Soar through the sky in War Thunder!

While this is a game that I havn't spend the most time on, it has kept me entertained for several hours and is brilliant to play with your friends (up to three at a time). And it's free to play!

Found at: https://warthunder.com

The game is for the most part about flying aircrafts during 2nd world war against other players, but there's also a tank version of the game, should this be of more interest to the player. I find the flying part the most interesting though.

The first thing that struck me was, "Isn't a flying pvp difficult to play as heck without heatseeking missiles and whatnot?!". And the answer is "No, it isn't". The creators of the game have made it fairly easy to learn without it being boringly easy (a tutorial also exists within the game). Each battle starts with you moving towards a target, usually a neutral or enemy airfield that needs to be captured or destroyed. Most aircrafts use machine guns as their primary weapon and a crosshair shows you how to lean the target, so that the bullets will hit, when you aim for this crosshair. The aircrafts have several weak points, such as the gas container, the wings, the engine etc, where hitting this points each have an effect. For example, hitting the gas container will usually set the plane on fire and it will quickly lose fuel until it cannot fly anymore. And oh the feeling you get, when you see an enemy aircraft drop to the ground in flames and then explode! Complete your mission or simply destroy all enemy aircrafts and you will stand victorious in the end!

Playing a game will earn you research points, which can be used to research new and more powerful aircrafts, such as bombers or heavy fighters. The planes that you can unlock depend on which nation you choose to play. You can play Germany, Japan, Britain, USA and USSR. Each aircraft can also be thoroughly examined by the player in the main menu, seeing its weak points, components, crew positions and more. The main menu is also the place, where you set up your fleet or aircrafts used for the next skirmish or campaign, which should often comprise on different types or aircrafts, so that you are prepared for different missions, whether you need to bomb an enemy airfield or shoot down enemy planes.

If this has inspired you to start soaring through the virtual skyes, which I hope, you can find the game at https://warthunder.com/en