The Great War: Western Front™
World War I strategy mixing frontline planning and trench battles
Petroglyph · Published by Frontier Foundry · Released Mar 30, 2023
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 3,300
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 21 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 48
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Sep 18, 2023
What is The Great War: Western Front™?
This strategy game puts you in command of a faction on the Western Front during World War I. You deploy forces, manage resources, and research technology on a turn-based map, then command units, dig trenches, and launch assaults in real-time battles. You can play a campaign, historical battles, skirmishes, or multiplayer matches.
For you if...
- +you like planning attacks around supplies and fortified positions
- +you want to command both a frontline and individual battles
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fast offensives over slow territorial gains
- −you want to recruit individual units to build your army
What players say
66% of 3,300 reviews are positive · 66% of 21 in the last 30 days
Players praise the trench warfare and the combination of strategic planning and real-time battles. Common complaints include repetitive campaign battles and passive or predictable enemy AI; players also say development has stopped.
Screenshots and trailer
The Great War: Western Front™ system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX-8350
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 390
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 13 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- SSD Recommended
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11 64bit
- Processor
- Intel i5-8600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 13 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- SSD Recommended
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian. Text only: Italian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.
Tags
- Strategy
- World War I
- RTS
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Historical
- Grand Strategy
- Real Time Tactics
- Military
- Singleplayer
- Tactical
- Wargame
- War
- Multiplayer
- PvE
- Tanks
- PvP
Recent updates
- Sep 18, 2023 · Update 2.1.3 | Patch Notes
- Aug 25, 2023 · Update 2.1.2 | Patch Notes
- Aug 23, 2023 · Update 2.1.1 | Patch Notes
- Aug 10, 2023 · August Update 2.1.0 | Patch Notes
- Aug 7, 2023 · August Update Announcement | Further Mod Support
2 DLC available.
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