- ** Freemium - you pay for the hacks

    DO NOT PLAY UNTIL THEY FIX THE HACKS ... videos of the hacks on Aimjunkies.com --- aimbot / speed hack / invisible /

    *** NO FUN WITH HACKS
  19. KolaySerga
    Dec 8, 2020
    0
    Забагованый кусок кала. Худшая игра мира из когда нибудь созданных. Хуже игры просто нет.
    Просто помойка. Донатная помойка
    Разрабатывают её криворукие идиоты. Игра гавно - потому что она русская. Если её продадут то есть шанс сделать норм игру, а пока она у юденцовых игра просто хуже и хуже.    Забагованый кусок кала. Худшая игра мира из когда нибудь созданных. Хуже игры просто нет.
    Просто помойка. Донатная помойка
    Разрабатывают её криворукие идиоты. Игра гавно - потому что она русская. Если её продадут то есть шанс сделать норм игру, а пока она у юденцовых игра просто хуже и хуже.
  20. miazion
    Sep 26, 2020
    0
    Too much wasted potential in a game that has gotten only worse over the years that anything but 0 points would be justified
  21. Mimuless
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    Total trash game completely pay to win, you can grind the game for months and be tier 5 or pay £50 and get to max tier, don't download its a waste of space
  22. Yuri_Andropov
    May 18, 2021
    0
    Lack of development for Airplane modes. Stupid Airplane game modes can't be turned off if the player dislikes them. Example: you have a fast jet and the mode Airfield Domination wants you to land/strafe an airfield with 700+ km/h...
    Shiny new 3D models once and then with made up physics.
    No real balancing efforts/mechanics for Arcade mode. Air "Realistic" Battles are just repainted    Lack of development for Airplane modes. Stupid Airplane game modes can't be turned off if the player dislikes them. Example: you have a fast jet and the mode Airfield Domination wants you to land/strafe an airfield with 700+ km/h...
    Shiny new 3D models once and then with made up physics.
    No real balancing efforts/mechanics for Arcade mode.
    Air "Realistic" Battles are just repainted Arcade Air Domination Battles.
    Planes have their own mode since release 2012 but the company is unable to provide this for Tanks despite the player numbers going up.

    Bad balancing attempt via repair costs(if you fail you get punished double).
    Airplane only modes exist for years but no Tank only mode.
    Tank mode is always with airplanes/Helicopters than kill you out of thin air. Gets worse the higher you go. This is one of the reasons why I stopped playing Ground Forces.
    Naval mode is boring, going to the dentist is more fun.
    "Events" are never fun.
    Lack of PvE/Coop modes for chill game.
    Made only PvE mode ridiculously harder in order to force players back into Ground mode.
    The higher the Battle rating you come, the less fun the game becomes.
    Introduced more and more guided missiles and higher Air battles remind more an more of Ace Combat, except Air Combat is fun.
    Bugs: Invisible tanks, planes, trees with buggy large collision boxes... Immortal Airfields. Failing hit registration for Air and Ground battles. Disconnects, crashes.

    Suspect payed Forum users that act as undercover moderators, that being said the Forum moderation is feces. Company buys likes for their Youtube videos.    … Expand
  23. Mittens88
    Oct 21, 2020
    0
    Unbalanced **** devs seams only to care about current meta, and to make money true microtransactions. Instead of gameplay balance, or map upgrade
  24. Madvaug
    Oct 29, 2020
    0
    Unplayable, deleted before installing. Stupid ads. Not interesting, irritable, forget it.
  25. Raivier
    May 22, 2023
    0
    Fun game with alot of potential ruined by the greedy cowards who manage it. Don't let them hide their negative feedback.
  26. Waterscape
    May 22, 2023
    0
    2000 hours into this game. 1200$ also.

    RUN AWAY from this game it's not worth your time I swear. It's after your money and only your money. Everything is pay to play or pay to win inside the game. The devs made everything a cashgrab.
    Like the frog and the boiled water, it's made to take away your money without you realising it.
  27. Rektasaurus
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    Are you living a happy life, but want to make it negative enough to kill yourself? Are you leading a successful career, with money on one hand and a beautiful wife on other hand; but need a reason to commit suicide? If yes, this is definitely the game for you! Why? You ask. Imagine. You come home after a hard day at work/school and want to let off some steam. You jump on this son of b*tchAre you living a happy life, but want to make it negative enough to kill yourself? Are you leading a successful career, with money on one hand and a beautiful wife on other hand; but need a reason to commit suicide? If yes, this is definitely the game for you! Why? You ask. Imagine. You come home after a hard day at work/school and want to let off some steam. You jump on this son of b*tch game from a son of a b*tch dev, just to get your a** blazed by some level 100 players on lowest tier games, worse, their crews have maximum training and definitely are better than your sh*tty newly bought crews. But it's fine, you may think, it's just game after all. You queue for the next and the next games. In one game, you want to chill with your scrub tier 1 tank and BAM, uptiered MOFO. And in another game, BAM you get shot by some glorious plane warrior in a game full of tanks, to make it worse, now there're planes with bloody cannons. Because planes need attention too said our "beloved" Dev aka Gaijin aka RUSSIANS. Finally, you overcome all the negative feelings just to realize the MOFO on other side paid more than you and he's plowing through your team with his premium babies. After many games, your researching vehicle progress still stuck at about 10% and the option to pay for research point appears.
    P/S: Take a grain of salt of what official reviewers say or steam reviews. They are paid to say so, and steam reviews are mostly from gaijin zombies    … Expand
  28. Seonu
    May 21, 2023
    0
    We did nothing for 10 years just watched the game ruined The gaijin drained out players and we are ran out of patience Now we will change and you will change too
    Gaijin
    First we rollback economy change(it made gsme impossible to play without money) And we were angry for A SINGLE announcement What kind of game developers says "if you don't stop review bombing we will quit the game"(this is    We did nothing for 10 years just watched the game ruined The gaijin drained out players and we are ran out of patience Now we will change and you will change too
    Gaijin
    First we rollback economy change(it made gsme impossible to play without money)
    And we were angry for A SINGLE announcement What kind of game developers says "if you don't stop review bombing we will quit the game"(this is real)
    will never stop until you listen us and increase reward, re-balance entire game
    And remove repaircost    … Expand
  29. Ibuprom3
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    One of the worst games i have ever played. Controls are really broken and gameplay is so boring
  30. JWilliams
    Mar 14, 2021
    0
    Terrible developers, refuse to address any of the issues with the game, such as miniscule maps, CAS spam and spawn camping, in favour of adding more overpowered premiums, have not once listened to anyone who has played more than 20 minutes of the game and it shows in their continued ineptitude. Avoid at all costs.
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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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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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