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Is All Quiet in the Trenches worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players interested in World War I stories who want to manage a small group of soldiers rather than command a nation.
- Strategy RPG players who enjoy weighing troop welfare against orders from superiors.
- Players drawn to narratives where choices affect individual characters’ lives but do not change the wider war.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for choices that reshape the wider conflict may hit a wall when they learn that decisions do not change the war.
- Players who want a battle-focused experience may find the camp’s labor, supply, rest, and mourning decisions interrupt the combat.
- Players seeking a different historical setting may not want a game centered on a German unit on the Western Front in 1915.
Our take on All Quiet in the Trenches
The clearest sticking point is the boundary on player influence: choices can change the soldiers’ lives and the story, but not the war itself. Players expecting decisions to redirect the wider conflict may bounce off that limit.
What is All Quiet in the Trenches?
Set in 1915 on the Western Front, this narrative turn-based strategy RPG puts players in charge of a group of German soldiers.
Camp life involves heavy labor and uncertain supplies, with decisions about whether soldiers can rest and deal with their experiences and losses. Players also lead the group in battle and respond to events that threaten the soldiers’ physical and mental well-being. Choices balance the men’s needs against demands from superiors, shaping each playthrough’s story and the soldiers’ lives. Those choices do not change the course of the war. The game’s setting and role center on a German Unteroffizier responsible for the group.
How All Quiet in the Trenches plays
- 01Soldier welfare
- Camp decisions include rest, scarce supplies, difficult experiences, and mourning fallen comrades.
- 02Command decisions
- Choices weigh the soldiers’ needs against orders and expectations from superiors.
- 03Turn-based battles
- The group’s leader takes the soldiers into combat amid the risks of the Western Front.
- 04Changing stories
- Choices shape the soldiers’ lives and produce a different story each time, without altering the war.
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All Quiet in the Trenches: platforms & release
Is All Quiet in the Trenches worth it?
It is worth it if: players interested in World War I stories who want to manage a small group of soldiers rather than command a nation. Skip it if: players looking for choices that reshape the wider conflict may hit a wall when they learn that decisions do not change the war.
Where can I download All Quiet in the Trenches?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens All Quiet in the Trenches's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is All Quiet in the Trenches on?
Windows and Linux.
