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Is This War of Mine Hard? Difficulty Rating 7.5/10 | HDII

This War of Mine

Full Release (2014)

DIFFICULTY

7.5/10

Quite Difficult

(26 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

This War of Mine is considered a challenging game that consistently tests players without reaching extreme difficulty.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players often find this game difficult because of several demanding mechanics:

Players are punished for poor decisions more than poor reflexes
Progress depends on planning and system understanding
Some sections require experimentation before the correct approach becomes clear
PC control schemes may add complexity in action-heavy sections

Who Will Find It Difficult

This War of Mine will push beginners and may still frustrate experienced players in certain sections. Players comfortable with similarly demanding games will have the best time here. Players who rated games like Injustice 2, Street Fighter V, and The King of Fighters XV at a similar challenge level may find This War of Mine broadly comparable in difficulty.

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26 ratings

avg: 7.5

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Based on 26 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 7.5/10. Most players rated this game between 6 and 9.

Developer(s)

11 bit studios

Publisher(s)

11 bit studios

Genre(s)

Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie

Platform(s)

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Android, Xbox One, Linux, iOS, Mac

Keywords

pax east 2016, war, pax east 2014, lock picking, modern military, playstation plus, pax prime 2015, downloadable content, world map, autobiography, day-based narrative, ea app, pax prime 2014, crafting, modern warfare, pax east 2015, day/night cycle

About This War of Mine

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. The pace of This War of Mine 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 your 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 for longer-term survival. During war, there are no good or bad decisions; there is only survival. The sooner you realize that, the better.

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Players who rated This War of Mine also rated the games shown below, with Injustice 2 (7.5), Street Fighter V (7.5), and The King of Fighters XV (7.5) being most similar in difficulty!

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