This War of Mine

Buy94%

Very Positive · 98k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • Linux

11 bit studios · Survival · Nov 14, 2014

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
59
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy This War of Mine?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 98k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise18% are divided36% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Getting to advanced gear and secure doors was worth the grind, robbing others so I could finally have the assuredness that my friends would be broken but ok when we went to sleep at night.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The setting is bleak but compelling, and the characters feel human as they wrestle with difficult moral choices and their consequences.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game is very relaxing to play because it has a gentle learning curve.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The hand-drawn art style, haunting soundtrack, and bleak stories create a sense of desperation that few games manage to achieve.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music and sound effects are really good and make the game really atmospheric, as the tag indicates.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay91 reviews
Story67 reviews
Difficulty29 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Controls
75% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
86% still recommend
Crashes
27% still recommend
Bugs
38% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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