Svoboda 1945: Liberation
Released Aug 2021
Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique adventure game featuring dialogues with real actors. Talk to witnesses of the chaotic aftermath of World War 2 and discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.
98% positive · 189 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $15.99
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Evaluation
Svoboda 1945: Liberation launched on August 3, 2021 as a fully finished narrative adventure game — the developer described it as "done" at launch. After release, the studio shipped a Linux port on September 2, 2021 and released a Soundtrack DLC on May 27, 2022, which is the only paid add-on ever listed for the game. No further content has been announced or released for Svoboda 1945 itself since then.
Charles Games has since moved on to developing and releasing entirely new titles: Beecarbonize (August 2023), Playing Kafka (May 21, 2024), and Velvet 89 (October 17, 2024). All news posts from 2023 onward relate to these new games and are cross-posted to the Svoboda 1945 page as community updates, not as content announcements for Svoboda 1945. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no roadmaps, no announced future updates, and no outstanding commitments for this game. The studio's attention has clearly shifted fully to new projects.
Evidence
Developer announced the game's launch, describing it as 'done' after three years of development
Studio released yet another new game (Velvet 89), the most recent developer communication — no mention of any Svoboda 1945 content
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Charles Games
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique blend of adventure gameplay, full-motion video interviews with real actors, and historically accurate interactive memories of people who lived through the chaos of the aftermath of World War 2. Discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.
You are sent to a small village of Svoboda near the Czech-German border to investigate an old feud. You soon realize the case is linked to World War II and the rise of the communist dictatorship that came after. During the investigation, you discover a photograph of your grandfather. What was he doing here? Was he somehow involved in the violence? Find out the truth and complete his story.
Talk to people who saw the horrors of war first-hand in our in-depth dialogues where every choice matters. How to approach someone who lost a friend on the battlefield? Or a woman who was expelled as a child, returning for the first time to see the place where she grew up?
Relive memories of the witnesses in atmospheric mini-games. Develop old photos that reveal details of tragic events, try to keep your farm together in the face of communist terror, or play cards on the eve of historic elections.
Uncover the things your grandpa never talked about. And answer for yourself: can the horrors of war justify the violence that came after its end?
Places full of remnants of the past await. Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a game full of rare historical material, footage, and memorabilia for you to explore. The game is a follow-up to the award-winning Attentat 1942. It was written in cooperation with a team of professional historians.
You are sent to a small village of Svoboda near the Czech-German border to investigate an old feud. You soon realize the case is linked to World War II and the rise of the communist dictatorship that came after. During the investigation, you discover a photograph of your grandfather. What was he doing here? Was he somehow involved in the violence? Find out the truth and complete his story.
Talk to people who saw the horrors of war first-hand in our in-depth dialogues where every choice matters. How to approach someone who lost a friend on the battlefield? Or a woman who was expelled as a child, returning for the first time to see the place where she grew up?
Relive memories of the witnesses in atmospheric mini-games. Develop old photos that reveal details of tragic events, try to keep your farm together in the face of communist terror, or play cards on the eve of historic elections.
Uncover the things your grandpa never talked about. And answer for yourself: can the horrors of war justify the violence that came after its end?
Places full of remnants of the past await. Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a game full of rare historical material, footage, and memorabilia for you to explore. The game is a follow-up to the award-winning Attentat 1942. It was written in cooperation with a team of professional historians.
About us
Charles Games is a Prague-based studio focused on exploring the narrative possibilities of video games with a strong emphasis on innovative game design.Are these done yet?
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