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Trench Tales
Trench Tales is a third-person action game set in a strange, war-torn world. Inspired by early 20th-century themes, it offers open-ended exploration, scattered combat encounters, and glimpses into a broken land shaped by endless conflict.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“it is early game development but i do enjoy it from armor sets gun play but there are glitches but thats to be expected but im rooting for this game and will still play”
27 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“This game feels very bare bones even for an early access release. It looks nice but doesn't feel very fluid to play. Right off the bat there's some weird audio mixing of the player's footsteps on the floorboards, like…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“The theme of the game is amazingly well executed and the dialogues are surprisingly well written for an indie game. The almost daily updates and the community engagement in the project are on a level i rarely see…”
“The concept is really cool. I really enjoy the WW1 environment and the story looks like it will be very captivating. I personally haven't gotten very far in the game, (barely past the tutorial) because it is not really…”
“I really like the game and the idea of it also the vibe and story but its still in early acess and you feel it but thats not bad tho. for me the biggest struggel is the fighting because the enemies sometimes load in out…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“The theme of the game is amazingly well executed and the dialogues are surprisingly well written for an indie game. The almost daily updates and the community engagement in the project are on a level i rarely see…”
“This is still an early access game so there are a lot of bug however the more you run it the better it gets. You just have to learn how to roll with the punches. The developer is super helpful and has a discord with an…”
4 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“For the average player this has about 5-6 hours content. I thoroughly enjoyed playing the game. The aesthetic is great. The combat (guns, shooting, ability to hit targets, movement) feels pretty polished and was…”
39 of the 89 reviews raise this · 26 of them still recommend the game.
“This game feels very bare bones even for an early access release. It looks nice but doesn't feel very fluid to play. Right off the bat there's some weird audio mixing of the player's footsteps on the floorboards, like…”
28 of the 89 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This game feels very bare bones even for an early access release. It looks nice but doesn't feel very fluid to play. Right off the bat there's some weird audio mixing of the player's footsteps on the floorboards, like…”
“the game is ok but it is not worth the 26 dollars the gameplay is ok but it needs better guidance and paths to progress and i really think the game needs to be cheaper dont buy this game if you cant easily figure out…”
15 of the 89 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“ok, first of all, the idea of this game is great. but in its current state its really hard to recommend for a $25 pricetag. gunplay is okayish, but your rifle is the most inaccurate thing in the world. the world is…”
“I played what I could before work. The game is neat and I see potential in this being a good game. However from what I have seen so far the rifle has a bolt on it that doesn't function. The reload animation could use a…”
11 of the 89 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game feels very bare bones even for an early access release. It looks nice but doesn't feel very fluid to play. Right off the bat there's some weird audio mixing of the player's footsteps on the floorboards, like…”
9 of the 89 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“the game is ok but it is not worth the 26 dollars the gameplay is ok but it needs better guidance and paths to progress and i really think the game needs to be cheaper dont buy this game if you cant easily figure out…”
“ok, first of all, the idea of this game is great. but in its current state its really hard to recommend for a $25 pricetag. gunplay is okayish, but your rifle is the most inaccurate thing in the world. the world is…”
Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 70.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Let me first start by saying this. Only buy it if you want to support the dev. The game is rough, really rough, with jank everywhere but the aesthetic and world are there and I dig it. The game doesn't feel even close to being finished so those looking for a complete experience…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“It's and early accsess game, and it has its bugs, but what is here is very exciting!. If you are someone that can look past its issues for now then you will have fun playing this, if its a little to early i think putting this on your wishlist and keeping an eye on it is worth…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Falling through the map, bodies floating, no animations for the majority of gameplay, horrible AI voiceacting, buggy interface, water physics going blasitc, terrible weapon stats feedback, counterintuitive gameplay design, lack of combat sound design, poor weapon feedback,…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Operational Update
First of all, sorry for the lack of updates recently. I've been busy with quite a few things behind the scenes, including some organizational work that I couldn't really talk about until now. Fortunat
Build Update.
Build Update. UI update enemy AI fixes Rebalancing and dynamic difficulty (please let me know if damage from enemies is too heavy) some level artwork minor changes [img src="
Build update
General update covering different aspects of the game, with a focus on AI improvements and level artwork.
hotfix
- A holstered weapon can be equipped by pressing fast equip inputs instead of only the mouse scroll wheel.
Hotfixes
Fixed grenade aiming when the preview arc breaks while targeting distant actors. AI Director tweaks to prevent enemy units from stacking in defend mode and not moving toward the player. Grenadier AI f
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · PvE · Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Souls-like · Action-Adventure · Open World · 3D · War · Singleplayer · Horror · Surreal (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://trenchtales.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 64-bit Processor: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD FX 4350 Memory: 8 MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10y0 / AMD Radeon Radeon 6600 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 7 GB available space