Letters from the War

A wartime text adventure about obeying orders or informing civilians

Etrurian Games · Released Jan 24, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 55
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Mar 21, 2025
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 260; 2 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Letters from the War?

In this free, single-player text adventure, you work as a postal censor in Vitulia, a fictional authoritarian country involved in World War II. You read soldiers’ letters and remove information to earn your boss’s approval, or leave it readable to keep civilians informed and risk losing your job.

For you if...

+you like pixel art and stories with multiple endings

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-heavy games to reading and interpreting text

What players say

85% of 55 reviews are positive

Players praise the anti-war message and the portrayal of pressure to follow orders. Recurring complaints concern the short length and feedback that does not explain censorship mistakes.

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Letters from the War system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 260, 2 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000 or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 400 MB available space
DirectX: Version 7.0

Does Letters from the War have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Letters from the War run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 6
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Letters from the War use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Some pixel art effects are made through the use of AI.

The statement mentions: Art

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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam