Initially, Gaijin claimed after the game was announced that it was an April Fools joke before confirming its existence in June that same year. It has a cross-platform format for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Shield Android TV.ĭeveloped as a ' flying simulation game', it was previously named World of Planes but due to its similarity with Wargaming's World of Warplanes it was changed to its present name in 2012. Announced in 2011, it was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013 it had its official release on 21 December 2017. War Thunder is a vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Action, vehicular combat, combat flight simulator