War Thunder

 PlayStation 4
User Score
3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 657 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 191 out of 657
  2. Mixed: 77 out of 657
  3. Negative: 389 out of 657

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  1. Enno
    Jun 13, 2020
    0
    Match making is bad, how the old tanks meet the new coldwar tanks is stupid idea and mostly end in u'll loose it ofc. Also they dont care about leavers who left the game after 1death while u can bring 3 tank into battle and those moron who swarm the game with AA vehicles which CANNOT stand againts tanks cap or deff point in higher tiers which leads to 3point capped by enemy, the rest witchMatch making is bad, how the old tanks meet the new coldwar tanks is stupid idea and mostly end in u'll loose it ofc. Also they dont care about leavers who left the game after 1death while u can bring 3 tank into battle and those moron who swarm the game with AA vehicles which CANNOT stand againts tanks cap or deff point in higher tiers which leads to 3point capped by enemy, the rest witch tanks massacred by others as they are outnumbered while idiots stands back at AA vehicles and do nothing.

    Update: After several year and nearly 2k hours of gameplay i can say, the game gets, and will get worse and worse. I played in hope will better, but no just worse by time. Many cheater around and fatal bugs which dont get solved. Deleted, dont recommend to any1, except wanna play a game with full of cheaters.    … Expand
  2. Nonstopmaximum
    Mar 31, 2018
    0
    Though I've never played the PC version of this game. I will say this PS4 port suffers from very user unfriendly, possibly broken controls, nightmarish vehicle grinds that are even worse than tier 10 grinds on WoT, PC players (this is a cross platform game) always going after you because they know you have bad controls (you get a nice icon just to let them know you're a PS4 player), andThough I've never played the PC version of this game. I will say this PS4 port suffers from very user unfriendly, possibly broken controls, nightmarish vehicle grinds that are even worse than tier 10 grinds on WoT, PC players (this is a cross platform game) always going after you because they know you have bad controls (you get a nice icon just to let them know you're a PS4 player), and overpowered Soviet vehicles that'll beat everything else within a second. I highly recommend the PS4 port of World of Tanks over this in a heartbeat.… Expand
  3. robot0078
    May 6, 2017
    0
    Very bad support speed but good response. Game is very badly elaborated (physics bugs, realistic and Russian op) Graphics is good but playability is very bad.
  4. Drastic_drugs
    Jan 10, 2018
    0
    There is absolutely no balance. Soviet Union tanks - always oneshot and the presence of armor. While the rest of the tanks is the lack of armor, lack of power of the shells, in comparison with the Soviet Union. Oh, and most importantly - Economics 5, 6 grades so unprofitable that be prepared to pay a fee to hundreds of dollars. Most of the maps are small and uncomfortable for tanks, butThere is absolutely no balance. Soviet Union tanks - always oneshot and the presence of armor. While the rest of the tanks is the lack of armor, lack of power of the shells, in comparison with the Soviet Union. Oh, and most importantly - Economics 5, 6 grades so unprofitable that be prepared to pay a fee to hundreds of dollars. Most of the maps are small and uncomfortable for tanks, but that's my IMHO… Expand
  5. OnlyOneHere
    Jun 22, 2023
    0
    This game is complete garbage. These developers are far too greedy. I also played the PS4 version, so here is one last 0 Gaijin. I don't recommend this pay-to-win garbage at all.
  6. Donnie_Dorko
    May 22, 2023
    0
    The game is being slaughtered by its developer through its in-game economy. All new players can expect to be grinding for five years before they max out a tech tree, and free-to-play players can turn back now.

    The game developers use gaslighting and manipulation on their fanbase and are pretty frankly despicable in satiating their immense greed. This is practically a scam in which it    The game is being slaughtered by its developer through its in-game economy. All new players can expect to be grinding for five years before they max out a tech tree, and free-to-play players can turn back now.

    The game developers use gaslighting and manipulation on their fanbase and are pretty frankly despicable in satiating their immense greed. This is practically a scam in which it will hook you in with the advertising of jets and modern tanks and then have you bottle out at M4 Shermans and Mustangs, where you will most likely start to pay to progress, don't bother as the game doesn't get any more fun from tier three.    … Expand
  7. Roost
    Jul 14, 2022
    0
    Terrible matchmaking on all levels, historical, weapon tech, vehicle ratings etc. Not just pay to win, it's pay to have any fun at all. Overpowered premium vehicles available omly through purchase turning unskilled players into killing machines and skilled players into unstoppable killing machines. Your only option is to join them in purchasing OP vehicles yourself to have any fun.

    You    Terrible matchmaking on all levels, historical, weapon tech, vehicle ratings etc. Not just pay to win, it's pay to have any fun at all. Overpowered premium vehicles available omly through purchase turning unskilled players into killing machines and skilled players into unstoppable killing machines. Your only option is to join them in purchasing OP vehicles yourself to have any fun.

