Wargaming Unveils New Game HEAT

Wargaming has announced its latest game, World of Tanks: HEAT, during Gamescom 2025. The studio has made a name for itself in vehicle-based MMOs, and it shows no signs of breaking that streak anytime soon. When World of Tanks: HEAT comes out, it will give fans a new way to experience the tank combat Wargaming has become known for.

While 2011's World of Tanks may be what Wargaming is most famous for, the developer has released other titles since then. It launched the battleship-focused World of Warships in 2015, and in 2024, it unveiled Steel Hunters at the Game Awards, with the game coming out in April 2025. Unfortunately, Steel Hunters is sunsetting this October, but the Wargaming faithful now have another release to look forward to.

Wargaming Unveils New Free-to-Play PvP Vehicle Shooter World of Tanks: HEAT

In addition to announcing World of Tanks' biggest update in its history, Wargaming dropped a trailer for a brand-new vehicle combat title at this year's Gamescom. On the surface, HEAT looks similar to the original World of Tanks, but it features fully customizable vehicles and pilots with unique abilities, adding a hero shooter element to the game. It will also feature 10v10 battles instead of World of Tanks' 15v15. There's no release date yet, but fans can add it to their wishlists for Steam, PS5, or Xbox Series X|S.

Wargaming is also giving players a chance to take part in HEAT's development through its Lodestar Program. The studio has already run closed playtests for HEAT in Lodestar when the game was only known by the codename "Project CW," but fans can still apply to the program on the game's website to be a part of future tests. It's unclear how long the playtesting will last or what it will include, but it could be a good opportunity for fans of one of the best military-themed co-op games or anyone who simply wants to contribute to a new game.

HEAT represents the first major update to the World of Tanks franchise since introducing the mobile spin-off World of Tanks: Blitz in 2014. Wargaming hasn't been entirely silent since then, though. The company announced a global mobile launch for World of Warships: Legends in 2024, nine years after the game's console release. The original World of Tanks is still receiving support as well, and it seems like it will for some time, if the Version 2.0 announcement is anything to go off of. There's still a lot that players don't know about the latest entry to the World of Tanks series, but with the two big reveals at Gamescom 2025, it's a good time to be a fan.