War Thunder player count
How many people play War Thunder on Steam, whether it's free, and its PEGI 16 rating, which carries PEGI's paid random items notice.
War Thunder gameplay, images and trailer
© Gaijin Network Ltd, War Thunder trailer “Update “Sky Odyssey”” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- Free to play: Free to download and play
- Loot boxes: Random paid items; rates shown in the game only
- 108k Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 16: Age rating
On this page
- Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- 108,197
- steamcharts.com Checked 1 Nov 2026
War Thunder announcements
· News
War Thunder brings back its First World War event for Armistice Day, now with two new planes to earn
War Thunder's Great War event returns from 11 to 18 November, adding the Fokker D.VII and SPAD S.XIII to the vehicles players can keep.
How War Thunder is rated
GamesChart Score
71.1, #2,922 of 3,236 rated games
#150 of 2013 · #1,524 of the 2010s · #171 in Tactical · #1,792 on Xbox
Critics
Players
Built from 1,009,195 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #2,921
DayZ2018 · Bohemia Interactive71.2 - #2,922
War Thunder2013 · Gaijin Entertainment71.1 - #2,923
Lifeless Planet2014 · Stage 2 Studios71.1
War Thunder questions
How many people play War Thunder?
Over the 30 days to 1 November 2026 War Thunder peaked at 108,197 players online at once on Steam, with an average of about 52,072, according to Steam Charts. Its all-time Steam peak is 125,317, in April 2026. Steam Charts counts the Steam version only, not players on Gaijin's own launcher or on consoles.
Is War Thunder free to play?
Yes. Steam lists War Thunder as free to play. PEGI's label carries the in-game purchases notice with "Paid random items", meaning some paid purchases have random contents.
What age rating is War Thunder?
War Thunder is rated PEGI 16 on pegi.info, for violence, with the in-game purchases notice including paid random items.
Is War Thunder crossplay?
Yes. Gaijin's FAQ says PC, PlayStation and Xbox players share the same servers and can form mixed squads of up to four. Xbox players have to turn the cross-platform option on; without it they only get Arcade air and ground battles. Progress and purchases can't be moved from another platform to PlayStation or Xbox, but a console account can be linked to an email and used on PC.
Who makes War Thunder?
War Thunder is developed by Gaijin Entertainment and published by Gaijin Network Ltd.
War Thunder is a free-to-play online military game from Gaijin Entertainment covering aircraft, ground vehicles and ships, from the early 20th century to modern combat units, with battles on land, in the air and at sea. It came out on Steam on 15 August 2013, and Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer.
Players
War Thunder player count: the 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 108,197 concurrent players on 1 November 2026, with an average of about 52,072 over the same 30 days. About 66,324 were playing when we checked. The all-time Steam peak is 125,317, in April 2026.
Monthly peaks have stayed around 100,000: 100,117 in September 2026 and 108,197 in October. Steam Charts only counts the Steam version, so players on Gaijin's own launcher and on consoles aren't included.
What it costs
War Thunder is free to play on Steam. Purchases are made with Gaijin's in-game currency and packs; we haven't recorded UK prices for them on this page.
Loot boxes and age rating
War Thunder is rated PEGI 16 on pegi.info, for violence. Its label carries the in-game purchases notice with "Paid random items", PEGI's flag for purchases with random contents, such as loot boxes. We haven't found official drop rates from Gaijin to list here; see our guide to loot boxes and UK law and what PEGI ratings mean. Valve's Steam store data also lists ESRB T, USK 12 and DEJUS 18.
Crossplay
War Thunder has crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox. According to Gaijin's FAQ, players on all three share the same servers and can form squads of up to four regardless of platform. Xbox players must turn on the cross-platform option; if they don't, they only get Arcade air and ground battles. Valve's store data also lists cross-platform multiplayer for the Steam version.
Progress is a different matter. The FAQ says you can't move progress and purchases from another platform onto PlayStation or Xbox, but you can link a console account to an email and use that account on PC.
How we checked
The crossplay answer is from Gaijin's FAQ, read on 3 November 2026.
We read the Steam listing, Valve's Steam store data, Steam Charts and pegi.info on 1 November 2026.
Card art and page images: screenshots from Gaijin's War Thunder Steam store page. © Gaijin Network Ltd. All trademarks belong to their owners. GamesChart is not endorsed by or affiliated with Gaijin.
Official links: warthunder.com · Steam
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Sources
- Card art and page images – War Thunder Steam store screenshots (Gaijin Network Ltd), published by store.steampowered.com
- War Thunder on Steam (Gaijin) – free to play, release date, published by store.steampowered.com
- Steam store data for app 236390 (Valve) – age ratings, published by store.steampowered.com
- PEGI rating – War Thunder (paid random items), published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – War Thunder, published by steamcharts.com
- War Thunder FAQ (Gaijin): cross-platform play and accounts, read 3 Nov 2026, published by warthunder.com
- War Thunder – Steam store data (Valve): UK price and multiplayer categories, read 3 Nov 2026, published by store.steampowered.com
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