This War of Mine

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  1. GamerGuysNGals
    Nov 24, 2019
    8
    Hello everyone! This is my first review but definitely not my first game. I came into this game without knowing so much as it’s genre, but what did I think? Let’s get into the review and see.

    The first thing you see when you launch This War of Mine is an appropriate quote from Hemingway “In modern war...you will die like a dog for no good reason.” This does a great job of setting the    Hello everyone! This is my first review but definitely not my first game. I came into this game without knowing so much as it’s genre, but what did I think? Let’s get into the review and see.

    The first thing you see when you launch This War of Mine is an appropriate quote from Hemingway “In modern war...you will die like a dog for no good reason.” This does a great job of setting the feel for the game you are about to experience. This War of Mine is an atmospheric game that sets its dark tone very well and makes it easy to feel the dread of a civilian caught in a conflict with little hope. The game takes place in a fictional, seemingly Eastern European country stuck in a civil war. You play as a small group of acquaintances brought together by various circumstances that now work together to scavenge for food and materials hoping to survive.

    Graphics/Sound

    This War of Mine has stylized visuals and music that help immerse you into the environment. Everything is viewed as a cross section of a building, whether it be your own home, or a building you’re looting for supplies during the night. Your home has some warm colors but during the scavenging at night most things are grey and things that fall out of your line of sight are obscured in a haze, adding to the mystery of what you might find as you continue forward. The music in the game from the beginning gives ambiance setting a very bleak tone for the game. This is especially noteworthy while scavenging at night and helps to put you on edge when you find yourself in a tough spot.

    Gameplay

    This War of Mine is essentially a resource management game and is in some ways comparable to a worker placement game for the board gaming fans. As far as actual physical gameplay goes the left click is the only input you need, so mechanical skills won’t hold you back here. Simply left click to interact with whatever you’d like to grab or interact with, or double click to run to that location. During the day you will spend your time getting your group fed and improving your home. At night you can send one person to a location to scavenge and the rest will be left behind to either sleep or guard your belongings. There is limited time management needed during the day so most real gameplay is the scavenging, which can range from just using a crowbar to get through an abandoned house to sneaking through a building full of military personnel.

    Pros/Cons
    Pros:
    -This game is immersive which makes it easy to get invested in the characters and your groups ultimate survival
    -The game mechanics are quite compelling seen through the weight of your options and planning your next move carefully to avoid unforeseen consequences
    -Given the context of the story you feel the moral weight of your actions if you kill or steal as do your characters
    -Because of the difficulty, every new piece of furniture or new meal feels earned and rewarding
    Cons:
    -The learning curve is steep and if you go in blind don’t expect to survive much more than a couple weeks your first couple tries
    - Sometimes decisions feel forced because you can become so strapped for resources
    - Because the controls are so simple, it can be very easy to misclick and put yourself in danger while scavenging

    This War of Mine is a very well crafted setting that makes you really feel the importance of your resource management much more than many similar games. The first time I sat down and played I was immersed for the better part of a day. With that said, the game is incredibly unforgiving and the learning curve is steep. The scarcity of resources and the tough decisions add to the flavor of the game but are a bit steep from a gameplay perspective. Overall I would give it a 7.5/10. While it may be a bit daunting for the casual player, anyone who is willing to spend some time learning the game and especially those who enjoy survival and resource management will surely find this game well worth the price tag.    … Expand
  2. Alvelian
    Dec 16, 2022
    4
    Крайне проходной проект заманивающий игроков своим сеттингом. Игра буквально на пару раз, до тех пор пока не разберешся в механике и не поймешь что это полное уныние.
  3. sh4dow
    May 30, 2015
    8
    It's an excellent game regarding its mechanics and basic concept. However, I find it falls short when it comes to various social commentary. Unless the social commentary you want to make is that even in war time, people behave like spoiled little brats. Because while horrible people all around are robbing, raping and killing, the biggest problem for my survivors was "We have no coffee" orIt's an excellent game regarding its mechanics and basic concept. However, I find it falls short when it comes to various social commentary. Unless the social commentary you want to make is that even in war time, people behave like spoiled little brats. Because while horrible people all around are robbing, raping and killing, the biggest problem for my survivors was "We have no coffee" or "We have no cigarettes". It made them sad most of the time. Boohoo. I purposely never gave them anything for being such damn cry babies. And when I killed a bunch of psychopaths who had mutilated corpses lying around and were about to attack my scavenging survivor and I took their stuff (Because why not? They were awful people and they're dead...), one of my survivors got depressed, the others who weren't sad yet got sad. I find the game very lacking in these regards because it made me feel increasingly detached from the moral dilemmas it portrays. Which I found to be the best thing about this game when I first started playing. Anyway... until one full play-through is accomplished, it is at least something interesting, refreshing and challenging.… Expand
  4. drlowdon
    Sep 21, 2015
    8
    In This War of Mine you play as a group of civilians trapped inside a city torn apart by war and have to try to keep them alive as they struggle with lack of food, medicine and the constant danger of hostile soldiers and civilian scavengers. With character deaths being permanent and tough choices having to be made constantly it provides a completely different perspective on war from theIn This War of Mine you play as a group of civilians trapped inside a city torn apart by war and have to try to keep them alive as they struggle with lack of food, medicine and the constant danger of hostile soldiers and civilian scavengers. With character deaths being permanent and tough choices having to be made constantly it provides a completely different perspective on war from the usual shoot first, ask questions later gameplay of other video games and makes for a tense and enthralling experience.… Expand
  5. xxAcesHighxx
    Jan 1, 2015
    9
    This War of Mine is an utterly wonderful game with a unique take on an otherwise popular premise.

    Will definitely grab it again on iOS, but would love to see this stellar adventure come to PS4/Vita too. Given 11 bit Studios support of PS4 with Anomaly 2, I'm hoping it'll happen.
  6. Visko
    Jan 18, 2015
    7
    This is an amazing, if somewhat of a simple game. Starting with a few survivors, each with their own perks. You slowly progress through the days, trying to survive during the war. Crafting which reminded me of games like Minecraft or Terraria. Dig your way through areas, unlock doors, sneak into houses and steal. You get to choose how you want to survive, and your choices can affect theThis is an amazing, if somewhat of a simple game. Starting with a few survivors, each with their own perks. You slowly progress through the days, trying to survive during the war. Crafting which reminded me of games like Minecraft or Terraria. Dig your way through areas, unlock doors, sneak into houses and steal. You get to choose how you want to survive, and your choices can affect the survivors morale.

    Now what makes it engaging, also comes with its tradeoffs however. Not everything makes sense, actually not much makes sense. But it's difficult to create a game where everything is logical, it ends up being boring quite often. So you have to skip a few intricacies (like the crafting system) to keep the game flowing, less random, more predictable in order to appropriately strategize for the coming days.

    I have a few qualms with it however. Such is the combat system. I can't say I'm a fan of it at all, it's very basic, unforgiving and leaves no room for strategy. Stealth is great! But Combat, not so much. First time I had a gun, I figured "Sneak up on an enemy, and execute him in the head!" No... Doesn't matter how sneaky, close, or still I and my target are... I'll just shoot him in the hip, he'll turn around with his shotgun and blow my head off (as he did). With no Reload function, I'm forced to deal with it, or start over. That wasn't fun, that was stupid in my opinion and made me not want to play anymore. So it's true I only gave the game so much attention, but I just couldn't appreciate the Combat system since it didn't support MY playstyle.

    As well, playstyle, there's not much to adapt each individuals playstyle. You have to be stealthy, you have to be nice. That's the best way to succeed, anything else and you're just hurting yourself. You can't be those rag-tag survivors who make it by bullying and stealing, no you have to deal with them instead. If you're to do that, it's intended to be a last resort tactic- So in essence the game pressures you into playing it 1 way, and 1 way only, taking away from its re-playability some.

