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Trench Tales

70% positive · 707 Steam reviews · released May 6, 2025 · by Talking Drums

Early AccessPvEThird-Person ShooterShooterSouls-likeAction-AdventureOpen World3D

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~23.3k (P10–P90: 9.3k – 51.3k)

Gross revenue: ~$478k (P10–P90: $191k – $1.1M)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 2, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 58% positive across 36 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3300 games).

Performance & stability73% positive · 102 mentions
“First of all, I have to say I’m very impressed by what a solo dev can do, there’s clearly a lot of talent here. This is early development, with everything that comes with it: performance hiccups, ergonomics, combat physics… All this aside…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 1 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics71% positive · 87 mentions
“First of all, I have to say I’m very impressed by what a solo dev can do, there’s clearly a lot of talent here. This is early development, with everything that comes with it: performance hiccups, ergonomics, combat physics… All this aside…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 1 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio77% positive · 86 mentions
“First of all, I have to say I’m very impressed by what a solo dev can do, there’s clearly a lot of talent here. This is early development, with everything that comes with it: performance hiccups, ergonomics, combat physics… All this aside…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 1 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity73% positive · 83 mentions
“POTENTIAL Phew-what we have here . . . . . I was reading an extensive review for this game on it's Steam Store page, & I found what I was looking for when I read the reviewer say that; THERE ARE X2 games in Early Access on Steam that made…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 0 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing73% positive · 49 mentions
“While I haven't gotten far in the game, I've seen enough to know this: The game has good bones. It oozes its own creative style and it looks great with the graphics it has. The graphics aren't stellar by todays standards. Comparable to say…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 1 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI55% positive · 49 mentions
“Had to refund, sadly. Let us turn off Motion Blur entirely and polish the Controls a little more (especially the Motion Blur!!) and I will buy it again.”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 0 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value50% positive · 40 mentions
“A genuine passion project from a solo developer who’s clearly pouring heart and soul into every corner of it. The game receives constant attention, with weekly patches and a dev who actively listens to the community, always looking to…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 17 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance58% positive · 19 mentions
“So, I haven't played a whole lot of the game and it is fun but it's not without it's many faults. The premise is nice and unique a WW1 approach on the Souls-like formula and it isn't that often we receive souls style games where we have…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 3 h played · Report / request removal

327 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Third-person

Technology

3D

Art style

Realistic

Setting

Fantasy

Structure

Open world

Mood & themes

Horror

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

Partial controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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