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The Great War: Western Front™

World War I strategy mixing frontline planning and trench battles

Petroglyph · Published by Frontier Foundry · Released Mar 30, 2023

Strategy

Reviews
Mixed
67% of 2,872
Recent reviews
Mostly Negative
21% of 14 in 30 days
Players
22
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jan 30, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 780
8 GB RAM · 13 GB disk
Full requirements

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

67% of 2,872 reviews are positive · 21% of 14 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.

Players over time

▼ -62% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 70 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 21, 202670

How many players finish The Great War: Western Front™?

17% of Steam players have unlocked « Das Ist Endgültig!», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Great War: Western Front™ system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 780, 8 GB RAM, 13 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does The Great War: Western Front™ have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does The Great War: Western Front™ run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
12
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian. Text only: Italian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.

Does The Great War: Western Front™ use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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