War Thunder
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
- Release Date:8/15/2013
- Franchise:Gaijin Network Ltd
- Developer:Gaijin Entertainment
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:7/1/2025
- Steam App Id:236390
War Thunder
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, War Thunder has 72,851 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 39% lower than its previous all-time peak of 118,719 players achieved on 2/11/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for War Thunder. It has received a total of 633,315 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 73 (Mostly Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for War Thunder and its growth over time. It currently has 524,166 followers on its community page.
About War Thunder
War Thunder is an Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, and Free to Play game developed by Gaijin Entertainment. On 8/15/2013, it was released on the Steam Store by Gaijin Network Ltd, and Gaijin Distribution KFT.
Players have rated War Thunder as "Mostly Positive" out of 633,315 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 462,888 positive reviews and 170,427 negative reviews — an overall 73% positive review rating. Additionally, War Thunder has earned a metascore of 81 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play completely for free. It can also be purchased through PC Café Essentials F2P which gives a discount off its base price. The game also has a total of 53 DLC add-ons including: War Thunder - Ground Forces High-res Texture Pack, War Thunder - A-10A Thunderbolt (Early) Pack, and War Thunder - Object 140 Pack available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 18 languanges in-game including English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, War Thunder supports the following features:
- PvP
- Co-op
- Full controller support
- Remote Play on Phone
- Multi-player
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Steam Trading Cards
- MMO
- Online Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Online PvP
- VR Supported
- In-App Purchases
From the Steam community, War Thunder has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Naval Combat
- Flight
- Modern
- World War II
- Third Person
- Multiplayer
- Massively Multiplayer
- VR
- War
- Historical
- Tanks
- Free to Play
- Realistic
- Third-Person Shooter
- Shooter
- Cold War
- Simulation
- Combat
- Vehicular Combat
- Military
- Action
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for War Thunder and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
War Thunder is referenced by 58 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | War Thunder: Air Forces, Vol.2 (Original Game Soundtrack) | Music | 7/19/2023 | View |
 | War Thunder - Ground Forces High-res Texture Pack | DLC | 3/24/2022 | View |
 | War Thunder - A-10A Thunderbolt (Early) Pack | DLC | 3/24/2022 | View |
 | War Thunder - Object 140 Pack | DLC | 11/19/2024 | View |
 | War Thunder - Type 16 (FPS) Pack | DLC | 3/7/2023 | View |
 | War Thunder - USS Des Moines Pack | DLC | 3/7/2023 | View |
 | War Thunder - T-72AV (TURMS-T) Pack | DLC | 11/23/2020 | View |
 | War Thunder - RAH-66 Comanche Pack | DLC | 6/25/2025 | View |
 | War Thunder: Ground Forces, Vol.1 (Original Game Soundtrack) | Music | 3/18/2020 | View |
 | War Thunder - USA Pacific Campaign (YP-38) | DLC | 9/7/2020 | View |
Related Bundles
War Thunder is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PC Café Essentials F2P | 15 | 15 | Free | View |
Related Packages
War Thunder is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| War Thunder - Commercial License (Free) | ??? | View |
Supported Languages
War Thunder is available in 18 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Czech | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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War Thunder data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 1). War Thunder on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/236390
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 1). War Thunder. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/236390
- Metacritic. (2025, July 1). War Thunder for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/war-thunder
- Gaijin Entertainment. (2023, July 7). War Thunder. War Thunder. http://warthunder.com/