Trench Tales
Third-person shooter with deliberate combat in surreal war zones
Talking Drums · Published by Crytivo · Released May 6, 2025 · Early Access
ActionAdventureIndieEarly Access
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 70% of 706
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 60% of 15 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 4 weeks ago
- Aug 26, 2026
What is Trench Tales?
In this single-player third-person action-adventure shooter, a lone warrior summoned without explanation explores interconnected zones of trenches and ruined bunkers. You fight with guns, melee weapons, and powers while scavenging gear and upgrading equipment.
For you if...
- +you like exploring open-ended areas at your own pace
- +you enjoy piecing together stories through environmental clues
- +you prefer deliberate combat to fast-paced shooting
Not for you if...
- −you only play completed games, not Early Access releases
- −you prefer multiplayer to playing on your own
What players say
70% of 706 reviews are positive · 60% of 15 in the last 30 days
Players praise the war-torn setting and visual design, and some enjoy the gunplay and exploration. They often complain about clunky aiming, broken quests and interactions, and other bugs, describing the current build as unfinished.
Screenshots and trailer
Trench Tales system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 64-bit
- Processor
- NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD FX 4350
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10y0 / AMD Radeon Radeon 6600
- Memory
- 8 MB RAM
- Storage
- 7 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10, 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-7600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon 5700 XT
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 7 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Tags
- Early Access
- PvE
- Third-Person Shooter
- Souls-like
- Shooter
- Action-Adventure
- War
- Open World
- 3D
- Singleplayer
- Horror
- Surreal
- Story Rich
- Action
- Combat
- Realistic
Recent updates
- Aug 26, 2026 · Operational Update
- Jun 21, 2026 · Build Update.
- May 20, 2026 · Build update
- Apr 14, 2026 · hotfix
- Apr 14, 2026 · Hotfixes
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