Polish developer 11 Bit Studios drew widespread acclaim for its gritty survival sim This War of Mine. We talk to the lead designer approximately why the developer has added children,and the challenges involvedAn eastern European city, several years into a civil war. A man named Christo and his young daughter Iskra have been forced from their domestic and halt up sheltering from the bombs and snipers in an abandoned building torn apart by shrapnel. Food is hard to near by; Christo has been going hungry to make sure Iskra has enough to eat. He lies to her approximately his own needs so that she won’t worry. Reluctant to leave his daughter in the shelter alone, and he teams up with another survivor so that one of them can always be around – but even that isn’t enough to support them secure. While the new companion is out scavenging one night,Christo is unable to fend off a group of raiders who steal their food and injure Iskra. Traumatised, she starts to have panic attacks that last through the night.
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Source: theguardian.com