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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, War, Multiplayer, Indie.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 94 reviews
Released: 2017-07-06
Developer: Vashta Entertainment
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%

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    Why similar: Strategy 56.8%, Action 27.8%, Casual 15.4%

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    Why similar: Strategy 79.3%, Casual 12.3%, Indie 8.4%

  3. #3 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
    96% matchMixed69% of 2,103 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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: Strategy 67.4%, Action 21%, Indie 11.6%

  4. #4 Divided We Fall: Play For Free
    96% matchMixed55% of 252 reviews2017
    Dev: KAVA Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.

    Why similar: Strategy 54.8%, Action 26.5%, Indie 18.7%

  5. #5 Supremacy: 1914
    94% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,355 reviews2019
    Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    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: Strategy 100%

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    93% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,627 reviews2019
    Dev: Big OOF Games PTY LTDPub: -
    Windows

    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!

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    91% matchMixed66% of 3,308 reviews2023
    Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Strategy 100%

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    90% matchVery Positive83% of 17,283 reviews2022
    Dev: BlackMill Games
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    Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!

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  9. #9 Soldiers Lost Forever (1914-1918)
    91% matchMixed57% of 51 reviews2018
    Dev: Jake OlsonPub: My Way Games
    Windows

    Soldiers Lost Forever (1914-1918) is a World War 1 top down 2D shooter where armies battle it out in the trenches and fight for control of the battlefield.

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    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,376 reviews2026
    Dev: BlackMill Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Land on the beaches of Gallipoli and fight intense 50-player objective-based battles on the Ottoman Fronts! Experience WW1 trench warfare and desert expeditions as one of 10 historic classes, armed with authentic weaponry. Gallipoli brings the most immersive WW1 FPS battles yet.

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  11. #11 Toy Soldiers
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,496 reviews2012
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    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%

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  12. #12 Toy Soldiers: HD
    88% matchMixed64% of 165 reviews2021
    Dev: Signal StudiosPub: Accelerate Games
    Windows

    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: Strategy 77.9%, Action 22.1%

  13. #13 All Quiet in the Trenches
    85% matchVery Positive90% of 938 reviews2024
    Dev: Totally Not Aliens
    Windows · Linux

    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: Strategy 79.9%, Indie 20.1%

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    89% matchMixed59% of 82 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac
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    Why similar: Strategy 100%

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    86% matchVery Positive85% of 96 reviews2017
    Dev: Michael McCartneyPub: Blue Mana
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    A fast-paced tug-of-war game.

    Why similar: Strategy 69%, Indie 31%

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    84% matchVery Positive85% of 23,654 reviews2019
    Dev: Glyph Worlds
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    War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

    Why similar: Strategy 91.6%, Indie 8.4%

  17. #17 Verdun
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 37,714 reviews2015
    Dev: BlackMill Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    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.

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  18. #18 Commands & Colors: The Great War
    83% matchMixed48% of 108 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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    82% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2018
    Dev: Jumb-O-Fun Games Inc
    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Dev: Factus Games
    Windows · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%

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    Why similar: Strategy 69.3%, Action 30.7%

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    81% matchMostly Negative26% of 66 reviews2009
    Dev: Makivision Games
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 20%

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    Why similar: Strategy 52.3%, Action 27.1%, Indie 20.6%

  27. #27 On The Western Front
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 91 reviews2025
    Dev: Aggroblakh
    Windows · Mac

    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.

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  28. #28 BattleRush
    77% matchMixed69% of 2,878 reviews2018
    Dev: TB Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    Free-to-play multiplayer action game in the entourage of the Second World War with total destructibility of the environment. Enjoy full freedom, build a defense, create your army, crush the enemy.

    Why similar: Action 67.5%, Indie 32.5%

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    Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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.

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  30. #30 BuildMoreCubes
    76% matchMostly Positive72% of 144 reviews2016
    Dev: HA Studio Ltd.Pub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    It is an army vs army game. You need to constantly rebuild and grow your army in order to survive or win the battle.

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    74% matchMostly Positive69% of 71 reviews2022
    Dev: Mustafa YILMAZER
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Trial of Empires TD, is a Free to Play 3D tower defense game. Pick your ally and build your strategy with different combinations. Compete with other players on the Leaderboards with Single-Player or CO-OP game modes

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  32. #32 Beyond The Wire
    72% matchMixed63% of 7,540 reviews2022
    Dev: Redstone InteractivePub: Offworld
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    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.

