When I Was Young
Playing now
0+0 vs. yesterday
0.0%of peak
All-time peak
30 announcements · from When I Was Young’s Steam news feed
All gamesRead every half hour while active
Playing now
0+0 vs. yesterday
All-time peak
15 Sep 2026
| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | WW2: Bunker Simulator + WIWY! ATTENTION SOLDIERS! Now you got a chance to get both When I Was Young and WW2: Bunker Simulator for 15% less . Fight in Vietnam Fight in Normandy You wanna defend captured bunker against the German forces or play a challenging 2D action game set during the Vietnam War? WW2: Bunker Simulator and WIWY bundle got you covered! | — | |
| Sale | When I Was Young -40% @ Steam Summer Sale Steam Summer Sale is on now! Visit Vietnam now for 40% less! Discount last till 8th July. Hurry up and enlist now ! | — | |
| Community | When I Was Young picked for the Official Selection of GDWC 2020! Hello Soldiers! Yesterday we got a message about the results of Game Development World Championship 2020 in which WIWY took part. The game was selected for The Official Selection !- a curated list of 30 games that took part in the GDWC 2020 and caught judges' eye. The Official Selection Games will be announced during the GDWC 2020 Awards show on April 30th. The show will be streamed live on the… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix update #1.08 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug with masks collection achievement. If you found all the masks and still didn't get special achievement for it - just go to masks menu and you will earn it. (WARNING: to avoid this bug don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the chapters menu after load the update and reach the bug moment from the start of the chapter) Follow us: | — | |
| Game update | Bugfix update #1.08 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug when you fall down at the edge of the city base in ch 5 lvl 1 (far left side) Possible fixes (needs to be approved by ppl who got these bugs): - Fixed bug when you can't get over the landing pad in ch 3 lvl 1 (after arrival to base at your way to your tent) - Fixed bug when other marines can't get over the bridge in ch 3 lvl 4 (at night ambush) (WARNING: to avoid th… | — | |
| Community | Vote for our game! Hello, soldier! The annual Steam Awards is coming, and on this occasion we decided to nominate our game in the category "THE BEST GAME YOU SUCK AT"! You haven't forgotten how many times you had to pass an obstacle course before going to Vietnam, have you? And after this you were waiting for deadly traps, impassable tunnels and endless waves of enemies. Every vote is very important - we are coun… | — | |
| Steam news | Halloween 2020 Hi there! We are happy to announce that WIWY is participating in the Steam Halloween Sale. During this event, collectible national Vietnamese masks which hidden at all levels of the game become pumpkins! Now is the time to start collecting this crop, because the masks have become a little more noticeable, which means that you have a better chance of finding hidden in the jungle gatherers and ge… | — | |
| Game update | Bugfix update #1.07 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug when you reqch the end of layout without the pilot and you can walk with dialogue box in ch 4 lvl 2 (part with crashed helicopter) - Fixed bug when you try to pass to another layout without the pilot and hero just dissapeared in ch 4 lvl 2 (part with the road at the end) (WARNING: to avoid this bug don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the c… | — | |
| Community | New game about Vietnam War by WallRus Group! Hello there! It's been 2.5 months since the release of "When I was young" and we are happy that during this time we have new reviews, and bugs, on the contrary, have disappeared! Meanwhile, our team started working on a new game: This project is a digitalization of the card wargame from the indie board game developer Loki in the setting of the alternative and post-apocalyptic Vietnam War ːRedSt… | — | |
| Game update | Bugfix update #1.06 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug with dialogues in ch 6 lvl 2 (dialogue between Russell and м113 crew) Another improvement: - Fixed some typos in the text in English (WARNING: to avoid this bug don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the chapters menu after load the update and reach the bug moment from the start of the chapter) Message to our community: Hello everybody! Right… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix update #1.05 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug with sniper shooting in ch 9 lvl 2 Possible fixes: - Fixed bug with undead VC commander in ch 6 lvl 2 (on the market) Unfortunately we can't repeat that bug on our PCs and for now we can't be sure what we fixed them. So we will be grateful if you guys (thouse who got any of these bugs) check it and write us about any results. And please don't forget to restart the c… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix update #1.04 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug with no object text changing in ch 4 lvl 2 on keyboard (village scene) - Fixed bug with no dialogues at the far left side of the village ch 4 lvl 2 (in rus language) - Fixed bug with no dialogues at the final scene of ch 9 lvl 2 (in rus language) (WARNING: to avoid this bug don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the chapters menu after load t… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix update #1.03 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug with wrong interaction in ch 9 lvl 2 (final scene) (WARNING: to avoid this bug don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the chapters menu after load the update and reach the bug moment from the start of the chapter) If you found a bug - please let us know and we will try to fix it. Thanks! Follow us: | — | |
