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Posted: 2 years ago, last updated 9 months ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.
Overview
You play the role of the leader of a small resistance group in 1930’s Berlin. You are ordinary people, from Jews to Catholics and Communists to Patriots who simply can’t stand aside. As the game advances week by week, your goal is to deal with small blows to the regime – dropping leaflets to spread awareness about what the Nazis are really up to among the people, painting messages on walls, sabotaging, gathering information and recruiting more followers. And all of that while staying undercover – if the regime’s forces learn about your group, the life of each member is in grave danger.
You can play Resistance mode where decisions are final and you can't revert to previous save files. If you fail you can only redo the last day. There is an easier Story mode that offers multiple save points.
The story is told through text descriptions and animated scenes. You affect the story by choosing dialogue and making decisions. You choose missions to advance your cause, each of which have different levels of risk and requires specific skills.
It's a game that aims to be historically accurate. The game plays in turns and chapters. Every turn is one week and every chapter is covering a specific period of the Third Reich: Seizure of Power (1933), Peak (1936), War (1940/1941), Collapse (1944/1945). Your small group of resistance fighters will not change the outcome of the war, nor will you prevent all of the Nazi’s atrocities, but you can still do everything in your power to save as many lives as you can and oppose the fascist system wherever possible.
Game Details
Release Date: 27/05/2020, updated in 2020
Platforms: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Content Rating: PEGI 16
Players: 1
Genres: Narrative, Strategy (Role-Play and Simulation)
Accessibility: 15 features
Developer: Paintbucket de (@Paintbucket_de)
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Age Ratings
Rated for younger players in the US. ESRB TEEN for Language, Violence and Blood.
The developer extends these ratings on PC, stating "This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages. Some scenes feature disturbing content in the form of narrative text or imagery and a sensitive general theme." It's worth noting that the swastika is censored by default.
Accessibility
The game tutorials are available via the Settings menu rather than in the game itself.
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