War Thunder Mobile

War Thunder Mobile
A Panzer IV as promotional material for War Thunder and War Thunder Mobile
Developer	Gaijin Entertainment
Publisher	Gaijin Entertainment
Platforms	iOS, Android
Release	August 15, 2023
Genre	Wargame

War Thunder Mobile (formerly known as War Thunder Edge ^[1] ) is a game produced by Gajin Entertainment on August 15, 2023. It was produced as the mobile format of the game War Thunder. ^{[2] [3]}

Gameplay

The game consists of three modes, similar to the original: Ground, Air, and Naval. With vehicles ranging from the Second World War to contemporary vehicles. Similar to the main game, there is a tech tree system, having to unlock one vehicle to unlock the next one. Players are able to create a line-up on the Aviation and Ground modes, managing to mix different nations between different types of vehicles. Currently (as of October 2025), there is not any way to mix different modes of gameplay, but you are able to spawn bombers and fighters depending on your score in the battle.

Trophies

A gacha system to unlock vehicles for the 3 modes is updated per month with the updates, ^[4] If a player missed the reward for former updates, another gacha to unlock former rewards runs for 7 days, ^[5] after the end of the leaderboard.

Updates

Warthunder Mobile began as an Open Beta test on 27 March 2023. ^[6] The first major update for the OBT was the called "Symphony of Fire", adding a new map, new vehicles and options to customize the UI.

The final update of the Beta test was the "Warzone Alliance", adding the option to play in a squad with your friends and a crew system that was easy to understand and grind, obviously, there were more vehicles added to Ground and Naval, the only modes to play.

On August 15, 2023, the game was launched globally, players could receive special vehicles in the first week of playing, those being a French M4A4 medium tank and the USS Nicholas. ^[7]

During the following years after the game's release, most of the updates only added new vehicles and customization items, with new maps being rarely added into the game, one case is the "Stalingrad Map", as it was added for the Christmas Celebration and New year event. ^[8]

Reception

War Thunder Mobile is “decently polished and balanced”, according to MiniReview. ^[9] On the Apple App Store, War Thunder Mobile is rated 4.8 out of 5, with 97,000 reviews, ^[10] while on the Google Play store, it is rated 4.6 out of 5, with 405,000 reviews. ^[11]

References

1. "War Thunder Edge is ready to strike".
2. "Gaijin Entertainment official launch for Warthunder Mobile".
3. "Official War Thunder Mobile launch".
4. "Big trophies". 2 July 2025.
5. "Collector's Trophies XVI". 20 June 2025.
6. "War Thunder Mobile Open Beta is Now Available on Android, With iOS To Come". 5 May 2023.
7. "War Thunder Mobile has finally been launched". 17 August 2023.
8. "Winter Battles 2023: fun and gifts!". 20 December 2023.
9. "War Thunder Mobile Review". MiniReview. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
10. "War Thunder Mobile". Apple App Store. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
11. "War Thunder Mobile". Google Play store. Retrieved 2025-09-30.