    Regardless, worth a purchase, worth a play-through. Everything has its problems, but this was a nice refreshing take on a "War Game" for sure.    … Expand
  7. Tubey
    Dec 5, 2014
    7
    If I were reviewing the devs, 11 bit studios, this would be a 10. Everything from their promo vids explaining the rationale behind the game and the ingenious way they tackled pirates by offering 10 free keys to people as a good will measure, is excellent, and the bigger studios could learn bucketloads from this type of marketing and approach.

    So, that's out the way - the game itself...    If I were reviewing the devs, 11 bit studios, this would be a 10. Everything from their promo vids explaining the rationale behind the game and the ingenious way they tackled pirates by offering 10 free keys to people as a good will measure, is excellent, and the bigger studios could learn bucketloads from this type of marketing and approach.

    So, that's out the way - the game itself... is OK. It nails the atmosphere really well, with the art style and minimalist score helping to create the perfect mood. It's a grim game in every way and, whilst not exactly fun to play, it challenges you to re-evaluate what you expect from a "good" video game.

    It falls short in certain aspects though. The crafting system is strange, with items breaking that shouldn't break, just to meet the gaming convention of resource management. The trade system is hit and miss, following no distinct pattern (I understand this is an attempt at an economy system, but it doesn't achieve what it set out to do). And combat is lacklustre to be honest - a point and click, stealth orientated affair but it doesn't get the heart racing or add positively to the overall experience. Worst of all, it seems either pre-programmed difficulty spikes or harsh RNG dictates how long you can survive - you can do everything right, and then be killed off inside 10 minutes.

    It's a game worth trying for its' unique aesthetics and atmosphere, and the ambition of the developer, but it's not going to go down as a classic. That said, it's a great base, and I look forward to seeing what 11 bit do next.    … Expand
  8. sherbz
    Jun 23, 2017
    10
    The most refreshing thing about this game is that realistically depicts what war is really like. Unlike the glorified COD which, incidentally, is funded by the US military. Go figure! Basically, war is hell. And so is this game. Its a struggle most of the time. And you have to scrape and save and muster and manage. And it is, quite honestly, very satisfying. Cross walking dead withThe most refreshing thing about this game is that realistically depicts what war is really like. Unlike the glorified COD which, incidentally, is funded by the US military. Go figure! Basically, war is hell. And so is this game. Its a struggle most of the time. And you have to scrape and save and muster and manage. And it is, quite honestly, very satisfying. Cross walking dead with a good strategy title and you pretty much have it. Well played developers. Picked it up for £3 on steam and im hooked. And so much replayability. I am a fan! Well done!… Expand
  9. Aeryx
    Sep 10, 2017
    8
    Thoroughly enjoyed this one. This War of Mine is masterful at creating an atmosphere of sadness and desperation. This game has a very tough learning curve, and every mistake you make will progressively make the game more difficult down the road. Deaths are permanent. Everything is in short supply and no, you can't craft your way into a producing infinite amounts of resources. ThisThoroughly enjoyed this one. This War of Mine is masterful at creating an atmosphere of sadness and desperation. This game has a very tough learning curve, and every mistake you make will progressively make the game more difficult down the road. Deaths are permanent. Everything is in short supply and no, you can't craft your way into a producing infinite amounts of resources. This desperation forces you to do bad things just to survive. My scenario ended at Day 48 and it was a remarkable experience. It made me rethink of how I take trivial things for granted.… Expand
  10. iseeall
    Jan 9, 2015
    6
    This game has an interesting setting (bad picture of war), a great message (don't vote for leaders who want war) and nice graphics+music. However the gameplay is very limited (too few actions available for characters) and frustrating. In the core there is "Don't starve"/"Minecraft"-like crafting system. You run around locations and loot items from containers, to produce stuff out of thoseThis game has an interesting setting (bad picture of war), a great message (don't vote for leaders who want war) and nice graphics+music. However the gameplay is very limited (too few actions available for characters) and frustrating. In the core there is "Don't starve"/"Minecraft"-like crafting system. You run around locations and loot items from containers, to produce stuff out of those items, then use the produced items to produce some more items, of which a few you need to consume regularly. Most of the time you need to sneak, and sometimes you fight. The GUI is optimized for iPads, not PC. What spoils the experience the most is the lack of consistency: some NPCs decide to let you loot all containers, some let you grab stuff only from those without a "private" label and attack you if you take items with such a label, some follow you around with a shotgun aimed at you without attacking, some attack you on sight even before you examine any container. In such an inconsistent game a proper save feature would be a must (if you didn't expect something or encounter a game bug, you reload), but there is no save/reload. I dropped this game after 2 attempts. After a while I read a walkthru somewhere, only to find out that the game is even more inconsistent than I thought (like "this guy will attack you, that guy won't, oh wait there was a bug in an older version but now they fixed it" and so on). Sorry guys, but I just don't have the time to play the whole game thru to just learn what each of your NPCs is scripted to do. I still give the game a 6/10 for its message and good aethetics.… Expand
  11. contropiede
    Jul 6, 2015
    8
    Not boring to be played repeatedly. The number of characters with different backgrounds and levels of difficulty which is quite difficult. Initially I thought this game would be boring, but it did not. Often we made should choose in difficult situations.

    I have finished the game three times and finally tried the story itself. hohoho. Buy this game there are funds allocated for victims    Not boring to be played repeatedly. The number of characters with different backgrounds and levels of difficulty which is quite difficult. Initially I thought this game would be boring, but it did not. Often we made should choose in difficult situations.

    I have finished the game three times and finally tried the story itself. hohoho. Buy this game there are funds allocated for victims of war, so you can play while charity.    … Expand
  12. gracjanski
    Mar 10, 2016
    7
    I agree with the most people here, this game is overrated and not realistic. The gameplay is simple: It is like Sims with a bit strategy and stealth missions. Nice and funny, but nothing special. Many wrote it has a great atmosphere, the problem is, I cant immerse in this world, because it is more ridiculous than realistic. The charactes get depressive, when they are too criminal. WTF? II agree with the most people here, this game is overrated and not realistic. The gameplay is simple: It is like Sims with a bit strategy and stealth missions. Nice and funny, but nothing special. Many wrote it has a great atmosphere, the problem is, I cant immerse in this world, because it is more ridiculous than realistic. The charactes get depressive, when they are too criminal. WTF? I want to survive, I dont care if I stole something from others. In addition the most important ressource to survive is water, not sleeping. But it is a short game, so you can play it, you wont lose too much time to get to know this game.… Expand
  13. iddqd4
    Mar 19, 2018
    8
    Отличный выжывач, время от времени ставящий тебе интересные моральные дилеммы.
  14. Helmenkalastaja
    Sep 22, 2018
    6
    Game looks great and dark mooded style is just brilliant. What i hoped that there would have been more diversity and depth in the stuff you can do. Now everything is build from same few materials and everyone can do everything. How a journalist have 'know how' to build working radio? Only few types of food, almost all you need can be producted by workshops. Game mechanic is awesome, butGame looks great and dark mooded style is just brilliant. What i hoped that there would have been more diversity and depth in the stuff you can do. Now everything is build from same few materials and everyone can do everything. How a journalist have 'know how' to build working radio? Only few types of food, almost all you need can be producted by workshops. Game mechanic is awesome, but that can't carry away that fact that there is available far better survival games with much deeper complexity and difficulty. There is too many curves cut straight to make the game simple, too simple to my taste.… Expand
  15. demondred79
    Aug 9, 2015
    8
    After hitting an initial wall in the first three hours, I initially wanted to write a scathing "F@#$ You" type negative review but I stuck with it....and i'm glad. It's an incredibly well balanced game and rewarding, but you have to push the brutality to the side and just roll with it. Don't let it get personal or it's going to get you down because it took me a third restart to finallyAfter hitting an initial wall in the first three hours, I initially wanted to write a scathing "F@#$ You" type negative review but I stuck with it....and i'm glad. It's an incredibly well balanced game and rewarding, but you have to push the brutality to the side and just roll with it. Don't let it get personal or it's going to get you down because it took me a third restart to finally nail it.

