out of ten and called it "A daring, and largely successful, attempt to show the civilian side of war, that succeeds as an interactive drama even when it occasionally fails as a game." However, Slant Magazine gave the same console version two stars out of five and said that the game "seems interested only in presenting a near-pornographic level of human despair in a warped attempt at edifying players." The game reportedly made back its development costs in its first two days for sale, and had sold over 4.5 million units by April 2019. Sales The game sold about 700,000 copies during its first year of release. The game's release on consoles and mobile devices expanded its audience, and the game was able to maintain steady sales and growth five years after its initial launch, according to 11 bit's publishing director Paweł Feldman. As of May, 2022, the game has sold over 7 million copies across all platforms. Impact In 2020, the Polish Chancellery of the Prime Minister announced that This War of Mine would be added to the recommended reading list in Polish high schools during the academic year of 2020–2021. This was the first initiative in the world to add a video game to recommended readings in school. The Microsoft Windows version of the game is free to download from the Polish government's website, alongside lesson topics for teachers. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 11 Bit Studios announced that all profits earned from This War of Mine for seven days starting 24 February 2022 would be donated to the Ukrainian Red Cross to directly support victims. Within the week the company had raised over £500,000. In total $850,000 was raised. Other media A cooperative board game version was released in 2017 by Galakta in cooperation with 11-bit studios. References External links 11 bit studios games 2014 video games Action-adventure games Android (operating system) games Anti-war video games IOS games Linux games MacOS games Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 4 games Survival video games Video games developed in Poland Windows games Single-player video games Monochrome video games Theft in fiction Xbox One games Stealth video games Video games with Steam Workshop support Video games featuring female protagonists Video games set in a fictional country Independent Games Festival winners