Current version:PlayStation 5
This War of Mine: Final Cut

This War of Mine: Final Cut

This War of Mine: Final Cut is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by 11 Bit Studios. It centers on area and route exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.

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8.4 / 10
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About this game

This War of Mine: Final Cut is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on area and route exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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8.4 / 10PlayStation 5

Powerful civilian survival with controller friction.

Daytime shelter work and nighttime scavenging connect scarce supplies with survivors’ physical and emotional states. Decisions go beyond maximizing resources, making theft or refused assistance impose moral pressure alongside ordinary survival calculations. Changing survivors and events create different survival situations that disrupt established plans. Crafting and scavenging still repeat, with consequences rather than new actions sustaining engagement; separately available story expansions are not included in this assessment. The bleak illustrated city reinforces the vulnerability of ordinary people without turning war into comfortable heroism. Emotional force comes from the destruction of everyday needs, creating a powerful experience that can also be distressing. PS5 controls can select unintended stairs, climbs or nearby interactions. Corrections are usually quick, but repeated selection friction interrupts planning and becomes particularly noticeable in a management loop built around careful allocation of time.

Strengths

  • Resource decisions linked to moral consequences.

Weaknesses

  • Imprecise contextual selection and repetitive routines.

Who it is for: Survival-management players comfortable with distressing themes.

Play notes: Based on the dated tested build and stated content scope; later patches are not automatically included. This is evidence synthesis, not a claim of personal play or current network quality.

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Crafting and scavenging still repeat, with consequences rather than new actions sustaining engagement; separately available story expansions are not included in this assessment.

Reviewed8.2 / 10Not provided
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Decisions go beyond maximizing resources, making theft or refused assistance impose moral pressure alongside ordinary survival calculations.

Reviewed8.8 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Emotional force comes from the destruction of everyday needs, creating a powerful experience that can also be distressing.

Reviewed9.2 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Corrections are usually quick, but repeated selection friction interrupts planning and becomes particularly noticeable in a management loop built around careful allocation of time.

Reviewed6.6 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Release date
May 10, 2022
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Main Story 10–20 HoursExplorationSolo-friendlyWarThird PersonSlow BurnLinear LevelsStory-driven3D GraphicsInvestigationPuzzle Solving
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
Side view

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