    Problems: The fact that you can't cleanly save/exit when doing a night scavenge is frustrating. The fact you can't cleanly save/exit while back in your shelter is pure BS as well. And to make it worse, every time you load up the game it randomly generates a new condition in your shelter (raided, wounded, loss of bullets, theft, etc). This, oddly enough, is both a flaw and an exploit since you can exit/reload repeatedly until you get a favorable outcome.

    Secondly, there were times when i was hiding from bandits and they got stuck in a twitchy pathing issue and wouldn't move. This is likely to cost you a character and needs to be fixed since every scrap counts BIGTIME. These issues (and there are a few more that i'm not going to harp on) need to be fixed, and is why it got some points removed.

    Protip: Use a tablet or pen/paper to keep track of your nightly scavenging runs!! Upgrade and board up your shelter as a top priority. If it's too hard, choose to "write my own story" and you can setup a MUCH easier game for yourself.    … Expand
  16. Greywolf2001ca
    Dec 24, 2015
    9
    This game is of moderate size, but is replayable.

    This is the kind of game that you are going to reinstall on your computer once per year and go through it all again. It is that pleasant. The unique graphics are quite good and the grim look of the game reflects how difficult and horrible wars are, especially today. If you are looking for a game you will play each year, this is    This game is of moderate size, but is replayable.

    This is the kind of game that you are going to reinstall on your computer once per year and go through it all again. It is that pleasant.

    The unique graphics are quite good and the grim look of the game reflects how difficult and horrible wars are, especially today.

    If you are looking for a game you will play each year, this is your game. It is simple and not too difficult like some other survival game. Remember that this game is to show how horrible wars are in the modern world (in general too).

    You can also donate to a charity that takes care of children caught in wars on steam, which is a nice gesture and good idea on the part of the designers.    … Expand
  17. Saklad5
    Apr 13, 2015
    10
    This game is VERY hard, but extremely thought-provoking.

    It is perfectly balanced so that, if you are lucky and clever enough, you will have JUST enough to get by the day. There are risks worth taking, but fail and you will fall HARD. It really captures the hardships of civilians trapped in war zones, and it makes you look at current events like Syria and other hotspots in a whole new    This game is VERY hard, but extremely thought-provoking.

    It is perfectly balanced so that, if you are lucky and clever enough, you will have JUST enough to get by the day. There are risks worth taking, but fail and you will fall HARD. It really captures the hardships of civilians trapped in war zones, and it makes you look at current events like Syria and other hotspots in a whole new light.

    At the same time, it is very rewarding gameplay and will have you coming back over and over to try new approaches and strategies. There are lots of hours you can get out of this, if you can take it. In addition, the visuals and soundtrack are excellent.

    For those who believe that video games aren’t an art form, or believe that games can’t be enjoyable and thought-provoking at the same time, I implore them to look at This War of Mine.    … Expand
  18. RMDsilva
    Nov 30, 2015
    8
    Great ambience!
    Game mechanics are addictive enough, with tough decisions all around in what location to explore, what loot to bring back, what to trade, etc.
    Characters have some life, it is fairly important to know how to use the team you have. Their stories are not that impressive, but you fill in the blanks fairly well from their comments and interactions (namely when they fight    Great ambience!
    Game mechanics are addictive enough, with tough decisions all around in what location to explore, what loot to bring back, what to trade, etc.

    Characters have some life, it is fairly important to know how to use the team you have. Their stories are not that impressive, but you fill in the blanks fairly well from their comments and interactions (namely when they fight each other)

    It gets old quick once you figure out what everything does.
    It's my problem with survival games, either there's a wiki or there's absolutely no information. The internet becomes an annoying compromise that gives neither ambience nor clear answers.

    It also, thankfully, doesn't try to get overly complicated. Which means that relationships between characters and the outside world are limited, as is interaction with objects. Makes it a simple good game. Not an excellent one.    … Expand
  19. Hack
    Aug 18, 2016
    7
    A very unique experience that I highly recommend everyone tries, even if you don't like the survival genre as I myself don't and I still enjoyed This War of Mine quite a lot.

    I don't feel like the game has much replayability in the sense that you don't want to keep playing it because it can get quite tedious due to the lack of any sort of fast forwarding, and once you've found the best    A very unique experience that I highly recommend everyone tries, even if you don't like the survival genre as I myself don't and I still enjoyed This War of Mine quite a lot.

    I don't feel like the game has much replayability in the sense that you don't want to keep playing it because it can get quite tedious due to the lack of any sort of fast forwarding, and once you've found the best "build" you are basically replaying the same campaign over and over just making slight tweaks depending on your spawning circumstances which does get boring. Once I had successfully survived until the end of the war once and explored all the buildings I feel like I had seen everything the game had to offer and I was done. In the end I got 14 hours of enjoyment out of the game for £3.74 and it genuinely moved me at times, which is very rare for a game to do.    … Expand
  20. runner
    Jul 20, 2016
    9
    This War of Mine manages to be simple and yet full of content and replayability value.
    I personally don't love this type of games that much, and was actually rather disappointed at first, because when I bought this game I expected something a bit more story driven with more precise objectives and purposes.
    Not that what I found out instead wasn't good. This War of Mine is more of a    This War of Mine manages to be simple and yet full of content and replayability value.
    I personally don't love this type of games that much, and was actually rather disappointed at first, because when I bought this game I expected something a bit more story driven with more precise objectives and purposes.

    Not that what I found out instead wasn't good.
    This War of Mine is more of a resources management game, and your only purpose is to survive. How to do that? That's all up to you. The game will bring you to various situations and both moral and fatal decisions which you'll have to face.

    The game doesn't explain much about WHAT to do, there's not really any sort of tutorial. You start right away. At first I was a bit pissed off by that, but soon enough I discovered that the gameplay grows on you and you can easily grasp it, and also, just like in real life, you sometimes can't be sure what you're actions will bring and what the consequences are going to be. So I've also had a few surprises.

    This War of Mine would indeed make sure that you feel every consequence of every action you're going to do, and you can't escape that. For example, you have a possibility to steal from an old couple which cannot defend itself. This is an easy way of gathering food, and trying to find food at any other place would be very risky, and you can easily die. You won't get away with stealing because characters would start to be depressed and question their own actions. And, of course, you absolutely can't live without food to eat...

    The game also manages to somehow create a strong emotional connection to the characters, albeit it provides very little back story and does everything in a very simplistic way. But that's probably a part of the magic, the minimal and poor environment, the melancholic tunes and feelings the game evokes in you.

    I found myself feeling terrible after I made my characters die because of my choices, and on that moment I realized the game actually WORKS. And pretty well. So, even though it's not my cup of tea, I'm going to find out the rest of the content the game has to offer and would probably give it another few goes.    … Expand
  21. Grufton
    Jan 7, 2015
    9
    I am a big fan of this game and will do my best to provide a spoil free review of this game:

    Graphics: This is one of the weaker areas of the game for me. Saying that though I will also say that the art direction is good. It serves the purposes of the game well and works well with the game play of the game. I will say that overall it works very well. 7/10 Gameplay: The Gameplay is    I am a big fan of this game and will do my best to provide a spoil free review of this game:

    Graphics: This is one of the weaker areas of the game for me. Saying that though I will also say that the art direction is good. It serves the purposes of the game well and works well with the game play of the game. I will say that overall it works very well. 7/10

    Gameplay: The Gameplay is really strong. It is a real time based strat game. I like it a lot. But I am usually pulled to these types of games. The fact that the choices you make in the game tie in strongly to the story work very well. And I enjoy it that the gameplay does tie in to the story. 8/10

    Story: This is the strongest point of the game to me. It does a wonderful job of portraying the story, and the ideas of the game. When you make choices it effects a lot in the game. And the choices are made within the moment of game play. Which I really enjoy. So sometimes you end up making choice even though you may not mean to, but I think that truly adds to the atmosphere. 10/10

    Sound: The sound design is really strong as well. It bleeds into the enviornment. It is one of the few games in which I do not turn the music off in order to watch netflix on my second monitor. And this is saying a lot. 9/10

    Overall: 8.5/10 One of the top 10 games I've played in the last year. Which is saying a lot. If you like games that portray a strong moral objective, or are more 2d strat based, I highly recommend!    … Expand
  22. menkaur
    Dec 23, 2014
    9
    For a game which is essentially 2d and designed to be playable on smartphones, this one is really fun.

