You're a fresh British infantryman at the Battle of the Somme, one of the longest, bloodiest battles of World War One. Can you survive a clash that kills almost twenty thousand of your countrymen on the first morning alone?
"Somme Trench" is an interactive historical novel by Andrew J. Schaefer, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Your best bet might be as an airplane gunner, or a trench fighter, or even as a stretcher bearer. Firing squads, brothels and homeward-bound steamships are all in your possible future. Or you might give in to your inner demons and wind up chatting with ghosts and skeletons as though they're your friends. Whatever path you choose, you'll be immersed in a richly detailed, interactive historical novel that has almost as many twists and turns as there were soldiers at the Somme.
• Immerse yourself in the world of the Western Front
• Choose paths as diverse as infantryman, stretcher bearer or aircraft machine gunner
• Learn about some of the most important events of world history
• Challenge your mind
• Enjoy a richly-detailed interactive novel with countless storylines
• Solve mysteries embedded within the game
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Somme Trench FAQ
Is Somme Trench free?
Somme Trench is not free (it costs 7.99), however it doesn't contain in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is Somme Trench legit?
✅ The Somme Trench app appears to be high-quality and legitimate. Users are very satisfied.
I absolutely loved it! I was wondering if you could make more World War 1 Games, like Verdun,Yrpes or a battle fought by different countries! We need a German Story Game, Austrian-Hungarian,Russian and Italian! Maybe a Ottoman,Serbian,Bulgarian and maybe a Belgian Story!
Either way, this game is great!
Hope you make these type of game in the future!
Pretty good
Story could be longer but I thought it was pretty good, would give 3.5 stars.
Doesn’t work
Bought the app to use in my classroom. First try seemed to work fine, but hasn’t worked since. Would love to be able to use it, but can’t get it to operate.
Nice from an Armchair Historian
My only gripe is how clearly disdainful the author is at timeless military practices like marching, drills, and discipline. They very very heavy handily associate bravery with naivety. It would be nice if there were several writers for this app, rather than one. Still had a lot of fun!
A masterpiece & labor of love
I have played dozens of war oriented games, read dozens of military history books, and biographies. This game is the best iOS game I have ever played (I have played 100s). So simple yet so immersive and gut wrenching. You feel as if you are on the battlefield. You also realize how much war is luck and chance rather than Hollywood heroics. Extremely memorable! The writing is amazing. I will buy any game this author ever writes. How I wish they had a few more like this. Could be other eras too. Hope to see more like this.
Amazing Game!!!!!!!!!
This game is so cool!!!!! Make sequels, like the rest of World War 1 from the same perspective (Assuming you make it through the Somme), and maybe more paths, like tank crewman? Or Royal Engineers? Anyways, great game, I totally recommend to people who are interested in WW1, military history, or just CYOA gamers in general
LOVE IT but wish there was more
I really love this game but I wish that there was more!
Example maybe a new game like Verdun or other battles.
All-Time Favorite
This game is very immersive and true to history. Every decision feels fantastically real and vividly descriptive. Five stars is simply not enough to properly award this remarkable masterpiece. Thank you for this wonderfully stirring work of art.
EPIC
This game is awesomely written!
Very Good
This is the first interactive fiction game that I played on mobile and almost certainly remains the best.
It captures the tone of the war excellently and allows the player to take decisions that make for very different playthroughs.
If you enjoy this, Divided We Fall, about the Spanish Civil War, makes for a strong follow-up.
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