About This Game
AN AUTHENTIC MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE WAR GAME OF WORLD WAR II
- A realistic tactical first-person simulator with 200+ different Air/Land/Sea units from Allied and Axis nations.
- Unrestricted multiplayer slots for a larger and longer PvP experience, where leadership and tactics decide the outcome of battles
- A single, persistent, and borderless map of Western Europe, for a 24/7 community-driven MMO war game, in real-time.
World War II Online is a Massively Multiplayer FPS, simulation game set in the Western Front of WWII and hosted on a huge single map. There is virtually no limit to the number of players that can join the battlefield and fight as infantry, tanker, pilot or captain!
BEWARE: this is a simulator, classified as a serious game with a mature community. The game requires at least 10 hours of live practice with game veterans to be understood and enjoyed. Being successful with vehicles in combat will require even more practice. You CANNOT play this game solo, there is no script. Communication and cooperation between all online players is required to create action and achieve objectives. A game session should ideally last more than 1 hour, as player-lead operations require time and patience. If you don’t find action, walk too much or die too often, you should check again our “Getting Started” section above, and be sure to link with other players through the chat and Discord. We are working on new features to ease the onboarding of new players.
UNMATCHED IN TERMS OF SCALE, REALISM, AND REPLAYABILITY, SINCE 2001.
The game offers a strategic and persistent winnable Campaign that is completely player-driven, both in the strategic planning and players fighting to control territory, with more than 240 weapons and vehicles. Technological tier will evolve from 1939 to 1944, allowing you to fly the Spitfire, drive the Tiger or the Sherman Firefly, shoot with the Flak36 88mm, sail a destroyer…
Key actions that players will focus on, include:
- AS A SOLDIER…
- Control supply points by capturing the flags, either using the strength of teamwork or using infiltration tactics
- Control strategic positions (church, hill, bridge, crossroad…)
- Engage enemy infantry as far as 700 meters
- Survive close combat
- Ambush vehicles
- Provide distant fire support
- Jump on any vehicle to move faster as a team to your target
- Get paratrooper equipment to para drop from the sky and surprise your enemy
- Escort vehicles and guns
- Build player-placed defensive positions such as tank traps, barbed wire, ATG bunkers, foxholes, trenches…
- Resupply ammo
- Blow up buildings, forward spawns, defensive positions, AI-controlled positions, and bridges with HE satchels
- Rebuild AI-controlled positions and bridges
- Snipe key enemy infantry units or leaders
- Recon, spot and report enemy activity to ease combined arms efforts
- Infantry equipment include: Enfield No 4 Mk I, Enfield No 4 Mk I (T), M1928 Thompson, Mortarman SBML 2 Inch, BREN Mk II, Boys Anti-Tank Rifle, PIAT, M1903A3 Springfield, M3A1 grease gun, M1903A4 Springfield, Mortarman 50 mm M37, M1 Garand, M1A1 Thompson, M1918 BAR, M9 Bazooka, MAS 36, MAS 38, Lebel 1886/M93, Sapper Modèle 1935, FM 24/29, Karabiner 98k, Granatwerfer 36, Gewehr 43, MP40, MG 34, Panzerbuchse 39, Panzerschreck, FG42 Ausf G, Sturmgewehr 44, Luger pistol, Webley revolver, Colt pistol, Mk II frag grenade, M8 soke grenade, No36 Mills bombs, No.77 Mk smoke grenade, parachute…
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- AS A VEHICLE CREW…
- Drive vehicles on-road, or carefully off-road to avoid obstacles
- Control vehicles with a second player (multicrew)
- Recon, spot and report enemy movements and positions
- Perform a breakthrough in the frontline to allow infantries to reach their objective
- Engage enemy targets up to 7.000 meters away, after calibrating the range
- Operate the MGs to provide suppressive fire support
- Operate the guns to knock down enemy vehicles, after carefully estimating your caliber VS armor effectiveness, and selecting the right ammo type AP/HE/HEAT/smoke…
