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World of Warships Legends

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68%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
66% User Score Based on 354 reviews
Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

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About World of Warships Legends

World of Warships Legends is a single player and multiplayer tactical shooter game with a historical theme. It was developed by Wargaming Group Limited and was released on August 12, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Experience epic naval action in World of Warships: Legends, a global multiplayer free-to-play online game where you can master the seas in history's greatest warships! Recruit legendary commanders, upgrade your vessels and stake your claim to naval supremacy with or against players around the world. PS Plus is not required for online play, so there's nothing stopping you from setting sail today!

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66%Audience ScoreBased on 354 reviews
gameplay12 positive mentions
grinding22 negative mentions

  • Smooth and fun gameplay with satisfying tactical naval combat involving teamwork, positioning, and distinct ship classes.
  • Cross-platform play and cross-progression work well, allowing players to play with friends on different platforms and keep progress.
  • The PC port improves graphics and performance over consoles, and the game is accessible for new players with faster-paced battles and smaller maps.
  • The game suffers from heavy grind, aggressive monetization, and significant pay-to-win elements, especially related to premium ships and commanders.
  • Matchmaking is often unbalanced, with smurfing and veteran players dominating lower tiers, creating a frustrating experience for new players.
  • Technical issues persist including crashes, controller support bugs, UI problems, lack of widescreen/ultrawide support, and occasional server instability.
  • gameplay

    43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    28% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions

    The gameplay of World of Warships: Legends is generally praised for its accessible, fast-paced, and action-packed naval combat with smooth mechanics and varied ship roles, offering strategic depth and rewarding progression. However, some players find the grind heavy, matchmaking inconsistent, and monetization intrusive, while others note occasional clunkiness and a learning curve that may overwhelm beginners. Overall, it provides an engaging experience especially for those willing to invest time mastering its systems.

    • “While the grind can get a bit heavy and microtransactions are prominent, the core gameplay loop is immensely fun and rewarding.”
    • “Its combination of tactical gameplay, impressive presentation, rewarding progression, and large variety of warships creates an experience that is consistently engaging for players willing to invest time into mastering its systems.”
    • “World of Warships: Legends delivers a naval warfare experience that balances strategic combat with accessible gameplay, creating a multiplayer title that feels both immersive and rewarding.”
  • graphics

    37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    24% positive mentions, 65% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The game's graphics receive mixed feedback, with some praising the smooth performance, impressive water effects, and overall visuals, while others criticize downgraded textures, oversaturation, and a lack of detail compared to the main World of Warships PC version. Optimization varies by platform and hardware, with recommendations to lower settings for better performance on older PCs. Overall, the graphics are decent but fall short of expectations for some players, especially those familiar with the original game.

    • “The gameplay is smooth, the graphics are great and it is a satisfying game to play.”
    • “The game has absolutely stunning water graphics that don't destroy your fps.”
    • “✅ Excellent visuals (lighting, textures, particles, etc.)”
    • “This is fundamentally an inferior version of the main World of Warships game, with downgraded graphics and a lack of both PvP and PvE content.”
    • “After coming from WoWS, the downgrade in graphics was just too much for me.”
    • “Even on max graphical settings with every hardware feature enabled, the colors look eye-meltingly oversaturated, which gives every environment in the game an extremely cheap, plasticky look.”
  • grinding

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The grinding in the game is widely seen as very time-consuming and often tedious, especially at early and higher tiers, with locked progression and expensive in-game costs making it feel hostile to new players. However, many note that grinding helps develop skill, and obtaining premium ships or commanders can alleviate the grind, making the experience more enjoyable for those willing to invest time or money. Overall, the extensive grind contributes to long-term longevity but may deter those seeking a more balanced or free-to-play friendly experience.

    • “The game used to be fun, but as is Wargaming's way of doing things, they are more worried about monetization than balancing the game. It is currently full of wallet warrior players who would rather sit behind an island and get slowly picked off than actually play. The game is overly grindy unless you are willing to spend thousands of dollars.”
    • “Legends is not at all free-to-play friendly unless you spend hundreds to thousands of hours grinding.”
    • “They've made changes that make the new player experience hostile and extremely grindy.”
  • monetization

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 15% negative mentions

    Monetization in the game is often seen as aggressive and heavy, with prominent microtransactions, premium currency, and expensive content creating a grindy experience unless players spend substantial money. However, despite these criticisms and occasional paywall frustrations, many users find the core gameplay enjoyable and note that microtransactions generally do not impact game performance or balance significantly. Overall, while monetization detracts from the experience for some, the game remains fun and accessible for those willing to play without paying.

