It Takes a War
Graphics! Guns! Glory! Get ready to drop into a devastatingly real depiction of the battlefield as you and your team take on a relentless foe. It Takes a War presents a new vision for the team-based tactical shooter genre.
- Price:$4.79
- Release Date:11/6/2025
- Developer:Thomas Mackinnon
- Publisher:Pantaloon
- Last Updated:3/20/2026
- Steam App Id:3919530
It Takes a War
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, It Takes a War has 3 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 77% lower than its previous all-time peak of 13 players achieved on 11/9/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for It Takes a War. It has received a total of 550 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 87 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for It Takes a War. Right now, it costs $4.79 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for It Takes a War and its growth over time. It currently has 398 followers on its community page.
About It Takes a War
It Takes a War is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game developed by Thomas Mackinnon. On 11/6/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Pantaloon.
Players have rated It Takes a War as "Very Positive" out of 550 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 515 positive reviews and 35 negative reviews — an overall 94% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $4.79 which is a 20% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through Five-A-Side, Pantaloon Misfits Collection, THE CORRIWAR BUNDLE, It Takes ｡༅:*ﾟ*:✼✿Love✿✼:*ﾟ*:༅｡, Full Connection Edition, and CORRIWAR which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, It Takes a War - Supporting Fire Pack available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play It Takes a War on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, It Takes a War supports the following features:
- Color Alternatives
- Chat Text-to-speech
- Save Anytime
- Single-player
- Playable without Timed Input
- Chat Speech-to-text
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Camera Comfort
- Subtitle Options
- Surround Sound
- Stereo Sound
- Family Sharing
- Keyboard Only Option
- Steam Achievements
From the Steam community, It Takes a War has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Drama
- Violent
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Surreal
- War
- 3D
- Walking Simulator
- Shooter
- First-Person
- Team-Based
- Gore
- Conversation
- FPS
- Combat
- PvE
- Indie
- Action
- Adventure
- Emotional
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for It Takes a War and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
It Takes a War is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | It Takes a War - Supporting Fire Pack | DLC | 11/11/2025 | View |
Related Bundles
It Takes a War is included in 6 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Five-A-Side | 2 | 2 | $12.40 | View |
 | Pantaloon Misfits Collection | 4 | 4 | $12.72 | View |
 | THE CORRIWAR BUNDLE | 1 | 1 | $6.64 | View |
 | It Takes ｡༅:*ﾟ*:✼✿Love✿✼:*ﾟ*:༅｡ | 2 | 2 | $18.70 | View |
 | Full Connection Edition | 2 | 2 | $6.46 | View |
 | CORRIWAR | 2 | 2 | $4.62 | View |
Related Packages
It Takes a War is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| It Takes a War | $5.39 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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It Takes a War data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 20). It Takes a War on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3919530
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 20). It Takes a War. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3919530
- Thomas Mackinnon. (2025, September 16). It Takes a War. It Takes a War. https://pantaloon.io/it-takes-a-war