World of Warships
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Real money buys premium ships, commanders, and economic bonuses that affect in-battle performance and speed of progression.
Progression and competitive edge can be accelerated through paid premium ships and bonuses, and the store rotates limited-time offers, event ships and multiple stacked currencies.
Randomized paid 'containers' and periodic casino-style limited event modes use chance-based reward mechanics resolved with in-game outcomes.
Team-based naval combat in which warships shell, torpedo and sink one another, catching fire and exploding; no crew, blood or human injury is shown.
Some anime crossover commander portraits use revealing outfits with cleavage or minimal attire, with no exposure.
The setting is early-20th-century naval warfare, with ships destroyed and sunk, though loss of life stays in the backdrop rather than being depicted.
Anime crossover commander portraits show characters in tight or minimal outfits and pin-up style poses; the game itself contains no sexual situations.
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What it is
World of Warships is a free-to-play online game in which players command early-20th-century warships — destroyers, cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers — in team-based naval battles against other players or bots. Combat is slow and tactical, revolving around gunnery, torpedoes and spotting; ships take damage, burn and sink, but no crew, casualties or blood are shown. The main content concern is monetization: the game sells premium ships, commanders, economic bonuses and randomized containers for real money, layers in multiple in-game currencies, and runs frequent limited-time and chance-based events. Battles include team text chat with strangers and division voice chat, and the competitive environment can be hostile.
How it's framed
The game frames its warfare as historical sport and collection rather than as a depiction of death — ships are trophies to earn, upgrade and customize, and destruction is abstracted into explosions and sinking hulls with no human cost portrayed. Its commercial design foregrounds progression and prestige, presenting paid ships, bonuses and randomized containers as routes to faster advancement and stronger vessels.
Details
- Developer
- Wargaming Group Limited
- Publisher
- Wargaming Group Limited
- Released
- Nov 15, 2017
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