Not My War

Not My War

Released Nov 2025

Explore, survive, escape as a resourceful ferret on a deadly island where robots patrol and time runs out. This 3D perspective-isometric stealth game blends infiltration, scavenging, aiding survivors, and racing against the clock in a war that was never yours.

91% positive · 134 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Not My War launched on November 20, 2025 as a free-to-play stealth and exploration game. The only DLC listed is the game's soundtrack, which was released the day after launch on November 21, 2025 — no additional content has been listed or announced. Post-launch developer activity has been limited to two feature patches in the week following release (November 21 and November 28, 2025), focusing on bug fixes, collision corrections, and small quality-of-life improvements such as a new final scene and fast-travel integration. There have been no news posts since November 28, 2025, and no announcements of upcoming expansions, updates, or additional content of any kind. The developer has made no statements about future content plans, and the update pattern — two patches in the first week, then silence — is consistent with a post-launch stabilization period rather than an ongoing content development cycle. The game appears to have launched as a complete, self-contained experience.
Evidence
Feature patch v1.1.3.0 added a new final scene, map improvements, reworked item picking, and alternative control bindings. Last developer communication on record.
news post · Nov 28, 2025 source content shipped
medium
The only DLC listed is the game's official soundtrack, released the day after launch. No gameplay DLC or expansion packs are listed.
dlc listing · Nov 21, 2025 source content shipped
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Nov 2025

Media

Details

Publisher
24-Pack Studios
Achievements
14
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

The island remembers the war. Abandoned trenches. Ruined depots. The skeletal remains of humanity's last stand against the machines they created. Now, only the robots remain, patrolling endlessly through the wasteland. And you—a clever ferret, an experiment designed for a war you never chose—must escape before time runs out. Not My War is a 3D top-down stealth and exploration game where tension never fades. The machines don't sleep. The clock doesn't stop.

Stealth

Navigate deadly patrols using wits and gadgets. Blind sensors with flashlight bursts. Obscure vision with smoke. Create distractions with thrown objects. Hide in burrows when all else fails. Every encounter is a puzzle of sight lines, sound, and split-second decisions.

Day-Night Cycle

Time is your greatest enemy. The day-night cycle changes patrols and danger levels, forcing you to adapt your strategy. At night, visibility decreases and threats intensify as the clock ticks toward your deadline.

Exploration and Narrative

The island is littered with debris from the war. Search ruins for boat parts, gadgets, and resources. Find other survivors—forgotten experiments like you—and learn their stories through dialogue and environmental storytelling. Explore abandoned military installations to piece together how humanity fell and why you were left behind.

Scavenging and Survival

Every item scavenged brings escape closer, but navigating this desolate land while avoiding patrols is treacherous. Aid them with what they need. This war was never yours. But freedom is.

Made by 24-Pack Studios, in U-tad, University of Technology, Arts and Design.

Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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