WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
Released Oct 2019
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.
65% positive · 1,395 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes originally launched as the paid game WARSAW on October 2, 2019, and received a series of major post-launch content updates throughout late 2019 (weekly content drops adding new characters, enemies, weapons, and features). Development went quiet in 2020-2021, then on June 13, 2021, Pixelated Milk announced they were reclaiming the IP from their publisher and promised a major overhaul called "Warsaw: Homecoming." Monthly development updates followed through late 2021 describing sweeping improvements to the battle system, narrative, and strategy layers.
On August 23, 2023, the fully overhauled game launched under its new name, WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes, and simultaneously became free-to-play. This release delivered the new playable hero, new enemies, a new storyline with animated voiced cutscenes, a Polish narrator, new soundtrack, expanded historical content (photos, posters, newspaper clippings, a day-by-day diary of the Uprising), and numerous other additions that had been promised under the Homecoming banner. This was the culmination of the long development effort.
Following that August 2023 launch, the developer's posts focused entirely on housekeeping: retiring legacy beta branches, introducing a special launcher for pre-launch owners to access the older version, and closing out beta testing. No new content, expansions, DLC, roadmaps, or development intentions beyond the August 2023 release have been communicated. The most recent developer posts (March 2024 and May 2024) are purely administrative announcements about the beta branch closure and launcher rollout — not signals of ongoing content development. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced future updates, and the store description does not reference any planned content.
The game appears to have shipped as a complete, finished product with the August 2023 relaunch as a free educational title backed by the Institute of National Remembrance. Its purpose — serving as a historically accurate learning tool — is consistent with a product designed to be complete at launch rather than receive ongoing content.
Evidence
The game was fully overhauled and relaunched as WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes, becoming free-to-play. This delivered all the content promised under the 'Homecoming' initiative: new hero, new enemies, new story with voiced cutscenes, Polish narrator, new soundtrack, and extensive historical materials. Framed as the culmination of the project.
Developer (Pixelated Milk) reclaimed the IP and announced the 'Warsaw: Homecoming' overhaul — promising future content updates and improvements. This promise was subsequently fulfilled by the August 2023 relaunch.
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Developer
Publisher
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Achievements
42
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
You take on the role of a commander leading a unit participating in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. You start on the first day with a group of three insurgents whose first task is to get their weapons and get to the base camp safely. You participate in a tragic yet heroic chapter of the capital's history. Your job is to survive as long as possible. There is only one way to do this: by fighting with a weapon in hand.
LEAD AND MANAGE YOUR TEAM
Make key decisions and lead soldiers through the 63 days of the Warsaw Uprising. Acquire weapons, ammunition and other resources needed for the survival of your comrades. Disarm enemy units, neutralise artillery and help the fighting Warsaw! In the new, expanded version of the project, you have the chance to experience missions based on the actual events of the Warsaw Uprising. In addition, photographs of figures, archival documents and posters directly related to the Uprising appear as part of the gameplay. The game is also supplemented with a comprehensive timeline showing key events day by day.
DEVELOP SKILLS
Defeat the enemy not only with strength but primarily with cleverness. Use the skills of your subordinates to gain an advantage over the enemy. Regularly sweep German hiding spots and armouries to procure weapons for the Uprising. Manage weapons and ammunition so that your heroes are properly equipped for clashes with the enemy. Promote the heroic insurgents as well, who will acquire – increasingly useful in clashes – skills over time and form an effective, cohesive team.
EXPLORE THE CITY
Navigate your way around a detailed map of Warsaw in 1944. Sneak through alleys and secret passages, make your way through ruins and obstacles. Patrol streets cleared of the enemy and follow your command's orders while uncovering facts about your heroes' past. As a commander, decide when to step up to the fight and when to retreat. Warsaw's landscape changes with the passing of time, and the game reflects the degree of destruction of the city in the subsequent phases of fighting. The advantage of the occupying forces is growing every day and this battle cannot be won. But after all, you are fighting for a just cause, for a free Poland!
ADVANTAGES OF THE GAME
- A tactical turn-based RPG set in the realities of World War II, with many interesting character profiles as well as skill and resource management
- Extensive, tactical combat system with a wide range of character abilities, weapons and skills
- Rich storyline based on the exciting stories of individual characters that are revealed as you progress; historical and fictional events woven into the game and tailored in time and place to individual gameplay styles
- Non-linear flow of the game, so that the development of the situation as well as the ending is completely in the hands of the player
- Numerous details, from the design of costumes, uniforms, equipment items, weapons and vehicles to the missions, historical events and voice-overs of the performing characters in their native languages are based on the historical originals.
- The entire project has been designed with care for historical fidelity, which enriches its educational value.
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