How to read these guides. Every figure here carries the date we checked it and traces to a named source on the sources page. Where no published figure or independent measurement exists, we say so at the foot of the guide instead of filling the gap with a plausible number.
Pick a game
Each guide covers the same ground — what is playable, how matches are sized, how progression works, and what we could not confirm.
Enlisted
A World War II shooter in which you command a squad of AI soldiers and swap between them. Infantry first, with tanks and aircraft in support.
- Humans per match10 v 10
- What a squad is1 human + 3–9 AI
- Period1939–1945 only
- DeveloperDarkflow Software
- PlatformsPC, PlayStation, Xbox
Partner link
Open the official Enlisted pagePaid partner link. It opens an interstitial on this site, then the official Enlisted page at enlisted.net. We may be paid if you register.
War Thunder
A vehicle game with no infantry at all: ground, air and naval forces across roughly a century, in three modes of increasing realism.
- Humans per match16 v 16
- What a squad isup to 4 humans
- Periodpre-1914 ships to today
- DeveloperGaijin Entertainment
- PlatformsPC, PlayStation, Xbox, VR
Partner link
Open the official War Thunder pagePaid partner link. It opens an interstitial on this site, then the official War Thunder page at warthunder.com. We may be paid if you register.
The short version of the difference
| Enlisted | War Thunder | |
|---|---|---|
| Play on foot? | Yes — infantry is the core | No infantry at all |
| Humans per side | 10 in standard modes | 16 in standard modes |
| Largest human squad | A squad is AI; you group with a few friends | 4 (8 in squadron events) |
| Naval | Not playable | Playable surface ships |
| Helicopters | Not playable | Playable |
| Submarines | Not playable | Not playable |
| Matchmaking | Battle Rating I–V, within one tier | Battle Rating, decimal scale |
| Difficulty options | One realism setting | Arcade, Realistic, Simulator |
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Questions we get asked
Are Enlisted and War Thunder free?
Both are free to download and play. Both also sell premium vehicles, premium account time and cosmetics with real money. Neither requires a payment to start.
Are these two games made by the same company?
Not quite. War Thunder is developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Enlisted is developed by Darkflow Software and published by Gaijin Entertainment.
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