Torn Away

Torn Away
Developerperelesoq
PublisherOverGamez
DirectorArtem Koblov
EngineUnity
Platforms
Release
  • 29 September 2023 (Windows)
  • 6 October 2023 (Xbox One, Series S/X)
  • 3 February 2024 (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS5)
GenreAdventure
ModeSingle-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

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

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
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". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Балбери, Леон (6 March 2023). "«Для нас это способ борьбы с внешним хаосом»: как студия perelesoq создаёт игру Torn Away". skillbox.ru (in Russian).
  3. ↑ "Torn Away has already been released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4/5". Games Press.
  4. ↑ "Torn Away PC Critic Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  5. ↑ "Torn Away Xbox One Critic Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  6. ↑ "Torn Away Reviews". OpenCritic. OpenCritic.com, LLC.
  7. ↑ "Torn Away - Review". Adventure Gamers. 9 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Vasile, Cosmin (4 October 2023). "Torn Away Review (PC)". Softpedia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Hatmaker, Alyssa (2 November 2023). "Review for Torn Away". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Бабулин, Александр (16 December 2023). "Torn Away — у войны не детское лицо. Рецензия". 3DNews.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "IndieCade Festival 2023 Games".
  12. ↑ "Game Connection Europe 2023 Game Development Awards - WINNERS".
  13. ↑ "Game Connection Europe 2023 Game Development Awards".
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