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The closest matches to War Thunder: World of Tanks, Armored Warfare, Hell Let Loose, Enlisted, and Squad. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Same stressful mood as War Thunder.
- $49.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Enlisted
Why this: Also World War II and Vehicular Combat, like War Thunder.
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Gunner, HEAT, PC!
Why this: Also Cold War and Tanks, like War Thunder.
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Sprocket
Why this: Also Cold War and World War II, like War Thunder.
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- Released: 2013
- Developer: Gaijin Entertainment
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 74% of 308,911 reviews
- Genres: Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
- Metacritic 81
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Constant updates with new content
- Extensive vehicle lineup
- Historical accuracy of vehicles and battles
- Dark
- Stressful
- Competitive multiplayer
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Why this: Also Military and War, like War Thunder.
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Why this: Also Tanks and World War II, like War Thunder.
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
Why this: Also World War II and Flight, like War Thunder.
Escape from Tarkov
Why this: Shares progression system with War Thunder.
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
Why this: Also World War II and Military, like War Thunder.
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
Why this: Also Naval Combat and Vehicular Combat, like War Thunder.
About War Thunder
The closest matches to War Thunder: World of Tanks, Armored Warfare, Hell Let Loose, Enlisted, and Squad. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If War Thunder is your kind of game, the closest matches are World of Tanks, Armored Warfare and Hell Let Loose — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as dark and stressful, and single out its competitive multiplayer and historical reconstruction. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
War Thunder is a large-scale multiplayer combat simulation developed by Gaijin Entertainment that lets players operate aircraft, armored vehicles, and naval vessels across conflicts spanning from the early 20th century through modern eras. The game emphasizes realistic physics, competitive multiplayer modes, and historical reconstruction of vehicles and battles. Players describe the experience as dark and stressful, while reviewers highlight the extensive vehicle lineup, constant updates adding new content, and the historical accuracy of the combat scenarios. Progression systems provide long-term goals across a massive amount of gameplay, and the title is verified to run on Steam Deck. The game launched in 2013 and maintains a free-to-play model, with Steam reviews currently showing approximately 74% positive from over 300,000 user reviews.
About 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.
Is War Thunder worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 308,911 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 68% positive across 9,068 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 120 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 753 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Constant updates with new content
- Extensive vehicle lineup
- Historical accuracy of vehicles and battles
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Help I can't stop playing Edit: I still can't stop Edit.2: I am beyond salvation. Edit.3: It ight. Edot.4: :(”
“Extreme Russian bias in early teirs if ur not in a t34 ur just dead, it makes me want to unspeakable things to large mouth bass it needs to be nerfed heavily. how a russian t34 can deflect a 180mil cannon with ammo that should be able to…”
People who play it also play: World of Tanks, Armored Warfare, Hell Let Loose
Frequently asked about War Thunder
Can I run it?
Is War Thunder verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — War Thunder is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
Is War Thunder free to play?
Yes — War Thunder is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does War Thunder have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — War Thunder supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to War Thunder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside War Thunder are World of Tanks, Armored Warfare, Hell Let Loose.
Who developed War Thunder?
War Thunder was developed by Gaijin Entertainment and published by Gaijin Network Ltd.