World of Warplanes

World of Warplanes

Wargaming Group Limited · February 10, 2022 · Flight, FPS, Third-Person Shooter, Military, Cold War

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World of Warplanes price

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About World of Warplanes

✦ AI summary

Pilot dozens of warbirds from seven nations across intense 12v12 aerial dogfights in this free-to-play MMO where teamwork and skill determine who controls the skies. Customize and upgrade your aircraft with unique loadouts while mastering five distinct plane types across beautifully detailed, real-world-inspired maps.

World of Warplanes is an aerial combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. Throwing players into a never-ending battle for dominance of the skies, the game allows aircraft enthusiasts to pursue full-scale careers as virtual pilots, earning their wings in intense 12-vs-12 battles where supremacy in the air depends on not only a fast trigger finger, but also coordinated teamwork.

Five aircraft types
Learn air combat skills on five different aircraft types, each with unique configurations, roles, and battle behavior.

Seven nations
Enter battles with your choice of aircraft from one of seven nations: the U.S.S.R., Germany, U.S.A., U.K., France, China, or Japan.

Aircraft configurations
Upgrade your aircraft with various weapons, engines, equipment, and consumables.

Maps and layouts
Soar into battle over picturesque in-game locations. Although most of them are original, all maps are based on real landscape types that can be found in different corners of the planet.

World of Warplanes — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Online PvP, Online co-op
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 29, 2026
go brrbrbbrbrrbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Not recommended Sep 28, 2026
I can run every WG title on my Rig except this title. WG has this title up for Cancelation effective January 1st this year due to poor performance.
Not recommended Sep 27, 2026
okay first of all its hard for me to give a honest review on the game when the trash thing doesn't even load i have a 5k pc and this game is about 10 years old i must of tried to load into a game more than 8 or 9 times every time kicks me out honestly sort this ♥♥♥♥ out ive seen people comment about it and thought noooo ill give it ago ill be fine yet mi not cant get a single game takes about 1 min get in a game then tells me waiting for players for about 5 mis then kicks me and that if um lucky and it doesn't kick me soon as it find a game don't even bother waiting around for this game to download when you cant play it so trash never giving this another chance.
Recommended Sep 24, 2026
Yeah been pretty fun. Not done any of the pay to play stuff. and still gteting a fun flight out of it.
Not recommended Sep 23, 2026
game shut down with no explanation, this is now annoying, after years the same bug, this game has no support and the support cannot be contacted.
Recommended Sep 23, 2026
fun air plane war game it fun and has good resoltiom graphics

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