The Great War: Western Front™

Petroglyph · 2023 · $34.99 · Strategy · deal grade A

Measured on 2026-10-02 02:15 UTC, 4 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $3.0k to $4.5k per month
• Opportunity: $6.1k per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 110.0k
• 66% positive across 3308 reviews · 17.4 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 3.1 years
• Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A WW1 operational-level RTS from Petroglyph (2023) built around asymmetric front-line breakthrough mechanics and supply logistics, now generating quiet residual revenue with no active development.

The Great War occupies a genuine gap: WW1 strategy games remain scarce, and player reviews confirm the core mechanic (choosing breakthrough points, managing supplies) is sound. The game earned a solid lifetime total and still draws a mid-sized owner base, but suffered from campaign repetition, passive AI, and post-launch silence since September 2023. For a publisher willing to fund a modest AI pass and content refresh, or a strategy-focused studio seeking an IP to revive, this title offers better bones than its current mixed score suggests; for a casual acquirer, the dormant dev cycle and single-faction gameplay limit upside. Most realistic play: revival.

• Risk: AI passivity is the most cited mechanical failure; fixing strategy-layer opponent behavior requires non-trivial design and tuning investment.
• Risk: WW1 setting has smaller audience than WW2 or modern warfare; niche positioning limits growth ceiling even with improvements.
• Risk: No discount promotions run in 12 months and zero developer posts in 35+ months signal institutional abandonment, which has eroded trust despite the game's mechanical merit.

This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.