About this app
Welcome to Trench Warfare WW1: RTS Army!
Become a WWI General, commanding your army across the historic battlefield of the Western Front and Eastern Front. Engage in immersive real-time strategy (RTS) and shape the course of history, from the opening action of 1914 to the brutal trench warfare of 1917 and the final offensives of 1918. In this theater of total war you will get to play as the general for every major nation that participated in WW1, both the Allies and the Central Powers.
Engage in intense frontline combat and action, deploying a variety of military units, including infantry, tanks, and powerful artillery. Lead your troops through legendary battles such as the Somme, Verdun, and Gallipoli, and fight for victory in a relentless contest for strategic supremacy. Conquer enemy bunkers, survive waves of attacks, and utilize your tactic to achieve conquest.
This isn't just a WW1 experience. The sandbox mode allows for custom battles of any era. Design your own RTS battles, build fortifications such as bunkers, place artillery cannons and set up your defenses for survival. You decide how major you want the fight to be, spawn more than a 1000 soldiers fighting each other. Recreate famous moments from WW2 (WWII), including the pivotal D Day (1944) landings and command your armies on the beaches of Normandy. Imagine bringing a WW2 Tank to a Napoleonic era battle! Or even modern soldiers from a hypothetical WW3 scenario. Switch between 1917 and 1945, or equip your troops with uniforms from any era.
Choose from a wide array of nations, including the British, Germans, French, and Ottoman forces. Unleash iconic elite units such as snipers, flamethrowers, mortars and test your strategy in hardcore scenarios. Upgrade your forces to dominate the war.
Features:
- Total War supremacy in 10+ campaigns with 300+ historical WWI levels
- Sandbox simulation, create your own skirmishes such as D Day with more than 200+ decorations
- Use historical army uniforms from all of WW1 (1914, 1917, 1918) and even Axis WW2 skins from 1944 & 1945!
- Upgrade your military soldiers and tanks to win World War 1
- Unlock new special war troops
- Pixel style graphics
- Offline play
- No forced ads
- Cloud save
Experience the thrill of real time strategy, forge your own path to military victory, anytime, anywhere with offline play!
Editor's Take
Trench Warfare WW1: RTS Army sits at 4.7 stars across 29.3 thousand ratings on Google Play, and is still building an audience.
In our experience, ratings this high on a strategy app usually mean the pacing respects your time, the difficulty curve doesn't stall, and the team keeps fixing issues people actually raise.
SimpleBit Studios is the publisher behind this release; we'd suggest taking a quick look at their other titles on Google Play if the style clicks with you. The last visible update lands 2025-11-20, which is a small but useful signal that the team is still shipping fixes rather than treating the app as abandoned.
Who This App Is For
A quick read on the audiences this app tends to click with, based on its category, content rating and track record on Google Play.
- Teen audiencesListed as Teen on Google Play; older kids and teens are the intended age band.
- Long-session strategistsRewards deliberate play and rewards players who enjoy a slower-burn decision loop.
- Quality-first downloadersConsistently high ratings make this a low-risk trial, even at full volume on a new device.
- Free-tier explorersFree on Google Play, so you can trial the loop before deciding if it earns space on your home screen.
At a Glance
thumb_up What stands out
- Consistent high ratingsA 4.7-star average across 29.3 thousand ratings is a strong quality signal.
- Free to try on Google PlayNo upfront cost, so you can confirm the loop clicks before committing time or in-app purchases.
- Actively maintainedLast visible update 2025-11-20, suggesting the team is still shipping fixes.
- Known publisherPublished by SimpleBit Studios — worth checking their catalogue for similar titles.
info Things to know
- Smaller user baseNiche community means fewer community guides — great for discovery, slower for help with edge cases.
- In-app purchases may applyFree-to-play economics are common in this category — open the Google Play listing to confirm the monetization model before committing.
- Check device compatibilityOlder devices or restricted regions sometimes filter out specific Google Play listings. Confirm on the official page before setting aside time.
Key Features
- - Total War supremacy in 10+ campaigns with 300+ historical WWI levels
- - Sandbox simulation, create your own skirmishes such as D Day with more than 200+ decorations
- - Use historical army uniforms from all of WW1 (1914, 1917, 1918) and even Axis WW2 skins from 1944 & 1945!
- - Upgrade your military soldiers and tanks to win World War 1
- - Unlock new special war troops
- - Pixel style graphics
- - Offline play
- - No forced ads