Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™

I rarely review games, but this one is exceptional. Lovely graphics, a touching story, and the right amount of problem solving without pressure to keep you interested and not too stressed.

Played it on PS many years ago, still a great game.

One thing to keep in mind though. Play in windowed and fiddle with resolution settings for some levels. Otherwise it's basically game breaking.

Its a beautiful game. It made me cry so much. I appreciate a lot the fact I could learn more about this war while solving cool puzzles. Many of those where confusing but that was no issue since I loved to see all the small details in every level.

While the puzzles are underwhelming and more often tedious than engaging, and some cartoony elements can take away from the experience, the short story and WW1 setting is very engaging.

Valiant Hearts is one big tear jerker of a game. And I am kind of mad that it only took me until now to finally play it.

I've always had an interest in the 2 World Wars, both from a historic perspective and an Anti-War perspective, and Valiant Hearts, like many contemporaries of its kind, tells about the human side of the conflict and the way it affects the Soldiers on both sides, and also the Civillians affected by it.

What differs however is how this story is told in the game though.

The game uses beautiful 2D Art illustrations combined with a side-scroller puzzle gameplay to get its point across. The puzzles were fun and varied, some did make me scratch my head for a bit but the Hint system is very generous.

What matters is the story though, and I think Valiant Hearts delivers that with full force. I was invested in just about each of the character's stories and how they intertwine, Anna specifically being my favorite of the bunch, though I would have loved one of the characters that is in the game but isn't playable, to be playable, so that one could get a closer look at what life under occupation was like. Because it is told to the player through letters, but none of it is sadly actually experienced.

But all in all. This was a great romp, and the game ends at just about the right time and wraps up everything with a really neat bow on top.

Ubisoft Montpellier is the studio responsible for this gem, and just about every other notable or experimental title that has been released by Ubisoft in the last years (The Rayman series, The videogame for the Peter Jackson King Kong movie, From Dust, ZombiU and most recently, Prince of Persia - The Lost Crown).

Studio Montpellier shows that Ubisoft can be more than just a yearly slop factory for your next Assassins Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance or Watch Dogs games. It reminds me of the good old days where when you saw the Ubisoft Logo on a game, you knew you were guaranteed to play a certified banger videogame and get your money's worth, unlike today...

The only downside of this game on PC is that it is tied to the horrendous uPlay/Ubisoft Connect Launcher. However in my experience it hasn't caused any issues, it is worth to keep in mind.

I genuinely advise anyone to give this game a look, especially for the sale price of 3,74€. It costs less than a Döner Kebab nowadays!

Valiant Hearts is perhaps the BEST game Ubisoft has ever released.

And it's completely different from other Ubisoft titles.

• PUZZLE-SOLVING
  
  
• THINKING
  
  
• SEARCHING
  
  
• STEALTH
  

[*] ACTION

I highly recommend this game.

This game remind us that how human more evil than a devil. what I learn from this game is don't ever lose hope!

One of the best anti-war games set on the first world war. I decided to replay it after a decade and hits even harder now. I recommend it to everyone who enjoys puzzle games and history. Lest we forget.

love the great war gotta be my favorite conflict. this game is actually a masterpiece

A short,simple sweet story telling of the less discussed side of war. This was my second time playing it,and even knowing how it ends got to me again. All I can say is,don't ever let fame/fortune get in the way of your own humanity

The game is beautiful. The story really makes you feel how people felt in the Great War and how they change. You play as several characters, which they are all related to each other as family or as new friends that randomly met. The graphics may not be so good, but the art style and narrative makes it unique. Very good game even after 11 years. The only downside is that it is an Ubisoft game, and it makes you download their terrible launcher.

Sadness. Kinda accurate. Worth a play if u like a good story.

One of the best story game I've played, I keep forgetting Ubisoft used to be a good studio years ago. A charming puzzle game showing the brutality of the first World War.

5/10
jogo muito repetitivo, apresenta pouco desafio, gameplay muito simples mas a história é bacaninha

Valiant Hearts is a game about the horrors of war.

Valiant Hearts is a game in which we can see with our own eyes the horrors of World War I, the spread of firearms, flamethrowers, gas attacks, etc.

This is a game with very simple gameplay, and nice 2D graphics, but a very sad story, about close people who were separated by war.

We can see that there are many people who enjoy it, terrible people, but also a lot of simple people who don't want to hurt anyone, those who have a family waiting for them at home.

I'm currently in a country where there is a war going on, and although the aggressor is clear, there are still simple people on both sides who just want to live.

This is the first game in a long time that made me cry at the end, so I think that says something.