    The survivor characters are quite distinctive and interesting. And the game-play and controls are well thought about. Your decisions seem to matter. As for disadvantages, the game has a tendency to crash. You only can have up to 4 characters per play (it would be fun to have more    For a game which is essentially 2d and designed to be playable on smartphones, this one is really fun.

    The survivor characters are quite distinctive and interesting. And the game-play and controls are well thought about. Your decisions seem to matter.

    As for disadvantages, the game has a tendency to crash. You only can have up to 4 characters per play (it would be fun to have more people in the house), and the gameplay is only 45 "days" long. Real wars don't end that soon and can last for years. I was quite disappointed when it turned out that you can win by surviving 45 days, instead of conditions getting worse and worse day by day for a long time.

    Overall, this game has been much more fun than some hipped up recent releases    … Expand
  23. LostSandwich
    Dec 4, 2014
    7
    I knew nothing about this game going into it. But based on the title and knowing it was about war i figured it would be how they portray war in a game like Call of Duty, or Battlefield, but rather than portraying war as a fun playground they portray it realistically, well expect for the whole make a stove with some nails and wood, but a game does not need to be fully realistic. Gritty,I knew nothing about this game going into it. But based on the title and knowing it was about war i figured it would be how they portray war in a game like Call of Duty, or Battlefield, but rather than portraying war as a fun playground they portray it realistically, well expect for the whole make a stove with some nails and wood, but a game does not need to be fully realistic. Gritty, depressing, scary, generally hell on Earth. This game needs no "Press F to feel", the art style combined with the atmosphere, the sounds, the depressing notes left behind by others, the comments from your survivors, makes this game an emotional and thought provoking trip, about what being in a war zone really looks and feels like.
    The game play itself is decent but does have flaws. This War of Mine punishes you for each hit you take, but then combat is just mashing the Left Mouse Button on the character you are attacking and is generally very clunky. If taking hits during combat will have such large consequences you need to make sure your combat is very precise. Overall it's a good game worth the asking price, i dropped at least 20 hours onto it but it definitely could have been better.    … Expand
  24. StarCitizenZues
    Dec 14, 2014
    9
    This game is certainly one of my favorite games in the past decade and has a HUGE replay-ability factor. Dont let the 2d fool you ... Excellent graphics, music, sound, etc. etc. Its not an easy game, and expect to die and restart a lot, but I promise you, you'll love the challenge and the list of characters and scenarios.
    My hat is off to the devs on this one: They really tapped into a    This game is certainly one of my favorite games in the past decade and has a HUGE replay-ability factor. Dont let the 2d fool you ... Excellent graphics, music, sound, etc. etc. Its not an easy game, and expect to die and restart a lot, but I promise you, you'll love the challenge and the list of characters and scenarios.
    My hat is off to the devs on this one: They really tapped into a creative vein on this one and created one hell of a game.    … Expand
  25. Bboygamer
    Dec 28, 2014
    8
    Intense and random, this game is rewards and punishes you with great magnitude. The atmosphere and immersion was fantastic. Not my kind of game so a 8
  26. That1Guy
    Jan 5, 2015
    9
    My personal game of the year, despite a few minor flaws; The game places in control of a group of war-time civilians who have taken up residence in a dilapidated house--your objective is to survive the conflict as best as you are able, while making moral choices along the way.

    The game has a very distinct art style, using a sort of "greyscale motif" to drive the art and animation,    My personal game of the year, despite a few minor flaws; The game places in control of a group of war-time civilians who have taken up residence in a dilapidated house--your objective is to survive the conflict as best as you are able, while making moral choices along the way.

    The game has a very distinct art style, using a sort of "greyscale motif" to drive the art and animation, reinforcing the game's bleak narrative. Characters and objects in the game are drawn with detail, but backgrounds and areas of the game map that are out of sights are "sketched over" with a fog of war. The result gives the game a haunting look, while remaining firmly entrenched in realism.

    The game revolves mainly around resource management: Scavenge and trade resources to upgrade your safe house, purchase food and weapons, and basically give yourself the best possible fighting chance to survive the war. Survivors each have their own strengths and weaknesses to add to your strategy--do you send Boris into the ruined villa to have him deal with the thugs guarding the supply cache, or do you send stealthy Arica in to sneak around and pilfer their stuff, leaving them unmolested. A trickier approach, for sure, but one that might let you sleep a little more soundly...

    It is the moral choices in the game that set this apart from other resource management games, and unfortunately, it's also where the game stumbles a bit. I very quickly discovered that while the game wants to put me in the moral hot seat, it's a very simple thing to use the game's engine to my benefit. Trader has a whole bunch of stuff that I can't afford? Send Katja, the trader to talk to him...she'll very easily rob him blind through unfair trading. Want me to think twice about killing people? Killing is one of the most lucrative parts of the game (which, to be fair, might say more about me as a person than it says about the game, but I wanted to mention it.)

    This War of Mine is a great game with a strong sense of identity that will provide you with hours of enjoyment, provided you can keep into the spirit of the game's narrative, without meta-gaming too much.    … Expand
  27. tsakiym
    May 11, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. nice game.I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it...................… Expand
  28. MikeGold
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I was expecting heavily themed war game. Some story driven platforming, but I got the game that plays out on one screen, everything is behind a wall of text and was generally boring. It was a wasted money.
  29. AltaZecchs
    Mar 22, 2015
    8
    Extremely challenging game (as there is no difficulty setting), but rewarding. Good gameplay mechanics, very few bugs, rich & immersive story plot. Lots of replayability potential.
  30. Sanastusa
    Oct 7, 2015
    8
    Tuna. Moonshine. Shooting and stabbing defenseless old people to steal the supplies you desperately need, only to return home and find the person you just killed for has died or left. That is the war of surviving that takes place in this beautiful game. Each play through is different allowing multiply types of experiences as you play, the story is just surviving and learning about yourTuna. Moonshine. Shooting and stabbing defenseless old people to steal the supplies you desperately need, only to return home and find the person you just killed for has died or left. That is the war of surviving that takes place in this beautiful game. Each play through is different allowing multiply types of experiences as you play, the story is just surviving and learning about your characters as you go and try to fend off raiders, disease, and hungry. Enjoyably difficult and makes you hate your self when you have to gun down or shank some old man because you need his meds for Marvin. Great audio through the game with making it sound like a war is going on, like there is supposed to be. Several times I though I was going to get blow up from hearing motor fire. Good game and feels oh so good when you survive to the ceasefire.… Expand
  31. RockStarGamers
    Jul 28, 2015
    7
    This War of Mine has a fantastic aesthetic, telling a bleak story in a beautiful way. But it's hard, both mechanically and emotionally. Brace yourself.
  32. Liuon
    Dec 1, 2016
    9
    Survival, Strategy, Action, Drama and many more genres can be addressed to this great game. It's a game which really puts you in the place of the civilians during a war, who have to survive using any materials can find all around. The thing is that after some playthroughs you will get that every matterial is really useful, and none is better than any other. The bad thing about this gameSurvival, Strategy, Action, Drama and many more genres can be addressed to this great game. It's a game which really puts you in the place of the civilians during a war, who have to survive using any materials can find all around. The thing is that after some playthroughs you will get that every matterial is really useful, and none is better than any other. The bad thing about this game is that if you mange to find some mechanics to survive one playthrough you will probably survive every playthrough you will try again. I would like it a little more challenging and that's why i don't put a 10/10 score. It's a game that you have to experience and cant be described well using words. Great music, scenario and innovative gameplay… Expand
  33. Voyou
    May 26, 2021
    0
    Does not provide the entertaining ability to save progress. Which means its entertainment value is a big fat ZERO. Uses the survival lame argument as an excuse. I don't understand how these lame companies making lame games survive the market.
    Additionally, game is text-heavy, yet game doesn't offer any means to increase text size until it becomes readable. That basic failure requires so    Does not provide the entertaining ability to save progress. Which means its entertainment value is a big fat ZERO. Uses the survival lame argument as an excuse. I don't understand how these lame companies making lame games survive the market.
    Additionally, game is text-heavy, yet game doesn't offer any means to increase text size until it becomes readable. That basic failure requires so low an intelligence that you would wonder why the game maker even tried to make a game. Anyway, it cannot physically be played, so the intrinsic value of the software is simply zero.
    At least incompetence of game maker is consistent here. Double zero.    … Expand
  34. molnibalage
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This was one of the best game of my life. Following some game you can understand it and after 2-3 successful game it does not provide any surprise but before you reach this point the game more than just good.

