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Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
OpenCritic85IGDB82
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.
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Dark, overwhelming, contemplative and inward.
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KotakuEvan NarcisseNov 2014This War of Mine looks at war from a point-of-view rarely explored in video games, that of the civilians who have their lives disrupted by armed conflict.
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Game RevolutionGil AlmogiNov 20145/5 starsFrankly, for all the artistic encounters I've had and valued as a gamer, this crosses a major threshold, delivering a valuable experience that doesn't seek to coddle a player's fragile conceptions of purpose and fun. If the lasting impression you receive is unquestionably bleak, you're doing it right. Nobody's going to reward you for even doing that.
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TwinfiniteChaz MillerDec 20145/5If I'm being entirely honest, This War of Mine is one of the best all-around games I've played all year. A crisp, consistent atmosphere, intuitive gameplay, and surprising depth create a fantastic experience.
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAlec MeerNov 2014Whether This War of Mine truly succeeds in saying anything more than 'war is hell' I don't know. Equally, I'm not at all sure it needs to. We play a lot of wars, and it is surely only fair to sometimes be reminded that war is not really about a muscle-bound American man saving the day. It makes its point very well, in that it is harrowing, it is careful, and its increasingly deadly Groundhog day approach supports rather than disrupts the atmosphere of extreme strife. It's without doubt effective and impressive at what it does.
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God is a GeekColm AhernNov 20147/10While the human element of characters isn't as fleshed out as it could've been, This War of Mine is an interesting take on the war genre.
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IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 408 ratings.
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