World War 3 (video game)

World War 3
World War 3
Developer(s)	Wishlist Games
Publisher(s)	Wishlist Games, The 4 Winds Entertainment
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	October 19, 2018 (early access); December 10, 2022 (official)
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

World War 3 is a free-to-play first-person shooter developed and published by Wishlist Games ^[1] in collaboration with The 4 Winds Entertainment^[2] for Microsoft Windows. World War 3 is solely multiplayer and does not feature a single-player campaign.^[2] It features real-world locations of Warsaw, Berlin, Moscow, Smolensk, Polyarny, the Gobi Desert, Tokyo, the Korean DMZ, and Istanbul; the locations have been extensively revamped since the early access release on October 19, 2018.^[3]^[4]^[5] The full version followed on December 10, 2022.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] On December 14, 2023, Wishlist Games acquired the rights to develop World War 3 from The Farm 51, becoming the next lead development studio for the game.^[1]

Gameplay

World War 3 is a modern military first-person shooter set in the global conflict of a catastrophic future.^[3]^[10]

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".^[10] 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."^[10] The game features "an advanced ballistics system, full-body awareness, vehicle physics, and extensive customization.^[3]