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World of Warplanes

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

World of Warplanes is an aerial combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. The game throws players into a never-ending battle for dominance of the skies.

What works

  • Easy to learn arcade-style gameplay
  • Wide variety of planes and customization
  • Fast-paced and exciting matches
  • Free to play with reasonable progression
  • Active, helpful community and clans

Things to keep in mind

  • Small player base leading to many bots
  • Pay-to-win elements and premium advantages
  • Matchmaking can be unbalanced
  • Technical issues and crashes reported
  • Limited game modes and lack of narrative

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • War Thunder

  • World of Tanks

  • World of Tanks Blitz

  • Heliborne Collection

  • Cyber Hunter

  • Sins of a Solar Empire II

Less dominating

Games that feels like World of Warplanes but with less domination over others

  • Sky Force Reloaded

  • Dogfight 1942

  • Sky Rogue

  • Wargame: Airland Battle

  • Over The Top: WWI

  • BattleBit Remastered

More story-driven

Games that feels like World of Warplanes but with deeper narrative immersion

  • IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad

  • ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition

  • Steel Division 2

  • Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China

More fantastical

Games that feels like World of Warplanes but with more imaginative fiction

  • Pirate Fighting Simulator

  • Battlerite Royale

  • Assault Bots

  • DUCKSIDE

  • Supreme Commander

  • Altitude

Less competitive

Games that feels like World of Warplanes but with less competition against others

  • Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight

  • Project Wingman

  • Air Missions: HIND

  • Battlestations: Midway

  • Combat Wings: Battle of Britain

  • Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces

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World of Warplanes: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Story, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026