This War of Mine
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This War of Mine

11 bit studios

2014•Strategy•PEGI 18•About 20 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramahorrorwartried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeAn expansive strategy game that is unsavoury, weighty and emotional. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Game

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...

Summary: IGDB

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaHorrorWarAll consuming questComplex relationshipFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Modern warfareCraftingWarAutobiographyDay/night cycleModern militaryWorld mapEa app

Details

Developer
11 bit studios
Publisher
11 bit studios
Released
14 November 2014
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Time to beat
20h normally
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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