- Operate the commander to provide an improved situational awareness to the crew, using his powerful binoculars and range finder
- As a truck, deploy ammo cache and forward spawns, and resupply any infantry, gun, or vehicle
- Provide fast transportation to troops that are able to climb on your vehicle
- Overstock frontline supply by driving more vehicles from the rear towns, providing extra power to your side’s attack
- Use IRL tactics to optimize the use of ammo and fuel
- Vehicles include: Bedford OY Truck, Morris CDSW Gun Tractor, US GMC CCKW 2.5 Tonner « Deuce and a Half », Laffly S-20 Truck, Opel Blitz Truck, SdKfz 7 Halftrack, SdKfz 251 C, Bedford OY AA Truck (SPAA), A15 Crusader AA Mk I (SPAA), Laffly S-20 TL (SPAA), Laffly W15 TCC, Opel SPAA, SdKfz 7/2 Halftrack (SPAA), Daimler Mk I”, Vickers Mk VIb, Vickers Mk VIc, Matilda Mk II, Matilda Mk II CS, A13 Cruiser Mk II, A15 Crusader Mk II, A15 Crusader Mk II CS, A15 Crusader Mk III, A15 Crusader Mk III CS, A22 Churchill Mk III, A22 Churchill Mk V CS, A22 Churchill Mk VII, A22 Churchill Mk VIII CS, M4A2 Sherman, M10 Wolverine, M4A3 Sherman, M3A3 Stuart, Panhard AMD 178, Renault R-35, Hotchkiss H-39, Somua S-35, Renault B1 bis, SdKfz 232, Panzer II C, Panzer 38(t), Panzerjäger 1, Panzer III F, Panzer III H, Panzer III L, Panzer III N, Panzer IV D, Panzer IV G, StuG III B, StuG III G, Stug III G w/MG34, StuH 42, Panzer VI E Tiger…
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- AS AN AA/AT GUN CREW
- Move and deploy a light/medium/heavy Anti-tank or Anti-Aircraft gun at the best spot to benefit from a surprise effect
- Engage enemy targets up to 7.000 meters away, after calibrating the range
- Operate the guns to knock down enemy vehicles, after carefully estimating your caliber VS armor effectiveness, and selecting the right ammo type AP/HE/HEAT…
- Operate the commander to provide an improved situational awareness to the crew, using his powerful binoculars and range finder
- Use IRL tactics to optimize the use of ammo
- Guns include: Bofors 40 mm, ROQF 2 Pounder, ROQF 6 Pounder, ROQF 17 Pounder, M3 37mm, M1 (57 mm), M5A2 (76 2 mm), 25 mm CA mle 1938, 25 mm SA mle 1934, 47 mm SA mle 1937, FlaK 30 (20 mm), FlaK 38 (20 mm), Flak 28 (40 mm), FlaK 36 (88 mm), PaK 36 (37 mm), PaK 38 (50 mm), PaK 40 (75 mm)…
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- AS A PILOT…
- Help your side achieve air supremacy over the frontline
- Control bombers or CAS aircraft with a second player (multicrew)
- Bomb enemy forward spawns, defensive positions, civilian buildings… from up to 7.000 meters high after having calibrated your instrument
- Provide Close Air Support (CAS) to hunt down enemy vehicles or infantry positions
- Participate in strategic bombing runs targeting enemy factories to slow down their unit production speed
- Use weather conditions at your advantage
- Recon, spot and report enemy movements and positions
- Tranport infantry or paratroopers near their target
- Use IRL tactics to optimize the use of ammo and fuel
- Setup aircraft controls to optimize your aerodynamic performances
- Optimize your engine power to prevent it to break
- Aircraft include: Hurricane Mk I, Hurricane Mk IIb, Hurricane Mk IIb (F/B), Hurricane Mk IIc, Hurricane Mk IId, Spitfire Mk Ia, Spitfire Mk Ib, Spitfire Mk IIb, Spitfire Mk Vb, Spitfire Mk IXc, Kittyhawk II F/B (P-40F), Blenheim Mk I, Blenheim Mk IV, Havoc Mk I, Douglas A-20C, P-38F, P-39N, P-40F F/B, Dewoitine D 520, Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1, Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4, Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4/B, Messerschmitt Bf 109F-2, Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4, Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/U4, Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/R1 (jabo), Messerschmitt Bf 110F-B, Messerschmitt Bf 110C-4, Focke Wulf Fw 190A-4, Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3/B, Junkers Ju 87B Stuka, Junkers Ju 87G-2 Stuka, Heinkel He 111H-2, Junkers Ju 52-3M…
