Total Tank Simulator

Last updated: 2025-11-27
  • Authentic, creative WWII battles.
  • Satisfying vehicular and infantry combat.
  • Extensive, creative sandbox mode for scenarios.
  • Robust, engaging campaigns with tactical depth.
  • Severe performance and stability issues.
  • Flawed AI and limited strategic control.
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Emotions

Frustration23%Disappointment20%Satisfaction20%Excitement6%Joy6%
Reviews
(sample size)
705
Helpful reviews
66%
Unhelpful reviews
34%
Protest reviews
0%
Positive points
751
Negative points
1152
Gameplay points
256
Perf. points
44
Rec. points
191
Misc points
114

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
475%
Avg playtime 1h
222.4%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
14615.6%
Avg playtime 18.7h
72177%
Avg playtime 33.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.5 rev/day
Last 30d1.9 rev/day
Quarterly28.4 rev/qtr
Days covered2,016.3 days
Point
Highly Recommended, Fun Experience
Description
Players overwhelmingly praise the game as fun, engaging, and a good value for its price. It's considered a well-made strategy simulator with high replayability and significant potential, offering a rewarding experience despite minor flaws.
Importance
76%
Authentic & Creative WWII Battles
Description
The game successfully blends large-scale World War II strategy with accessible, physics-driven sandbox gameplay. It allows players to recreate historical battles or invent humorous scenarios, appealing strongly to history buffs and those who enjoy organized chaos. The ability to role-play specific nations adds to its unique appeal.
Importance
44%
Satisfying Vehicular & Infantry Combat
Description
Players enjoy the detailed and chaotic large-scale battles, particularly vehicular combat involving tanks, air, and artillery. The ability to control various units directly, including tanks with all their weapons and surprisingly effective infantry, adds depth and fun. The inclusion of rare super-heavy tanks is a significant draw.
Importance
22%
Extensive & Creative Sandbox Mode
Description
The sandbox mode is a major highlight, granting players immense freedom to craft their own battle scenarios with a wide variety of units, equipment, and destructible environments. It fosters creativity, experimentation, and allows players to deploy and even personally operate units, offering limitless possibilities for engagement.
Importance
21%
Robust & Engaging Campaigns
Description
The game features multiple multi-hour campaigns that are generally found to be interesting, challenging, and rewarding. Players appreciate the variety and longevity provided by these campaigns, which offer a structured way to unlock technology and progress through the game.
Importance
11%
Smooth Performance, Appealing Graphics
Description
Players appreciate the game's good optimization, ensuring smooth gameplay even during large-scale battles on older hardware, with few lags. The low-poly, cartoonish art style is generally found appealing and contributes to the game's charm, complemented by excellent destructible environments and visual effects.
Importance
10%
Tactical Depth with Smart AI
Description
The game rewards strategic thinking, requiring players to consider unit placement, counter-units, and the use of diverse terrain for cover and tactical advantage. The AI is noted for surprising logic, such as flanking maneuvers and infantry taking cover, making battles dynamically challenging.
Importance
9%
Diverse Units with Direct Control
Description
The game offers a vast and diverse roster of units, exceeding 200, from infantry to super-heavy tanks, across distinct nations. A major attraction is the ability to directly control any individual unit, allowing for varied gameplay experiences and strategic experimentation.
Importance
9%
Improved Alternative for TABS Fans
Description
Many players consider the game a superior and more modern alternative to Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (TABS), especially for its World War II theme. It's praised for handling many more units without lagging and for offering a more complete and strategic experience than TABS.
Importance
6%
Enhanced by Steam Workshop Mods
Description
The game greatly benefits from strong Steam Workshop support, offering a rich variety of mods and add-ons. This active community significantly enhances the gaming experience, adding to the game's longevity and customization options.
Importance
5%