    You get NO Cover from buildings, hills, large boulders or anything else. Couple of examples: One of the ship maps has large, solid rock islands and small to large caliber rounds go right through solid rock to kill you. In tank battles you can be below a hill and a round will somehow go through the hill and kill you. You see this happen on the hut replay and it is laughable.    … Expand
  8. aavvtt
    Feb 14, 2020
    0
    In my opinion, this game is not interesting, I did not like the graphics at all, so I will not play it anymore.
  9. TonyNerkassky
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    The game itself is not interesting, the graphics are weak, you do not get any high. I sat down for it several times to play, thought to get in the mood. No way! I'm disappointed.
  10. giper
    Oct 9, 2019
    0
    I didn’t like the game. Arcade mode is normal, but the graphics and gameplay are no good.
  11. Aspartamus
    Sep 25, 2019
    0
    The game absolutely did not like. The level of graphics is weak, the gameplay is inconvenient, terrible game
  12. Gor671
    Oct 1, 2019
    0
    A very controversial attitude after the game, the impression of a raw product
  13. Jacobme
    Oct 1, 2019
    0
    This game is bad for me. Everything is badly done. The graphics are fuzzy, the battles are uninteresting, the gameplay is poor. I just wasted my time in vain.
  14. GeorgeSar
    Oct 29, 2019
    0
    This game is completely absurd, as it is uninteresting and poorly done. I do not like this game.
  15. Lelik_mc_kawai
    Jun 17, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Нервов не хватит, что бы в такое играть
    тебе дают 3 шанса за бой, и стоит только выехать в поле, прощай танк, или самолет,
    а про багия вообще молчу, поплывешь, засмотришься и в текстурах застрянешь    … Expand
  16. Dav1d
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    The game does not whack. Terrible graphics, the gameplay is terrifying. Convenience is poor. I do not advise you on wasted time.
  17. PaulBendtner90
    Nov 27, 2019
    0
    The game is clearly not my choice. Low graphics and few modern tanks available. I am very disappointed.
  18. Mark159
    Nov 27, 2019
    0
    I'm very disappointed by this boring game, awful graphics, boring monotonous gameplay, the absence of any meaning.
  19. JhonnyD
    Nov 27, 2019
    0
    So ugly game, do not understand how to use weapons. I think they could create something better for those moneys. Just waste my expensive time. Beware of this game.
  20. ShaboPaasa
    Nov 26, 2019
    0
    keep hearing how much better this game is when it comes to vehicle combat than battlefield, so i decided to give an obvious p2w f2p a chance. legit cant even play a single match without getting kicked to the hangar after 30 seconds. no other game i own does this, and whenever i see people bring up this issue in forums, they get blamed for bad internet. my internet is fine. its the trashkeep hearing how much better this game is when it comes to vehicle combat than battlefield, so i decided to give an obvious p2w f2p a chance. legit cant even play a single match without getting kicked to the hangar after 30 seconds. no other game i own does this, and whenever i see people bring up this issue in forums, they get blamed for bad internet. my internet is fine. its the trash game that doesnt work. in conclusion, this game cant be better, because it doesnt even work.… Expand
  21. StanDD
    Nov 27, 2019
    0
    You must be kidding me! Nowadays you can find far more exciting gameplay and cooler graphics. That's probably one of the lamest products I've seen this year!
  22. tankos21
    Dec 4, 2019
    0
    Honestly, I did not like the game. Graphics are very sagging considering the level of development of games.
  23. swift214
    Dec 9, 2019
    0
    The game, to be honest, did not like. The graphics are weak, and almost no updates come out.
  24. Max000
    Dec 18, 2019
    0
    Played several times and made sure that the game does not pull even one ball. I did not like the game plot itself. We didn’t try with graphics either. That's why such an assessment!
  25. vigori
    Dec 11, 2019
    0
    The game, however not very. Apparently everything is in a weak schedule, which is not updated at all.
  26. Vudi
    Dec 18, 2019
    0
    Slop game, the graphics are just a complete zero. After 5 minutes of the game, I became disgusted. I was very bored to play it, there is nothing interesting in it. The essence of the game was not impressive, I did not receive emotions. But as we all know, deceived once, will be deceived twice.
  27. slivator111
    Dec 18, 2019
    0
    really worthless game, gameplay, no graphics at all. I don’t know who made this game and why at all. the complete solution.
  28. AlexeyAndronov
    Dec 19, 2019
    0
    I don't often rate games as 0, but in this case, it is so. It is obvious they wanted to create a masterpiece, but it falls apart. The graphics are poor, the gameplay is poor, and the game is just uninspiring. Don't waste your time
  29. basab
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    Hello everyone friends I don't know who I didn't like the graphics at all zero and a lot of nuances so zero
  30. hwqfbjrvwa
    Dec 26, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do u know how many times i had 2 understand what u mean why created this **** my grandma sayed that this is stuped games have to die!!! why i have to lose my time to find right? do you want to make people sad?… Expand
  31. mishatolin
    Dec 26, 2019
    0
    Awful game. I decided to play, but if I swayed which graph, I immediately deleted and deleted it.
  32. hunter222
    Dec 27, 2019
    0
    Played the day and deleted, absolutely did not like it! The graphics were not impressive, the optimization is poor, the gameplay is very boring ((The game is not worthy of attention!
  33. Max77
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
    This game was immediately included in my list of "terrible games". Wasted time on it. Graphics are low, impossible to play. The gameplay is disgusting. The mood has deteriorated after this game.
  34. Alex7779
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I tried to play and was immediately disappointed. The graphics are bad, the technique does not look plausible. There are so many games better than this.… Expand
  35. AlanShifer
    Feb 6, 2020
    0
    I did not like this game, as the gameplay and graphics are poorly made. I do not advise anyone to waste their time on this game.
  36. Vlodimir
    Feb 14, 2020
    0
    Awful game. Graphics last century, terrible voice acting. It is impossible to play, control does not work. I’ve never seen a game worse
  37. aatomilenko
    Feb 14, 2020
    0
    I decided to test this game, in the end it is a game with poor graphics and not thought out. I do not recommend it!
  38. Volker1
    Feb 14, 2020
    0
    A terrible game, worse than this, I have never seen in my life. It is simply impossible to play, the graphics of the last century, control does not work, well, it's just awful!
  39. kekskeks
    Feb 14, 2020
    0
    I didn’t like the game.
    one of the strong minuses is the balance of the game; it is very poorly implemented.
    gameplay is very boring
  40. MESSIVE
    May 22, 2023
    0
    Trash company with trash dev's mind. Do waste your time with is trash management.
  41. lattevill
    May 22, 2023
    0
    The game did not like, uninteresting, graphics so-so, boring and very predictable, expectations are not justified.
  42. Arb_life
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Disappointment. Let itself down with awful pay to win scheme, poor match mating, cheap map design and graphics. I feel bad for those who pay to unlock the vehicles they want. Shame.
  43. Hyosthelegend
    Jul 31, 2020
    0
    After playing for 182 hours, I made a simple observation. At first, if you are not playing Germany or the USSR, you have very little chance of making a good score. Then if you played light tanks or self-propelled guns, you will be more prone to attacks from planes (which are extremely cancerous since you have no means of defending yourself) so you will need a lot of luck if you want to getAfter playing for 182 hours, I made a simple observation. At first, if you are not playing Germany or the USSR, you have very little chance of making a good score. Then if you played light tanks or self-propelled guns, you will be more prone to attacks from planes (which are extremely cancerous since you have no means of defending yourself) so you will need a lot of luck if you want to get because even AA is not very effective. continue with the arcade battle rating system (BR), it is supposed to offer more equal matchmaking but it does the opposite since the highest BR is used for matchmaking, you may end up with tanks that have 1 see 1.5 BR more than 2/3 of the tanks you play.
    A word of advice: go your way, war thunder is not worth it.    … Expand
  44. Luk_book
    Jun 28, 2022
    0
    this game is Soviet propaganda, there is no balance, it feels like playing a game for Russians.
  45. Stratslinger315
    Apr 8, 2022
    0
    The game is meant for pc. This is not a console friendly game and if you do get it for console, you will need to buy mouse and keys at bare minimum but most likely a joystick or you’ll get stomped. Pc players target console players knowing they are at a disadvantage and they are actively toxic and will troll you by maneuvering and bumping your plane. That’s right, they can outmaneuver youThe game is meant for pc. This is not a console friendly game and if you do get it for console, you will need to buy mouse and keys at bare minimum but most likely a joystick or you’ll get stomped. Pc players target console players knowing they are at a disadvantage and they are actively toxic and will troll you by maneuvering and bumping your plane. That’s right, they can outmaneuver you so well on of that they can come around and bump you at 400+ km/hr and don’t even get me started on the maneuvers and physics. I’m no genius but I’ve seen some really crazy stuff that most definitely is not possible despite this being called a sim. This is a pay to play mobile game that looks decent on pc and looks muddy and drops frames constantly on console. You will end up smashing your controller playing this which is actually to your benefit because, like I said, you can’t win without investing in mouse and keys or joystick. Skip this game at all costs and let it die as it should have immediately after launch on console. I guess pc players might enjoy it. They should be stuck in their own corner and let the console players play each other. This game is a prime example of cross play being an absolute failure and doing it just to fill lobbies to pretend the game is alive. Period. It’s also the prime example of pay to play behind the lie of an initial free download. Stop rewarding bad devs and companies and maybe we’ll get a good game again someday.… Expand
  46. Aeromen4859
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    How do i start? The game is HORRIBLE for a number of factors:
    - New players get thrown in a match against much more skilled pilots, and by that i mean MUCH MUCH more.
    - Crossplay. This migth sound good at first, but PC players have all sorts of advantages against consoles starting by game performace. - Also reguarding console, complicated controls, framerate drops, package los and, bad    How do i start? The game is HORRIBLE for a number of factors:
    - New players get thrown in a match against much more skilled pilots, and by that i mean MUCH MUCH more.
    - Crossplay. This migth sound good at first, but PC players have all sorts of advantages against consoles starting by game performace.
    - Also reguarding console, complicated controls, framerate drops, package los and, bad graphics are just some of the issues the PS4 version suffers.
    - PC players target console players as soon as they see us due to an icon in the front of the username, and of course, they are after easy kills.
    - Constant in game paywalls, you have to pay for repairs, spawns, crew training, planes and so on.
    - The grinding is simply, if not THE WORST, then certainly one of THE WORST in any video game EVER CREATED. They practically oblige you to spend money in the game to have a decent progress. People will often argue that is a F2P game, but in the form that is presented in this game, i would rather spend money buying the game than stuff in it (wich would cost less real money by the way).
    - The ammount of resources you receive per match is simply horrible due to the game "uptiering" you EVERY SINGLE MATCH. You don't have only to deal with people more skilled than you in matches, YOU ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM HAVING BETTER PLANES THAN YOU 90% OF THE TIME.

