War Thunder Review

War Thunder is a relatively old free-to-play game. It has been available on PlayStation 4 and Steam since 2013, and came to Xbox One in 2018. It went through a long early access period, but is now fully-released. For this reason, War Thunder now has to stand on its own feet. Gaijin Entertainment can no longer hide behind the testing period.

So, do I recommend War Thunder? Let’s break it down.

Action

At the present time, the game brings together aspects from all types of vehicular warfare. Unlike other vehicle war games like World of Tanks, War Thunder does not just focus on the ground. Instead, this is a game that wants to you take to battle across land, sea, and air.

This means all kinds of machines are at your disposal, although the choices are limited in terms of time period. Players can access tanks, aircraft, and ships from historical times including World War II, the Spanish Civil War, and the Cold War.

As is the custom in these types of online battle games, War Thunder does not focus on narrative. So, there is no story or singleplayer campaign to get to grips with. While the team behind the title has added various new forces and factions, these are all focused on use in multiplayer. Yet, this is not really an issue as this game excels in allowing players to jump straight into the action.