War Thunder May Be Unavailable During Unplanned Server Maintenance
The team is working on the server problems, but it has not provided an estimated time for service to return.
War Thunder players may be unable to access the game as the team works through unexpected server problems. An official Steam announcement published on August 11 said the game might not be available while the technical issues are being addressed.
The team did not provide an estimated restoration time. It only confirmed that work was underway to fix the server problems as quickly as possible, leaving players without a clear timetable for their return to battle.
No client update, gameplay changes, or patch notes were included with the maintenance notice. The latest interruption follows a separate server issue from July 30, which also left the return time unclear in our coverage of that earlier downtime.
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War Thunder
Developed by Gaijin Entertainment
War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era. Players progress through technology trees across multiple nations, unlocking increasingly advanced military vehicles. The game offers three realism tiers for each vehicle type: arcade, realistic, and simulator modes. Originally developed as a flight simulator under the name "World of Planes," the game expanded to include tanks in 2014 and naval forces later, becoming a combined-arms experience. A mobile version was released in 2023.
- Genre Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
- Perspective First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release January 28, 2013
- Publisher Gaijin Entertainment
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