11 Bit Is Going Back to This War of Mine, and It Sounds Bigger Than a Remaster
The studio said Project P15 is a ground-up reimagining of This War of Mine, while two other projects are entirely new IPs.
11 Bit Studios has confirmed that it is revisiting This War of Mine, but not as a simple remaster. In its latest financial report, the Polish studio said Project P15 is a full reimagining of the survival game that helped define its early identity.
The update came alongside a broader look at the company’s business, which the studio described as stable. 11 Bit also said it currently has four major projects in development.
Two of those projects are new IPs that have not been announced yet. The other two belong to familiar territory for the studio.
One is Frostpunk 1886, an all-new Frostpunk game that will push the series into a different genre. The other is Project P15, which the studio described as a reimagining of This War of Mine.
Rather than framing P15 as a standard remaster, 11 Bit said the project is being built from the ground up with a multi-year lifecycle and long-term community support in mind. The studio’s CEO, PrzemysÅ‚aw MarszaÅ‚, said projects like Frostpunk 1886 and P15 are not standard remasters and are instead intended as fresh takes on the games that helped define the company.
Creative director Michał Drozdowski also said the studio wants each game to carry a distinct artistic vision and the emotional weight players expect from its work.
For fans of This War of Mine, that makes Project P15 the most interesting part of the report. The 2014 survival game has already reached PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS, so a reimagined version has plenty of room to take a new shape depending on what 11 Bit chooses to do next.
11 Bit’s report also gave sales updates for two recent releases. The Alters has sold 545,000 copies, while Frostpunk 2 has sold about 880,000 copies. If 11 Bit follows through on this plan, Project P15 could become one of the studio’s biggest long-term bets. It is clearly treating the game as more than a nostalgia play, and that alone makes it worth watching.
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This War of Mine
Developed by 11 bit studios
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.
- Genre: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
- Modes: Single player
- Release: 2014-11-14
- Publisher: 11 bit studios
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Age Rating:
CLASS_IND 16 / PEGI 18 / USK 16 / GRAC 19+ / ESRB M
- IGDB Rating: 80.5/100
