Aircraft in War Thunder are beautifully responsive.

One of the first things that jumps out when moving between the games is the difference in the way the planes handle when flown with mouse and keyboard. Being online games, though, they’re always going to be subject to change in the future, so apply suitable caveats (the quality of gameplay can go down as well as up, your premium status is at risk if you do not keep up repayments, objects in the rear view mirror are probably trying to shoot you down etc.) I can’t promise a completely balanced comparison as I’ve been playing War Thunder for three months and just dabbling in World of Warplanes for a week or two it may be that I have an unconscious prejudice having become used to the way War Thunder does certain things, but short of obtaining a neuralyzer or attempting to induce amnesia I can’t get the perspective of a completely fresh player, and my dedication to impartiality only goes so far (stopping well short of massive head trauma). Moving on, before this turns into some sort of Spanish Inquisition…)īoth games are technically in beta, though at rather different phases WT is in Open Beta that’s release in all but name, accepting money with a promise of no progress wipe prior to (official) launch, WoWP is in Closed Beta so changes are likely to be more significant and frequent. But which is better? There’s only one way to find out: play both of them and compare and contrast the relative features to determine which better suit personal preference!

In a world of World War Two aircraft at war, two games are going head-to-head: World of Warplanes and War Thunder.

War thunder vs world of tanks