Hours played
How long do people play This War of Mine?
Half of its Steam reviewers had played 14 hours or less when they gave their verdict. The middle half sat between 6 hours and 32 hours.
First 2 h
82% recommend
2–5 h
92% recommend
5–10 h
94% recommend
10–20 h
95% recommend
20–50 h
96% recommend
50–100 h
97% recommend
100–200 h
96% recommend
200–500 h
97% recommend
500 h and up
96% recommend
One token is 1% of its Steam reviews, standing at the hours its author had played. Amber recommends it, red does not. Counted from about 98,000 Steam reviews, by the hours each author had played when they wrote theirs. It is not a time to beat.
Does This War of Mine hold up?
It holds steady: between 92% and 97% recommend it at every stage past the first two hours.
Is This War of Mine better now than at launch?
Its Steam reviews began in November 2014. Of those posted in the first 30 days, 96% recommend it; of those posted in the last 12 months, 90% do.
Nov 2014
96%
≈ 3,190 reviews
Now
90%
≈ 4,150 reviews
One token is 2% of the reviews first posted in its first 30 days, and in the last 12 months. Each counts with the verdict it carries today, so a review its author has since changed shows the new one. The biggest comebacks and falls.
The refund window
Do the first two hours of This War of Mine tell you?
7% of its reviews were written inside Steam's two-hour refund window, and 82% of those recommend it. After the window, 95% do. Of the players who gave it a thumbs-down, 80% were already past the window; the typical thumbs-down came 8 hours in.
Out of every 20 thumbs-down, 4 came while a refund was still possible and 16 after the window had closed.
Seal
This War of Mine holds up
Holds up
At least 91% of its Steam reviewers recommend it at every stage from 2 to 500+ hours played.
Earned when at least 90% of a game's Steam reviewers recommend it at every stage past the first two hours, counted over three or more stages of 200 reviews each, with no stage 5 points below an earlier one. Every game that holds it.
Made this game? Put the seal on your site
<a href="https://www.videogamebacklog.com/game/this-war-of-mine#seals"><img src="https://www.videogamebacklog.com/game/this-war-of-mine/seal/holds-up.png" width="160" height="160" alt="This War of Mine: Holds up. At least 91% of its Steam reviewers recommend it at every stage from 2 to 500+ hours played."></a>Everyone's copy
19 of 42 copies here were never launched
In 42 libraries here. 19 never launched it; the typical player who did put in 3.3 h. 2 finished it.
Name 100
How well it's remembered
Named in 0.6% of Name 100 runs, about 1 in 162: people remember it when asked to name 100 games from memory.