    In resume, DO NEVER PLAY THIS GAME. It is addictive, you can find yourself playing for hours just to unlock a plane/tank/boat that is simply not worth while standard, and the effort you'll put in it isn't worth either, because you'll be so disappointed with it that it will suck all of your will and joy to play it. Grinding is terrible also, heard people saying that took them 2 YEARS to grind to the top levels. If you are a new player, you'll be treated like trash by the game developer (Gaijin Entertainment), the enemy team, and your own team as well (they WILL steal your kills and leave you to die alone by someone in your back while they watch motionless). You'll get constantly harassed if you are a console player, and the game will make you pay for playing it. Worst game management in the history of Video Games.    … Expand
  47. Bistoufly
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    Warthunder is a crap russian game made for russians only. Better leave it aside. Gameplay and maps are just horrible. All maps are made for your tanks to be taken in mud or stuck between rocks while you will see russian tanks "flying" over the map like if they where sports cars. All this game is nonsense. They say they want to be as realistic as possible but it is not. When you look tankWarthunder is a crap russian game made for russians only. Better leave it aside. Gameplay and maps are just horrible. All maps are made for your tanks to be taken in mud or stuck between rocks while you will see russian tanks "flying" over the map like if they where sports cars. All this game is nonsense. They say they want to be as realistic as possible but it is not. When you look tank stats in wikipedia, all stats are nerfed except russian tanks that are, naturally, overanked. I am sure putin play this game.… Expand
  48. Rafael03343
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    It's Just one of the worst games in earth, for many and many things, just accept.
  49. GamesToRussia
    May 24, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fix your **** game greedy idiots 000000 0000 0000 00000000 00000000000 0000 000… Expand
  50. RYNOCIRATOR_V5
    May 22, 2023
    0
    Game is virtually unplayable after these recent economy changes and Gaijin Entertainment just spits in our face when we try to tell them that being required to buy several premium vehicles AND premium account time just to make a silver lion profit on matches.
    This is unacceptable, the game will DIE if this continues, denying that anything is wrong, gaslighting your playerbase saying the    Game is virtually unplayable after these recent economy changes and Gaijin Entertainment just spits in our face when we try to tell them that being required to buy several premium vehicles AND premium account time just to make a silver lion profit on matches.
    This is unacceptable, the game will DIE if this continues, denying that anything is wrong, gaslighting your playerbase saying the complainers are the minority, and removing the game from Steam is NOT how a respectable company should behave.    … Expand
  51. Vinman10
    Apr 22, 2022
    0
    The game is very unreal. Now that they have restricted conversation it's worst. Plus the folks playing are ****, Also Cry babies
  52. fucorpshill
    May 5, 2022
    0
    Effects for hit on vehicles is the only thing good about this game. Otherwise complete garbage. full of cheaters and the devs are the ones selling the cheat software.
  53. HerrGrubber
    Jun 24, 2022
    0
    IDEA is ok
    Execution of before said idea is pathethic, bouth in coding and in greedines of gaijin
    So much bugs, but they dont stop and think about how anoying and gamebreaking they are, only thing that is important is making new update and pushing out couple new vehicles because they hold a guinnes record for number of vehicles (they can also go for number of bugs in the game, not sure    IDEA is ok
    Execution of before said idea is pathethic, bouth in coding and in greedines of gaijin
    So much bugs, but they dont stop and think about how anoying and gamebreaking they are, only thing that is important is making new update and pushing out couple new vehicles because they hold a guinnes record for number of vehicles (they can also go for number of bugs in the game, not sure why they dont take that title since every expirienced player knows its true...)
    And new bugs come with every update, for example, me 264, german bomber, in game since i started playing couple years back (posibly even longer, not sure) so after one of the before mentioned updates that plane didnt have brakes for nearly a month, because science i guess....
    Maybe gaijin refuses to pay decent coders so they just cycle trough cheap ones...
    Then they "fix" the game for a week or two, they fix the bugs they want, "smaller" ones they see as non esential linger for longer if not for ever as some trademark or something....

