Underplayed Gems

Letters from the War (2025)

Letters from the War cover
Developer
Etrurian Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Rating
4.2 of 5, 48 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 17 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You carefully read and redact soldiers' letters under the pressure of wartime censorship, weighing orders against empathy.

methodicalreflectivetenseatmospherichistoricaldeliberatecerebralslow-paced

What players say

Players compare it to Papers, Please but find it short and lacking feedback on mistakes, making early failures frustrating. The game lasts about an hour with several endings, though some reviews call the content AI-generated.

Screenshots

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