So, this game is really great, and tells us what was in those days, and unfortunately is now, 10/10, peace to everyone.

touching game. except from one time when the dog got stuck - a seamless gaming experience. someone should get a slap for these quick time events.

During the First World War, unique gameplay style, touching storyline, unified characters.

Lest we forget

This game is beautiful and heart breaking. A must play for everyone.

What a masterpiece.

Most heart-wrenching game I've ever played. 100000/10

game is good but it requires ubisoft connect to play

good story - ubisoft though..

Absolutely loved it, feeling the sorrow for the characters and seeing how life was during WWI was fascinating and very sad. Valiant Hearts is definitely a must play if you're into war games. It's a tear jerker for sure. I wish to find more games like this. I was enthralled through the entire game. And Jacksepticeye played it so there's a plus! Play this game, it's worth every cent!

This game shows you there is room for love and compassion even in the darkest moments of humanity.
If it doesn't make you cry, you're not human.

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This is a very cool game, and I can recommend you to try it, even if it didn't work out in 2025-2024! And if you want to feel real emotions, to empathize with the characters of this game, then welcome, you will not regret buying this game!

P. S. - L1soryb

It just gets boring at the beginning, and I gave up on this game for half a year. Now I regret that I abandoned this game, I hate the tasks of that nurse, the rest are interesting, but poking bandages is difficult! The ending is just beautiful and touching this game deserves the best goodbye Emile

A charming little puzzle game, beautifully made in the style of French comic book.

Beautiful and sad game.. The last scene was especially hitting hard. The only thing that I didn't like are hints that sometimes were not helpful, and I needed to look at youtube walkthrough.

its one of the best game i have played in my life.i wish my memory was reset to play this game again.i recommend

Great Game i love the flat art style.

VALIANT HEARTS: THE GREAT WAR 8/10

A highly enjoyable and unique game, coupled with an emotional journey.

Sadly a Ubisoft title without Steam Achievements but there are Trading Cards.
The puzzles do become a little samey and repetitive by Chapter 4, but otherwise definitely worth picking up especially if you have some respect for history.

It's a tragic story of a family torn apart by war. It's very educational and family friendly, while still being serious and dramatic. The soundtrack is beautiful. Some puzzles were a bit confusing. Didn't like fakeout death trick being used twice. The first aid minigame uses arrow keys for no reason and the tutorial for it seems to be broken, because I managed to pass it without hitting the beat right a single time, since I used WASD at first. Graphics aren't the greatest at high resolutions, you can clearly see low res textures in zoomed in sections. It's pretty good, but felt slow and not very exciting to me. 7/10

Nice game!

One of the best games ive played honestly worth the money

Beautiful story and nice visuals I recommend it to all

Quite brilliant

me sad :c

Game just stops working, will not let me move sometimes, hoping for a refund.

Story about WW1 which does a good job illustrating the cruelties and tragedies of war. It's also educational and provides factoids about the war sprinkled throughout. The gameplay itself is a mix of puzzle solving and light platforming. Also a pretty short game; I logged 10 hours on Steam and that includes a decent amount of time spent AFK. The controls are a little janky at times (particularly when controlling artillery) but the game is pretty forgiving with checkpoints so it doesn't get too frustrating. Bonus points for the goodest doggo!

Fantastic story! 10/10 recommended.

Every man can cry

Beautifully made game with interesting info about WWI

End always makes me sad

Saw this game on youtube when it first came out. When I saw the ending, I cried.

When I was really young, I wanted to play this game, but I did not have device to play it on. Our family computer was so old that it just couldnt run this game no matter what I did. I finally bought this game some time ago, but because of personal things I just couldnt dive into this game. In a span of 2 days I played it from start to finish.

After experiencing this game myself, even after all these years, even after seeing the end of this game dozens of times, i still cried. I cried even more in the past, even more as an Adult than when i was just a kid. 7

The story of this game is timeless

10/10 sentimental ending, overall the game is peak

This game hits hard tbh
I never expected the story of a french-american gay couple, a german twink with his family, and a french nurse living the horrors of WW1 could be so charming.

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Old guy joins the french military because he wants to find his son in law, he meets black guy and he asks him "are you from planet earth?" and the black guy says "no, I'm from America". they fight THE ENEMIES YEAH AMERICA and everyone dies except the old guy who becomes a god and realises "hmmmmmmm I suddenly want to become a painter so I'm going to change my name, have some hair dye, change my beard and move to Austria before becoming the TIME's person of the year permanently" which is what he does and he's so respected for his actions, they change the name of Germany to "not see germany!" in honour of his blind grandma

This game is just great, i would reccomend NOT watching gameplay videos before playing, that ruined my experience, but this game shows the horroers of war, so i pretty much reccomend it. :)