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- AS A VESSEL CAPTAIN…
- Control ships with a second player (multicrew)
- Navigate as close as possible to a combat zone, avoiding enemy CAS and sea units
- Engage enemy ships with heavy guns and torpedos up to 7000 meters away, after estimating the distance and velocity of the target
- Shell enemy positions and destroy enemy forward spawns, defensive positions, civilian buildings…
- Operate the MGs, ATG, and AA to provide immediate fire support
- Operate an observer to provide an improved situational awareness to the crew, using his powerful binoculars
- As a transport cargo ship, (un)load and carry infantry, guns, and vehicles to cross the sea
- Use IRL tactics to optimize the use of ammo and fuel
- Ships include: Fairmile B, Destroyer, Freighter, Armed Trawler, Zerstoerer Type 1934…
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- AS A LEADER
- Create missions opening new spawns for other players
- Lead players towards priority objectives/towns to be focused on, based on available supply and spawn points
- Keep mission orders up-to-date to guide players
- Setup waypoints to help focus players
- Keep enemy reports up-to-date on map
- Create a squad, unlocking exclusive teamwork tools
- Deploy division and brigade flags to reinforce towns with extra supply
- Coordinate combined arms efforts using dedicated chat channels and voice communications
- Plan and execute large scale operations, with a 24/7 coordination between different squads from different timezones
- Share your after-action reports
- Distribute rewards and ribbons
- Organize RPG or improvised events
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ALL OUT WAR, ON A MASSIVE SCALE
Its scale is a massive 300,000 SQ KM that is an interconnected and zone-less game world offering total freedom for players. This scale allows for truly immersive combined arms PVP combat. Communication between the Army, Air Force, and Naval units that are engaged will help determine the outcome! There are no limitations to how many players can interact in a battlespace.
SERIOUS HISTORICAL ACCURACY
All weapons, vehicles, munitions, and ordinances perform according to realistic values. We have achieved this through direct access to historical archives, a network of military experts, and our advanced proprietary game engine that goes in-depth like never before. Armor on tanks and aircraft, as well as their internal components, are modeled down to the millimeter.
HIGHLY DETAILED DAMAGE MODELS
Our damage models go into extreme detail with each component being destroyable in vehicles including crew, weapon storage, gas tanks, and more! You don’t just shoot a hitbox? NO! With every shot fired, multiple calculations take place that determines the round impact consequences. Some of these include; angle of obliquity, speed of round at impact, the thickness of the armor, internal spall, armor penetration, parts of tank damaged, etc. One well-placed round will instantly kill or neutralize your enemy.
FAIR GAMEPLAY FOR ALL
Just like in real life, the outcome of each engagement will be determined by strategy, tactics, teamwork, and weapon handling skills! In WWII Online there are no special power-ups or item buys giving someone a special advantage against other players.
SQUAD-DRIVEN GAME
WWII Online is a serious game that requires time investment, a willingness to work as a team player. If you do not join a squad and voice comms, you will likely be lost and frustrated. Each time you log in, a pop-up window will show you the currently available squad recruiters.
For the best gameplay experience possible, you should first get on the WWII Online Discord Server. Integrated voice comms are currently in development.
CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT WITH FREE UPDATES
Thousands of manhours have already been invested in this game since 2001. A new update (patch) with new content is released every 3-4 month(s).
Read our 2021 development roadmap here.
Questions? ideas? Please contact our Steam community manager ZEBBEEE