An expanded version of harrowing survival sim This War of Mine is coming to current-gen consoles.

This War of Mine: The Little Ones explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective; that of a child.

Based on This War of Mine, The Little Ones puts you in charge of a group of adults and children stuck in the middle of hell, trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger. The question is: how far will you go to make it through another day?

“This experience focuses not only on the reality of enduring war, but also the fact that even in times of conflict, kids are still kids – they laugh, cry, play with toys and see the world differently,” said 11 bit studios’ Pawel Miechowski.

“In addition to thinking about survival, you’ll have to bring back the kid in yourself to understand how to protect the little ones.

“This is a very unusual project: a serious game made for a mature gamer; an experience that will tackle your emotions heavily.”

The Little Ones will have players scavenging for supplies in a war-torn city, but also looking after the mental physical and health of children.

“The main philosophy behind this project is to portray emotions of people surviving a siege of a city,” said Miechowski.

“That also requires picturing emotions of kids – that means not only sadness, but laughter, excitement, and a bit of craziness despite the surroundings. Their active imaginations are also being portrayed, for example you’ll see children even drawing on the walls of the shelter.

“We feel that the spectrum of the emotions your civilians will make you experience has now broadened greatly – because, in war kids are still kids – and that’s how one could underline This War of Mine: The Little Ones."

The PlayStation 4 version of the game will contain an exclusive extra shelter known as the Large Mansion.

This War of Mine: The Little Ones is due out on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on January 30, 2016. There's no word yet if the extra content will come to PC.