12 years after the original and with its themes more relevant than ever, anti-war game This War of Mine is getting a full remake
11 Bit Studios is also working on a new Frostpunk game, and two unannounced projects.
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11 Bit Studios has revealed in its 2025 financial summary that it has two "completely new" and thus far unannounced games in development. It's also working on a "return to the studio's most important brands in a new, refreshed formula": An all-new Frostpunk game, and "a reimagining of the cult classic This War of Mine."
11 Bit said its financial situation is "stable," with the narrative-driven survival game The Alters selling 545,000 copies and Frostpunk 2 "approaching" 880,000 copies sold. "The Alters showed that we can build new, global brands, and we are consistently developing Frostpunk as a long-term franchise," 11 Bit CEO Przemysław Marszał said.
Similarly, 11 Bit's future strategy is a mix of old and new: A pair of unannounced brand new games, alongside a remake of the award-winning 2014 anti-war survival game This War of Mine and a Frostpunk game that Marszał said will expand the series "into a new genre."
Article continues below"Projects like Frostpunk 1886 or the newly announced P15, which is a reimagining of This War of Mine, are not standard remasters," Marszał said. "They represent a fully modern, fresh take on the games that defined 11 Bit studios, designed from the ground up with a multi-year lifecycle and long-term community engagement in mind."
"Our strategy is primarily an evolution that allows us to explore the boundaries of the medium even more boldly," creative director Michał Drozdowski added. "We want every game under the 11 Bit studios banner, whether it's a completely new IP or a reimagining of already known worlds, to carry a unique, ambitious artistic vision and that special emotional charge that our players value most."
I'm curious about what the new Frostpunk game will be—a Cryostasis-style survival shooter where you're combing the outside world for resources and survivors could be fun—but the remake of This War of Mine is what I find genuinely interesting. The original is 14 years old now, but with the US and Israel unleashing wars of aggression in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and elsewhere, killing tens of thousands of civilians in the process, the themes it explores have never been more relevant.
11 Bit has also done good things with This War of Mine through years of charity fundraising. Modernizing that for a new audience is not the worst idea a game company has ever had, and if 11 Bit intends to continue its support for civilians trapped in war zones with the remake, I'm all for it.
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There's no word on when any of these new projects will come to fruition, but 11 Bit said 2026 will see the full release of Moonlighter 2, as well as new DLC for Frostpunk and The Alters. Work is also continuing on Frostpunk 1886, which is "planned for the turn of 2027/2028."
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Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.
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