    Now lets dive into their "coding"
    Match maker is a joke, one fight you get a steamroll team where you look at the enemy tank and before you fire or just as you fired some of "maniacs" in your team kills it
    Other option is epic fail team, that has 15 kills (5-10 usually mine) and 12 tickets left, yday i had a "privilege" of being in air realistic with 3 epic bots, got one kill in unaviodable headon and died after doing some ground targets, so im spectating 3 "team mates" and one enemy bomber circling around his airfield
    All this bots should have done is pick of ground targets to get the ticket lead but that one bomber won after 10 minutes of pathethic bots insulting him for "airfield camping"
    Comunity is mostly, plane and simple, retarded, learning curve of a dead stone (i know stones cant be alive but i like to emphasize) on the bottom of a lake...
    Gaijins fault, because its their game, and they failed miserably at geting new players to learn the game through decent tutorial, famous youtubers make things worse with dumbass oversimplified advices
    Further more, the "toxicity" of some players is simply logical, if you consider how annoying the game can be, so basicly, gaijin makes a p.o.s. game that annoys the hell out of people, and than all of a sudden people are toxic without any reason (i know its not cool but lets face it, if your pissed off because you wasted 500 bulets from couple guns on a bot player that is flying straight after your bomber without even trying to dodge the bullets only to get couple hits and maybe a crit just to get killed by that persistant bot you will sooner or later call him a retarded monkey...)
    Tutorial in the game is teaching players wsad left right klick, basic driving and shooting, in a game that can have 50% of the keyboard keybinded with something usefull.....
    God forbid they explain stuff like flanking or cooperation, helping team mates in need of fliping over after bomb blast fliped them if they were lucky enough to survive...
    Air realistic with a bomber is a nice example how stupid game can be, instead of telling people how much bombs of what "caliber" they need to take down a base you are left out there to guess, and since i stated that thing about learning curve all you can see is how people are dive charging the closest base and droping all they can on the base and quite often dying in the next min or two...
    In a real war, pilot gets his mission, 99% of the cases in great detail....
    It is also very "heart warming" when a patch changes the base hp, and they tell you they changed the base hp, but they dont say from what hp to what hp....
    Hitboxes
    I would dare to say that hitbox is the single most important part of shooter game, so there you are, waiting behind a cover of some building rubble for a "rabbit" that will probably try and zoom into uncaped base over the clearing, you see one, you smile, 250m away, clean side shoot with 90% chance of one shoot, pop out of cover, shoot, and hit the rubble....that is shown to be 0.5m left of your barrel when you look at it.....
    Or you are flying low 5-10 meters over the buildings, just to hit a rooftop, that is shown to be atleast 5m bellow you....
    Maybe some invisible alien satelite dish...
    This was just two examples from two maps in two game mods
    There is also naval
    Where people charge a ship with their airplane, flying straight at the ship, not trying to avoid the bullets, out of 20x2x20mms, plus couple 40mms, 4-5 100mm secundary guns with proximity shells, just so you can get a plane kill just as he droped a bomb on you and killed you, because science times number of bullets divided by that bot not avoiding.....
    They basicly took pure math game (penetration minus armour equals pen or no pen) and they added some "x factor" in it