    Following the release it got customization its up to you how you wish to play. A too large city with lots of areas maybe makes too easy and you can quickly deplete the surprise    This was one of the best game of my life. Following some game you can understand it and after 2-3 successful game it does not provide any surprise but before you reach this point the game more than just good.

    Following the release it got customization its up to you how you wish to play. A too large city with lots of areas maybe makes too easy and you can quickly deplete the surprise factor of the game in a next play.

    The game easily provides at lest 30-40 hours of good experience. The only thing what I missed the time compression in the house.    … Expand
  35. Acco
    Apr 18, 2017
    9
    This War is Mine is a very unique and dynamic game. It's refreshing to play a game as a survivor of an ongoing conflict. The game presents many challenges, encounters, opportunities and characters. The best way I can put it is this game feels very real when you're playing it.
    The only reason I wouldn't give it a 10/10 is because after playing it for about 10 or so hours you realise how    This War is Mine is a very unique and dynamic game. It's refreshing to play a game as a survivor of an ongoing conflict. The game presents many challenges, encounters, opportunities and characters. The best way I can put it is this game feels very real when you're playing it.
    The only reason I wouldn't give it a 10/10 is because after playing it for about 10 or so hours you realise how much of a simple game it is, that makes it great but also a little short lived. I haven't played much of it nor have I played any DLC, but I think with just a little extra work it could make the game perfect.    … Expand
  36. EntitySeven
    Aug 10, 2016
    10
    This may seem like a very boring game, but once you begin playing it you won't want to stop. I have played through the entire game three times, and it just gets better and better.
  37. damians1
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    Świetna gra, doskonale pokazuje sytuacje cywili jaka obecnie się dzieje na Ukrainie po ataku faszystowskich wojsk rosyjskich.
  38. Pucks
    Jan 26, 2017
    10
    Ein unglaublich geniales Spiel von 11Bit. Man wird ständig moralischen Konflikten entgegengesetzt und kann sich entscheiden zwischen Gut und Böse. Sehr emotional werden einem die Geschichten der Überlebenden erzählt und jede Handlung hat seine Konsequenzen. Mit dem neuen The Littel Ones DLC, bei dem man zusätzlich auch noch auf ein Kind aufpassen muss kann man sich noch besser hineinfühlenEin unglaublich geniales Spiel von 11Bit. Man wird ständig moralischen Konflikten entgegengesetzt und kann sich entscheiden zwischen Gut und Böse. Sehr emotional werden einem die Geschichten der Überlebenden erzählt und jede Handlung hat seine Konsequenzen. Mit dem neuen The Littel Ones DLC, bei dem man zusätzlich auch noch auf ein Kind aufpassen muss kann man sich noch besser hineinfühlen und ändert finde ich auch ein bisschen die Art, wie man sich entscheidet.… Expand
  39. bdurmaz
    Apr 29, 2017
    8
    What a great game. One of the best ever in building atmosphere and intensity. Visuals are really class and fits the atmosphere. It is fun and it also has something to say.
  40. CoreGamer1408
    Dec 17, 2018
    8
    Interesting concept about civilians trying to survive in a civil war torn zone. A game of two parts one is the solo scavenging stealth runs and two is the home base crafting party and resource management options. This experience can be quite emotionally impactive. The characters can even suicide if not well managed and looked after properly.
  41. Burevestnik
    Nov 19, 2017
    10
    For three or four days now, I have played nothing but "This War of Mine". I am a veteran of Iraq and I remember all too well the hardships it brought upon the civilians, especially in the beginning of the war. I remember being heartbroken at the sight of children crying and begging for food on the side of the road.

    This "game" puts you square in the middle of the experiences of those    For three or four days now, I have played nothing but "This War of Mine". I am a veteran of Iraq and I remember all too well the hardships it brought upon the civilians, especially in the beginning of the war. I remember being heartbroken at the sight of children crying and begging for food on the side of the road.

    This "game" puts you square in the middle of the experiences of those civilians. It is a brutal, kill or be killed world - where an act of unimaginable violence may let you live another day, but it can also break your heart and soul. Some days, you are offered a chance at compassion - and if you take that chance, risking your own safety and resources for others, you may find you feel a bit better about yourself.

    Then there are the times where you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. You are unarmed, scavenging for anything to save your friends, and you peep through a keyhole and see a soldier brutally beating - and possible worse - a woman. He has an AK-47, you have a lockpick and a rumbling stomach. So you sit there and watch - afraid that any noise may turn his violent attention upon you. When it is all done, you hide until he leaves and then, shamefully, pick over the bloodied body of the woman for anything she may have scavenged before the soldier got to her.

    This is "This War of Mine" - a dark, beautiful, haunting, exhilerating, and horrible tale.

    What's that tagline, "The first casualty of war is innocence"? It applies here - in a way you would have never imagined coming from a computer game.    … Expand
  42. scarguy
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Very good game. I adore. Nice action, scenario and graphic. I finished it 3 because it's perfect.
  43. Gaming_Bear
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    Unique concept for a war game so big points right out the gate for taking such a bold move. Game play was immersive, plus I am biased as I love a good game where you start with little and have to build your way up and survive. Art style and music are very well done to pull you into the bleak drudgery of this war setting.
  44. Mpbpl
    Mar 16, 2018
    10
    Masterpiece of a game, doing what games does best: make you feel the experience.
    This game is unbearably good, even more because it is about a subject that most people ignore: the destruction that war brings on the innocent. This game could be put in every shooter made: while people in COD, Battlefield are killing each other, there are innocent trying to survive all that war.
    You get    Masterpiece of a game, doing what games does best: make you feel the experience.
    This game is unbearably good, even more because it is about a subject that most people ignore: the destruction that war brings on the innocent. This game could be put in every shooter made: while people in COD, Battlefield are killing each other, there are innocent trying to survive all that war.
    You get control of a party of people that met after the civil war started and are living on an empty house that they found, with few supplies and different traits you need to work together to survive the war, scavenging, blocking holes in the house, creating heat for winter, food and water, Oh My God so much food and water. If your supplies are over that's it, slowly dying of thirst, hunger, sickness. And the story of that character is over, war killed him.
    This game is so good in making you love each character and trying to make everybody survive is hard, and it should be.
    Truly a masterpiece.    … Expand
  45. pawq
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    I struggle to see what people love about this game so much. Maybe it's because I played Frostpunk before, and This War of Mine feels almost like a proof of concept for Frostpunk, with the essentially the same fundamental mechanics, but much muuuch (muuuuuuch) more basic. I may've also been a victim of my expectations - I expected this game to hit hard emotionally, but it didn't, becauseI struggle to see what people love about this game so much. Maybe it's because I played Frostpunk before, and This War of Mine feels almost like a proof of concept for Frostpunk, with the essentially the same fundamental mechanics, but much muuuch (muuuuuuch) more basic. I may've also been a victim of my expectations - I expected this game to hit hard emotionally, but it didn't, because (at least in the main game) there's virtually no story - it's just a pretty minimalistic survival game.