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  33. #33 Skies above the Great War
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 150 reviews2024
    Dev: Puntigames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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: Strategy 51.4%, Action 25.3%, Indie 23.3%

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    76% matchMixed52% of 69 reviews2015
    Dev: reMaginarium
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%

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    Why similar: Strategy 52.1%, Casual 26.5%, Indie 21.4%

  35. #35 The Lost Battalion: All Out Warfare
    75% matchMixed53% of 134 reviews2015
    Dev: Jake OlsonPub: My Way Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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

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  36. #36 Tactical Control
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2019
    Dev: Hellride Games
    Windows

    Tactical Control: the 7-minute wargame. Simplified strategy with minimalist graphics and quick, intense games. Play short matches against random opponents. Fight tense battles of stealth, anticipation and surprise. Win with strategy, deception and cleverness, not with reflexes and clicking speed.

    Why similar: Strategy 49.7%, Casual 29.9%, Indie 20.4%

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    73% matchMixed48% of 799 reviews2018
    Dev: Monkeys Lab.Pub: Neokosmos Technologies Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Tactical Multiplayer FPS shooter with a story based on the events of the World War II. Strategic battles with a variety of vehicles, including artillery. Multiple game modes. Ranks, titles, awards, career.

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  38. #38 Apes Warfare
    65% matchVery Positive96% of 121 reviews2026
    Dev: GigaQuests
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  39. #39 Tannenberg
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 9,808 reviews2017
    Dev: Blackmill Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!

    Why similar: Strategy 47.8%, Action 33.6%, Indie 18.6%

  40. #40 War Mines: WW1
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2021
    Dev: Wild Pepper Games
    Windows

    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: Strategy 56.7%, Casual 33.5%, Indie 9.8%

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    68% matchMixed68% of 51,660 reviews2020
    Dev: 1939 Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 48.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.

    Why similar: Strategy 74.6%, Casual 25.4%

  42. #42 Operation: Polygon Storm
    67% matchMixed70% of 292 reviews2024
    Dev: Toxic Studio
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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: Strategy 77.7%, Action 22.3%

  43. #43 Trench Face
    63% matchVery Positive93% of 777 reviews2025
    Dev: Pulse Blue
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    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: Strategy 65.9%, Action 23.2%, Indie 10.9%

  44. #44 HoCWar
    71% matchMixed56% of 144 reviews2016
    Dev: HoCWar
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Immerse yorself into the harsh world of ruthless card battles!

    Why similar: Strategy 93.1%, Indie 6.9%

  45. #45 Acceptable Losses
    62% matchVery Positive80% of 153 reviews2026
    Dev: Zann Archive
    Windows · Mac

    Acceptable Losses is a short, replayable WWI command and management game. Lead squads through a brutal 20 day campaign, balancing morale, fatigue, cohesion, and the paperwork of war. Perform well enough and you may be ordered Over the Top, where success leads to a second act holding captured ground.

    Why similar: Strategy 69.5%, Indie 30.5%

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    68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,798 reviews2019
    Dev: Home Net Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%

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    Why similar: Action 55.3%, Indie 44.7%

  47. #47 Fog Of War - Free Edition
    70% matchMixed53% of 1,748 reviews2018
    Dev: Monkeys Lab.
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%

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    Why similar: Action 77%, Indie 23%

  48. #48 Theatre of War
    71% matchMixed61% of 377 reviews2010
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.

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    64% matchVery Positive90% of 162 reviews2024
    Dev: DrElliotPub: The Reef Production Co.
    Windows

    Just War Trains is an online shooter where players control heavily armored trains, engaging in intense battles against an opponent. The objective is to outgun the opposing train with precise shooting. You can play with up to 24 people in WAR TRAINS!

    Why similar: Action 54.3%, Strategy 30.3%, Casual 15.4%

  50. #50 Warpips
    64% matchVery Positive87% of 5,222 reviews2022
    Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    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!

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  51. #51 Beach Invasion 1915-Gallipoli
    63% matchMostly Positive73% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: AIx2 Games
    Windows

    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: Action 52.2%, Casual 47.8%

  52. #52 Armor Clash
    69% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2015
    Dev: Windforce
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Armor Clash is an RTS game of modern warfare, containing classic features like base building, unit training etc. Players can pick modern armors such as M1A2, T-14 to form identical legions. With realistic effects and fast paced battle, players will enjoy commanding their armored forces to break down the enemy.

    Why similar: Strategy 71.8%, Indie 28.2%

  53. #53 Frontline Inferno
    62% matchVery Positive85% of 319 reviews2024
    Dev: HMS Studios
    Windows

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    Why similar: Action 100%

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