War Thunder is a free to play game for a number of platforms like Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox One and Android TV. It is basically a MMO (massively multiplayer online) game and you get to play various historical battles from Spanish Civil War of 1936 to the Cold War that lasted from 1947 to 1953, but a strong emphasis is given to World War 2. It is not only a game to play out the historical battles of the last century, but it is also a gold mine of re-discovering the tanks and airplanes that were used in 1940s. In fact, it is also a great simulator for the tanks and airplanes.
War Thunder has the modest of the system requirements. It can run on any Windows PC with 4 GB of RAM, 2.2 GHz of dual-core CPU and any graphics card with DirectX 10.1 support. What more can anyone ask? For other platforms like Mac and Linux, the system requirements are more or less the same. So basically, you can enjoy this multiplayer game even on your older computers. Obviously, you will get much smoother experience using a high end gaming rig or a gaming console.
The War Thunder game revolves around the PvP (person versus person) battles that incorporate various aircrafts, tanks and other vehicles of the bygone times. But there are also PvE (person versus enemy) battles that simulate the historical battles. There are many different modes like arcade battles, realistic battles, simulator battles, custom battles, PvP battles and more. In these different game modes, the player can fight alone or in teams against each other. The game engine and the game design helps to make the battles reasonably fair. In addition, tanks and aircraft can be modified and improved using research trees. This type of research costs nothing, but can be accelerated by real money.
You can download the War Thunder game from https://warthunder.com/.