    The survival mechanics work, which is why I suppose the concept was taken further and expanded into Frostpunk. The game is also beautifully drawn, albeit in dull, grey-dominated colours (for obvious reasons), so it's not as charming as it could've been in a different setting. This made the gameplay alright in terms of enjoyment, but ultimately I found it pretty repetitive and unengaging.    … Expand
  46. aralath
    Jan 19, 2019
    8
    Watched from a walkthrough video. Quite an atmosphere. Whole game is based on making hard decisions.
  47. greenbey
    Jul 14, 2020
    9
    A+
    A survival game where you control a group of survivor civilians in a country at war.
    Art style is on point.
  48. Gregnator
    Sep 28, 2019
    9
    This war of mine is a great game that tells the story of survivors of a civil war, from a realistic perspective. No high action movie style brainless shooting and killing. You take control over a few civilians in a house and you need to survive. Food, water, defenses, and medicine are the most important things. At night you go out and scavenge. Taking a person's life isn't just a simpleThis war of mine is a great game that tells the story of survivors of a civil war, from a realistic perspective. No high action movie style brainless shooting and killing. You take control over a few civilians in a house and you need to survive. Food, water, defenses, and medicine are the most important things. At night you go out and scavenge. Taking a person's life isn't just a simple click. Your actions have consequences. If your character dies, they're dead forever. Will you sneak and steal from bandits? Are you willing to kill an old woman for a can of tuna, and have your character become depressed or even suicidal? How far would you go to survive? And once the war is over, would you be able to live with yourself?… Expand
  49. ssweisz
    Apr 3, 2019
    9
    Juego totalmente recomendado, sin embargo, puede ser que haya a quien no le guste. En lo personal dude en comprarlo porque a pesar de todas las buenas críticas que había oído y/o escuchado el gameplay me parecía algo monótono y no muy entretenido.

    Que equivocado estaba, es muy diferente verlo jugar y jugarlo (aunque haya a quién le guste verlo), quede totalmente enganchado con la primer    Juego totalmente recomendado, sin embargo, puede ser que haya a quien no le guste. En lo personal dude en comprarlo porque a pesar de todas las buenas críticas que había oído y/o escuchado el gameplay me parecía algo monótono y no muy entretenido.

    Que equivocado estaba, es muy diferente verlo jugar y jugarlo (aunque haya a quién le guste verlo), quede totalmente enganchado con la primer partida que jugué, el juego hace que te inmersas en la historia y con tus jugadores. Es un juego muy crudo, entretenido, pero no divertido, y esto no es malo, porque no es su fin divertir, entretener si, pero todo lo contrario a divertir. Pocos juegos han logrado que sintiera un nudo en la garganta con el desenlace de ciertos eventos a partir de mis decisiones. Una obra maestra.

    Técnicamente el juego no es muy demandante, por algo hasta puede ser jugado en celular, este juego junto con sus expansiones son totalmente recomendables    … Expand
  50. Amorph0us
    Jan 7, 2022
    9
    Great scenario, nice execution and very addictive! Really captures you in the atmosphere and this is what most is about a survival game.
  51. ucankabak
    Dec 20, 2018
    10
    Probably one of the best games that i've played. Not because it has insane mechanics, not because stunning graphics but the story that game tell to us, the feels that feel to us.
  52. rezo_21
    Sep 25, 2021
    8
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 78 IIIIIIIIII====================
  53. Cz3rw0ny
    Jan 10, 2021
    7
    This War of Mine is a very special type of game. The plot/story is very engaging, but gameplay did not really hooked me up too much. Therefore, my personal rating is only 7/10.
  54. Soullex
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    Yapmak istediği şeyi, bu kadar iyi yapan çok az oyun var...................
  55. Schinkmeister
    Nov 7, 2020
    5
    Die Prämisse, die Greuel des Kreiges darzustellen sagt mir ansich zu, leider konnte das Gameplay mich nicht wirklich lange fesseln. Permadeath macht so ein Spiel zwar spannend, aber leider kann es einem das Spiel auch recht schnell ruinieren. Gerade ein Spiel mit einem relativ langweiligen Aufbaupart und vielem langweiligen rumgeklicke eignet sich meiner Meinung nach nicht dazu es häufigerDie Prämisse, die Greuel des Kreiges darzustellen sagt mir ansich zu, leider konnte das Gameplay mich nicht wirklich lange fesseln. Permadeath macht so ein Spiel zwar spannend, aber leider kann es einem das Spiel auch recht schnell ruinieren. Gerade ein Spiel mit einem relativ langweiligen Aufbaupart und vielem langweiligen rumgeklicke eignet sich meiner Meinung nach nicht dazu es häufiger von Vorne zu spielen.… Expand
  56. RetroMatero
    Jan 24, 2020
    0
    En un principio el juego me llamó la atención con la ambientación y la propuesta que trae, hacer el papel de uno o unos cuantos sobrevivientes que deben arreglárselas para, valga la redundancia, sobrevivir en una ciudad asediada por una guerra. Esto se logra bien, ya que el juego está inspirado en la cruel Guerra de Bosnia, un despiadado conflicto civil que puso en jaque a gran parte de laEn un principio el juego me llamó la atención con la ambientación y la propuesta que trae, hacer el papel de uno o unos cuantos sobrevivientes que deben arreglárselas para, valga la redundancia, sobrevivir en una ciudad asediada por una guerra. Esto se logra bien, ya que el juego está inspirado en la cruel Guerra de Bosnia, un despiadado conflicto civil que puso en jaque a gran parte de la extinta Yugoslavia.
    Búsqueda de recursos, crafteo de materiales, mejorar el refugio, y pasar por entornos muy hostiles... La verdad tiene lo que se necesita para ser un juego de su estilo.
    Pero por qué la calificación?
    La verdad, NO TIENE TODO lo que se necesita para un juego de su estilo.
    La mayor parte del tiempo te la pasas crafteando y crafteando, y crafteando. Y esto no sería malo si al menos todo eso tuviese una utilidad real, que aquí la veo que el juego se basa en eso.
    El refugio... Cumple, sin embargo, no veo libertad de interacciones como lo puedo ver en otros juegos... Que vamos, Los Sims tienen más libertad...
    La ambientación, muy buena, y es acorde a lo que quiere transmitir el juego, pero eso se rompe con que todos los personajes tienen acciones muy limitadas, y sin contar que el reloj pasa muy rápido, amen de todo lo que hay que hacer.
    No voy a seguir comentando los fallos que tiene, porque el juego me dejó muy mal sabor de boca, que hasta me deprime escribir esta reseña.
    Un juego que te impresiona a primera vista, pero que tras algunas horas de juego, es aburrido y tedioso hasta más no poder...
    Que los primeros RPGs de Famicom son más entretenidos.
    Un pésimo planteamiento para un juego con un excelente ambiente, y una vuelta de tuerca a los juegos basados en guerras.
    Solo recomendable si lo encuentras en oferta.    … Expand
  57. edxtan
    Apr 17, 2022
    5
    This War of Mine's survival mechanics and narrative mechanics have a parasitic relationship, where the survival mechanics feed into the narrative mechanics, but the narrative mechanics suck the life out of the survival mechanics.
  58. showt
    Dec 23, 2019
    9
    1. Сюжет - 10.
    2. Графика - 8.
    3. Атмосфера - 10.
    4. Музыка, озвучка - 8.
    5. Геймплей - 10.
    6. Управление - 10.
  59. 13baker11
    Dec 13, 2019
    10
    This War of Mine is a masterpiece.
    The game itself has quite unconventional approach towards war. It's not full glory, whoever kills the most style of game. Killing is a horrific action, sadly sometimes unavoidable. This is a game which makes you think about what's a necessity and what's atrocity in the times of war. And that's why this game is so unique and worth playin
  60. Maciejkamil
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This game perfectly shows what word 'war' means. It's a compulsory experiance for anyone, who thinks that war is 'cool'.
  61. Breakage
    Jan 31, 2020
    10
    This game is hard. But hey, being stuck in a real war isn't easy too. You don't even know if you're going to last to see the sunrise. I hope that wars will end and will never happen anymore. Nothing is impossible.
  62. Wrathzo
    Mar 22, 2022
    7
    This War of Mine is a war survival video game developed and published by the Polish game development company 11 Bit Studios. This War of Mine is a survival-themed strategy game where the player controls a group of civilian survivors in a makeshift-damaged house in the besieged fictional city of Pogoren, Graznavia. The main goal of the game is to stay alive during the war with the tools andThis War of Mine is a war survival video game developed and published by the Polish game development company 11 Bit Studios. This War of Mine is a survival-themed strategy game where the player controls a group of civilian survivors in a makeshift-damaged house in the besieged fictional city of Pogoren, Graznavia. The main goal of the game is to stay alive during the war with the tools and materials that the player can gather. Most of the characters under the player's control have no military background nor any kind of survival experience and will require constant intervention by the player in order to stay alive. The player must maintain their characters' health, hunger, and mood levels until the declaration of a ceasefire, which occurs after a randomized duration.… Expand
  63. Chubac
    May 13, 2020
    10
    This game is a MASTERPIECE! Both the characters, the story and the gameplay are flawless.
  64. metesuzuk
    Jan 14, 2022
    7
    Art design is good. It can affect me emotionally, I like it. More than just a survival game
  65. diophantus2000
    Jul 10, 2020
    0
    This game cannot be played at ps4 cos gg u encounter an armed man u get shot since aiming s too slow and hard.
  66. garygreen
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    This war of mine have show us about the human life and a war surface to the children in a real life
  67. DavieSl
    Oct 25, 2022
    10
    Brilliant game.
    Everything about it is good and lots of mods to use if you find it too difficult.
  68. Anima2z
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    great experience, tense, sad, beautifully musica graphics, and story, tense gameplay
  69. tommydlbass
    Aug 16, 2020
    7
    Decent strategy game that often cheats at you to make you lose. The gameplay it's ok and there are multiple options to do. Like most games, one you know were it's everything and what you can expect from some places the magic goes away.
  70. ShefardAlex
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    Beautiful game, but at the same time terrible.
    Not terrible because it is bad as a game, but because with a bad passage, the heart shrinks for each hero, it is a pity to lose every character you keep, but alas, this is a reflection of the war that no one except politicians of all stripes.
    The only thing that seems to me that the game still does not reach true tragedy, which seems to me    Beautiful game, but at the same time terrible.
    Not terrible because it is bad as a game, but because with a bad passage, the heart shrinks for each hero, it is a pity to lose every character you keep, but alas, this is a reflection of the war that no one except politicians of all stripes.
    The only thing that seems to me that the game still does not reach true tragedy, which seems to me not enough to hold out the drama if someone dies to the end.
    Plus, this game doesn’t show war, but people who are trying to avoid it, and this is more original than stamped shooters as battlefield 5    … Expand
  71. JanKiy
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Это потрясающая игра. Хоть это и инди, но сделана она великолепно. Прекрасно передаётся ощущение войны, недостатка ресурсов, страха, что эта ночь может закончится очень трагично. Эта игра является одной из самых любимых
  72. Dreefi
    Aug 1, 2020
    10
    I'm not sure if any death of one of my characters in games ever felt like when I lost someone in This War of Mine... I've felt miserable taking almost every life I've had to take. It was painful just to watch, but the playing experience was amazing and I'm glad this game exists and shows us the pain and cruelty of civil war.
  73. Rhadyant
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played, It tells the true story about war, that is not fire and glory as a lot of video-games and movies want us to see it. War is horrible, almost every time it's just for the ambition of two different groups and the civilians trapped in the middle are who suffer the most.

