Threads of War

Threads of War

KoS · 2025 · Roguelite, Tanks, Action Roguelike, Historical, Perma Death

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About Threads of War

Threads of War is a fusion of Battle City mechanics and rogue-lite map progression. Ukraine is under attack by mechanized hordes of unclean forces: weak but numerous demons, fast werewolves, and heavy monsters. Become one of the hundreds of thousands of warriors of light who rose to defend their families, their homeland, and their future. The game tells the story of how Ukrainian territories were liberated during the first year of the war: from Hostomel to Kherson.The game was developed by two Ukrainians - a father and son - who aimed to convey the story of Ukraine’s liberation in this brutal modern war through metaphors, folklore imagery, and traditional Ukrainian embroidery.25% of the earnings will be donated to trusted units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for urgent needs. - - - - - - - - - The game not only entertains but also reflects our view of the war. Behind each tank icon lies a human life - a person who lived, dreamed, worked, and loved. War means countless human tragedies, and through its mechanics, the game allows players to feel that reality. - - - - - - - - - We took the core of Battle City, kept its fun elements, but modernized and enriched it with new mechanics like ammo collection, passive and active bonuses, boss battles, and more. We've also created enemies with unique behaviors. As a result, you get endless variety: enemy tank combinations create new challenges, bonus synergies generate fresh combat strategies, and location generators make each battle unique. - - - - - - - - - After each level, you decide how to progress on the map. Some areas may have valuable bonuses, some let you buy missing shields, and others may allow you to avoid a battle. The map lets you optimize your route based on your playstyle. After each run, you gain experience that unlocks new active and passive bonuses. - - - - - - - - - The game features a cooperative campaign for two players. After completing each level, the player with the higher score gets to choose a bonus first. This can lead to fun and competitive moments between you and your partner. You’ll support each other, steal upgrades from under each other’s noses, and compete for points. - - - - - - - - - Want to swap patterns for space battles? Or go underwater? Return to a classic 8-bit style or recreate World War II combat? Threads of War allows you to completely redraw enemies and environments and, if you wish, share your creations with others. Or you can simply download mods created by other players and enjoy a whole new visual style.- - - - - - - - - In the game, you'll pass through key cities liberated by the Ukrainian army in 2022: liberate the north of Ukraine, take part in the Kharkiv counteroffensive, and drive the enemy from the right bank of the Kherson region. - - - - - - - - - 
You can unleash your creativity and build your own level. Not only can you design the layout, but you can also place ammo and bonuses, and set the number and types of enemies.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Dec 27, 2025
I cannot recommend this game enough, I have never been so moved by a game. "When they ask me what is war I'll respond with no refrains: it's names" -Maksym Kryvtsov
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Recommended Nov 25, 2025
Get it, it's worth the price With an abundance of roguelikes one might be discouraged from playing another one that looks like old Battlecity game. But it is made not for fans of such old classics and can stand on it's own with it's great design that just exhumes "Ukraine".
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 21, 2025
Works great on the deck. Tip though: use the dpad not the stick to move, it's too easy to accidentally turn the wrong way at the vital moment. Feels more NES controller that way anyway! I can see from the leaderboard I'm still *terrible* at this after 90 minutes but keep coming back for one more run and every step further brings another layer of complexity. The game rewards tactical thinking, with ambushes and traps seemingly important, but then they throw in drones so you have to rush to take out the command centre, artillery you have to figure out how to work around and upgrades that can completely change your play style (ie shoot over walls, snipe from distance, pontoon over rivers etc etc. and then out of nowhere one of the little bastards has sneaked being you unnoticed and is closing down on your hq! I'm looking forward to getting one step further and finding some other new barrier to overcome. Brings me back to 8-bit gaming, where a seemingly simple concept is rolled into a tough but rewarding loop. Any progress feels earned and loses feel fair, the rogue elements and generated levels modernise the concept nicely too. The style is nice and the developer's done a great jo…
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Recommended Jul 27, 2026
Love the game, got turned onto it through Football Tactics. It's a fun little game that reminds me of quality arcade games of my youth. The little bits of storytelling hit hard in showing the fact that every soldier had a life before war, I just think it's a beautiful little game that's a bargain at its price.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 3, 2025
Fun, classic gameplay, cool terrain designs with interesting inspiration and monetary support for an important cause.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 25, 2025
Really cool game! Plus Dev is very responsive, implemented my request for custom game through the level editor in quick time,
1 found this helpful

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