- Went inside a destroyed house to scavenge
- Game said "beware of bandits lurking around"
- Went in the living room
- Random guy screams "get out now!"
- Guy shoots me
- I shoot back and kill him
- I hear a woman say "honey? are you ok?"
- I said to myself "uh oh! that ain't good"
- I hear a teen say "dad?"
- I said to myself "OH FOR ****'S SAKE REALLY!"
- Woman enters, starts screaming "oh my god honey! please be alright!" and starts crying
- Teen screams "Dad? OH MY GOD DAD! MOM GO HIDE!"
- I ran towards the exit LMAO

I blame the game instructions! it said "beware of bandits lurking around"
Next time tell me "be careful of families too!"

Still... Would rate 10/10 for how the family ai reacts to someone's death xD

The Anti-Call Of Duty Simulator...Bringing out the real facets of a war and what people go through, scavenging for simple things which we take granted on a daily basis. Moving, Emotional and Heart-Felt. Made me weigh in every decision or every location I thougt of visiting.

Let's start off with the gameplay.
Gameplay is quite basic. It plays like your everyday point 'n click adventure game. You point and click where you want to go or what you want your selected character to do. You can control up to four characters and you switch between them by clicking on their portrait pictures. The entire game is played using only your mouse. You literally point 'n click till the end.
So the core gameplay is pretty basic. The difficult part is making choices. It's basically a base building survival game. A bit of strategy is involved. You have to choose what to build, when to build. What to upgrade first if upgrade at all. At times people might ask you for favors. You can either choose to help them or not. You can even betray them. You can trade with other NPCs, rob them or even kill them. All this also affects your characters. They might get depressed, sad, cold...or get killed by other NPCs. Yes, your characters can get cold and die from frostbite. They can die from hunger, just leave the shelter or get gunned down.
This might sound all too complicated but it really isn't. You will lose 1-2 party members in your first playthrough but after that you should understand how the game works and your 2nd playthrough should be alright...If not perfect. The game ain't actually hard.

Now i said "playthrough" back there. There is no story. Don't let the game and people fool you. It's basically a glorified survival mode. There is no replay value here. It's true that i've played "through" it 4 times but just because i wanted to do a perfect run with the hardest settings (harsh winter, 80 days of survival).
Every time you start a game it's pretty much the same thing. It's a survival mode. Nothing more. It's not a bad game. It's very fun, addicting and will keep you playing for at least 2 "playthroughs" or till you get a perfect run or get bored. I'd say it is worth the full price if you don't mind point 'click games but don't expect a deep story. There's none. You're just a civilian during a wartime who is trying to survive by looting junk and stealing from elderly people.

Definitely a unique take on war but far from being a masterpiece people claim it to be. In it's core it's still just a simple survival mode.

The game also uses cheap techniques to get you killed. People seem unarmed before they start shooting at you and that's very unfair. One of my characters died from frostbite when she was sleeping next to the furnace and it was +18 in the house. How the hell did she die from frostbite?! This is the reason I had to do 4 runs. I HAD to get a perfect run but the game used cheap tricks to get me killed. I never died 'cus the game was hard. The resource management is rather simple and straightforward.

Wow. Never would I think to write another review on such a game like this. This game has convinced me to take a few minutes away just to make this review. For a survival game like this, it not only has great gameplay but has a beautiful story line. Games like this change the way we think, the way we feel. It shows the scary life experience of someone who lives or lived through war. The moment you press PLAY, everything changes. Show this to anyone. And let their experience with the game change them.

So I sent Roman to the Super Market, because we could really use food. Just in case though, he took a crowbar to pick locks with, or to defend himself if needed. As he entered the market and began to look through a junk pile, voices are heard on the other side of a door. Upon sneaking over and peeking through the keyhole, we see a soldier talking to someone, a female scavenger that is looking through a junk pile.

The soldier appears to be a bit... drunk. The soldier askes what the scavenger is looking for, and she says food. The soldier then offers her food... but in exchange for a 'favor', offering her to come with him to dine and have some fun. Oh dear, that... does not sound right.

She declines, but the soldier gets aggressive with her, not taking no for an answer. The soldier tells her that she will starve if she does not go with him. She again, tries to decline his offer. He gets angry and attacks her with the butt of his rifle.

Time for action!

I quietly opened the door and proceeded to walk up behind the soldier and promptly yelled "I AM GORDON FREEMAN" as I knocked him down and proceeded to bash his head in. The female scavenger got up and fled the store. I proceeded to searched the soldier and earned myself a spiffy assault rifle with ammo. Also, found some canned food while scavenging the store.

We celebrated the next morning with a feast, now having a better way to protect the shelter.

11/10. Would be Gordon Freeman again.

I don't know why i didn't review this gem yet. Time to fix this.
This is such a good game. It takes some time to learn the mechanics and how to succeed. I got rekt the first playthroughs so bad. But I kept trying and now I completed all the premade campaigns of the game. Really relaxing and fun. Every detail and choice you take can be death or survival for the characters. Even some unaccurate raid in an hostile place can be fatal.
You have to save food and sometimes you are forced to leave someone die for let someone else live. I still need to buy the children dlc, but I will.
It's a must play, imo.
9\10

Unlike most games based on war which are based on the POV's of soldiers, in This War of Mine you play as innocent civillian(s) that are just simply trying to survive. Despite which characters you have, each have their own unique stories and personalities that you'll learn more about as the game progresses. As the player, you have a lot to focus on to ensure the survival of your characters such as food, scavanging supplies, maintaining proper temperature, preparing for raids, etc... Of course the central mechanic of this game is decision making, and you'll be facing a lot of tough ones all throughout, as the game does a really good job at testing your morality:

Are you willing to give away useful bandages to a wounded mother?
Will you rob people for their medications to help your dying friends?
Are you going to kill innocents for their valueable supplies?

These are just a few of the many questions you'll be asking yourself while playing. You have to be very thoughtful about what you choose to do as your characters will face the mental consequences of your decisions (ex. becoming depressed, start to fight with each other)

If you're into survival/strategy games, be sure to try out This War of Mine. Definitely worth the money, and has great replay value as well!

Wow what to say. It is really depresing game. I will definitely show this game in my classroom.

This is a great game. While I would describe it as fun - it's actually pretty stressful. Your never really stocked up, always running out of things. A lot of situations with tough ethical decisions.

The art style is also great. The game really is a pleasure to look at.

I would've given it a 4/5 but then whenever I collect rainwater, it doesn't add up to my inventory. I tried restarting the story multiple times but the same problem arises.
I hope this can be solved.
Other than that, the feelstrip is real. The fact that you're broken between leaving something for others and saving your own people tugs my heartstrings.