    I played for 40+ hours and sometimes I want to revisit it again to remember this    One of the best games I've ever played, It tells the true story about war, that is not fire and glory as a lot of video-games and movies want us to see it. War is horrible, almost every time it's just for the ambition of two different groups and the civilians trapped in the middle are who suffer the most.

    I played for 40+ hours and sometimes I want to revisit it again to remember this people, this survivors and their stories. It is an amazing game, sadly there is no more updates, this game deserves a sequel.    … Expand
  74. nsuki
    Jul 5, 2020
    9
    A very different way of telling dramatic stories. 2.5D provides a good combat mechanic. Especially, considering emotional consequences before acts leading you to pretend as a civil-war survivor.
  75. mesutyavuzx
    Aug 14, 2020
    10
    sadece DLC'lerini oynamadığım şaheser niteliğinde savaş ortamında evdeki insanları hayatta tutmaya çalıştığımız muhteşem oyun. Oynayın, oynatın.
  76. futureP
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    treasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  77. AnarHeest
    Aug 31, 2020
    10
    Best game I've played. Great atmosphere, sound and gameplay. Didn't get out from behind the computer for hours playing this game.
  78. luaanzero
    Sep 5, 2020
    7
    O jogo tem um enredo bem diferente da maioria dos jogos de guerra e survival, acho que a nota poderia ser maior se o jogo apresentasse a historia mais diretamente com diálogos e não só mudanças de cenário e pelo narrador do radio me entreteve por vários momentos eu realmente gostei apesar das limitações, o jogo é bem unico
  79. ErayTellezi
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    Yaşattığı ahlaki ikilemlerle, çok çok iyi bir oyun. savaş anında askerleri çok gördük. Önüne geleni vur, görev yap vesaire. Ancak bu oyun yıkılmış bir şehirde sivilleri konu alıyor. Öyle canınızın istediğini yapamıyorsunuz. Bu açıdan çok gerçekçi. Karakterlerinizin ihtiyaçlarına ve psikolojik durumlarına çok dikkat etmelisiniz. Bandaj yapıp takas etmek ihtiyaçlarınızı karşılamanın en kolayYaşattığı ahlaki ikilemlerle, çok çok iyi bir oyun. savaş anında askerleri çok gördük. Önüne geleni vur, görev yap vesaire. Ancak bu oyun yıkılmış bir şehirde sivilleri konu alıyor. Öyle canınızın istediğini yapamıyorsunuz. Bu açıdan çok gerçekçi. Karakterlerinizin ihtiyaçlarına ve psikolojik durumlarına çok dikkat etmelisiniz. Bandaj yapıp takas etmek ihtiyaçlarınızı karşılamanın en kolay yolu.… Expand
  80. williamornelas
    Oct 10, 2020
    9
    I loved the game concept, mechanics, story, just pretty much everything!!! The only thing is that after a while, things get repetitive, so it kind of takes all of the positive points a bit down.
  81. Fallconex
    Dec 17, 2020
    9
    At the same time a simple and ingenious game about the survival of civilians in the conditions of war and blockade.
  82. Torgall
    Dec 13, 2020
    9
    Interesting take on survival game, with quite sad and depresing feeling because of the setting. I played quite a lot an generaly if you stick to being a good guy trade/producer things get easy.
  83. Viper938
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    Piękna akcja, wszyscy deweloperzy powinni pójść tą drogą, gra sama w sobie również bardzo dobra. #StopWar
  84. chiri
    Feb 3, 2021
    8
    This War of Mine is a good tactical game that not everyone will be able to understand what is going on in the game. It's a relatively a simple survival game that reminds you of the grey and grim of war. The adventure combined with a little story behind make the game very realistic.
  85. Memberry
    Mar 31, 2021
    9
    Ugh, the entry to the game sure is steep. But once you figure out the confusing interface the game only gets deeper and deeper. Has this unique "slav" smell around. Like Stalker. Something dirty yet strong. And well - war has ever been the subject of many games. But I dare to say - nothing told the story of what war really is - better than this one. Bravo 11bit.
  86. elefsar
    Apr 22, 2021
    5
    Game play is boring for me. Story is good, mechanics is mediocre. Atmosphere is mediocre.
  87. Bushido95
    Sep 28, 2021
    5
    Игра буквально на пару часов и у меня не было бы проблем с её продолжительностью если контента в игре было достаточно, но это не так.
  88. Okahwa
    Nov 5, 2021
    3
    This war of mine не сурвайвал. Все ресурсы по ходу игры только копятся. Из- за небольшого их разнообразия, в каждой локации есть всё необходимое. Если кормить людей раз в два дня, с едой тоже нет проблем. И получается, что ты сидишь на куче ресурсов, и из интереса, а необходимости, строишь третий уровень верстака, потому- что возможность крафтить патроны тебе не нужна.
    С боевой системой    This war of mine не сурвайвал. Все ресурсы по ходу игры только копятся. Из- за небольшого их разнообразия, в каждой локации есть всё необходимое. Если кормить людей раз в два дня, с едой тоже нет проблем. И получается, что ты сидишь на куче ресурсов, и из интереса, а необходимости, строишь третий уровень верстака, потому- что возможность крафтить патроны тебе не нужна.
    С боевой системой тоже не всё хорошо. Весь стелс в игре выглядит так. Ты бегаешь, что бы издать шум, забегаешь в укрытие, и убиваешь ножом того кто придёт. Главное не убивать тех кто на тебя не нападает, чтобы твои люди не впали в депрессию. Перестрелки ещё хуже. Ты садишься за укрытие и кликаешь по противнику, максимально однокнопачная боевая система.
    Наиграл я 4 часа, по ощущениям треть всего этого времени я ждал пока скрафтится вода, спят твои персонажи, в начале игры разгребается завал, а всё почему, потому-что в игре нет ускорения времени, а твоим персонажам нельзя зарядить очередь действий.
    Единственное за что игру можно похвалить это сеттинг, но про него вам рассказали десятки обзорщеков.
    Я хотел игру, получил красивую картинку.    … Expand
  89. Nick7000
    Mar 9, 2023
    8
    Жутко, стильно. Очень годный симулятор выживания, способный вогнать вас в депрессию.
  90. Rnoviok
    Dec 4, 2021
    9
    A very good game showing the hardships of civilians in wartime
