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Svoboda 1945: Liberation

First release
Aug 03, 2021
Developer
Charles Games
Publisher
Charles Games
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Visual Novel · Drama, Non-fiction, Educational, Historical

The horrors of World War II are over, but peace never came to the Czech village of Svoboda. You were sent to investigate a decades-old feud. Who can you trust to explain what happened? How was your family involved? Talk to witnesses to uncover the troubled past. Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique blend of adventure gameplay, full-motion video interviews with real actors and historically-accurate interactive memories of people who lived through the chaos of the aftermath of World War 2. Discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.

Also known as Svoboda 1945, Svoboda1945.exe

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Storyline
You are sent to a small village of Svoboda near the Czech-German border to investigate an old feud. You soon realize the case is linked to World War II and the rise of the communist dictatorship that came after. During the investigation, you discover a photograph of your grandfather. What was he doing here? Was he somehow involved in the violence? Find out the truth and complete his story. Talk to people who saw the horrors of war first-hand in our in-depth dialogues where every choice matters. How to approach someone who lost a friend on the battlefield? Or a woman who was expelled as a child, returning for the first time to see the place where she grew up? Relive memories of the witnesses in atmospheric mini-games. Develop old photos that reveal details of tragic events, try to keep your farm together in the face of communist terror or lead an armored train liberating Czechoslovakia from the Nazis. Uncover the things your grandpa never talked about. And answer for yourself: can the horrors of war justify the violence that came after its end?Read more

You are sent to a small village of Svoboda near the Czech-German border to investigate an old feud. You soon realize the case is linked to World War II and the rise of the communist dictatorship that came after. During the investigation, you discover a photograph of your grandfather. What was he doing here? Was he somehow involved in the violence? Find out the truth and complete his story. Talk to people who saw the horrors of war first-hand in our in-depth dialogues where every choice matters. How to approach someone who lost a friend on the battlefield? Or a woman who was expelled as a child, returning for the first time to see the place where she grew up? Relive memories of the witnesses in atmospheric mini-games. Develop old photos that reveal details of tragic events, try to keep your farm together in the face of communist terror or lead an armored train liberating Czechoslovakia from the Nazis. Uncover the things your grandpa never talked about. And answer for yourself: can the horrors of war justify the violence that came after its end?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 03, 2021
Mac
Aug 03, 2021
iOS
Sep 16, 2021
All 5 release dates
Linux
Sep 16, 2021
Nintendo Switch
Sep 13, 2023
Game modes
Single player
Where to buy
Keywords
choose your own adventure, war, live action, story rich, full motion video
… All 8, narrative, narrative adventure, meaningful choices

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • Češtinainterface, audio, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 6 Nov 2026
Also in 1 other language

Language data: IGDB · recorded 6 Nov 2026