"We had funding before but right now we have so much money that actually we can spend even more time working on our new projects because we don't have to worry," Zajaczkowski said. This War of Mine.īut because of the success of This War of Mine, "the company is in the best condition ever". Exact sales Zajaczkowski can't mention because doing so would affect company stock price. Today, the game has made something in the region of €2.5m-€3.5m, according Zajaczkowski's memory of financial reports (numbers verified by Eurogamer Poland). The €500,000 it cost to make the game was returned in two days on sale. This War of Mine put Polish developer 11 bit studios - formed in 2010 - on the map.Ĭompany stock rose from €2 to €20 on the day of release - "the biggest raise in the history of this market", PR and marketing manager Karol Zajaczkowski told me at Digital Dragons 2015. Survivors of real wars from Kosovo, Syria, even World War 2 reached out to thank the studio for its work, I learned. This War of Mine scooped awards and was debated in prestigious mainstream publications around the world. But it's brilliant," we declared in our Games of 2014 reflection piece.
Can you survive a conflict? "It sounds horrible. How do you follow This War of Mine? This is the game that told a story of war from a new perspective: a civilian's.