    We have to survive in a city where shootings are going on, get food and make difficult rash decisions
  91. CausticMisery
    Jan 28, 2023
    8
    The most depressing war-sim game you'll ever play. It's a fantastic experience.
  92. LaplanNapalm
    Dec 19, 2021
    6
    Wstaję rano, za piętnaście trzecia. Latem to już widno. Katia je śniadanie i robi 2 filtry do kolektora deszczu ale jest lekko zmęczona bo od 10 dni chodzi na nocny szaber. Bruno, ciągle głodny (jeszcze sobie w dossier wpisał, że dobrze gotuje.... żeby być zawsze blisko michy) i zmęczony bo często je i ma cukrzyce chyba. Ogarnia aparaturę do bimbru i idzie się położyć, bo w nocy będzieWstaję rano, za piętnaście trzecia. Latem to już widno. Katia je śniadanie i robi 2 filtry do kolektora deszczu ale jest lekko zmęczona bo od 10 dni chodzi na nocny szaber. Bruno, ciągle głodny (jeszcze sobie w dossier wpisał, że dobrze gotuje.... żeby być zawsze blisko michy) i zmęczony bo często je i ma cukrzyce chyba. Ogarnia aparaturę do bimbru i idzie się położyć, bo w nocy będzie czuwał (przy lodówce). Pavle, obudził się ranny bo ma syndrom niespokojnych nóg i w nocy przyjebał z całej siły w ścianę z kopa. Łata jedną dziurę w ścianie, jara przemokniętego szluga i wspomina jak to było przed wojną... po czym odczuwa zmęczenie więc idzie się położyć, mamrocząc coś o braku kawy. Od 3 dni przychodzi jakaś baba wyłudzając medykamenty dla (niby) potrzebujących. Przychodzą jeszcze jakieś dzieci ale wyglądają na działaczy WWF i pewnie zbierają na magoty gibraltarskie albo na temblak dla czapli mniejszej która zwichnęła skrzydło... nie otwieram. 15:00 Katia wstaje i już jest głodna (jebaniutka) więc idzie po jedzenie, spotykając się z chłodnym spojrzeniem Bruna który ojebał już porcję ale dopchałby jeszcze kichy. Pavle jeszcze śpi, a wybity mały palec (od kopnięcia) pulsuje więc trzeba zjeść pół szafy medykamentów żeby "czuć się lepiej", a następnie poczuć zmęczenie i dalej iść w kimono. Katia idzie na szaberek biorąc łom ale łopata się nie mieści, bo zamiast plecaka ma tornister 8-letniej Basi która jest (tzn była) sanitariuszką ale umarła z nudów grając w TWoM. Rano nasza KATARZYNA wraca z 4 kawałkami drewna i sprężyna od zegarka - jest dobrze, bo na upgrade warsztatu brakuje tylko elementów których zbieranie zajmie 3 miesiące. W nocy przyszły chuligany ale nie ukradły jedzenia bo Bruno już zjadł wszystko i teraz odpoczywa bo jest zmęczony. Pavle znowu narzeka na palec i brak kawy... I tak to z moim TWoM jest....… Expand
  93. Mariusz_FCK_PTN
    Mar 6, 2022
    9
    Отличная трогательная игра. Спасибо за помощь Украине.
  94. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    6
    this is a pretty fun but dreary point and click adventure game but gets old fast
  95. PaddysPub
    Feb 5, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A heavy experience for sure, this game definitely puts things into a different perspective for players. I never managed to 'beat' the game, going as long as only 3 days before the end as my personal best.… Expand
  96. SauceBox6
    Nov 26, 2022
    8
    10 - Masterpiece
    9 - Amazing
    8 - Great
    7 - Good
    6 - Okay
    5 - Mediocre
    4 - Bad
    3 - Awful
    2 - Painful
    1 - Unbearable
  97. SirFranzALot
    Jan 15, 2023
    10
    I love it. If you´re able to let loose and get drawn away by the emotions this game is transporting you will have a great experience. Of course not in a good way. It is an awful expereince which can drive you crazy. Of course you won´t feel the same way you would feel in a real war but that's okay. This game will show you a site of war which is not often enough discussed in otherI love it. If you´re able to let loose and get drawn away by the emotions this game is transporting you will have a great experience. Of course not in a good way. It is an awful expereince which can drive you crazy. Of course you won´t feel the same way you would feel in a real war but that's okay. This game will show you a site of war which is not often enough discussed in other videogames and which is right now quite important to know about.
    The graphical style is also quite nice and underlines the games message. It´s grey, dark and bland. The Gameplay is not balanced but quite hard (as it should be). Of course it´s still possible to survive the war. The overall design choices are very thoughtful and I never encountered a single bug. Pure 10/10.
    I think it was the right decision to create a small 2D-Game with tiny levels so the developers where able to focus on the gameplay and message. I hope that six days in fallujah will do as good as TWOM.    … Expand
  98. mkhue108
    Feb 26, 2023
    8
    Interesting survival game. Very realistic. Has great replayability but after 1 successful run (and countless failures) I was too depressed for more.
  99. Akshaysay
    Jun 21, 2023
    10
    i played this game back in 2018 and i have been coming back to it since then . these type of games rarely exist and i feel lucky to have found and played it...sure its difficult and doesn't hold your hand but don't be afraid to try it
  100. Quazder
    Aug 22, 2023
    5
    I dont recommend it if you have ADHD, you will get bored after 4+ hours really quickly 5.5/10
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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 63
  3. Negative: 0 out of 63
  1. Impulsegamer
    Dec 11, 2019
    100
    For the price it is… I wouldn’t even say wait for a sale, I’d just say buy this game… it will challenge you, it will pull at your heart strings… but I think, especially in this day and age, we need games like this to remind us to care for one another and to point out what is really important.
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  2. Dealspwn
    Mar 22, 2015
    90
    A deeply atmospheric, emotionally compelling game that manages to treat war as a serious topic and examines the hard choices made by those caught in the middle of conflict.
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  3. Hyper Magazine
    Feb 9, 2015
    80
    Not many games can claim to be "edifying." I think this one can. [Issue#257, p.75]
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