All Quiet in the Trenches

Item: All Quiet in the Trenches
Rating: 79
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-27

Summary

Highly praised, unique WWI trench experience.
Strong Early Access foundation, promising future.
Engaging story, moral choices, squad management.
Core gameplay: tactical trench combat.
Combat mechanics often clunky and unclear.
Limited content and value currently.

Emotions

satisfaction25%disappointment11%frustration10%excitement7%hope6%

Reviews (sample size): 298
Helpful reviews: 80%
Unhelpful reviews: 20%
Protest reviews: 0%

79%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
21%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 685
Negative points: 448
Gameplay points: 350
Perf. points: 15
Rec. points: 158
Misc points: 104

Point	Description	Importance
Strong Early Access Foundation Description Despite being in early access, the game is highly regarded for its polished state and compelling concept, often feeling more complete than typical early access titles. Reviewers express significant optimism for its future development and full release. Importance 100%	Despite being in early access, the game is highly regarded for its polished state and compelling concept, often feeling more complete than typical early access titles. Reviewers express significant optimism for its future development and full release.	100%
Highly Praised & Unique Description The game receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, frequently described as fun, unique, and innovative. Many players find it captivating and enjoyable, even in its early stages, highlighting its strong overall appeal. Importance 85%	The game receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, frequently described as fun, unique, and innovative. Many players find it captivating and enjoyable, even in its early stages, highlighting its strong overall appeal.	85%
Authentic WWI Experience Description The game is highly praised for its realistic and historically accurate depiction of World War I, focusing on the human dimension and grim realities of trench warfare. It effectively conveys the struggles and emotional impact of soldiers' daily lives. Importance 33%	The game is highly praised for its realistic and historically accurate depiction of World War I, focusing on the human dimension and grim realities of trench warfare. It effectively conveys the struggles and emotional impact of soldiers' daily lives.	33%
Compelling Story & Characters Description The game features masterful storytelling, well-developed characters with unique personalities and backstories, and engaging dialogue. The narrative is often delivered through immersive formats like first-person journals, allowing players to form genuine connections with their soldiers and experience their evolving stories. Importance 27%	The game features masterful storytelling, well-developed characters with unique personalities and backstories, and engaging dialogue. The narrative is often delivered through immersive formats like first-person journals, allowing players to form genuine connections with their soldiers and experience their evolving stories.	27%
Innovative Tactical Combat Description The combat system is highlighted as unique, exciting, and refreshing, blending tactical depth with a sense of danger and chaos. Players enjoy the new style and the risk-reward choices it presents, making battles feel impactful and realistic. Importance 15%	The combat system is highlighted as unique, exciting, and refreshing, blending tactical depth with a sense of danger and chaos. Players enjoy the new style and the risk-reward choices it presents, making battles feel impactful and realistic.	15%
Challenging Strategic Choices Description The game demands strategic thinking and careful risk assessment, forcing players to make difficult ethical and tactical decisions in tight situations. This challenging gameplay, combined with dynamic events and varied scenarios, contributes significantly to its high replayability. Importance 11%	The game demands strategic thinking and careful risk assessment, forcing players to make difficult ethical and tactical decisions in tight situations. This challenging gameplay, combined with dynamic events and varied scenarios, contributes significantly to its high replayability.	11%
Realistic Squad Management Description The game provides a highly realistic and engaging squad management experience, including daily soldier life details and the struggle to keep squad members alive. Players feel a genuine concern for their unit's survival and well-being. Importance 10%	The game provides a highly realistic and engaging squad management experience, including daily soldier life details and the struggle to keep squad members alive. Players feel a genuine concern for their unit's survival and well-being.	10%
Consistent Developer Updates Description The developers are praised for consistently releasing updates, adding new content, and promptly addressing issues. This active support keeps players engaged and builds confidence in the game's ongoing improvement. Importance 8%	The developers are praised for consistently releasing updates, adding new content, and promptly addressing issues. This active support keeps players engaged and builds confidence in the game's ongoing improvement.	8%
Engaging Trench Mechanics Description The game's implementation of trench defense, offense, and rotation is well-received, adding a realistic and enjoyable layer of management. Neglecting trench upkeep has tangible consequences, enhancing the strategic depth. Importance 6%	The game's implementation of trench defense, offense, and rotation is well-received, adding a realistic and enjoyable layer of management. Neglecting trench upkeep has tangible consequences, enhancing the strategic depth.	6%
Player Freedom & Choice Description The game offers players various ways to approach challenges, allowing for different playstyles and strategic decisions, such as focusing on prestige or soldier well-being. This flexibility enhances replayability and player engagement. Importance 6%	The game offers players various ways to approach challenges, allowing for different playstyles and strategic decisions, such as focusing on prestige or soldier well-being. This flexibility enhances replayability and player engagement.	6%
Visually Appealing Art Description Reviewers consistently praise the game's art style, describing it as cool, nice to look at, and having great direction. The visual aesthetics contribute positively to the overall experience. Importance 6%	Reviewers consistently praise the game's art style, describing it as cool, nice to look at, and having great direction. The visual aesthetics contribute positively to the overall experience.	6%