We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe

Choice-driven interactive fiction about a writer investigating Europe’s refugee crisis

Act Zero · Released May 1, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 129
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 6 months ago; Mar 28, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe?

This single-player interactive fiction adventure takes place in Europe and North Africa in early 2020. You play an aspiring writer from Warsaw posing as a refugee to research a book, choosing dialogue, collecting notes, and following branching routes through five countries and a sea crossing.

For you if...

+you seek fiction grounded in contemporary social issues
+you like replaying stories to explore different choices

Not for you if...

−you prefer action to extensive reading and dialogue
−you want lighthearted escapism rather than stories of displacement

What players say

85% of 129 reviews are positive

Players praise the writing, research, and artwork. Some criticize the focus on a privileged journalist rather than the refugees themselves.

Screenshots and trailer

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We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or DirectX 9.0c
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

Does We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 100
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Italian.

Does We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam