Games Like Stickman Trenches

Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.6%, War 22.7%, Wargame 19%, Strategy 15.5%, Base Building 6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a nearly identical side-scrolling tug-of-war strategy loop with a focus on unit management and base defense.

Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

Why similar: World War I 60.3% ★, Tower Defense 17.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Action 5.2%, Casual 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines WWI-era military themes with tower defense and strategy elements, mirroring the defensive focus of the seed game.

Trenches of War is a fast-paced World War I-inspired strategy game. Battle through the Alps by spawning units and capturing trenches, barracks, and factories. Cross rivers that rise when it rains. Use or destroy bridges and cornfields that may aid or deter your maneuvers.

Why similar: Strategy 57%, Action 27.5%, Casual 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic and mechanical match that focuses on trench-based warfare and side-scrolling unit deployment.

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

Why similar: World War I 55.8% ★, Strategy 9.9%, Tanks 8.6% ★, Wargame 8.6%, Military 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deeper, more historical look at the trench warfare tactics that define the setting of the seed game.

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: World War I 63.5% ★, War 14.1%, Strategy 12%, Base Building 6.5%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A more complex RTS that retains the WWI-inspired aesthetic and base-building mechanics, albeit on a larger scale.

Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 58.6%, Strategy 23.1%, Base Building 15%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, it perfectly captures the side-scrolling base-building and defensive management loop found in Stickman Trenches.

All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.

Why similar: World War I 71.9% ★, War 15.7%, Strategy 9.1%, Historical 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on the grim, atmospheric reality of WWI trench life through strategic choices and management.

The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.

Why similar: World War I 53.5% ★, Strategy 13.5%, Wargame 13.2%, War 11.8%, Historical 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes squad management and survival within a historical war context, appealing to the management aspect of the seed game.

Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.

Why similar: Wargame 35.5%, Tower Defense 20.4%, War 17%, Roguelite 11.4%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a minimalist, roguelite approach to real-time strategy that emphasizes defensive positioning and tactical decision-making.

An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!

Why similar: Tower Defense 53.9%, Strategy 41.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, side-scrolling lane-based strategy game that emphasizes unit synergy and quick tactical responses.

8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.

Why similar: Strategy 63.8%, War 20.9%, Base Building 11%, Action 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a streamlined, accessible RTS experience that focuses on base building and quick-paced combat.

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

Why similar: War 36.9%, Wargame 26.7%, Strategy 21.7%, Action 6.8%, Historical 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the chaotic, physics-based combat and lighthearted aesthetic while focusing on large-scale tactical deployment.

Warfare 1917 and 1944 return, fully remastered with enhanced visuals, full-screen support, and custom battles. Warfare Legacy Collection also Includes the Battle of the Bulge, a brand-new campaign set during WWII’s final offensive with all-new missions, snowy maps, and intense front-line action.

Why similar: World War I 48.6% ★, Military 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.1%, War 8.9%, Tower Defense 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical side-scrolling strategy game that mirrors the WWI military theme and combat structure.

Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.

Why similar: World War I 68.8% ★, War 12.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 3.2%, Historical 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated WWI RTS that provides a more grounded and historical approach to trench-based combat.

A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!

Why similar: World War I 59% ★, War 14.7%, Wargame 13.2%, Strategy 5.9%, Action 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style war game that captures the scale and chaos of WWI battlefields.

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Military 21.8%, Tower Defense 20.7%, War 20.3%, Base Building 14.9%, Strategy 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A base-defense RTS that challenges players to manage resources and defenses against overwhelming waves of enemies.

Super Trench Attack™ is a goofball comedy twitch-shooter based in a World War setting.

Why similar: World War I 87.2% ★, Action 12.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a more action-oriented, comedic take on the WWI trench warfare experience.

World War I is a real-time strategy based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine.

Why similar: World War I 77.5% ★, Strategy 22.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the strategic elements of the Great War with a classic isometric RTS perspective.

Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.

Why similar: World War I 43.4% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Tower Defense 12.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Military 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An updated version of the classic WWI strategy game that emphasizes defensive tower placement and unit control.

Skies above the Great War is a hybrid of action and grand strategy sandbox game set on the Western Front during the First World War. Manage your air forces or take control of any plane yourself in real time.

