Quartermaster: The Forgotten Front is free on Steam

About Quartermaster: The Forgotten Front:

Quartermaster is a real-time WWI logistics sim focused on strategic resource management. Through a detailed, text-based interface, players allocate supplies, track inventory, and manage transport units to ensure critical deliveries, facing the constant pressure of war-driven demands.

Categories: Single-player

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Quartermaster is a real-time WWI logistics and resource management simulator that places you in the high-stakes role of supply overseer for the front lines. As the Quartermaster, your impact doesn’t come from direct control of the battlefield but from ensuring that troops and resources reach their destinations amid the chaos of war. Supplies can fail, transport units can become stranded, and random events may throw your plans into disarray. You’ll need to constantly keep an eye on the numbers—monitoring supply levels, transport availability, and the changing needs of your units. You’ll face tough choices, including which orders to prioritize when conflicting demands come in from higher-ups. Every decision—from allocating resources to dispatching transport units and handling emergencies—affects the survival of entire units, the morale of your forces, and the fragile logistics chain under your command.

In the end, it’s logistics that will decide who wins the war, and the weight of that responsibility rests on your shoulders.

The Hidden Backbone of Victory

In Quartermaster, you step into a role often overlooked but utterly essential—the backbone of the war effort. Without your logistical precision, even the bravest soldiers are left helpless, stranded without the supplies they need to survive and fight. The weight of each decision falls squarely on your shoulders, and while others may receive medals and recognition, your victories will remain unsung. You are the invisible lifeline, enduring sleepless nights, calculating every ration, and ensuring each bullet and bandage finds its way to the front. This isn’t a role for glory-seekers; it’s for those who can bear the responsibility, who understand that every missed delivery and every delayed order could mean lives lost. As Quartermaster, you will carry this burden in the shadows, and each choice you make may haunt your conscience, but the fate of the war depends on you.

The Devil’s in the Details

Every resource is precious, and each number tells a story. Supplies aren’t just stockpiles; they’re lifelines. Your units rely on diverse resources—ammo, fuel, medical supplies, spare parts, and food—each essential to survival and mission success. Different units have specific needs, and even your transport vehicles demand maintenance and careful planning. Building stable supply lines, setting up reliable storage, and ensuring high morale among your logistics crew all impact whether supplies arrive intact and on time. In this chaotic environment, even a small lapse—a missed part, an empty tank—can spell disaster.

But the challenges don’t end there. Reports from the field might be unreliable, skewed by fear, exhaustion, or foggy morale. Do you trust that a supply line is safe, or double-check it yourself, risking neglect elsewhere? Is the depot report of “ample fuel” an exaggeration, or can you rely on it? Sometimes, you’ll need to step in and verify information, risking further delay in other tasks. Your choices impact not only the resources but the entire operation’s stability, making each decision a gamble that could mean the difference between order and chaos.

Decisions Under Pressure

As Quartermaster, every decision you make will shape the battlefield from behind the lines. Supplies are limited, and needs are endless. The orders you receive may contradict each other, with commanders and units making urgent, competing demands. You’ll be tasked with choosing who gets the precious fuel and ammunition—knowing full well that one battalion’s gain may mean another’s struggle, or worse, annihilation. Unexpected challenges will arise: supply lines cut by sabotage, units left crippled by sudden attacks, roads lost to mud, and soldiers struck by sickness or injury. In the worst moments, you may have to ration supplies between the injured, the battle-ready, and even the civilians fleeing the front. Each choice ripples outward, affecting morale, survival, and the trust placed in your leadership. The stats you oversee—fuel, parts, morale, health—are not mere numbers; they are lives, and the decisions must be made quickly, as delays can cost everything. Every second counts, and hesitation can mean disaster—the fate of each unit, each sector, depends on how quickly and decisively you act.

Logistics Win the War

In Quartermaster, victory isn’t promised, and the choices are anything but easy. Every hero on the front depends on someone to feed them, arm them, and keep them standing. In this role, you take on the burden without the glory, making impossible decisions from the shadows. Your job isn’t to charge into battle but to keep the machine running, no matter the cost. Supplies will run low, allies will grow desperate, and each day’s choices weigh heavier on your shoulders. There is no promise of triumph—only the duty to keep going.

This is the war behind the war, and it’s as brutal as any front line. Are you ready to carry the weight that no one else will? Add Quartermaster to your wishlist and take on the challenge.