This War of Mine
This War of Mine is a PC strategy game developed by 11 Bit Studios. It centers on battlefield assessment, unit or resource management, and turn or phase decisions, with controls and information arranged around mouse pointing, keyboard shortcuts, and configurable interfaces.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
This War of Mine is a PC strategy game centered on battlefield assessment, unit or resource management, and turn or phase decisions. Missions add map constraints, new rules, and tougher opposition, 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. Maps, unit states, and action feedback determine whether complex situations remain readable, while resolution, graphics settings, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio, text scaling, and hardware performance need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that tutorial depth, dense menus, controller pointing, and long scenarios increase the learning curve. Platform conditions also include OS and hardware requirements, installation media, patches, drivers, DRM and launchers, key binding and controller support, save locations, mod compatibility, servers, and era-specific OS compatibility 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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Windows PCAI review
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Civilian survival with consequential, uncomfortable choices.
The original PC This War of Mine shifts wartime attention from soldiers to civilians trapped in a besieged city. A direct review describes days spent repairing shelter, preparing food and fuel, followed by nights scavenging for scarce supplies. A missing medicine or building part turns ordinary actions into difficult survival choices. Taking resources from others may induce guilt and depression in the survivors, affecting what they can do the following day. Such consequences make the group’s personal losses the story rather than mere background flavor. Moving pencil-sketch art and a ruined interior reinforce this unheroic perspective. There is no formal tutorial, though the crafting categories become understandable within a few minutes; the first days still feel uncertain. Repeated resource management and a heavy subject will not satisfy someone seeking triumphant action. This rating covers the original Windows PC game, not later console editions or added scenarios. It is for strategy players willing to confront uncomfortable civilian choices.
Strengths
- Day-night planning, human consequences and restrained art.
Weaknesses
- Heavy mood and sparse introduction.
Who it is for: Survival strategists open to a grim civilian perspective.
Play notes: Original PC release, without later editions.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Consequences create human drama. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Survival choices carry moral weight. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Restrained art deepens empathy. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Sparse tutorial adds brief friction. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- 11 bit studios
- Publisher
- 11 bit studios
- Release date
- 2014
- Platforms
- Windows PC
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Strategy & Tactics · Primary genre
- Tags
- Top-downSolo-friendlyLong-term Progression3D GraphicsResource ManagementCommand-based CombatReplayableMain Story 20–50 HoursTurn-based TacticsWarSlow Burn
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2014
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