Trenches vs Severance Pain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trenches
Experience World War 1 combat in this retro-style arcade game. Fight for your country's honor by advancing through enemy trenches or defending your own. This pixilated simulation offers thrilling gameplay and classic sound effects for an immersive experience.
- World War 1 setting
- Retro-style graphics
- Classic sound effects
- Trench warfare gameplay
- Strategy and skill-based combat
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“Trenches: Arcade" is an exciting pixilated mobile game that takes you back in time to the trenches of the First World War. In this game, you play as a courageous soldier fighting for your country's honor and freedom against enemy forces. With its retro-style graphics and classic sound effects, "Trenches: Arcade" will transport you to the frontlines of the war, where you must use your strategy, skill, and bravery to survive. Whether you're advancing through enemy trenches or defending your own, this game will keep you on the edge of your seat.With its thrilling gameplay and retro graphics, “Trenches: Arcade" is the perfect pixilated mobile game for anyone who loves military history and classic arcade-style action. Download it now and experience the excitement of the Great War in a whole new way!
Severance Pain
A brutal and bloody roguelike top-down slasher where players whirl around to defeat enemies. Expect frequent deaths as you delve into dangerous dungeons to retrieve valuable artifacts.
- Roguelike top-down slasher gameplay
- Fast-paced, high-difficulty combat
- Dungeon exploration
- Artifact collection
- Unique movement mechanic
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Brutal and bloody roguelike topdown slasher. Expect to die a lot, and quickly. You have only one move - whirl around like a maniac and woe betide any fool that gets in your way. Delve into dungeons like the Cursed Crypt of Neverending Tragedies and retrieve valuable artifacts like the Forbidden Grimoire of Inscrutable Vampire Mating Rituals. For example.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Severance Pain at 4.6 against Trenches's 3.5. Severance Pain also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (91% vs 64%). Trenches's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 15 months). On price, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Trenches sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Severance Pain asks for nothing beyond the download.
Severance Pain holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Trenches's written reviews are positive against 91% of Severance Pain's.
Trenches ships an update every 6 months, Severance Pain every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trenches | Severance Pain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) | 4.6 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Lingo | Vladimir Jovanovic |
Customer experience
Trenches
Severance Pain
In-app purchases
Trenches
- BPG Bucks: 4000$1.99
- Unlimited Infantry$9.99
- Infinite Bullets$9.99
Severance Pain
No in-app purchases
