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Trenches - World War 1 Horror Survival Game cover art

Trenches - World War 1 Horror Survival Game

Steelkrill Studio · 2023-01-20

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 19, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 20, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jan 20, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jan 20, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 20, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 20, 2023 (Xbox One)

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.

69%
positive of 146 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.51★
PlayStation Store rating (120 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

Welcome to the Trenches, 1917. A World War 1 first person horror survival game where you, caught behind enemy lines - have to survive and escape the harsh war-torn environment and experience World War l like never before from the eyes of James R. in this surreal nightmare, as you fight for your life and for your sanity. Explore the real chilling story as you navigate the horrors equipped with only your senses, hearing and trench whistle. Find clues to better understand and escape the enemy trenches without being caught to return to your family.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (35 reviews).
  • · Top 33% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.9k–6.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 146 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-25%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2025-10-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 56 of 78 observed days · $0.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120212026Week of 2021-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$6.992021-07-192026-10-152021-07-19 — best price $8.992021-11-24 — best price $8.492022-06-23 — best price $7.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-06-23 — best price $8.492023-07-25 — best price $9.992023-10-26 — best price $7.992023-12-13 — best price $7.992024-01-25 — best price $7.992024-03-14 — best price $7.992024-06-27 — best price $7.992024-09-25 — best price $7.492024-11-19 — best price $7.492025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-02-13 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $8.492025-05-08 — best price $8.492025-06-04 — best price $8.492025-07-23 — best price $8.492025-08-26 — best price $8.492025-10-07 — best price $7.492025-11-17 — best price $7.492026-01-15 — best price $6.992026-02-28 — best price $6.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-22 — best price $9.992026-06-02 — best price $9.992026-08-12 — best price $7.492026-09-15 — best price $7.492026-09-21 — best price $9.992026-09-27 — best price $7.492026-10-03 — best price $7.492026-10-09 — best price $7.492026-10-15 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opFamily Sharing

Player tags

3DFPSWarActionHorrorPuzzleStealthAdventureRealisticSimulation

Census log

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