Land of War - The Beginning

Released Jun 2021

Assume duties of a soldier involved in numerous battles and skirmishes with fast advancing German war machine. Go to battle on foot, driving armored vehicles, or flying an airplane. Use weapons not featured in any other game and feel a good, nostalgic climate of the production like MOHAA or COD.

52% positive · 757 reviews

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All announced content has been released

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Evaluation

Land of War - The Beginning launched on June 10, 2021 after a brief delay caused by Steam content review requirements related to historical symbols. The developer addressed this quickly and shipped the game as planned. Following launch, MS Games released a series of patches in rapid succession: Patch 1.1 on June 11, 2021, Patch 1.2 on June 18, 2021, and Patch 1.3 on July 20, 2021. These patches addressed player feedback, fixed bugs, improved animations using motion capture technology, and added a few free bonus weapons (including the Degtyaryov PPD-30 and Sturmpistole). All five listed DLC items — cosmetic/weapon add-ons — were released on launch day, June 10, 2021. After July 20, 2021, there are no further news posts, patches, announcements, or developer communications of any kind. The store description references the free PPD-30 weapon DLC as a current offering, consistent with the game being in its final shipped state. There are no unreleased DLC items, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no indication the developer plans additional updates. The game appears to have launched as a complete, self-contained product — a single-player WWII FPS covering September 1939 Poland — and post-launch activity was limited to a focused patch cycle in June–July 2021 to address launch issues. No developer communication has occurred since July 20, 2021, which is now nearly five years ago. The game is complete.

Evidence

Patch 1.3 released on July 20, 2021 — the last developer communication on record. Added free Sturmpistole weapon and addressed player feedback. No future content announced.

news post · Jul 20, 2021 source development ending

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Game launched on June 10, 2021 after more than 1,000 days of development. Developer celebrated the release with no mention of future content or DLC plans.

news post · Jun 10, 2021 source content shipped

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Content

5 of 5 released · no outstanding content

Released

Land of War - Thompson

Jun 2021

Released

Land of War - Nagant Revolver

Jun 2021

Media

Details

Developer

MS GAMES

Publisher

MS GAMES SP. Z O.O.

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player

Shooter Action World War II FPS Adventure Realistic Atmospheric Strategy Violent Old School Wargame Historical Combat Exploration First-Person

About this game

Land of War is the world’s first, first-person shooter game fully dedicated to the outbreak of WWII in Poland in September 1939. It portraits the opening episodes and battles fought by Poles during the German invasion.

Now with free additional DLC weapon - Degtyaryov PPD-30, available in the game through Addons menu.

Land of War is absolutely the first video game to concentrate on the 1939 episodes of WWII. This early-stage war was completely omitted until now. Creators from an independent development studio MS Games decided to fill this gap with their debut production. This game can be seen as a prologue of other, WWII-related games recently released. The game was inspired by some epic productions like MOHAA or COD1 and brings back a good, nostalgic climate.

Gameplay is placed in time before events depicted by other WWII productions
Year 1939 have never been covered by other developers
Land of War shows the very start of WWII from a perspective of an ordinary soldier

An old school WWII first-person shooter drawing inspiration from classics like “Medal of Honour” or early “Call of Duty”.

The creators of LoW are fanatics of classical WWII shooters. As a result, their product reflects the principles underlying some of the earliest games in the genre: clean and simple gameplay with intuitive steering and plenty of enemies to kill. Game chapters are based on epic, historical battles, and authentic gear and equipment. It provides fast-paced action, a constant exchange of fire, and intensity of fight based on yet uncharted period of WWII.

Gameplay inspired by true genre classics
Dynamic plot with unexpected twists
Development’s focus on main playability factors for FPS games
LoW brings the look and feel of a good, old school shooter

LIttle known weapons and gear, never shown in WWII video games

Along with the unusual war period, Land of War explores weapons never or rarely used in games before. Some of those weapons were prototypes only at the start of the war. Others were only used in the first chapter of WWII and were not used later as the conflict spread across the world. Use this gear, learn about its unique abilities and stories behind it.