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WWII Online

Cornered Rat Software · Playnet, Inc. · 2023-07-06

Steam

ActionCasualIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 06, 2023 (Mac), Jul 06, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!

WWII Online is a free-to-play Action, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer game released in 2023, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Mixed (51% of 3799 reviews).

13
playing now
51%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

World War II Online: Blitzkrieg is a World War II massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) developed by Playnet, Inc.'s internal game studio, "Cornered Rat Software", and it was originally released on June 6, 2001 for Microsoft Windows, with a Mac OS version being released in 2002. In 2005, WWII Online was re-released under the new name of WWII Online: Battleground Europe.

Trailer

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WWII Online | Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 81 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

All-time low: $4.95 at Steam (2018-06-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
989820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3022026-09-15 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 15 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 30 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 11 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 14 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 13 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 14 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 11 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 15 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1460May 2017Aug 2026May 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 7Nov 2017 — avg 81 · peak 236Feb 2018 — avg 24 · peak 56May 2018 — avg 13 · peak 132Aug 2018 — avg 11 · peak 35Nov 2018 — avg 16 · peak 51Feb 2019 — avg 25 · peak 54May 2019 — avg 30 · peak 119Aug 2019 — avg 16 · peak 46Nov 2019 — avg 22 · peak 63Feb 2020 — avg 19 · peak 49May 2020 — avg 26 · peak 55Aug 2020 — avg 21 · peak 46Nov 2020 — avg 25 · peak 65Feb 2021 — avg 24 · peak 49May 2021 — avg 18 · peak 42Aug 2021 — avg 20 · peak 41Nov 2021 — avg 17 · peak 36Feb 2022 — avg 17 · peak 41May 2022 — avg 17 · peak 40Aug 2022 — avg 15 · peak 31Nov 2022 — avg 15 · peak 47Feb 2023 — avg 14 · peak 42May 2023 — avg 12 · peak 43Aug 2023 — avg 28 · peak 73Nov 2023 — avg 18 · peak 56Feb 2024 — avg 13 · peak 44May 2024 — avg 15 · peak 57Aug 2024 — avg 12 · peak 40Nov 2024 — avg 11 · peak 29Feb 2025 — avg 15 · peak 51May 2025 — avg 11 · peak 26Aug 2025 — avg 11 · peak 26Nov 2025 — avg 10 · peak 37Feb 2026 — avg 9 · peak 25May 2026 — avg 10 · peak 31Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$0.002017-09-092018-10-312017-09-09 — best price $0.002018-02-01 — best price $7.992018-06-21 — best price $4.952018-07-05 — best price $7.992018-08-03 — best price $4.952018-08-16 — best price $7.992018-10-31 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

181122026-05-29 — 27 pageviews2026-06-02 — 34 pageviews2026-06-06 — 51 pageviews2026-06-10 — 19 pageviews2026-06-14 — 30 pageviews2026-06-18 — 50 pageviews2026-06-22 — 181 pageviews2026-06-26 — 23 pageviews2026-06-30 — 22 pageviews2026-07-04 — 29 pageviews2026-07-08 — 27 pageviews2026-07-12 — 17 pageviews2026-07-16 — 33 pageviews2026-07-20 — 26 pageviews2026-07-24 — 20 pageviews2026-07-28 — 21 pageviews2026-08-01 — 20 pageviews2026-08-05 — 19 pageviews2026-08-09 — 31 pageviews2026-08-13 — 20 pageviews2026-08-17 — 19 pageviews2026-08-21 — 26 pageviews2026-08-25 — 28 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-09-02 — 17 pageviews2026-09-06 — 27 pageviews2026-09-10 — 48 pageviews2026-09-14 — 27 pageviews2026-09-18 — 18 pageviews2026-09-22 — 23 pageviews2026-09-26 — 36 pageviews2026-09-30 — 12 pageviews2026-10-04 — 30 pageviews2026-10-07 — 26 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing6 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2017-09-05, latest 2018-08-31 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSActionFlightShooterStrategyRealisticOpen WorldSimulationMultiplayerEarly Access

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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