Adventure · November 14, 2014

This War of Mine (2014)

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This War of Mine: Final Cut contains all the updates and free expansions released so far and introduces not only a new scenario but also expands all scenarios with the locations known from Stories DLCs - even if you don’t own those. In short words - that means you can now experience lots of never-seen-before playthroughs and struggle with new challenges. Main changes: Remastered versions of all the classic locations One new classic scenario and a brand-new character New quests and locations added to the original game Vanilla version of the game ABOUT THIS WAR OF MINE: In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle. 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 your survivors. At night, take one of your civilians on a mission to scavenge through a set of unique locations for items that will help you stay alive. Make life-and-death decisions driven by your conscience. Try to protect everybody from your shelter or sacrifice some of them for longer-term survival. During war, there are no good or bad decisions; there is only survival. The sooner you realize that, the better. This War of Mine - main features: Inspired by real-life events Control your survivors and manage your shelter Craft weapons, alcohol, beds or stoves – anything that helps you survive Make decisions - an often unforgiving and emotionally difficult experience Randomized world and characters every time you start a new game Charcoal-stylized aesthetics to complement the game's theme The universe of This War of Mine has been expanded by following DLCs: The Little Ones - explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective - that of a child. This War of Mine: Stories DLCs: Episode 1: The Father's Promise – a heartbreaking tale of loss and hope in a war-torn city Episode 2: The Last Broadcast – where, as a radio operator, you are going to face moral dilemmas and decide, whether there is a price too high for the truth Episode 3: Fading Embers – portrays a story of Anja living in a warzone and carrying a heavy burden as she has to answer to herself what is more important - survival of human legacy or the survival of a man

Adventure releases from 2014

41 Adventure titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume101.7k Steam reviewsTop 2% in Adventure
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 40%
Metacritic83/100Genre average 77 — top 25% of Adventure titles
Concurrent peak756 playersTop 6% in Adventure by live player count
Engagement hours16 h averageTop 22% for session depth among Adventure

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Survival · 2.9k
  • War · 1.5k
  • Atmospheric · 1.3k
  • Singleplayer · 1.2k
  • Strategy · 1.2k
  • Choices Matter · 1.1k
  • Simulation · 1.0k
  • Crafting · 985
  • Base-Building · 984
  • Resource Management · 930
  • Post-apocalyptic · 822
  • Management · 813
  • Story Rich · 804
  • Indie · 775
  • Emotional · 759

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Italian
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Turkish
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 101.7k reviews

94.6k positive · 7.1k negative

Metacritic

83/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.3/10

Curator recommendations

87.7k

Peak concurrent players

756

Press Quotes

“This War of Mine is a gripping survival sim, and a great study of survival during wartime and civil collapse.” 8.4 – IGN UK “This War of Mine shows the horrors of war in a way, that we rarely can experience in a game.” 9 – Giga Games “Is this a game you want to play? No. Is it a game anyone with a beating heart should play? Yes. A million times yes. It's a longform exercise in empathy, a…

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

16h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

9h

Current engagement

Achievements

59

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 14, 2014
Developer11 bit studios
Base price$1.99 -90%
DLC / Add-ons8 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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