How many people are playing War Thunder right now?

War Thunder has 35,112 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 92,652 and an all-time peak of 125,317 on Apr 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of War Thunder?

125,317 concurrent players on Apr 2026.

War Thunder was released on Steam on 15 Aug 2013.

PICS config · launch options

10 launch options

#	Executable	Arguments	Type	OS	Description
0	launcher.exe	—	default	windows	Launcher
1	WarThunderLauncher.app	—	none	macos	Launcher
2	launcher	—	config	linux	Launcher
3	beac_wt_mlauncher.exe	-skip_pkg_validation -forcestart -config:gameplay/enableVR:b=no	default	windows	Launch Game
4	beac_wt_mlauncher.exe	-skip_pkg_validation -forcestart -config:gameplay/enableVR:b=no	default	windows	—
5	launcher.exe	ignoreGameUpdate	config	windows	Configurator
6	launcher.exe	force_timestamp_check	config	windows	Update Game Manually
9	launcher.exe	force_timestamp_check	config	windows	Manual Game Update
10	beac_wt_mlauncher.exe	-skip_pkg_validation -forcestart -config:gameplay/enableVR:b=yes	vr	windows	—
11	linux64/aces	-skip_pkg_validation -forcestart	default	linux	Launch Game

Key	Value
installdir	War Thunder
contenttype	3
checkforupdatesbeforelaunch	1
steamcontrollerconfigfileids	538031936,538034938
steamcontrollertemplateindex	1
steamcontrollertouchconfigdetails.2131695341.controller_type	controller_mobile_touch
steamcontrollertouchconfigdetails.2131695341.enabled_branches	default
steamcontrollertouchconfigdetails.2131695341.use_action_block	false
steamcontrollertouchtemplateindex	1