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War Thunder

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App ID 236390
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Gaijin Network Ltd
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies BattlEye AntiCheat, Gaijin Launcher
Last Changenumber 31686766
Last Record Update 15 October 2025 – 15:06:37 UTC ()
Release Date 15 August 2013 – 12:22:00 UTC ()
😌 63.93%
797k reviews
30,147
In-Game
+12
🆓 Free to Play 🖥️ Simulation 🏎️ Vehicular Combat ⚔️ Combat 🪂 World War II

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.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Gaijin Entertainment
gamedir War Thunder
metacritic_name War Thunder
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metacritic_score 81
NoServers No
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
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ReleaseState released
Publisher Gaijin Network Ltd
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 15 August 2013 – 12:22:00 UTC ()
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OpenVrSupport Yes
ControllerVr
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Social Media https://www.facebook.com/WarThunder/
https://www.instagram.com/warthunder/
https://www.twitch.tv/warthunder
https://x.com/WarThunder
https://www.youtube.com/warthunder/
Primary Genre Massively Multiplayer (29)
Store Genres Action (1), Massively Multiplayer (29), Simulation (28), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 15 August 2013 – 12:22:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 October 2025 – 10:43:52 UTC () (1759401832)
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Is free on the store? Yes
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Detected Technologies (?) BattlEye AntiCheat, Gaijin Launcher, AMD_GPU_Services SDK, CEF SDK, FMOD SDK, Intel_XeSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS_FrameGen SDK, NVIDIA_Highlights SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_Reflex SDK, NVIDIA_Streamline SDK, OpenXR SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 8 April 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8432961
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
Timeline Markers Update 23 September 2025 – 09:09:51 UTC () (1758618591)
Timeline Markers wt_death, wt_exit, wt_explosion, wt_kill, wt_zone_capture
Timeline Markers Hash c0ef18163ee9db17c42cd8ccf63bed42d0286a8c/markers.svg
Anti-Cheat Software BattlEye - Requires manual removal after game uninstall
First seen on SteamDB 5 April 2013 – 17:38:07 UTC (), in changelist #203337

Supported Languages

18 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Romanian Yes Yes

Tags

🆓 Free to Play 🖥️ Simulation 🏎️ Vehicular Combat ⚔️ Combat 🪂 World War II ✈️ Flight 🥽 VR ⚔️ War 🪖 Military 🚜 Tanks 🕹️ Multiplayer 🚢 Naval Combat 🫶 Massively Multiplayer 💻 Modern ☢️ Cold War 🔫 Shooter 🌱 Realistic 💥 Action 👤 Third Person 🔫 Third-Person Shooter

Categories

Single-player MMO Online PvP Online Co-op Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards In-App Purchases Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Co-op HDR rendering Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA) PvP

Hardware Categories

VR Supported Native Steam Controller Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers (USB Only) Steam Input API Supported

Assets

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timestamp2 October 2025 – 10:46:55 UTC
Trailers
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228989 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2022 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
236394 Windows War Thunder Win 1.38 GiB 841.18 MiB
236393 Linux 64-bitWar Thunder Linux 262.01 MiB 133.93 MiB
236392 macOS 64-bitWar Thunder Mac 62.31 GiB 61.04 GiB
236391 Windows Linux War Thunder Content 62.18 GiB 60.92 GiB
1945841 Windows Linux 64-bitDLC 1945841War Thunder - Air Forces High-res Texture Pack (1945841) Depot 17.78 GiB 17.88 GiB
1945840 Windows Linux 64-bitDLC 1945840War Thunder - Ground Forces High-res Texture Pack (1945840) Depot 38.54 GiB 38.88 GiB
1945930 Windows Linux 64-bitDLC 1945930War Thunder - Environment High-res Texture Pack (1945930) Depot 10.19 GiB 10.17 GiB

Total size on disk is 192.64 GiB and total download size is 189.84 GiB.

Total size on disk is 63.56 GiB and total download size is 61.75 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 20404471 15 October 2025 – 15:01:57 UTC
release_candidate release candidate 20404539 15 October 2025 – 15:06:33 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
markdlcdepots 0
baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Romanian, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Spanish - Latin America
privatebranches 1
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