This War of Mine: Complete Edition

No more war. Just peace and love.

This is one of the best games I have ever played, bar none. I've never played such a thought-provoking game before that made me feel such a wide range of emotions and become so connected with the characters. The basic premise is that you play as a small group of regular people trying to survive during a civil war loosely based on the Bosnian Civil War in the 1990's. The mechanics of the game are relatively basic: during the day you upgrade and build your base in an abandoned house or apartment building, and at night one of your survivors scavenges for food, supplies, and whatever else you can find in the ruins of the city. There's a level of repetition here, but it never feels repetitive. Often finding the materials to build something (like a garden, or water catcher) can take several in-game days and you become invested in the projects of your survivors. The game is intensely realistic. Combat is almost always a no-win situation, cold temperatures can kill you, and bartering is possible but only when you have something someone else wants. You are often presented with difficult choices, like whether to steal supplies from elderly neighbors, trade valuable items for heating fuel, or scavenge for food in places where your survivors could get shot at or killed. There's glimmers of hope too though. Sometimes you have the opportunity to help vulnerable people or give to neighbors in need. All of these things affect your survivors' morale and in turn their actions. The aesthetic and graphics are great and I love the almost chalk-like look to some of the illustrations. Each survivor has their own story, and you learn more about them as the scenario goes on: what happened to them, what their lives were like before the war, etc. Overall the game does a fantastic job of showcasing the grim nature of surviving conflict, but also the humanity of people in difficult situations, and the result is an intense and thought-provoking game about the horrors of war.

I support it because ordinary people are suffering the most now. No more wars!

A game that should be played by warmongers sitting in bunkers and pointing at maps shouting "MINE!"

I like it, the gameplay is simple, and its a survival experience different from most others. but for some reason I find it difficult to convince myself to play it, I like it when I do, but Something tells me to play something else most of the time.