Why similar: World War I 61.9% ★, Wargame 14.8%, War 7.5%, Strategy 7.4%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the WWI strategy experience to include aerial combat and logistics management.

The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!

Why similar: Tanks 31.2% ★, Military 22.2%, War 19.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the tactical challenges of trench warfare with a single-player campaign centered on military strategy.

Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!

Why similar: Tower Defense 24.7%, War 21.2%, Military 19.8%, Strategy 13.5%, Base Building 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the defensive strategy and auto-battler mechanics found in the seed game.

A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.

Why similar: World War I 57.9% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Strategy 8.1%, War 8%, Military 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows players to manage the broader scope of the WWI conflict.

They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

Why similar: Tower Defense 39.9%, Strategy 30.6%, Base Building 28%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on survival, it shares the intense base-building and defensive strategy mechanics required to hold a front line.

Play using the logic of traditional minesweeper games in this reinterpretation of the classic game. Interact with the story of World War I (the Great War) by solving the minesweeper puzzles and finding landmines.

Why similar: World War I 70.1% ★, Wargame 10.1%, Strategy 8.6%, War 6.3%, Casual 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A casual puzzle-strategy game that utilizes the WWI theme in a unique, tactical way.

Dive deep into the exhilarating world of high-stakes battles. Lead your army against a relentless onslaught of enemy machinery, spanning from the iconic tanks of WW2 to the modern-day helicopters.

Why similar: Tanks 39.5% ★, Military 22.1%, War 17.8%, Tower Defense 14.6%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical military defense and tank combat, mirroring the defensive nature of the seed game.

January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.

Why similar: World War I 64.4% ★, Strategy 10.4%, Wargame 9.7%, War 7.4%, Military 6.3%

Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

Why similar: Tanks 50.5% ★, Strategy 20.1%, War 19.5%, Action 7.8%, Singleplayer 1%

Multiplayer combined-arms first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Build and upgrade bases, harvest resources, construct defenses, purchase weapons and vehicles to overcome the enemy!

Why similar: World War I 68.9% ★, Wargame 13.3%, War 10.7%, Action 4.5%, Base Building 2.2%

Defend the shores of Gallipoli against landing forces in this WWI FPS game, as the enemy attacks you with troops, armored cars, planes, battleships and more! Use the iconic WWI weapons, prepare your defenses with mines, explosives and bonuses!

Why similar: World War I 55.1% ★, Wargame 13.7%, Military 12%, Tower Defense 11.6%, Action 3.2%

A light Rogue strategy game centered on building and defense. Build your territory, recruit soldiers to fend off enemies. 9 maps, 6 weapons (30 talents), 40 monsters, 30 units/buildings. Plan your pace, control soldiers, choose abilities—enjoy command and strategy.

Why similar: Wargame 23.4%, Tower Defense 18.1%, Military 15.3%, War 13.5%, Roguelite 12.6%

Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.

Why similar: World War I 54.5% ★, Wargame 13.8%, Military 10.1%, War 9.5%, Strategy 5.8%

Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!

Why similar: Tanks 43.3% ★, Wargame 20.5%, War 14.5%, Military 13.9%, Historical 3.9%

Armored Battle Crew is a Tank and Crew Management Simulation game, where your skills as a Tank commander is tested. Customize your tank carefully and make strategic battle choices to achieve mission success! The fate of your crew lies in your hands!

Why similar: World War I 46.6% ★, Tanks 25.6% ★, Military 9.2%, War 7.9%, Strategy 5.1%

Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.

Why similar: World War I 82.9% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Action 3.7%, 2D 2%

Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.

Why similar: World War I 52.2% ★, Strategy 23.7%, Wargame 13.8%, Military 10.2%

Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.

Why similar: World War I 80.8% ★, War 9.8%, Action 5%, Historical 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

A simple Side-Scrolling Shooter set in the Western Fronts of World War 1.

Why similar: World War I 82.1% ★, Action 12%, Casual 5.9%

In this top-down tactical shooter RPG, guide a band of cute soldiers through a warzone to safety. Rescue, train and manage your squad for the upcoming war of survival.

