The Great War: Western Front™

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App ID	2109370
App Type	Game
Developer	Petroglyph
Publisher	Frontier Foundry
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	GlyphX Engine, Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30779011
Last Record Update	26 August 2025 – 01:08:46 UTC ()
Release Date	30 March 2023 – 15:59:52 UTC ()

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3k reviews

In-Game

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. 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.

Additional Information

Developer

Petroglyph

community_visible_stats

Yes

workshop_visible

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Frontier Foundry

eulas

0 ↴
id	2109370_eula_0
name	The Great War: Western Front™ EULA
url	https://store.steampowered.com//eula/2109370_eula_0
version	3

Store Release Date

30 March 2023 – 16:00:42 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Strategy (2)

Store Genres

Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

30 March 2023 – 15:59:52 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

10 August 2023 – 13:16:46 UTC () (1691673406)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomCenter
width_pct	96.19312709883604
height_pct	69.678334910123

osextended

empty string

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

GlyphX Engine, Unity Engine, Lua SDK, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
test_timestamp: 18 July 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 11609586

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	1
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-8.0-3
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

3 August 2022 – 09:06:14 UTC (), in changelist #15616390

Supported Languages

9 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Turkish	Yes		Yes	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomCenter
logo_position/width_pct	96.19312709883604
logo_position/height_pct	69.678334910123

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	d78e0f2467ffdd56ec617b9145cba8b95ee78476.jpg
page_background_path	app/2109370
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	30 January 2025 – 12:30:38 UTC

Trailer 568408 ↴

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microtrailer ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	17 May 2023 – 13:54:10 UTC

Trailer 514987 ↴

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adaptive_trailers ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	17 May 2023 – 13:54:15 UTC

Trailer 553340 ↴

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microtrailer ↴
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adaptive_trailers ↴
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screenshot_medium	256938607/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256938607/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	17 May 2023 – 13:54:35 UTC

Trailer 490424 ↴

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trailer_480p ↴
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trailer_max ↴
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microtrailer ↴
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adaptive_trailers ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	17 May 2023 – 13:55:22 UTC

Configuration

Key	Value
installdir	TheGreatWar
steamcontrollertemplateindex	6
steamdecktouchscreen	1

Launch Options

0. Gold

Executable	`ClientLauncherG64.exe`
Arguments	`DUMP_MINI IGNOREASSERTS`
Launch Type	Launch (Default)
Description	`Gold`
Operating System	windows
CPU Architecture	64-bit only

1. Debugkeys Build (Staging)

Executable	`ClientLauncherR64.exe`
Arguments	`NOHOTRELOAD IGNOREASSERTS DUMP_FULL COORDURL=https://coordinator.online-staging.playthegreatwar.com/`
Launch Type	Play %%description%% (option1)
Description	`Debugkeys Build (Staging)`
Operating System	windows
CPU Architecture	64-bit only
Beta Branch	internal_1 external_1 internal_2 external_6 internal_3 internal_7 internal_8 internal_9 internal_10

2. Debugkeys Build (Production)

Executable	`ClientLauncherR64.exe`
Arguments	`NOHOTRELOAD IGNOREASSERTS DUMP_FULL`
Launch Type	Play %%description%% (option2)
Description	`Debugkeys Build (Production)`
Operating System	windows
CPU Architecture	64-bit only
Beta Branch	internal_1 external_1 external_6 internal_3 internal_7 internal_8 internal_10

3. Gold (Production)

Executable	`ClientLauncherG64.exe`
Arguments	`NOHOTRELOAD IGNOREASSERTS DUMP_FULL`
Launch Type	Play %%description%% (option3)
Description	`Gold (Production)`
Operating System	windows
CPU Architecture	64-bit only
Beta Branch	internal_1 internal_2 external_1 external_6 external_7 internal_4 internal_3 internal_7 internal_8 internal_9 internal_10

4. Gold (Staging)

Executable	`ClientLauncherG64.exe`
Arguments	`NOHOTRELOAD IGNOREASSERTS DUMP_FULL COORDURL=https://coordinator.online-staging.playthegreatwar.com/`
Launch Type	Play %%description%% (option3)
Description	`Gold (Staging)`
Operating System	windows
CPU Architecture	64-bit only
Beta Branch	internal_1 external_1 internal_2 external_6 internal_3 internal_7 internal_8 internal_9 internal_10

5. Editor Debugkeys Build

Executable	`ClientLauncherR64.exe`
Arguments	`RUN_EDITOR`
Launch Type	Launch Game Editor
Description	`Editor Debugkeys Build`
Operating System	windows
CPU Architecture	64-bit only
Beta Branch	internal_1 external_1 internal_2 external_6 internal_3 internal_7 internal_8 internal_9 internal_10

The Great War: Western Front™

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

Assets

Trailer 568408 ↴

Trailer 514987 ↴

Trailer 553340 ↴

Trailer 490424 ↴

Configuration

Launch Options