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.
- Developer
- Gaijin Entertainment
- Publisher
- Gaijin Network Ltd
- Released
- Aug 15, 2013
- Genres
- Action, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Free To Play
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Metacritic
- 81 ↗
- Website
- warthunder.com ↗
How many people are playing War Thunder?
War Thunder had 74,290 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, down 12% from 84,158 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, it ranks #14 of the 502 games tracked here, up 1 place from #15 a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 14, 2026 is 107,233, on Oct 31, 2026; the latest reading is 69% of that.
Over the last four weeks, War Thunder has been busiest during the evening in East Asia, with the busiest hour around 14:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent War Thunder updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Oct 21, 2026 Regular update It’s fixed! №119 ↗ ▲ +13% 47,593 → 53,810 avg players
- Oct 7, 2026 Regular update It’s fixed! №118 ↗ ▼ -9.1% 54,220 → 49,301 avg players
- Sep 16, 2026 Major update Meet the “Sky Odyssey” Major Update! ↗ Not tracked the week before
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