World War 3 (video game)

World War 3
DevelopersThe 4 Winds Entertainment
Wishlist Games
The Farm 51 (formerly)
PublishersThe 4 Winds Entertainment
Wishlist Games
MY.GAMES (formerly)
EngineUnreal Engine 4[1]
PlatformWindows
ReleaseDecember 10, 2022
GenreFirst-person shooter
ModeMultiplayer

World War 3 was a free-to-play first-person shooter video game originally developed by The Farm 51 and published by MY.GAMES and currently by The 4 Winds Entertainment for Microsoft Windows.[2] It featured real-world locations of Warsaw, Berlin, Moscow, Smolensk, Polyarny, the Gobi Desert, Tokyo, the Korean DMZ, and Istanbul; the locations had been extensively revamped since the early access release on October 19, 2018.[3] The full version followed on December 10, 2022. In December 2023, Wishlist Games acquired the rights to develop World War 3 from MY.GAMES.[4]

Gameplay

World War 3 is a modern military first-person shooter set in the global conflict of a catastrophic future.[3][5]

Described as "a more hardcore Battlefield" in 2018, in June 2020 the developer The Farm 51 planned a revamp and relaunch together with the publisher My.Games and co-publisher The 4 Winds Entertainment joined in 2021;[2] in 2021 the game seemed to be moving away from the "hardcore".[5] The developer commented that World War 3 aims for as much realism as possible without compromising gameplay: "One of our goals with World War 3 is to offer realistic simulations with an altogether enjoyable experience. We call this playable realism."[5] The game features "an advanced ballistics system, full-body awareness, vehicle physics, and extensive customization.[3]

Shutdown

On June 3, 2026, New Generation Games announced that support for the game would end and the servers would be taken offline on August 3.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Hashim, Natasha (May 28, 2018). "World War 3... It's Finally Here". IGN Southeast Asia. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Velde, Issy van der (January 20, 2022). "World War 3 Gets Specialist Localisation For MENA And Turkey". TheGamer. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Mazanko, Vlad (July 15, 2021). "World War 3 Gets First Update In A Year". TheGamer. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "World War 3 Enters a New Chapter with Wishlist Games". Game Press. April 12, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Andy Chalk published (July 14, 2021). "World War 3, the 'more hardcore Battlefield,' comes back from the dead". PC Gamer. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (June 3, 2026). "World War 3 Servers Shutting Down Soon". GameSpot. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
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