Why similar: World War I 44.6% ★, Tanks 19.9% ★, Military 11.8%, War 10.5%, Strategy 8.3%

Strategy Tower Defense, RTS Battles on the World Map

Why similar: Wargame 26.3%, Tower Defense 21.2%, Military 13.9%, Strategy 13.9%, Roguelite 12.4%

Battle Pixels is a frantic arcade action, point and click shoot 'em up with a 16 bit retro style.Take control of your tanks and eliminate the enemy's turret defences over 25 randomly generated levels.

Why similar: Tanks 46.6% ★, Strategy 18.5%, War 16.2%, Action 8.9%, Casual 5.3%

Experience the brutality and randomness of war as an Allied tactical commander in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. Train, equip, and command a squad of soldiers as you fight against the fanatical Imperial Japanese Empire.

Why similar: Strategy 28.7%, Tower Defense 25.4%, War 23.5%, Action 13.4%, Casual 4.8%

Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.

Why similar: Tanks 35.2% ★, Wargame 19%, Military 15.8%, War 13.3%, Strategy 6.6%

Set in an alternate history timeline where World War I never ends, you are the commander of allied forces fighting right up to the year 2114.

Why similar: Tanks 37.8% ★, Tower Defense 35%, Strategy 27.2%

The Great War allow players to portray important engagements throughout WWI history. The battles focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features of trench fighting in scale with the game system.

Why similar: World War I 77.6% ★, Strategy 22.4%

Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!

Why similar: Wargame 29.1%, War 21.8%, Military 18.7%, Strategy 14%, Base Building 6.4%

Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system.

Why similar: World War I 45.9% ★, Tanks 22.6% ★, Military 10.1%, War 9.5%, Strategy 5%

Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!

Why similar: Military 29.6%, War 25.5%, Strategy 22.7%, Base Building 13.8%, Historical 6.9%

A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!

Why similar: Wargame 26.9%, Tower Defense 18.5%, Military 15.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, War 10%

The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.

Why similar: World War I 66.6% ★, War 10.2%, Military 9.8%, Strategy 9.8%, Historical 2.8%

Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

Why similar: Tower Defense 31.5%, Wargame 28.4%, Strategy 16.7%, Base Building 8.1%, Combat 6.1%

Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!

Why similar: Tanks 34.4% ★, Wargame 18.6%, Military 13.8%, Tower Defense 13.8%, Strategy 7.9%

Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!

Why similar: World War I 51.9% ★, War 13.4%, Military 11.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Wargame 9.3%

Project Wunderwaffe will take you back into the realities of World War II, the end of which seems to be near. Germany is now just a shadow of its power. Your order is to build a secret military base and construct weapons of unprecedented power. Will you be capable of turning the tide of war?

Why similar: Wargame 29.5%, Military 20.6%, War 17.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Base Building 8.7%

Defend the fortified beach during D-day against invading forces in this WW2 FPS game as the enemy attacks you with troops, tanks, planes and more! Use the iconic WWII weapons such as MG42, Flak88 and Panzers, prepare your defenses with mines, explosives and bonuses!

Why similar: Tanks 43.7% ★, Military 19.6%, Tower Defense 18.6%, Combat 5.9%, Historical 4.6%

Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with world conquest in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire.

Why similar: World War I 37.6% ★, Tanks 19.9% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Military 10.5%, War 10.2%

The rats told me to make this game. Run and gun alongside your troops in the Great Rat War against the vile TechnoRat armies. Recruit units, build structures, collect gear and upgrade your weapons to turn the tide of battle in your favor. The TechnoRat is all consuming!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Side Scroller 23.4%, Roguelite 15.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Action 9%

Spirit of War: The Great War is a turn-based strategy game set during World War I. Drawing inspiration from board games classics, Spirit Of War is a unique arcade/strategy experience.

Why similar: World War I 75.2% ★, Strategy 24.8%

Trenches is a First-Person World War l Survival Horror Game where you have to escape the claustrophobic environment and experience the war from the eyes of a soldier caught behind enemy lines in this surreal nightmare as you fight for your life and sanity to get back home to your family.

Why similar: World War I 79.3% ★, War 14.8%, Action 4.9%, Singleplayer 1%