Eventually, with the Polish resistance’s resources exhausted and countless lives lost, including more than 150,000 civilians, the Home Army surrendered on 2nd October 1944.
The Russians wouldn’t arrive until it was far too late. The Polish forces held out, hoping desperately for the Red Army, which held positions close to the city, to move in and turn the tide. In swift retaliation, German reinforcements attacked en masse, as well as bombarding with air strikes and artillery.
On 1st August, the Warsaw Uprising began as 50,000 Polish Home Army insurgents took back their capital city, gaining control within a few days. This force had their own secret printing presses, munitions factories, armouries and more, as well as a fully operational chain of command. During the World War II, and despite German occupation, Poland continued the fight wherever possible through an underground Home Army. A publisher called gaming company (that’s not a typo) approached the developer over two years ago with the budget and concept, then things went from there.Ī tactical RPG built around turn-based strategy, WARSAW’s most immediate gaming inspiration is Darkest Dungeon, but its setting during a real-world conflict is a major differentiator and dictates chunks of the design. WARSAW is being developed by Pixelated Milk, a Warsaw-based team of 11 previously responsible for the multi-platform tactical JRPG, Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs. As you play the tactician, it is details like Jadwiga’s tired, dirty, visceral appearance that connect the weight of your choices and the game’s detailed mechanics. Jadwiga is a composite of multiple real-life heroes during the Warsaw Uprising, a bitter conflict in which medics were often first to lose their lives as they rushed to aid the wounded. There is no fade-to-white healing spell complete with chimes, or even an off-screen bandaging animation helping you recover from a direct rocket launcher hit. We are looking at Jadwiga, a medic whose blood-spattered arms and face steer well clear of typical ‘healing’ character tropes. Small blotches of rich red contrast against pale skin in this street skirmish. Amidst stunning pen and ink style characters and their hardy backdrops, something else catches the eye. Upon loading up an early preview build of WARSAW, the player is thrust into a turn-based battle slap-bang in the middle of Warsaw, Poland.
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