This War of Mine is a dark survival game where you control a group of civilians trying to stay alive in a besieged city.

Your task is simple: survive.

The pace of the game is imposed by the day and night cycle. During the day snipers outside stop you from leaving your refuge, so you need to focus on maintaining your hideout: crafting, trading and taking care of survivors. At night, take one of your civilians on a mission to scavenge through a set of unique locations for items that will help you stay alive.

Make life-and-death decisions driven by your conscience. Try to protect everybody from your shelter or sacrifice some of them to endure the hardships. During war, there are no good or bad decisions; there is only survival. The sooner you realize that, the better.

Ten years ago, a small team of around twenty people at 11 bit studios released This War of Mine, a game they hoped would shed light on the devastating realities of war. A decade later, its somber message feels more urgent than ever.

This milestone anniversary carries a bitter-sweet weight. While celebrations would be in order for a decade of success, we cannot truly celebrate while wars continue to consume lives, stripping away humanity with unrelenting and aimless cruelty. But to mourn in silence would be equally futile. Instead, we’re again using This War of Mine as a platform for change. With the Forget Celebrations launch, everyone is invited to join us in making a difference. All proceeds will be donated to Liberty Ukraine Foundation, Amnesty International, War Child, and Indie Games Poland.

In Forget Celebrations, players return to war-torn Pogoren to follow the story of Katia, a seasoned war correspondent. While struggling to write a book on the brutal realities of war, a missile attack devastates her home, forcing her into an even harsher fight for survival and the recovery of her gathered material.

Through initiatives like the War Child Charity DLC introduced in March 2015, and the week-long fundraiser following the onset of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, This War of Mine has raised over $1.5 million for humanitarian efforts.

"As the only video game that portrays the civilian experience of war with such unflinching honesty, This War of Mine remains a universal tale of struggle, survival, and hope. Because of that, we feel a profound responsibility to act and to encourage others to help. The gaming community has proven time and again that its empathy and generosity know no bounds" says 11 bit studios CEO, Przemysław Marszał.

Forget Celebrations will be available on December 11th for Steam version of This War of Mine, priced at $2.99. The new piece is developed by the team led by Kacper Kwiatkowski and Grzegorz Mazur (members of the original This War of Mine team), who are also the founders of the game development studio Vile Monarch. The narrative was crafted by Polish novelist Piotr Rogoża, with significant contributions from Wojciech Setlak, one of the original writers of the game.

The cult-classic soundtrack for This War of Mine, composed by Piotr Musiał, is making its long-awaited debut on vinyl. Released in partnership with Black Screen Records, it is now available for pre-order.

This War of Mine is available for Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.