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. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
- Survival (2678)
- War (1454)
- Atmospheric (1273)
- Singleplayer (1167)
- Strategy (1146)
- Choices Matter (1003)
- Simulation (1002)
- Crafting (924)
- Base-Building (883)
- Resource Management (827)
- Story Rich (771)
- Management (753)
- Post-apocalyptic (748)
- Indie (746)
- Emotional (726)
- Realistic (712)
- Drama (689)
- Psychological (688)
- Stealth (680)
- 2.5D (678)
Release Date | Nov 14, 2014 |
Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 94.8% (very positive) Top 10% / 94.8% Top 10% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 93.2% Top 1% / 93.3% Top 1% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 61.9K Top 1% / 73.4K Top 1% |
Curators | 861 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 25.8 hours Top 5% |
Play Time per Dollar | 1.3 hour Top 20% |
Followers | 375.4K Top 1% |
Owners | ± 5.9M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 4.8M Top 1% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 27.4M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows This War of Mine's Steam rating and reviews from November 2014 to February 2022. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 96.7% (January 2015) to 94.8% (December 2021).
With 73.4K reviews Top 1%, This War of Mine is definitely a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts. They often took place in November.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of This War of Mine's reviewers. The most popular language is English (31%), followed by Simplified Chinese (28%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is available in 12 languages, which is great.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in This War of Mine depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is great, reaching 69 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some This War of Mine players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 34 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 94.8% rating Top 10% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of This War of Mine's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.