Achievement unlocked: 24 Years of WWII Online
- XOOM
- Jun 6
- 15 min read
Originally released on June 6th, 2001, WWII Online came to be, and its continuation now to June 6th, 2025, is 100% because of the community's unwavering commitment to support and see this wonderful game reach its full potential.
As we reflect on this extraordinary achievement of 24 years of continuous operations and 200+ campaigns, I have asked some of our team members to share some of their thoughts and stories. A couple of them were here from the very beginning as original developers, and some of us rose up from the community directly answering the call to serve. There's no script in their feedback and they were given full autonomy to share whatever they felt important to them to share.
We'd love to get your story or some words by commenting to this article as well.
Bebopsaxxx - Community Manager, WWII Online: Chokepoint
Three years ago my brother Euphobone told me about this game he was playing. I really felt like it was a waste of time, "I don't play games anymore..." i said. Well, for our birthday in 2022 I promised I would play a match with him. (Click arrow to expand for more...)
Mwazowski - New Developer, WWII Online
Happy 24th anniversary, WWII Online! As a teen, I remember fondly jumping onto my uncle’s account and stepping into pure magic. (Click arrow to expand for more...)
Euphobone - Discord Admin & Streamer, WWII Online
I always say I wish I knew about this game 20 years ago, I'd probably still be playing it. But it was merely 4 years ago when I stumbled across this game and community. (Click arrow to expand for more...)
Mikemudd - Developer, WWII Online
I have had a keen interest in WWII since my early teens when my father (his dad served in a tank battalion in Borneo in 44-45) gave me a copy of The Dambusters by Paul Brickhill, which I read a fair few times. (Click arrow to expand for more...)
Tex64 - Business Team Lead, WWII Online
This evening, I was talking with my wife about our 24th anniversary (the game's that it) and she chuckled and said that game nearly caused me to divorce you... (Click arrow to expand for more...)
Hyoslvr - Video Producer, WWII Online
My teen age son told me about a friend of his doing beta testing for this game called WWII Online. I thought it was a great idea so I got onboard, March 2001. (Click to expand for more...)
Trx - Environment Artist, WWII Online
In January 2005, I logged into this amazing game environment for the very first time – I was 23 years old. This year, I turn 43, and over the past two decades I’ve gotten married, had children, and experienced both highs and lows in life. (Click arrow to expand for more...)
Oldzeke - Quality Assurance Team Lead, WWII Online
It's been a wild ride! I first heard of this game on the old CFC forums (combat flight center). 2 of our members there, WW and Rcflyer started posting about this amazing game that had just released. (Click arrow to expand for more...)
Tman - Assistant Game Manager, WWII Online
I started down this rabbit hole in March of 2008 and was hooked! Along the years I have watched the community age together and grow together forming a bonded community around our common love for the game. (Click to arrow to expand for more)
Hatch - Senior Producer & O.G. Rat, WWII Online
A long, long, time ago in a life far, far, away, (Houston circa 1993) I met some guys that would go on to build the first ever MMO WWII flight sim that would run over this thing called the Internet. (Click arrow to expand for more)...
Zebbeee - Business Analyst, WWII Online
Few things can make me enjoy online gaming more than growing my own business and playing with my kids... (Click arrow to expand for more...)
Ohm - Game Manager, WWII Online
"This is a great game with an even better community. It is my pleasure to be part of this community and to be the Game Manager. 19 years ago if someone would have told me I would be the game manager I would have laughed so hard. This just shows you how of a player driven game this is. S!"
Corn - Production Team Lead, WWII Online & Chokepoint
24 year anniversary of World War II Online, what it means to me. I remember this projects beginnings starting back in 1999, shortly after I had moved to Grapevine, TX. (Click arrow to expand for more...)
XOOM - Director, WWII Online & Chokepoint
I firmly believe that when we set our minds to achieve something great, and surround ourselves with like-minded people, we can be unstoppable. (Click arrow to expand for more...)
It goes without saying that we simply couldn't have made it here without you all - the community - arguably the greatest online community of all-time. We have so much more ahead and are actively working to improve, stabilize, and innovate upon WWII Online.
Thank you, from all of us, to continue to believe in and support this wonderful dream. S!
To help commemorate this achievement, we have unlocked an all-access 3-day pass for fans of WWII Online to return and play the game for free and have a special event (campaign operation) this Sunday. All you need to do is show up and play, available for returning veterans and new players - be sure to recruit and build up squads!
WWII Online 25th Anniversary Convention (2026)
We are actively discussing celebrating our 25th anniversary in Dallas-Fort Worth Texas, Summer 2026 (June-July). This would require airfare, lodging, and entry fee. Help us understand if this is of interest to you by voting below as it would require a lot of planning:
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Kilo33 here - I first logged into WWIIOnline September, 2001. For obvious reasons, my first few days of trying to play the game were dominated by events taking place in the world. However, as a rallying point for enthusiasts, patriots, veterans, and civilians looking for an outlet; WWIIOnline quickly proved itself capable of becoming a solid community for its members to gather, play, and even speculate about the world around them. The first decade, I braved the tank charges of Dinant where you may see a flying 38t or even a Fairmile hovering as a beacon of work yet to be done... and through it all, the loud and boisterous communications across an unstable teamspeak server. I had the privilege…