This War of Mine

The game that broke me and healed me at the same time.
I’ve played countless games in my life, but nothing has ever hit me like This War of Mine.
It’s not just a game, it’s an experience that stays with you long after you close it.
The first time I lost someone, I just sat there staring at the screen. Not angry, not frustrated just empty. The music, the silence, the little stories that unfold in the shadows… it all feels painfully human. Every decision hurts. Every choice matters.
You start thinking less like a player and more like a person trying to survive another day. Sharing food. Risking everything for medicine. Sitting quietly while the rain hits the roof and the radio plays a sad tune in the background.
And yet, through all that darkness, there’s a strange beauty in it, a reminder of what it means to care, to protect, to hold on to hope even when everything is falling apart.
This War of Mine doesn’t reward you with achievements or glory. It rewards you with understanding.
It makes you feel something real.
I love this game deeply, painfully, honestly.
Thank you, 11 bit studios, for creating something so human.
10/10 – I will never forget it.
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I stole from an old couple to feed my starving group. Then felt guilty and restarted the game. Then stole again. Immersive.

This War of Mine isn’t out here handing you some shiny trophy for “winning.” Nah, it’s more like, “how shredded is your conscience when you finally make it out?” And honestly? That messes with me in the way that makes you rethink your life choices, not in a “hey, let’s fire it up at the next birthday party” sort of way. I swear, this game leaves you marked up, but for whatever reason, I still open it back up every now and then, just to see if the ache’s still there.
Here’s the thing: most games put you on some ridiculous hero pedestal, right? But this one, nope you’re just some regular nobody. You’re exhausted, half starved, trying to sleep on a pile of bricks while the ceiling leaks sadness. Your “missions” turn into raiding some grandma’s cupboards or watching your buddy fade away ‘cause nobody’s coming. Grim doesn’t even cover it. But you can’t deny it there’s this raw honesty to it. Most games wouldn’t go near this with a 10 foot pole.
Honestly, This War of Mine just grabs you, shakes you up, and doesn’t give one damn about your “fun.” If you’re looking to kick back and farm XP, just walk away. This thing rips you apart and then leaves you alone with your thoughts, making you wonder how you’d actually hold up if everything went sideways. Fun? Nope. Fair? Not a chance. But that’s the twisted charm, man it sticks with you, like some bad dream you can’t quite shake no matter how many times you close your laptop.

Most war games put you on the front lines with a rifle in your hands and adrenaline in your veins. This War of Mine does the opposite — it drops you behind the lines, in the rubble of a city under siege, where survival isn't about glory, but about desperation, morality, and hard choices.
This is war through the eyes of the civilians.
Inspired by the Siege of Sarajevo, This War of Mine tasks you with managing a group of ordinary people trying to survive in a war-torn city. These are not soldiers — they're teachers, chefs, musicians, and mechanics. They're cold, hungry, injured, and scared. And it’s your job to help them make it through another day.
The gameplay mixes resource management, crafting, stealth, and emotional storytelling. By day, you fortify your shelter, cook food, care for the wounded, and try to stave off depression. By night, you send someone out to scavenge for supplies — often facing brutal moral dilemmas in the process.
Do you steal from an elderly couple to feed your starving group? Do you risk injury to save a stranger calling for help? Do you ignore a knock at the door because you're low on meds? Every decision has a cost, and survival often means sacrificing your humanity.
The game’s art style is hand-drawn, bleak, and hauntingly beautiful. The grayscale palette is punctuated by muted colors, adding to the sense of despair. The ambient soundtrack is minimal and melancholic — never overpowering, always appropriate.
And yet, the most powerful element is silence. The game gives you space to feel. To stare at your characters as they sit in sorrow. To reflect after a gut-wrenching choice. It doesn’t yell at you. It lets the weight of war speak for itself.
While the mechanics are relatively simple — crafting, managing hunger, sleep, and morale — the emotional complexity runs deep. Each playthrough is procedurally generated, offering different characters, stories, and events. No two runs feel the same, especially with the growing burden of your decisions over time.
The game isn’t without its rough edges. The AI during scavenging can be a bit rigid, and the pacing in late-game scenarios can feel slow once your base is fortified. But those are minor blemishes on an otherwise unforgettable experience.
This War of Mine isn’t just a game — it’s a statement. It has been used in classrooms, praised by humanitarian organizations, and even added to the Polish educational curriculum. It forces players to think not just tactically, but ethically. It reminds us that war is not just fought with bullets, but with hunger, trauma, and loss.
The developers further supported this message with the “Stories” DLCs and the Final Cut, which refined visuals and added new content while maintaining the game’s somber tone.
This War of Mine is a raw, emotional, and humanizing portrayal of war that lingers long after the screen goes dark. It’s not “fun” in the traditional sense — and that’s exactly the point. It’s a powerful piece of interactive storytelling that deserves a place among the most important games of its generation.
If you’re looking for a game that challenges not just your skills but your conscience, This War of Mine will leave a lasting impression — and maybe a heavy heart.
Rating: 8/10

I thought this would be a relaxing survival game. Now I cry every time I have to decide whether to eat the last can of food or give it to the sick guy who coughs louder than my GPU fans. Totally Recommended

I really like this game and I find my self consuming a lot of hours in every game session, as someone living in that side of the world, with most conflicts' areas and most of the wars occurring nearby, playing this game is really tough ! and it will get many emotions provoked, two of the hardest missions were playing as a father of a little sick girl, being forced to leave her at night to find something to feed her at morning, to get back home and find her kidnapped, I throw the game and let my character die at that point ! the other tough one was the radio guy who has issues with his leg and cant run or climb at all and cant move without support, I found out that mission and played it when my leg was broken, I couldn't continue playing it, having to relay as a man on the lady to do the risky job and bring you food in active war zone hit me hard and worried me in my situation at that time, and couldn't play it !

This game is a master piece ! one of the greatest survival games with really simple mechanics and almost minimum focus on fighting system, this game will open your eyes and will provoke your emotions specially if you relate it to the real world conflicts, being a civilian in an active war zone trying to survive, and trying to save your beloved ones is a hell no one should encounter in real life ! but sadly its happening ! Millions of ppl in real conflict; are being displaced by force and being hungered to death by and not allowing them to receive food and water for almost 2 years now ! Free Palestine !

I dont remember this game much but all i remmeber is killing the elderly for probably a cracker and a tylenol