    And after all said they charge 30-40-50-60 euros per tank/plane/ship (ofc there is around 100 or even more premiums available)
    3A game price..
    Plane and simple pathethic scam...    … Expand
  54. batki1312
    Jun 26, 2022
    0
    This game coded to mess with you, for example when you activate a wager in game automatically get low tiered and basically you are f***** you need kills you get only assists and vice versa, and its biased to pay to win retards, and they add new vehicles but they forget to fix existing ones.
  55. Ravenblack
    Sep 25, 2022
    0
    Rigged trash game from an arrogant dishonest company. Stay away from everything where Gaijin is involved!
  56. Toplu
    Feb 9, 2023
    0
    I have a big problem with this game because it has a lot of bugs and is 99% pay to win
  57. methal0-1
    May 17, 2023
    0
    Very predatory monetarisation. The games only goal is to frustrate the player till the player pays money. I have 7500h in the game and I can't recommend it.
  58. malarky
    May 18, 2023
    0
    I used to love this game, playing for 8 years. It has steadily gone downhill where the company rip you off by reducing rewards on premium vehicles YOU HAVE PAID FOR. The game economy is designed to keep you mindlessly playing game after game to unlock vehicles. Even if you pay money for "premium game time", the company have steadily made it more difficult to earn research points to unlockI used to love this game, playing for 8 years. It has steadily gone downhill where the company rip you off by reducing rewards on premium vehicles YOU HAVE PAID FOR. The game economy is designed to keep you mindlessly playing game after game to unlock vehicles. Even if you pay money for "premium game time", the company have steadily made it more difficult to earn research points to unlock vehicles. The game is also full of pay to win vehicles which come with OP weaponary. You may fly a jet from the 1960's against planes from the 80s with advanced guided missiles. It's beyond ridiculous.… Expand
  59. Gunther_222
    May 19, 2023
    0
    The grind has become unbearable. Repair cost are too high with everything and the SL gain got nerfed into the ground.
  60. Stouts
    May 19, 2023
    0
    An amazing game made by devs who make nothing but excuses for why them killing the game is actually the best way of keeping the game alive. Until they fix the problems they keep creating Do not play!
  61. YoungPeople
    May 27, 2023
    0
    This game is good, but the company that runs it is extremely EVIL! This game has caused more pain than I've ever seen in any games. We play game to have fun, to relax or face a little challange. But no, this game give you a second job to work on. It takes well above 500 hours to finish one techtree( progression system, one techtree starts with biplane and prop planes and ends with modernThis game is good, but the company that runs it is extremely EVIL! This game has caused more pain than I've ever seen in any games. We play game to have fun, to relax or face a little challange. But no, this game give you a second job to work on. It takes well above 500 hours to finish one techtree( progression system, one techtree starts with biplane and prop planes and ends with modern jets, which imo is the most fun) but it is advertised with modern jets, which is impossibe to obtain for new players unless! you pay 70 dollars for one. /… Expand
  62. transfer2
    May 20, 2023
    0
    The economy in this game gets worse and worse with every update and the monetization is getting out of hand.
  63. Iitto630
    May 20, 2023
    0
    The game has become extremely pay to play, with a very long time between unlocking new vehicles, something which is the most crucial mechanic in this type of F2P progression game
  64. ask21pilot
    May 20, 2023
    0
    The game has a lot of good content but it gets ruined by bugs and in game economy that got worse and worse over time. Due to the terrible changes Gaijin did to the game, a lot of damage was done to the trust of the playerbase.
  65. buggisducik
    May 21, 2023
    0
    MID AF, balancing issues economy in absolute shambles, this isn't Zimbabwe it's a **** ww2 tank game, how do you **** up a tank game economy, **** gajinn **** this game **** the dev's review bomb this **** **** game
  66. SansGrafNie
    May 21, 2023
    0
    The new economy update is absolutely terrible. We will not stop review bombing until you fix it.
  67. DiscountIvy
    May 21, 2023
    0
    New players please avoid, the game developers only care about money, not the playerbase.
  68. chucym
    May 21, 2023
    0
    The game is very trashy with updates and developers, making even good games feel like poop.
  69. TwoPack
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Fine at rank 3 and below but after rank 4 it becomes almost mandatory to pay to progress.
  70. big_bigode
    May 21, 2023
    0
    since the last update it is unplayable, it is harder to get any new vehicle and ur stuck either in low tier or having to buy premium vehicle for 70$ just to get a little easier
  71. Shraknel
    May 22, 2023
    0
    I have been playing since the early days of this game before jets and tanks were even a thought in this game.

