The Game Census
Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™ cover art

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

Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft · 2014-06-25

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreXboxAmazonMicrosoft Store

Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 08, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 25, 2014 (Xbox 360), Jun 25, 2014 (Xbox One), Sep 04, 2014 (iOS), Jun 25, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Jun 25, 2014 (PlayStation 4)

Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.

14
playing now
96%
positive of 27k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (437 ratings)
6h
to beat · completionist 13h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

This is the story of crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. All of them will try to survive the horror of the trenches following their faithful canine companion. In Valiant Hearts: The Great War, the lives of all these characters are inextricably drawn together over the course of the game. Friendship, love, sacrifice, and tragedy befall each one as they help each other to retain their humanity against the horrors of war.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 905 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~113/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 687k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 27,498 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$3.74-75%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Ubisoft Store (2025-01-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 61 of 96 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
31731720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3772026-08-06 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 27 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 18 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 20 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 19 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 30 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 19 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 23 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.992015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $8.992015-03-31 — best price $14.992015-06-12 — best price $3.742015-11-02 — best price $14.992016-03-28 — best price $14.992016-11-23 — best price $7.492017-07-24 — best price $12.742018-02-15 — best price $7.492018-08-06 — best price $5.522018-12-18 — best price $4.502019-05-07 — best price $14.992019-08-06 — best price $4.502019-10-31 — best price $4.492020-01-23 — best price $4.492020-04-08 — best price $15.182020-06-19 — best price $4.272020-08-17 — best price $13.392020-10-12 — best price $14.992020-12-28 — best price $14.992021-03-16 — best price $3.742021-06-30 — best price $14.992021-10-11 — best price $13.372022-01-07 — best price $14.992022-04-15 — best price $3.402022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-11-21 — best price $3.132023-02-21 — best price $14.992023-06-15 — best price $14.992023-11-01 — best price $3.442024-02-11 — best price $3.122024-08-29 — best price $14.992025-01-27 — best price $2.992025-06-09 — best price $2.992025-10-28 — best price $14.992026-02-16 — best price $2.992026-06-01 — best price $12.492026-08-26 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
8.4%
earned "Forward, March"
4.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DDogWarDramaPuzzleAdventureEmotionalHistoricalPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

LIMBOL.A. NoireWolfenstein: The New OrderTomb Raider Game of the YearBrothers - A Tale of Two SonsMurdered: Soul SuspectAmnesia: A Machine for PigsThe Cat Lady

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Wikipedia ↗