| Community | WARNING! Greetings everybody! If you played the game in the Early Access and have some saves from old version - don't continue game on old saves. Just go to the chapters menu and restart current chapter. Overwise your saves will load old code without last chapter and latest changes. Thanks! Follow us: | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix update #1.02 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug with dialogues in ch 4 lvl 2 (on rus language) (WARNING: to avoid this bug don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the chapters menu after load the update and reach the bug moment from the start of the chapter) If you found a bug - please let us know and we will try to fix it. Thanks! Follow us: | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix update #1.01 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug with undead NVA officer in ch 9 (WARNING: to avoid this bug don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the chapters menu after load the update and reach the bug moment from the start of the chapter) If you found a bug - please let us know and we will try to fix it. Thanks! Follow us: | — | |
| Announcement | Full Game Release Date We are happy to announce that our game is ready for Full Release!!! On the 10th of July you can play it in full version. After months of polishing, implementing mechanics and adding some new feedback players features we are sure you would like it - now we have 87% positive reviews on the game page on Steam. Besides the content which you have in Early Access, in the full game you will get: · Com… | — | |
| In-game event | New aiming system update #20 Improvements: - Now the cursor position in the game is displayed with an inactive sight (when you using mouse control) . - When aiming in the active zone, the cursor turns red. Outside of it, it's still black. And the sight scope got bigger. (when controlling by the mouse) . - When you aiming, the sight scope got bigger and red. The line of sight became longer too. (when you using gamepad contr… | — | |
| In-game event | Update by the community request #19 One of the most long-standing and frequent requests of our players was the ability to skip dialog boxes manually. Finally, we have the opportunity to satisfy this request. It took us three weeks to implement this system and we are happy to present it to you! Now you will need to scroll through each phrase yourself after reading it (except of cutscenes and some NPC phrases). We also added the op… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix update #18 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug when Fouly can't get down in the pow camp and another pows too in chapter 8 - Fixed bug with stab sound instead of slash sound on machete attack in chapters 5, 7 (WARNING: If you got any of these bugs again - don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the chapters menu after load the update and reach the bug moment from the start of the chapter)… | — | |
| In-game event | New levels! Chapter 8 #18 Greetings everyone! Today we are happy to present you all new levels in the Chapter 8. WARNING! If you already unlocked the 8th Chapter notepad - you have to restart the 8th Chapter from the Chapters menu. Changelog: New levels: - 3 levels in new locations: pow camp, old temple ruins, forest with rivers Fixes: - Fixed bug when you can shoot bolt action rifles as semi auto Improvements: - Modifi… | — | |
| Community | Indie games Cup W'20 This spring is not easy for everyone, and for us too - Moscow is under quarantine until the end of April. But the development does not stop and our game "blooms" before our eyes. We also have good news - we participated in the online competition for indie developers GTP Indie Cup and got to the top of two categories! ːwinter2019happybulbː Now you can see the Award for "BEST AUDIO" on the soundt… | — | |
| Game update | Bugs fixes update #17 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug when you can move m113 by pressing arrows on lvl 1 ch 7 (WARNING: If you got any of these bugs again - don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the chapters menu after load the update and reach the bug moment from the start of the chapter) If you found a bug - please let us know and we will try to fix it. Thanks! Another improvements: - Redesig… | — | |
| Game update | Bugs fixes update #16 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug when you can't reload your weapon - Fixed bug when you can leave the river without the canister lvl 2 ch 7 (WARNING: If you got any of these bugs again - don't load last save. You have to restart current chapter from the chapters menu after load the update and reach the bug moment from the start of the chapter) P.S. If you found a bug - please let us know and we wil… | — | |
| In-game event | New levels! Chapter 7 #15 Greetings everyone! Today we are happy to present you some new levels for Chapter 7. WARNING! If you already beat the 1st lvl in the 7th chpater - you have to restart it from the Chapters menu (overwise you will get "Thanks for supporting us" screen after finish hospital). Changelog: New levels: - The port with new mechanics of interaction - Some scenes on the river - Scorched forest with new h… | — | |
| Community | Movies about the Vietnam War The new levels that will complete Chapter 7 are almost ready, so stay tuned for updates! ːcozyspaceengineersbː And today we present you the movies about the Vietnam conflict, which inspired us to create the « When I was young » game ːcozyspaceengineerscː Michael Cimino «The Deer Hunter» (1978) IMDb: 8.10 Sidney J. Furie «The Boys in Company C» (1978) IMDb: 7.00 Francis Ford Coppola «Apocalypse… | — | |
| Game update | Bugs fixes update #14 Changelog Fixes: - Fixed bug when a hero fell down in the 1st dream lvl 2 ch 3 - Fixed bug when Fouly went left while all squad was in right at the bottom floor of the sewers lvl 1 ch 7 - Fixed bug when Harris pushes the trashcan on the outside of the hero's side lvl 1 ch 7 - Fixed bug when nurse closes door with Harris in lvl 1 ch 7 (if you got any of these bugs again - dont load last save. Yo… | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.