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War Thunder Activity Briefing

On October 21, 2026, War Thunder observed a current player count of 25,854, reflecting a significant decrease of approximately 51.73% over the past six hours. The game maintains a total of 792,469 Steam reviews, with 71.22% being positive. Recent activity included daily reviews numbering 206, which represents a slight decline of about 1.44% day-over-day. The game remains free-to-play with no price changes noted.

  • Current players: 25,854, down 51.73% in 6 hours.
  • Total Steam reviews: 792,469 with 71.22% positive.
  • Latest daily review count: 206, a 1.44% decrease from the previous day.
  • Recent updates: 'Update 2.59.0.75' and 'Update 2.59.0.72' with various bug fixes.
Steam player data · App 236390

War Thunder

View on Steam ↗Updated 21 Oct · 05:05 UTC
  • Single-player
  • Multi-player
  • MMO
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Steam

Store data

UK price
Free
US price
Free
Positive reviews
71%
Total reviews
792,469
Release date
15 Aug, 2013
Concurrent players27,520Most recent successful sample
Today's peak27,52026/144 samples
Tracked peak101,023Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating71%792,469 reviews
Steam metadata

Game information

Details supplied by the Steam store
App ID
236390
App type
Game
Supported systems
Windows · macOS · Linux
Genres
Action, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Free To Play
Release date
15 Aug, 2013
Last player update
21 Oct · 05:05 UTC
Steam store data

System requirements

Supplied by the developer on Steam

Windows

Minimum
OS
Windows 10 (64bit)
Processor
Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
DirectX
Version 11
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
70 GB available space
VR Support
SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required
Recommended
OS
Windows 10/11 (64bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 or better
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
DirectX
Version 12
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
95 GB available space

macOS

Minimum
OS
Catalina 10.15
Processor
Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
Memory
6 GB RAM
Graphics
Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
70 GB available space
Recommended
OS
OS Big Sur v. 10.16 or newer
Processor
Intel Core i7 (Xeon processors not supported)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
95 GB available space

Linux

Minimum
OS
Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
Processor
Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
70 GB available space
Recommended
OS
Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i7
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
95 GB available space
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Player history

Concurrent players

Peak 65,683Average 41,553Latest 27,520
016.4k32.8k49.3k65.7kP20 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC21 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC
P Patch or game update

24-hour and 7-day views use hourly peaks from ten-minute samples. Longer views use retained daily peaks. Up to 24 recent event markers are shown per layer.

Selected outlets

Critic reviews

3 collected
Twitch

Twitch stats

Awaiting the first Twitch sample.
Long-term history

Monthly players breakdown

Calculated from SteamWatch samples
MonthPeakGain% gainAverageAvg % gain
Last 30 days92,949-8,074-8.0%50,346-9.3%
October 202692,949-8,074-8.0%50,599-5.3%
September 2026101,023——53,414—
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About this game

Description

Supplied by the Steam store

War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, 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, fighting with millions of players from all over the world in an ever-evolving environment.

In War Thunder, aircraft, attack helicopters, ground forces and naval ships collaborate in realistic competitive battles. You can choose from over 3,000 vehicles and an extensive variety of combat situations many of which are exclusive. You can find yourself blasting your pursuers from a bomber turret, defending your teammates on the ground from an air raid with anti-aircraft guns, shooting down enemy planes with a firestorm from multiple rocket launchers, or trying to sink an enemy warship with a torpedo from a fast attack boat.

Features include:

Seamless cross-platform gameplay between Windows PC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One with Xbox Series X|S – everyone on the same server.

Over 3,000 highly detailed aircraft, helicopters, tanks, warships and other combat vehicles crafted carefully from historical documents and surviving sources.

100 maps representing the main historical battle theaters.

Intense PvP experiences in full-scale combat missions at various difficulty settings for all play styles and degrees of experience.

Rich PvE content including dynamic historical campaigns and solo missions.

Regular content updates including new vehicles, maps, missions and nations.

Astonishing graphics, authentic sound effects and beautiful music creating an atmosphere to fully immerse yourself in.

Create custom content for War Thunder and share it on War Thunder Live, with the prospect of earning real money through the Revenue Share Partner System!

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Screenshots

40 available
Observed momentum

Moving similarly

Compared with the latest two retained daily readings

Games with the most comparable recorded change in players, and where available Steam reviews and Twitch viewers. This is a data similarity, not a recommendation or an explanation of cause.

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