How Reality Shows This War of Mine Is More Than a Best Selling Game

The modern world is something that constantly shocks us. But it was impossible to imagine that years later, This is my war will not only be a bestseller that has influenced 11-bit studios in many ways. But also the fact that life will again painfully remind us of the relevance of its topic, and we will once again find out that we have done more than just a game.

The Balkan war was the spark that ignited the idea of ​​creating such a game. But inspiration was also drawn from the Warsaw Uprising, the siege of Grozny and the civil war in Syria. All these conflicts were united by one thing – the tragedy of civilians trapped in cities destroyed by hostilities. When This is my war was still in development, in March 2014 the war in Donbass began and the team felt even more responsible for creating their message in the right tone and the importance of what we are trying to achieve. And now we are deeply shocked by the scale of the aggression directed against Ukraine eight years later, and by the fact that humanity again has to endure all this cruelty.

Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, when images of destroyed buildings appeared on the Internet, people began to write: “It looks like This is my war“. While you may be proud that your work has been so accurate that it is related to certain situations, it is also extremely bitter that This is my war accuracy remains the same. That’s why we, as the developers of a game with an anti-war message, felt the need to act and on the same day launched a fundraising campaign for Ukraine.

Once, when the idea of ​​the game started to take shape, we felt that it could be something unique. A platform for delivering a meaningful message. Without a certain delicacy in the approach to the topic, it was impossible to portray it respectfully and sensitively. Civilians stuck in a war-torn reality, dying of hunger and lack of medicine – this is not what you associate with simple entertainment that comes to mind when you think of games. This is my war there was a risk. But we didn’t back down. In order not to oversimplify the topic, we decided that each part of the game should correspond to its essence and message. From game mechanics through script to visual effects. Everything should act as a whole, emphasizing the horrors of war.

As This is my war is making the transition to Xbox Series X|S, and it has never performed better with 4K images, so we can safely say that we succeeded. And joining Game Pass will help spread our message even further. The risk paid off and This is my war, we said to ourselves that we don’t want to make only games. We want to make games with thought-provoking themes that can be considered meaningful entertainment. And we still do it.

This is my war: final version

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The remastered version of Final Cut for Xbox Series X|S is finally here! In This War Of Mine, you don’t play as an elite soldier, but as a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggle with shortages of food, medicine, and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. During the day, you need to focus on maintaining your shelter: building, trading, and taking care of your survivors. At night, take one of your civilians on a mission to collect items that will help you stay alive. Make decisions about life and death guided by your conscience. Try to protect everyone from your hideout or sacrifice some of them for long term survival. There are no good or bad decisions in war; there is only survival. The sooner you understand this, the better. Main features of This War of Mine: Final Cut: – Inspired by real events – Manage your survivors and manage your shelter – Craft weapons, alcohol, beds or stoves – anything to help you survive – Make decisions – often unforgiving and emotionally challenging experiences – Randomized world and characters every time you start a new game – Charcoal-styled aesthetic that complements the theme of the game – All updates and free add-ons are added as Final Cut is created