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It Takes a War
Graphics! Guns! Glory! Get ready to drop into a devastatingly real depiction of the battlefield as you and your team take on a relentless foe. It Takes a War presents a new vision for the team-based tactical shooter genre.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“I played "It Takes a War" before I played "It Takes a War". Please only read my review if you already played the game. (spoiler hidden)”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“This game felt personal. I genuinely got uncomfortable playing through it, but I stayed until the end, because it was something I needed to hear. Thank you, Thomas Mackinnon.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Review Preamble: Set aside an hour. Go in blind. Don't watch the trailer or read anymore reviews. Wear headphones. Test your mic before launching the game. Have some patience. Try to finish it in one session. Actual Review: I'm going to slap clay on an invisible shape, then turn…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Walking Simulator · Surreal · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Emotional · FPS · PvE · Dialogue Heavy · Action · Team-Based · Shooter · 3D (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Chat Speech-to-text · Chat Text-to-speech · Color Alternatives · Keyboard Only Option |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Official site | https://pantaloon.io/it-takes-a-war |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Any at least semi-modern processor should work fine Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Any at least semi-modern (non-integrated) graphics card should also be fine Storage: 15 GB available space Sound Card: Yes please