Software:Torn Away

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Short description: 2023 video game
Torn Away
Developer(s)perelesoq
Publisher(s)OverGamez
Director(s)Artem Koblov
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • 29 September 2023 (Windows)
  • 6 October 2023 (Xbox One, Series S/X)
  • 3 February 2024 (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS5)
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Torn Away is a narrative adventure game developed by perelesoq and published by OverGamez. It was first released for Windows in September 2023, with versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PS5, and Xbox One and Series X/S following in 2023 and 2024.

Gameplay

Torn Away is narrative adventure game played mostly from a side-scrolling view with first-person sections. The player controls Asya overcoming obstacles posed by the terrain or enemy soldiers.

Plot

Torn Away takes place during the "Great Patriotic War", the Eastern Front of World War II, from the perspective of 10 year-old Soviet girl Asya. She and her mother became forced laborers, Ostarbeiter, after the German army was attacking their home in the Soviet Union. After losing her mother in an attack on their labor camp, Asya runs away trying to find a way back to her family's home.

Development

Torn Away was developed by Moscow, Russia-based developer perelesoq. In April 2021, the game was announced to be published Nordcurrent in 2021.[1] Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nordcurrent stopped working with perelesoq, which later managed to regain the rights for Torn Away in negotiations. Through funding for a new project, perelesoq was able to continue working on the game. Publisher OverGamez reached out to perelesoq and negotiated to publish the game.[2]

The game was released for Windows on 29 September 2023, following with a Xbox One and Series X/S versions on 6 October 2023. Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 and PS5 version released on 3 February 2024.[3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC: 85/100[5]
XONE: 82/100[6]
Review score
PublicationScore
Adventure GamersStarStarStarStarHalf star[7]

Softpedia's Cosmin Vasile reviewed the game, praising the story's difficult historical moments and protagonist Asya. They noted that Torn Away takes an immersed perspective using the framing "Great Patriotic War" of Soviet propaganda, which "might be uncomfortable" to some given Russia contemporary military use.[8]

Alyssa Hatmaker of Adventure Gamers praised the historical narrative and child perspective, while not being more profound than "war is terrible".[9]

3dnews.ru's Александр Бабулин similarly found Torn Away to be more "anti-war" than a work of art, while noting its uniqueness for video games.[10]

Accolades

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2023 IndieCade Performance Spotlight Nominated [11]
Game Connection Europe Grand Award Won [12]
Best PC Game Nominated [13]
Best Visual Art & Design Nominated
People’s Choice Award Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Sheehan, Gavin (26 April 2021). "Torn Away Gets A New Trailer Showing Off The Story" (in en). https://bleedingcool.com/games/torn-away-gets-a-new-trailer-showing-off-the-story/. 
  2. ↑ Балбери, Леон (6 March 2023). "«Для нас это способ борьбы с внешним хаосом»: как студия perelesoq создаёт игру Torn Away" (in ru). https://skillbox.ru/media/gamedev/dlya-nas-eto-sposob-borby-s-vneshnim-khaosom-kak-studiya-perelesoq-sozdayet-igru-torn-away/. 
  3. ↑ "Torn Away has already been released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4/5.". https://www.gamespress.com/Torn-Away-has-already-been-released-on-Nintendo-Switch-and-PlayStation. 
  4. ↑ "Torn Away Reviews". OpenCritic.com, LLC. https://opencritic.com/game/15528/torn-away. 
  5. ↑ "Torn Away PC Critic Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/torn-away/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  6. ↑ "Torn Away Xbox One Critic Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/torn-away/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. 
  7. ↑ "Torn Away - Review". 9 December 2025. https://adventuregamers.com/games/torn-away. 
  8. ↑ Vasile, Cosmin (4 October 2023). "Torn Away Review (PC)" (in english). https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/games/pc/torn-away-review-537385.shtml. 
  9. ↑ Hatmaker, Alyssa (2 November 2023). "Review for Torn Away". https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/torn-away. 
  10. ↑ Бабулин, Александр (16 December 2023). "Torn Away — у войны не детское лицо. Рецензия" (in ru). https://3dnews.ru/1097343/torn-away-review. 
  11. ↑ "IndieCade Festival 2023 Games". https://www.indiecade.com/festival-2023/games/. 
  12. ↑ "Game Connection Europe 2023 Game Development Awards - WINNERS". https://www.game-connection.com/game-connection-europe-2023-game-development-awards-winners/. 
  13. ↑ "Game Connection Europe 2023 Game Development Awards". https://www.game-connection.com/game-connection-europe-2023-game-development-awards/. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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