    I have played on the stand alone client and then moved to the steam client version when it came to steam. The 1300 hours that steam shows that I have doesn't even begin sum up the amount of time I have put into this game. With that said I highly suggest avoiding this game.    I have been playing since the early days of this game before jets and tanks were even a thought in this game.

    I have played on the stand alone client and then moved to the steam client version when it came to steam. The 1300 hours that steam shows that I have doesn't even begin sum up the amount of time I have put into this game.

    With that said I highly suggest avoiding this game.

    Since I started playing top tier I've bought premium time every time it's on sale. Even then it doesn't solve the economy issues, it just makes them a little more bearable.

    The thing is, the net rewards I get now WITH PREMIUM TIME are less than the net rewards I got a few years ago without it. How does that work? Gaijin creates a problem, and sell the solution, except the solution doesn't work.

    Playing Sweden is downright impossible, and having fun at anything over 7.0 in any nation is a laughable suggestion.

    It's almost as if Gaijin has learnt that a lot of the playerbase 'subscribe' to war thunder, mainly due to gaijin's continuous negative economy changes, that war thunder is pretty much now accepted as a subscription game, especially over 7.0. given the large proportion of subscribers, the general earning of vehicles get skewed up, thus gaijin has to change them in order to push more premium vehicles, and premium time onto players. The problem is, most of those players are already paying for premium time. Premium time is no longer an option that lets you progress faster, it's a subscription to the game, and you suffer the same as F2P players at lower tiers do. This is Unacceptable.

    Gaijin has even admitted that tech tree vehicles are balanced to not be profitable. In a game that relies on players making in-game money to progress, giving them vehicles that are designed to cause them to lose SL does not make them want to spend more on the game, it turns them away.

    More and more premium vehicles get added every update, but the F2P and premium subscription players get shafted with rewards decreases and repair cost increases.

    As much as I appreciate Gaijin needs to make money, their operating costs haven't significantly increased, yet the playerbase and number of paying customers has. Many players, myself included, would be far more inclined to spend money on the game if the changes benefitted the paying players. Selling a premium jet for the price of an AAA game is ridiculous, given this is generally not a one-off purchase for the individual, they may buy others. AAA games that sell for half as much still get continuous updates, despite the sales pretty much being the purchase of the game. I'm sure MANY players would pay for war thunder, even subscribe (as a lot do already) if the game actually rewarded them for spending their hard earned money on it.

    Again do not play or spend any money on this game till Gaijin turns the greedy ass around and makes the game something that is enjoyable to play.    … Expand
  72. VMS
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Absolutely horrible game.

    Rewards are horrible (even with premium), getting to the very top vehicles can take over a year of you time and the game just isn't fun.
  73. Thommygun
    May 21, 2023
    0
    The grind is absolutely immense, would not recommend playing until this is changed
  74. Bamischijf_275
    May 21, 2023
    0
    I have about 1500 hours in this game and would liked to have written a positive review. However, the approach developers take to squeeze money out of you has always left me with a disgust that never made me pay them, and as this has only worsened over the years I feel like there is nothing else to do than leave a bad review and uninstall the game.
  75. Lumpy87
    May 21, 2023
    0
    The Grind will kill you....

    Rewards are horrible (even with premium), getting to the very top vehicles can take over a year of you time and the game just isn't fun.
  76. Dhnvgy
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Bad game just a robbery under the name of "realism" and "fun" not remmondend at all
  77. Jagggerman
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Gaijin is so greedy that they would pull your soul out of your anus if they could.
  78. Legi29827
    May 21, 2023
    0
    **** em. Genuinely. Jdhdjrjdjrjjkriijdhdjejkknsbheysueuikokrndbhuuijdndbdhu
  79. Javainius
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Greedy company, that a doesn't give a frick about its community. Also this game has a very bad economy. Don't play this game.
  80. MattCheazy
    May 21, 2023
    0
    the developers have made the game a second job for us, where a person can't earn anything without a premium account and without premium content. and I have a premium account and since 2015 I have been a regular player
  81. Nowaytoday
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Rating: 0/5

    As an ardent fan of War Thunder, it saddens me to write this review. Once a game I cherished and enjoyed, it has progressively transformed into a frustrating experience. With each update, the game's economy spirals further downwards, increasing the grind and demanding excessive spending from its players. It has become nearly impossible for individuals with jobs or careers to    Rating: 0/5

    As an ardent fan of War Thunder, it saddens me to write this review. Once a game I cherished and enjoyed, it has progressively transformed into a frustrating experience. With each update, the game's economy spirals further downwards, increasing the grind and demanding excessive spending from its players. It has become nearly impossible for individuals with jobs or careers to reach the top tiers without opening their wallets.

    War Thunder used to be a game that struck the right balance between skill, time investment, and financial commitment. Progression felt rewarding, and achieving higher tiers was a result of dedication and proficiency. However, recent updates have shattered this delicate equilibrium, introducing changes that prioritize monetization over player satisfaction.

    The most significant issue lies within the game's economy system. It appears that Gaijin Entertainment, the developer of War Thunder, has become increasingly focused on milking its player base rather than fostering an enjoyable gaming experience. The grind has reached unbearable levels, with each tier demanding an exorbitant amount of time and effort to unlock. For a player with a job or a career, this is simply unfeasible.

    The game's economy updates seem designed to create artificial scarcity and elongate the progression curve. The prices of vehicles, upgrades, and repairs have skyrocketed, while rewards for battles and achievements have been diminished. It feels as if the only way to make any significant progress is by opening your wallet and spending real money on in-game purchases. This predatory approach to monetization is disheartening, as it undermines the core principles of fairness and skill-based gameplay.

