X
- 11 bit studios
- 11 bit studios
- 11 bit studios
- 11 bit studios
This War of Mine
Released On: Nov 14, 2014
83
8.3
Where to Buy
Where to Buy
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 63 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
58 Reviews
58 Reviews
8% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 63 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
58 Reviews
58 Reviews
8% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
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.
This War of Mine makes you realise the terrible nature of war better than a thousand ad-campaigns can. Trying to survive in this surreal world is hard, and asks sacrifices you are probably not willing to take. Very impressive.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 1,112 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
871 Ratings
871 Ratings
15% Mixed
171 Ratings
171 Ratings
6% Negative
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 1,112 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
871 Ratings
871 Ratings
15% Mixed
171 Ratings
171 Ratings
6% Negative
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
Its style and gameplay might not be the most innovative one but that isn’t even necessary to leave a lasting impression on me. In This War of Mine, none of my actions were of no consequence. After about 8 hours, my journey was finally over but I couldn’t really feel happy about it. In my thoughts, I was still pondering about all the terrible things I had to do in the game. Therefore, I can attest that the game succeeds at the task to accurately represent all of its themes. This War of Mine isn’t “fun” to play but took me on an emotional journey, like only a select few games ever managed.
The slow pace can make it less tempting to try again right away with a different tactic, but perhaps that’s for the best.
Ruthless and emotionally destabilizing, This War of Mine is the merciless portrait of what evil man is capable of causing. The conflict saw through the eyes of civilians is terrible at least as that experienced by soldiers on the fields of war.
An ambitious game about an important subject. Sadly, it gets a bit repetitive after a while. Please make an expanded sequel with more stuff to do and more ways to interact with other survivors! [Jan 2015]
The game is dripping with pathos, but I couldn’t invest myself emotionally in it, because it all just feels fake. [01/2015, p.42]
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 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.
Report
PC
Although it's a great game, one of my characters died at the 29th day (night) due to poor game mechanics issue: I was armed with a gun, had bullets, helmet and had valuable stuff with me and I was stabbed to death because the **** character couldn't shoot the bloody thug. Clicked on the icon like hell but poor dev work made the character numb and dumb, waiting for unnecessary death. So all the devs may go to **** themselves with their "your choices and death is permanent" **** Unfortunately, a survival game must not **** have such a **** glitch - if the character is unable to **** shoot and move, I'd have left him home sleeping. SO this is how a quality drop looks like from 9.5 to 1, even after playing long hours and hours with it (29th day means it's long). I've just refunded the game; basically because lousy-ass devs, DON'T WASTE MY MOTHER**** TIME!
Report
PC
Summary In This War of Mine, the focus is shifted away from military operations portrayed in most games. Instead, it is a dark survival game where players control a gaggle of civilians attempting to stay alive in a besieged city. During the day snipers outside stop you from leaving your refuge, offering players time to craft, trade, upgrade thei...
Platforms:
- PC
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date: Nov 14, 2014
Developer:
- 11 bit studios
Publisher: 11 bit studios
Genres:
