Wargaming

Wargaming is a global developer, publisher, and live-service operator focused on free-to-play, team-based vehicular action games for PC, console, and mobile platforms. Founded in Minsk in 1998 by Victor Kislyi, the company built its early catalog around tactical military strategy games before expanding into persistent online multiplayer experiences.

The company is best known for the World of franchise. World of Tanks launched in 2010 and established Wargaming's long-running armored-combat MMO portfolio, followed by World of Warplanes, World of Warships, World of Tanks Blitz, and console-focused World of Tanks Modern Armor. Its catalog also includes historical strategy titles such as Massive Assault, Operation Bagration, and Order of War.

Development and publishing

Wargaming combines game development with global publishing, platform operations, community support, and digital distribution. Its work spans:

• Free-to-play multiplayer design, game balancing, and seasonal live-service content
• Cross-platform game development for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS, and Android
• Publishing, localization, player relations, marketing, and user acquisition
• Account, distribution, and online-service infrastructure through Wargaming.net and Wargaming Game Center
• Esports and competitive community programs

The company also maintains proprietary technology experience, including the BigWorld technology legacy and internal game-platform infrastructure.

International operations

Wargaming Group Limited was incorporated in Cyprus in 2011, with its global headquarters in Nicosia. The company operates an international network across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, bringing together development, publishing, engineering, quality assurance, mobile operations, and regional player-support teams.

Following its 2022 withdrawal from Russia and Belarus, Wargaming transferred its live-game businesses in those markets to Lesta Games and no longer operates those businesses. It subsequently expanded and scaled European operations, including development and publishing capacity in Belgrade, Warsaw, Vilnius, Prague, and Nicosia.

Recent work includes continued operation of its established live-service portfolio, playtests for the Guildford-developed tactical shooter Steel Hunters, and the 2026 release of World of Tanks: HEAT.