

2008 · Strategy · Tactical
Warfare 1917
Warfare 1917 is the first game in the Warfare series, The game is set during the First World War, where the player, playing as either the British Army or the Imperial German Army, must defeat their enemies.
- Released
- 19 September 2008
- Platforms
- BrowserLinuxWindowsmacOS
- Genres
- StrategyTacticalWorld War I
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- Armor Games
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- ActionHistoricalWarfare
- Engine
- Adobe Flash
- Country
- Australia
About
Warfare 1917 is a strategy Flash game set during World War I, developed by Australian programmer ConArtist and published by Armor Games.
On 28 April 2025, the game was released and remastered on Steam under Warfare Legacy Collection which includes the sequel and its spin-off campaign.
Keywords
- world war i - ww1
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
In Warfare 1917, the player orders soldiers to capture ground and trenches while fighting programmed enemies. In-game units such as the riflemen, machine gunners, assaulters, officers, sharpshooters, and tanks can be used in both the British and German campaigns and custom mode. Support weapons can also be called down upon command, such as artillery, mortar, and mustard gas, but, like other units, must load up first. The game also allows users to set up custom levels.
During either campaign, the player may make use of the nation-specific variants of several units, which are based on actual historical differences between each army. Specialized units enjoy a higher combat proficiency than the standard for that unit, and provide a unique strategic advantage to the player throughout their campaign. Such would include the Sturmtruppen and the Mark IV Tank, among others. The campaigns also provide a historical atmosphere by slowly expanding the player's unit roster over the course of the war based on the historical innovations of the featured armies; regardless of affiliation, the player starts the game with limited options, and unlock new units and fire support with every battle they win, tanks being among the last and available to the British before the Germans.
Reception
The game generally garnered favorable reviews. The game was given a score of 4.57/5 in Newgrounds.
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Genres
- World War I gamesReal-time strategy
Players
- Browser gamesSingle-player games
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