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When I Was Young
When I Was Young is a stylish and challenging 2D action game set during the Vietnam War. Fight your way through the brutal firefights enjoying a unique combat system and a story-driven campaign. Immerse yourself in the fascinating entourage of the 1960s!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“How far must you go after completing a level before the game ever saves? Who knows. Playing for a while, finishing a level, gaining the achievement for completing it, closing the game just to go back to the prior level after restarting the game is just absurd. The translation…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 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 2026-09-27.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Retirement of When I Was Young Artbook from Steam Store
Hello everyone, We’d like to inform you that the When I Was Young Artbook will be retired from the Steam Store and will no longer be available for purchase soon. It's your last chance to get it! If yo
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Adventure · Indie · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Historical · War · Military · Cold War · Great Soundtrack · Difficult · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Official site | http://www.wiwygame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.1 GHZ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 Mb DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible