Hi to all! It's now less than four weeks until release (August 3!) and that means not only a full sprint on the polishing and debugging track but also the time festivals, awards, recognitions, and competitions. Today I am happy to share that Svoboda 1945: Liberation has been nominated for the prestigious 2021 James Paul Gee Learning Games Award in the category Informal Learning! Even though our game is not educational per se, we are still happy that the learning potential gets recognized. Check out the other categories and our co-finalists here. The winners will be announced during the Play, Make, Learn conference, starting August 5 (yay). There's also gonna be a people's vote from July 16 so if you wanna help us, we won't stop you and will notify you once it opens. So anyway we just wanted to share this great news with you and let you know we are looking forward to the final game so much. So much, in fact, that below is an exclusive collectivization mini-game scene screenshot for you:

Looking forward to catching you later and during the launch party! Ondrej from Charles Games

[ 2021-07-08 11:18:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

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.

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 play cards on the eve of historic elections.

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?




Places full of remnants of the past await. Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a game full of rare historical material, footage, and memorabilia for you to explore. The game is a follow-up to the award-winning Attentat 1942. It was written in cooperation with a team of professional historians.

About us

Charles Games is a Prague-based studio focused on exploring the narrative possibilities of video games with a strong emphasis on innovative game design.