Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Platforms

• PC

  Jun 25, 2014

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  8.4

  playscore

  8.0

  22 Critics

  9.4

  17K Players
• PlayStation 4

  Jun 24, 2014

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  8.4

  playscore

  7.9

  28 Critics

  9.3

  91.1K Players
• Xbox One

  Jun 25, 2014

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  8.0

  playscore

  8.0

  17 Critics

  8.2

  424 Players
• Nintendo Switch

  Nov 08, 2018

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  NA

  playscore

  7.3

  8 Critics

  NA

  0 Players
• PlayStation 3

  Jun 24, 2014

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  8.5

  playscore

  8.3

  11 Critics

  9.4

  743 Players
• Xbox 360

  Jun 25, 2014

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  8.1

  playscore

  8.1

  9 Critics

  8.5

  8.90K Players

69 critic reviews · 23 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  NintendoLife

  8.0

  Valiant Hearts: The Great War is an elegant mix of 2D adventuring, simple logic-based conundrums, and effective storytelling. Its puzzles are a little uninspired, while the game's QTE segments can grow rather tiresome. But Ubisoft Montpellier has told a poignant story with real spirit and invention, and that makes this an easy one to recommend.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  Touch Arcade

  9.0

  So I doubt that Emile — or Freddy, or Anna, or Karl — believe in Owen's "old Lie": having seen Verdun, and Reims, and Vimy Ridge, they'd rather live for each other than die for the fatherland.

  Reviewed on iOS

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  148Apps

  9.0

  Don't be deterred from playing Valiant Hearts, though. Despite the few bullet-holes in its hull, it does a great job of combining storytelling and puzzle-solving with an engaging history lesson.

  Reviewed on iOS

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  Modojo

  9.0

  This is a beautiful and conscious game that deserves to be played, even if to just take in its message. If you're looking for something to settle in with this Labor Day, make it this game and harbor a newfound appreciation for those who gave their lives for us to have comfortable ones.

  Reviewed on iOS

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  Polygon

  8.0

  In its best moments, Valiant Hearts is basically a playable history lesson. Its personal, heartbreaking fiction is bolstered by bits and pieces of real-life history that resonate with unexpected intensity. Valiant Hearts strikes a difficult balance in depicting the horrors of war and the hope that peeks through its cracks, but it does so with grace.

  Reviewed on XB1

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  Game Front

  8.0

  If Valiant Hearts’ gameplay could match most of its storytelling, it’d probably be the best game of the year to this point. As it stands, it’s still a remarkably beautiful piece of interactive entertainment that does a fantastic job of showing players a piece of history in a way that’s easily accessible and yet emotionally engaging.

  Reviewed on PC
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  COGconnected

  9.0

  Overall, I couldn’t have been more pleased with Valiant Hearts: The Great War. Beautiful art, moving music and a compelling story that has a heart wrenching and unexpected ending with plenty of subtext for you to chew on, it was an absolute treat to play. While the gameplay itself isn’t complex, the puzzles were surprisingly fun even if not overly hard. It also wins extra points from me for slipping in historical facts and subtly teaching you a history lesson.

  Reviewed on PS4

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  Giant Bomb

  8.0

  Valiant Hearts isn't going to challenge many players' abilities, but it may challenge any preconceived notions about how video games are meant to tackle subjects like war. ...Its rewards are far more emotional in nature, the kind you find in any good story, regardless of medium. Seek this one out, and see it through to its conclusion. It's worth it.

  Reviewed on PS4

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  Arcade Sushi

  7.0

  Many people wondered how a World War I video game could possibly work, now that the industry has shifted to more advanced modern warfare, but Valiant Hearts: The Great War dropped us right in the middle of it and ordered us to march. ...Those looking for an advanced, state-of-the-art gameplay experience need look elsewhere, but those who love a strong story and can forgive a few lackluster segments will truly appreciate this Great War.

  Reviewed on XB1

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  Game Trailers

  8.0

  Sadly, a few minor issues keep the game from being as consistent as it should be. Throughout most of the story, a canine companion will help you solve puzzles by squeezing into small, unreachable areas and grabbing desired items. Unlike you, though, the dog can never be hurt and will magically teleport to your side if you drift too far away, making him feel more like a tool and less like a character. It’s hard getting attached to something that’s never convincingly at risk.

  Reviewed on PC

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