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2013USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified71 % positivefree

A massive online vehicle combat game where you unlock planes, tanks and ships spanning over a century of military history and pilot them in battles ranging from arcade to full simulator. Its long grind through national tech trees and detailed damage modeling define the experience.

  • Lots of grind
  • Driving or flying
  • Historical setting
  • Competing against other players
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes War Thunder special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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World of Warships

99 %Match

2015PEGI 16PC, Steam Deck playable76 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about War Thunder: lots of grind, a historical setting and competing against other players.

Free-to-play team-based naval battles with historical warships, where positioning, ammo choice and ship class decide the outcome. From nimble destroyers to lumbering battleships, submarines and carriers, each class plays very differently.

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World of Tanks

Lots of grind

Free-to-play 15-vs-15 tank battles where positioning, armor angling and teamwork matter more than raw reflexes. A huge research tree of historical vehicles drives long-term progression.

Heroes & Generals

Lots of grind

A free-to-play WW2 multiplayer shooter where players fight as infantry, tank crew or pilots while generals steer a persistent strategic war between Germany, the US and the Soviet Union.

World of Warplanes

Lots of grind

A free-to-play arcade-style multiplayer dogfighting game featuring warplanes from the golden age of military aviation. Team-based aerial battles and a tech tree of planes and upgrades are the focus.

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

Driving or flying

A sprawling World War II flight combat simulator with over 200 flyable aircraft, huge maps and many campaign missions. It offers authentic, demanding dogfights for fans of historical flight sims.

DCS World

Driving or flying

A highly realistic PC flight simulator where you pilot jets and warbirds with fully modeled cockpits and complex systems. It works as a huge sandbox for missions, campaigns and online combat, with a very steep learning curve.

Hell Let Loose

Co-op or multiplayer

A realistic WWII tactical shooter with huge 50-vs-50 battles where squads, supply lines and vehicles must work together. Teamwork and communication decide who wins the front.

Enlisted

Co-op or multiplayer

A multiplayer World War II shooter where you command a squad of soldiers with different roles in large-scale battles featuring tanks, aircraft and artillery.

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