
Information about the surrounding world and the events that created the current situation is very sparse, but over time, access to a radio can offer some more details and the biographies get fleshed out as more decisions and choices are made. This War of Mine is a game about a group of survivors who are trapped inside a city which is itself under siege, and the player can control a trio of characters at the start of the game, each with a small biography and a unique skill. This War of Mine is unflinchingly cruel at times and the developers at 11 bit Studios never shy away from portraying the grim realities of survival, but the game also has some solid core mechanics that make it a challenging and thought-provoking experience, even though the bleak outlook can become too much at times. To make the situation even worse, I got raided the next day, which resulted in one injured character who was forced to use bandages and rest all day, while my dedicated scavenger, Pavle, was too tired to do anything useful and moved around as slowly as molasses.Īfter another 24 hours, I managed to get Pavle moving after he spent one night in a bed, but my impending lack of food forced me to make a dumb move which resulted in another death and I decided to abandon this game and try again from Day 1.

This caused depression for my other two characters and I was all out of cigarettes and unable to produce any alcohol in order to make them forget about the traumatic event. The first time I played This War of Mine, my first survivor died five days in, because I send him unprepared somewhere dangerous and failed to run at the first sign of trouble.