    • “While the grind can get a bit heavy and microtransactions are prominent, the core gameplay loop is immensely fun and rewarding.”
    • “The monetization is a bit less egregious, you can actually progress to tier 10 (end game content) just by playing the game and it looks a lot better.”
    • “+Free; fair monetization considering the quality of the game -> doesn't feel like a pay-to-win game.”
    • “The game used to be fun, but as is Wargaming's way of doing things, they are more worried about monetization than actually balancing the game. It is currently full of wallet warrior players who would rather sit behind an island and get slowly picked off than actually play. The game is overly grindy unless you are willing to spend thousands of dollars.”
    • “Legends monetization is high to extreme, often releasing tier 10 ships for hundreds of US dollars and seldom re-releasing them. When re-released, they usually come in loot boxes or behind another paid barrier.”
    • “The monetization system can feel overly aggressive at times, with premium currency, battle passes, and purchasable ships constantly promoted throughout the interface.”
  • optimization

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 53% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    Optimization reviews are mixed, with many users reporting smooth performance and rare lag on PC, while others experience poor performance and stuttering, especially on Linux or at high settings with ray tracing. Console versions appear to be capped at 30 or 60 fps with compromised graphics, suggesting subpar optimization. Overall, PC optimization remains inconsistent, with some improvements noted but ongoing issues for certain setups.

    • “This has a major impact on the performance of a ship.”
    • “As for performance, the game ran on my PC fine, no errors, and was really smooth apart from the rare lag spike.”
    • “HDR issue was fixed and improved performance is noticeable.”
    • “Console optimization for many games is disappointing, often bottlenecked at 30 or 60 fps with compromised graphics.”
    • “I’ve been experiencing poor performance on Linux, with frequent stuttering at the highest settings with ray tracing enabled.”
    • “The optimization is unplayable.”
  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The story includes a decent campaign but is weighed down by underwhelming and repetitive missions. While weekly quests and events help maintain engagement, progression can be hindered by limited promotion resources, and many war tale missions lack rewarding incentives despite their complexity.

    • “Weekly quests help, but you've gotta keep up on them otherwise you'll be like me with over two million commander XP, and not enough promotion orders or insignias half the time.”
    • “The campaign is nice but the missions can be challenging.”
    • “For now there are quite enough events and missions to keep the game balanced between free-to-play and pay-to-win.”
    • “The campaign is nice but the missions just straight suck.”
    • “Plus the missions themselves aren't that great.”
    • “Also, you can't earn medals or complete about half the missions for rewards in War Tales despite it requiring the most strategy and being the most complex.”
  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the humor in the game enjoyable and appreciate funny moments like warships exploding. They also find developer interactions that acknowledge player comments to be amusing.

    • “Funny... warships go kaboom”
    • “To add some funny FOMO”
    • “A dev coming in to say exactly what I said they'd say is hilarious.”
  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Stability issues are mixed, with some users experiencing frequent lag and glitches every 15 seconds, while others report smooth mechanics and minimal glitches. Overall, the game's performance may vary depending on the platform or setup.

    • “It lags and glitches out every 15 seconds, missing core parts of the PC port that make the game fun.”
  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is praised for its unique, tension-filled naval battles where slower movement makes every decision meaningful. Additionally, dynamic weather and lighting effects enhance the environment, preventing maps from feeling repetitive.

    • “Naval battles carry a unique atmosphere rarely found in other multiplayer games because movement is slower and every decision carries weight.”
    • “Weather conditions and lighting effects also contribute to the atmosphere, helping maps feel dynamic rather than repetitive.”
  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The reviews do not provide direct feedback about the game's music itself, but mention that players often listen to their own music while playing, with some finding it inconvenient to change playlists on console.

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Play Times

4h Median play time
9h Average play time
1-21h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs
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World of Warships Legends is a tactical shooter game with historical theme. Common tags for World of Warships Legends include free to play, 3D, realistic, world war ii, trading and others.

World of Warships Legends is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Steam Deck, Windows and others.

On average players spend around 9 hours playing World of Warships Legends.

World of Warships Legends was released on August 12, 2019.

World of Warships Legends was developed by Wargaming Group Limited.

World of Warships Legends has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked World of Warships Legends for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.

World of Warships Legends is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include World of Warships, World of Tanks, War Robots: Frontiers, World of Warships, Steel Ocean and others.