    War Thunder was once renowned for its historical accuracy and attention to detail, but the recent emphasis on profit has compromised these qualities. With each update, it becomes evident that Gaijin Entertainment's primary goal is to extract as much money from its player base as possible, rather than delivering an authentic and enjoyable war simulation experience. It was once one of my favorite games, but the constant erosion of the economy and the oppressive grind have stripped away the joy I once found in playing. It is disheartening to witness a game that held so much promise transform into a pay-to-win nightmare for those without endless time or deep pockets.    … Expand
  82. Fokker-fokkerma
    May 21, 2023
    0
    I don't like to be bent over without my consent,But they did anyway. This is the 2008 of virtual economies. **** you gayjin i wil not accept this ****
  83. SlickOstrich
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Dev makes predatory in-game economy changes and then threatens to shut down the game when faced with well-deserved backlash. Absolutely unacceptable
  84. Asexual
    May 22, 2023
    0
    Economychanges over the years made this game terrible, and real shatter is also a problem
  85. WTPUMember
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Game is being ruined by a greedy company who have no intent on fixing the game, just making it an even more predatory cash grab to line their pockets.
  86. Ember5660
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Gaijin needs to fix the economy. This is ridiculous. This game used to be good.
  87. Tdw311
    May 21, 2023
    0
    After 5,000 hours and 10 years I can say I've been had. Gaijins greed has left us with a bad economy, bug filled nightmare of a game. I hope things turn around because this game was a big hobby for me. It's a shame that players have been trying to get them to change their ways for years and the only thing they have received is gas lighting and blame for not spending enough money. Shame onAfter 5,000 hours and 10 years I can say I've been had. Gaijins greed has left us with a bad economy, bug filled nightmare of a game. I hope things turn around because this game was a big hobby for me. It's a shame that players have been trying to get them to change their ways for years and the only thing they have received is gas lighting and blame for not spending enough money. Shame on you Gaijin.… Expand
  88. Gustav-
    May 21, 2023
    0
    After the uptade it is unplayable,The economy must be fixed, and gaijin must stop being greedy
  89. Ihategaijin
    May 21, 2023
    0
    in light of the recent drama and gaijin’s blatant lying and gaslighting of us player,the game has become a burning pile of trash, even if they do put out said fire, can they take out the trash(poet fr)
  90. realhenry
    May 22, 2023
    0
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  91. Zammy32
    May 28, 2023
    0
    The game is unfair if you don't spend money basically forcing you to spend 60$ for a premium vehicle or premium which is also expensive considering you can get many better games with that money.It's also unbalanced for some nations not getting anything new for years while 3 main nations get stuff they don't actually need that could've gone to to another nation.Getting to modern vehicleThe game is unfair if you don't spend money basically forcing you to spend 60$ for a premium vehicle or premium which is also expensive considering you can get many better games with that money.It's also unbalanced for some nations not getting anything new for years while 3 main nations get stuff they don't actually need that could've gone to to another nation.Getting to modern vehicle takes years eithout premium vehicles and premium time basically forcing you to do this as a second job.… Expand
  92. RealS-
    May 22, 2023
    0
  93. Esqurel
    May 22, 2023
    0
    The game had and still has a lot of potential, gameplay is really good and there are a lot of very well modeled vehicules.
    However, in this state and with recent changes even more, I don't recommend playing this game. Developpers almost never listen to experienced players, the game is pay to progress, it's almost impossible to reach top tier without premium time and premium vehicules,    The game had and still has a lot of potential, gameplay is really good and there are a lot of very well modeled vehicules.
    However, in this state and with recent changes even more, I don't recommend playing this game. Developpers almost never listen to experienced players, the game is pay to progress, it's almost impossible to reach top tier without premium time and premium vehicules, they never offer quality of life update, never offered a new game mode since 2013, money and milking players at at the center of their focus. Economy has been ruined within the last years. And and also, AAA game price for ONE premium vehicule?
    I could rate this game very well if all these issue are fixed, but right now I can't.    … Expand
  94. cnbt
    May 22, 2023
    0
    To all the players of War Thunder:
    I believe everyone has noticed the recent changes in the in-game economy, whether it's for naval, ground, air battles, AB, RB, or SB. Gaijin is continuously pushing the boundaries and testing the limits of its players. If you are familiar with the game "Escape from Tarkov," you probably know the consequences when game developers constantly provoke their    To all the players of War Thunder:
    I believe everyone has noticed the recent changes in the in-game economy, whether it's for naval, ground, air battles, AB, RB, or SB. Gaijin is continuously pushing the boundaries and testing the limits of its players. If you are familiar with the game "Escape from Tarkov," you probably know the consequences when game developers constantly provoke their player base. As players of this game, we contribute to its activity, and in theory, Gaijin should appreciate each and every one of us who continues to support and encourage this game. However, Gaijin keeps pushing the boundaries and exploiting each and every one of us. This recent economic change is not just a simple adjustment, Gaijin is gradually making it clear that if you don't pay for this game, you don't deserve to play it.
    I implore every player here to bravely stand up and resist this behavior. Gaijin has now infringed upon our rights as players, and we cannot, and should not, let Gaijin continue to exploit us in the future. It is time for us players to unite and stand together. We should be a collective, a class, opposing Gaijin's exploitation and oppression towards us. We are here to enjoy this game, to find joy in it, and we should not be working for Gaijin.
    1 hope that each player will save and spread this message. This post will undoubtedly be deleted, but we should copy it, share it, on any platform, anywhere that allows us to make our voices heard. Fellow warriors, let's fight for our future. Stay strong!    … Expand
  95. PDWR
    May 22, 2023
    0
    Who's gonna lose more?
    The one who's paying vs the one who's earning
    We ain't afraid.
    OFC you can't understand with that snail head
  96. qwpoqwpo
    May 22, 2023
    0
    worst game ever. terrivle experience.

    dont play this gameworst game ever. terrivle experience.

    dont play this game
  97. rikudora1215
    May 22, 2023
    0
    Ruin the economy system, Threatening players to close server, Censoring criticism, Attempting to terminate Steam support under the pretext of a negative Steam assessment
    This game has no hope
  98. BroForce_999
    May 22, 2023
    0
    game economy has been ruined over the years with little to no care from the devs
  99. redjay980
    May 22, 2023
    0
    They don't respect your time and are trying to push updates to make it even worse then gas lighting the player base saying if it gets review bombed the game will get shut down and no one wins. This dev team is tone deaf and trying to milk more money.
  100. Nyquilz
    May 22, 2023
    0
    They don't respect your time and are trying to push updates to make it even worse then gas lighting the player base saying if it gets review bombed the game will get shut down and no one wins. This dev team is tone deaf and trying to milk more money.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. GameSpot
    Jul 9, 2014
    80
    While the initial learning curve is daunting, this is one of those games that opens up dramatically the more that you play it, so the time commitment is worthwhile whether you're a laidback dogfighter or a hardcore simmer.
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  2. IGN Italia
    Jul 6, 2014
    87
    The Ground Forces expansion makes War Thunder even bigger than it was already, an MMO F2P that lets you choose the war you want: simulation or arcade, air or ground, challenging or relaxing, competitive or cooperative, free or with fee, PC or PS4.
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  3. IGN
    Jun 20, 2014
    72
    It’s mostly the moments in between battles that bring the whole experience down, as a lack of information and poor menus tarnish this flying ace.
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