All Quiet in the Trenches

Set on the Western Front in 1915, the game casts you as a German non-commissioned officer responsible for a small squad. Your task is not to change the course of the war, but to guide your soldiers through it.

Between battles, manage camp and trench duties while weighing your superior’s orders against your squad’s need for rest, supplies and care. Injuries and the soldiers’ physical and mental wellbeing shape the choices available to you.

In turn-based battles, move soldiers through the trenches, use cover and coordinate actions to pursue mission objectives while limiting danger to the squad. Soldiers can develop skills and traits, and your decisions shape their stories and condition over the campaign.

Players often value the focus on ordinary soldiers, saying that learning about the squad and seeing its members change makes their fates matter. Reviews also appreciate the WWI atmosphere and the tension of juggling soldiers’ needs, command demands and tactical decisions. Some find the combat and management engaging, while others describe the difficulty as punishing and the tasks or events as repetitive.