War Thunder

Item: War Thunder
Rating: 36
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-02-23

Summary

Visually stunning, immersive military experience.
Huge, historically diverse vehicle selection.
Addictive gameplay despite numerous issues.
Unbalanced matchmaking and vehicle stats.
Poor map design exacerbates balance issues.
Predatory monetization ruins the experience.

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 28%
Unhelpful reviews: 59%
Protest reviews: 14%

36%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
64%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1351
Negative points: 3434
Gameplay points: 787
Perf. points: 163
Rec. points: 793
Misc points: 384

Point	Description	Importance
Visually stunning, immersive experience Description The game boasts impressive graphics, detailed vehicle models, realistic sound design, and immersive environments. These elements combine to create an engaging and authentic combat experience across air, land, and sea. The attention to detail enhances the overall atmosphere and contributes to the game's appeal. Importance 81%	The game boasts impressive graphics, detailed vehicle models, realistic sound design, and immersive environments. These elements combine to create an engaging and authentic combat experience across air, land, and sea. The attention to detail enhances the overall atmosphere and contributes to the game's appeal.	81%
Huge vehicle selection, historically diverse Description The game features a vast selection of vehicles across air, land, and sea, spanning multiple historical eras. This extensive roster provides players with diverse gameplay options and encourages experimentation with different strategies and playstyles. The variety keeps the game fresh and engaging. Importance 52%	The game features a vast selection of vehicles across air, land, and sea, spanning multiple historical eras. This extensive roster provides players with diverse gameplay options and encourages experimentation with different strategies and playstyles. The variety keeps the game fresh and engaging.	52%
Realistic mechanics, flexible difficulty Description The game offers a blend of realistic physics, ballistics, and damage models, providing an authentic combat simulation. Players can choose between different difficulty levels, from arcade-style action to more challenging realistic and simulator modes. This balance caters to both casual and hardcore players. Importance 36%	The game offers a blend of realistic physics, ballistics, and damage models, providing an authentic combat simulation. Players can choose between different difficulty levels, from arcade-style action to more challenging realistic and simulator modes. This balance caters to both casual and hardcore players.	36%
Regular updates, active community Description The game receives regular updates with new content, events, and improvements, keeping the experience fresh and engaging. The active community and long-term support contribute to the game's enduring appeal. Players appreciate the continuous effort to expand and refine the game. Importance 27%	The game receives regular updates with new content, events, and improvements, keeping the experience fresh and engaging. The active community and long-term support contribute to the game's enduring appeal. Players appreciate the continuous effort to expand and refine the game.	27%
Initially engaging, rewarding progression Description The game is initially appealing and provides a rewarding sense of progression as players unlock new vehicles and master their mechanics. While premium options exist, the core gameplay is accessible without spending money, allowing players to explore the game before investing. The game is more "pay to skip" than "pay to win". Importance 12%	The game is initially appealing and provides a rewarding sense of progression as players unlock new vehicles and master their mechanics. While premium options exist, the core gameplay is accessible without spending money, allowing players to explore the game before investing. The game is more "pay to skip" than "pay to win".	12%
Teamwork focused, engaging multiplayer Description The game's multiplayer mode fosters teamwork and strategy, leading to intense and rewarding player-versus-player battles. Cross-platform play enhances the social aspect, allowing players to connect with friends and build a sense of community. Coordination and cooperation are key to success. Importance 7%	The game's multiplayer mode fosters teamwork and strategy, leading to intense and rewarding player-versus-player battles. Cross-platform play enhances the social aspect, allowing players to connect with friends and build a sense of community. Coordination and cooperation are key to success.	7%
Easy to learn, hard master Description The game is easy to learn but difficult to master, rewarding patience and strategic thinking. Players can learn enemy weak spots and improve their skills as they progress through the tiers. The dynamic gameplay provides constant opportunities for learning and improvement. Importance 5%	The game is easy to learn but difficult to master, rewarding patience and strategic thinking. Players can learn enemy weak spots and improve their skills as they progress through the tiers. The dynamic gameplay provides constant opportunities for learning and improvement.	5%
Enjoyable, balanced low-tier gameplay Description Low-tier gameplay can be enjoyable and balanced, with a decent grind and fun lineups for most nations. Defeats feel deserved, and kills feel like small triumphs. Early ranks are fun, fast, and engaging. Importance 4%	Low-tier gameplay can be enjoyable and balanced, with a decent grind and fun lineups for most nations. Defeats feel deserved, and kills feel like small triumphs. Early ranks are fun, fast, and engaging.	4%
Tactical, strategic, accessible gameplay Description The game allows players to call in artillery support and use missiles as a support weapon. The game requires tactical thinking, planning movements, and teamwork, making every action impactful. The game is a highly accessible, multiplayer combat game with tactical and strategic nuance. Importance 4%	The game allows players to call in artillery support and use missiles as a support weapon. The game requires tactical thinking, planning movements, and teamwork, making every action impactful. The game is a highly accessible, multiplayer combat game with tactical and strategic nuance.	4%
Deep, best in class game Description War Thunder offers a wide variety of nations to play, including America, Germany, the Soviet Union, Sweden, Japan, China, the U.K., Italy, and Israel. War Thunder is considered one of the best games in its category. War Thunder has a lot of depth to dig into. Importance 4%	War Thunder offers a wide variety of nations to play, including America, Germany, the Soviet Union, Sweden, Japan, China, the U.K., Italy, and Israel. War Thunder is considered one of the best games in its category. War Thunder has a lot of depth to dig into.	4%