The Great War: Western Front is the definitive World War 1 strategy game from Petroglyph, the makers of Command & Conquer™ Remastered & Star Wars™: Empire at War. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the pivotal Western Front from 1914 to 1919.

Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory, by directing your armies in gritty real-time battles and by guiding high-level decisions in turn-based strategic gameplay. Dig detailed trenches, research new technologies such as poison gas and tanks, and make decisions that will have a profound and lasting effect on your success. Think like a Commander to either relive history - or redefine it.

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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.

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The Scars of Battle: Introducing the Living Persistent World of The Great War: Western Front

For over four years, between 1914 and 1918, the Western Front was a key theatre of war for World War 1. As the Allied Forces and the Central Powers fought for territory across Germany, France, Luxembourg and Belgium, mass swathes of Europe became the battlefield for pivotal conflicts.

The Great War: Western Front – Extended First Look Gameplay Revealed

Lead your troops. Craft a strategy for victory. Shape the course of history.

Frontier Foundry and developers Petroglyph are delighted to reveal a first look at gameplay from The Great War: Western Front, launching on PC in 2023. First shown during this week’s PC Gaming Show, this extended first look shows more of the ‘dual-role’ strategic gameplay players can expect, an overview of the Campaign, and more of the vital aspects you’ll control in this World War 1 strategy experience.

Relive history, or redefine it with compelling real-time strategy, The Great War: Western Front – Announced at the Future Games Show!

Play a deciding role in history in The Great War: Western Front with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919, coming to PC in 2023! 

 

Step into the role of both Theatre Commanded and Field Commander and experience an authentic WW1 RTS developed by Petroglyph, in collaboration with Frontier Foundry, and command either the Allied Nations or Central Powers in one of the most pivotal conflicts in human history.   

 

Historical Authenticity

Revel in an authentic historical strategy game that captures the gravity and intensity of The Great War. Partnering with the Imperial War Museums, their expertise enables us to accurately portray these pivotal moments in history.

Dual-Role Commander

As Theatre Commander, experience enthralling turn-based grand-strategy as you direct the deployment of forces, perform research and carefully consider how you disseminate your resources. Alongside this, take up the mantle of Field Commander in dynamic real-time battles as you direct units to defeat your opponent, build trenches and perform direct assaults by sending your infantry over the top.