Torn Away

Torn Away

Released Sep 2023

Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.

92% positive · 698 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Torn Away launched on September 29, 2023 as a complete interactive story game. Following launch, the developer issued a couple of small patches in October 2023 to polish gameplay and fix bugs, and released a soundtrack DLC on November 22, 2023. The game was also ported to PlayStation 4/5 and Nintendo Switch in February 2024 — a notable milestone for a small indie team, but not new content for the base game. The most telling signal about the game's future is a March 2025 announcement post, where the developer explicitly states that buying Torn Away is "one of the best ways to support the development of our new game" — directly linking to a separate Steam listing. This indicates the studio has moved on to a new project. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store, no announced future content for Torn Away, and no post-launch pattern of major content expansions. The sole DLC is a soundtrack that has already been released. Torn Away was designed and shipped as a self-contained narrative experience. The developer has not communicated any plans for additional story content, expansions, or ongoing updates, and their own communications confirm their focus has shifted to a new title.
Evidence
Developer states that buying Torn Away is one of the best ways to support development of their new game, linking to a separate Steam title. This signals the studio's focus has moved to a new project.
news post · Mar 13, 2025 source development ending
high
Torn Away launched as the full version on September 29, 2023.
news post · Sep 29, 2023 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Nov 2023

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
perelesoq
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game



Torn Away is an interactive story about a girl torn away from home.

Cross all of Germany and Poland to get to the homeland and help Asya reunite with her family.

Along the way, you will find:

Levels in the spirit of classic adventure games

Remember, life was peaceful once, and brighter days still await you in the future.


"Touching" mini-games

See the world through the eyes of a girl who was forced to grow up painfully quick.


Platformer with stealth mechanics

Hide from soldiers and overcome obstacles in the harshest of weathers.


First-person cinematic levels

Put yourself in Asya's shoes and face the danger.




Will you be able to keep hope alive and return to your homeland?

Features:

  • Touching story inspired by the diaries of Soviet children about the hardships of wartime, told through the perspective of a little girl;
  • An unfairly forgotten theme of the fate of "Ostarbeiters" — people, who were forcibly deported from Eastern Europe to work in Nazi labor camps;
  • Visual language assembled from elements of socialist realism and modern French animation;
  • 3D levels stylized as 2D art;
  • Original soundtrack inspired by the music of Hayao Miyazaki's movies, French New Wave cinema and experimental electronic music.
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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