This War of Mine: The Little Ones

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  • Summary: This War of Mine: The Little Ones explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective; that of a child.

    Based on This War of Mine, The Little Ones puts you in charge of a group of adults and children stuck in the middle of hell, trying to survive in a    This War of Mine: The Little Ones explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective; that of a child.

    Based on This War of Mine, The Little Ones puts you in charge of a group of adults and children stuck in the middle of hell, trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger. The question is: how far will you go to make it through another day?

    This War of Mine: The Little Ones focuses not only on the reality of enduring war, but also the fact that even in times of conflict, kids are still kids - they laugh, cry, play with toys and see the world differently. In addition to thinking about survival, you'll have to bring back the kid in yourself to understand how to protect the little ones. Their faith, and their futures, are in your hands.

    The pace of This War of Mine is imposed by the day and night cycle. During the day snipers outside stop you from leaving your refuge, so you need to focus on maintaining your hideout: crafting, trading and taking care of young and adult civilians. At night, take one of your people on a mission to scavenge through a city for items that will help you stay alive.    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37
  1. IGN Denmark
    Apr 6, 2016
    100
    Deserves a place in school education as a work of art.
  2. TheSixthAxis
    Jan 20, 2016
    90
    This War Of Mine: The Little Ones is more than a game, and can be considered one of the most effective anti-war tools ever created. This is not a game you play for fun or to unwind, and the addition of children for the console release makes it even more poignant, as the realisation dawns that all over the world people are living through these hellish conditions. This War of Mine: The Little Ones doesn’t just drive home how desperate people get in times of war, but also makes you take note of how lucky so many of us are to live in a more stable place.
  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Jan 25, 2016
    90
    This War of Mine: The Little Ones is a different kind of war game, an amazing experience that focuses on the harshness, the injustice and the cruelty experienced by the innocents and the defenseless.
  4. IGN Spain
    Jan 20, 2016
    80
    This War of Mine is brutal in showing the player the misery of the war.
  5. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Feb 1, 2016
    80
    It’s the most real feeling simulator of war out there and that in itself makes This War of Mine: The Little Ones quite terrifying and truly memorable.
  6. Everyeye.it
    Jan 21, 2016
    75
    It's an overall good porting, and the night-time stealth works well. Shame for the lack of a deeper narrative, and of more precise controls.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Feb 9, 2016
    40
    It seems interested only in presenting a near-pornographic level of human despair in a warped attempt at edifying players.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 38
  3. Negative: 6 out of 38
  1. SMNT999
    Feb 3, 2016
    10
    A very disturbing but great game. But beware, it is not easy. Once you play it you can not stop it until the end of the game. I rate it withA very disturbing but great game. But beware, it is not easy. Once you play it you can not stop it until the end of the game. I rate it with full score.… Expand
  2. AbdullahOT
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    استمتعت فيها كثير وأتمنى الجزء القادعم يدعم اللغة العربية
  4. JackAttack42
    Apr 17, 2022
    8
    Took me a while to gather the motivation to complete, but especially with the war in ukraine, this game showcases what its like to be aTook me a while to gather the motivation to complete, but especially with the war in ukraine, this game showcases what its like to be a civilian in the midst of a messy war. Highly recommend it!… Expand
  5. Nel
    Apr 24, 2017
    7
    Very fun, takes sometime to get used to, but it works great. The game gets kinda repetitive after a while, and it is pretty hard to makeVery fun, takes sometime to get used to, but it works great. The game gets kinda repetitive after a while, and it is pretty hard to make everyone survive. It is kinda like fallout shelter in a way.… Expand
  6. sawduck
    May 8, 2023
    7
    It is a very interesting concept and can be very dark and incredibly depressing game but it is a good game. Everytime i have played this gameIt is a very interesting concept and can be very dark and incredibly depressing game but it is a good game. Everytime i have played this game i seem to get all my characters killed… Expand
  7. GreenMachineG
    Feb 1, 2016
    6
    This War of Mine: The Little Ones is an extremely difficult survival game. Though the game adds more realism that a lot of survival gamesThis War of Mine: The Little Ones is an extremely difficult survival game. Though the game adds more realism that a lot of survival games avoid, the lack of an actual story to back up the realism, and the almost unfair gameplay makes this title a little too cumbersome.

    7.0/10    … Expand
  8. getrwuegyweh
    Jan 3, 2017
    0
    Pile of horse **** absolute rubbish. its a worse version of fallout shelter and that was bad enough but this, boy oh boy was it bad. truely awful.....

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