Powerful anti-war message from civilians' view
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game should be required play in schools.”
Steam review · 25.8 h played ↗
This War of Mine
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%11 bit studios2014Survival · Strategy · Simulation
The verdict
A bleak, emotionally heavy civilian survival game with excellent atmosphere and tough moral choices. Skip it if you want relaxation, deep gameplay, or a save system.
Great for
Players who want a heavy, story-driven survival game with moral dilemmas and a grim atmosphere
Main risk
Repetitive loop, no manual saves, and bugs can ruin a long run
What changed in the last 30 days
50 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mention crashes and bugs, and a lazy-feeling design. Evidence is thin, so the reason is uncertain.
50 recent reviews
What players love
Gut-wrenching moral choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“There was a night where I had to choose who gets the last food. I stared at the screen longer than I’d like to admit before clicking.”
Steam review · 82.9 h played ↗
Haunting atmosphere, art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The art, music, and atmosphere are hauntingly beautiful, perfectly capturing the grim reality of war.”
Steam review · 91.5 h played ↗
Great replayability and varied scenarios
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there are so many scenarios and outcomes you could spend hours exploring all of them.”
Steam review · 159.3 h played ↗
Tense resource management and survival loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“One of, if not the best base manager I can think of.”
Steam review · 177.9 h played ↗
Cheap on sale, good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“Well worth the price, especially during this massive sale where the game is $2.95.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is still full of bugs after over 10 years. It'll never be fixed.”
Steam review · 166.2 h played ↗
Repetitive, tedious gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“There is not much to do outside of repetitive scavenging and preparing food.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Clunky combat, controls and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“combat is terribly unfair. Civilian against me - I'm shooting, three shots = half hp”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
No manual saves; one mistake ruins a run
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I developed my team for a couple of days and then misclicked in hospital and stole an item by mistake and that ruined the whole walkthrough by this single misclick!”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
No tutorial and obscure mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“No tutorial whatsoever, not even words.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Oversensitive characters and punishing morality
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“This could be a great game but they made the characters too sensitive”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770, 1024 MB, Shader Model 3.0
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10
Processor2.5+ GHz Quad Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 660 or better, Radeon HD 7950 or better, Shader Model 3.0
OSWindows 7/8/10
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770, 1024 MB, Shader Model 3.0
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