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Threads of War tells the story of the first year of the full-scale war in Ukraine. Throughout that year, Poland's humanitarian, military, logistical and political support meant a great deal to our people - and we are deeply grateful to our Polish friends for it. That's why this l
Our game, Threads of War , has joined forces in a joint Steam bundle with Death From Above: A Ukrainian Drone Warstory . Both projects focus on resisting russian invaders. While Threads of War features tank battles with rogue-lite mechanics and traditional Ukrainian embroidery ae
Every new language in the game is an opportunity to share Ukrainian culture and tell the story of our struggle to more people around the world. We are truly grateful to our community for supporting this mission. Special thanks to Leonardo Raimondi for his wonderful work on the tr
It turned out that the texture of the damaged block wasn’t rendering in the embroidery-style theme. As a result, after destroying a block, it could look like you were running into an invisible block. We’ve fixed the bug. Everything now renders correctly. As a reminder, you can sh
Want to trade battles amidst embroidery for dogfights in space? Or maybe go underwater? Whether you want to return to a classic 8-bit style or recreate the battles of WWII, the choice is now yours. Threads of War now lets you completely redesign your enemies and environments. You
Before becoming a developer, I loved modding my favorite games. I enjoyed it when developers allowed you to redraw graphics, rebalance gameplay, or create your own piece of the game world within the game. So in the games I develop, I try to give players the ability to mod the gam
Happy Independence Day of Ukraine! Our game reflects a part of the great struggle that the Ukrainian people are waging in defense of their independence. So, to celebrate this occasion, we would like to share a small surprise: desktop wallpapers. They depict major Ukrainian cities
Controls improvements Now in the settings you can assign mouse buttons to different actions. This can be convenient, for example, to shoot a regular bullet by pressing LMB, and a special one - by pressing RMB. You can also assign the middle or side mouse buttons. Level editor imp
Thank you to the players who report various issues and for your kind reviews on Steam. We can see that you're enjoying the game, so we're continuing to improve it. Quality of Life Improvements Added a “New Game” button to the defeat screen in both co-op and single-player modes. I
In general, when we spot small bugs, we fix them without publishing a news post. But today, along with several fixes, we’ve made a balance change that we decided was worth sharing. We noticed that some players get a false impression early on that the game lacks depth and variety.
Thank you for your reviews on Steam and your comments on the forum! They inspire us and help us get better. We’ve made a few fixes and updated the game: Added the option to enable fullscreen mode in the settings. Added the ability to play the intro cutscene before starting a co-o
Two years ago, 11-year-old programmer Askold and his father—a game designer, artist, and musician—decided to remake the retro game Battle City , adding lots of variety and more modern mechanics, and turning the gameplay into a rogue-lite journey where players choose their route o
Recently, the website dev.ua interviewed me and my 13-year-old son about Threads of War . There we share many interesting details about the game itself as well as the story of its creation. If you’re interested in how I made various creative decisions in the game and how my son a
In the first month of the war, Ukrainians were horrified by kilometer-long columns of enemy tanks advancing on Kyiv, Kharkiv, and other cities. Various rumors spread among the people, panic raged, and tens of thousands of men and women went to military enlistment offices to join
In the early days of autumn 2022, Ukrainians began receiving news they could hardly believe - as a result of a rapid counteroffensive, the entire Kharkiv region was liberated in a very short time. That’s 12,000 square kilometers! For the musical accompaniment of this counteroffen
We’re planning to release our game soon, but we thought it would be a good idea to share the story of our war with people from other countries as well. So, if you’re fluent in another language and would like to help with the translation - we’d be truly grateful. We're especially
In honour of Ukrainian Vyshyvanka Day, I wanted to share a story about how I depicted the death of enemy soldiers in Threads of War. Most of the enemies in the game are tanks. What’s the simplest way to show that a tank is destroyed? Create an explosion animation. Additionally, w
On the night of 24 February, most Ukrainians were sleeping peacefully until explosions shattered the silence outside their windows. From that moment, our lives changed forever. I've tried to capture the anxiety of that night, disrupted by the sounds of air defence systems and exp
On August 24th, Ukraine celebrates Independence Day. Our game reflects part of the struggle the Ukrainian people are waging to defend their independence. In light of this holiday, we would like to share a small surprise: desktop wallpapers featuring major Ukrainian cities that fa
Join the live stream on June 15 at 14:00 EEST (2PM UTC +3) to: See the demo version of Threads of War in action; Ask questions to the 11-year-old programmer who wrote 100% of the game's code; Listen to commentary on game design and the unique mechanics that make Threads of War sp