Raining Shells

Name: Raining Shells
Author: Idearift Games

2.0.11

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World War 1 strategy game about trench warfare

Raining Shells: World War 1 trench strategy game

By Priya Raghavan

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Private, Officer, Flamethrower and Sniper units to command
Artillery barrages to suppress enemy trenches
Gas masks to equip troops against gas attacks
Trench assaults against German stormtroopers
Bunkers as part of the trench battlefield

A trench warfare strategy game set in 1914 to 1918

Raining Shells is a strategy game about trench warfare in the First World War. You play as a British commander, and the enemy is the German army. The developer describes it as aimed at military history enthusiasts, and the subject matter follows that.

Each level is a trench that you must take. The listing presents the trenches as separate challenges for your army, so the game is built around attacking one position after another rather than around a single long campaign. The aim in each is to suppress the defenders and charge the opposing trench to win.

Commanding British infantry, officers and specialists

The troops you command are split into four unit types: Private, Officer, Flamethrower and Sniper. The listing gives the unit names but does not spell out their individual abilities, so the names are the most specific detail available on how they differ.

Before an assault you equip your troops. The listing says gas masks are part of that equipment, which matters because the game includes gas attacks. Keeping the men protected is therefore a planning decision as well as a combat one.

Artillery barrages and gas in the trench battles

Artillery is the main support tool. You call a barrage onto the enemy to suppress their trench before your units move in. The listing presents this as a step before the charge, not a replacement for it.

Gas attacks are also part of the game. Gas masks are the counter the listing names for them. Together, artillery and gas make up the support side of the game, alongside the infantry units.

Bunkers and German stormtroopers on the enemy side

The defenders you face include German stormtroopers. The listing names them as the opposing force, and their presence in the trenches is what makes each assault a fight rather than an open advance.

Bunkers are also part of the battlefield. The listing does not say how bunkers behave in play, only that they are included. Taken together, trenches, bunkers, gas and stormtroopers are the obstacles your army has to get past to win each engagement.

What's new

Oct 8, 2023

- level 8 bug fix

About this APK

The build we hold is Raining Shells 2.0.11 (APKS split bundle) for Android 5.0 and up.

Version: 2.0.11; 2000011
Requires Android: 5.0+
Size: 24 MB
Target Android: 13

Package ID: com.dusancubik.rainingshells
Format: APKS split bundle
Devices: Supports Android TV
Malware scan: Google Play Protect
Permissions: 8 declared
Signed by: CN=Android, O=Google Inc.
Certificate SHA-256: bde1df92d6c6298cc13ee4e3938e02c26924a1b387926d8d743823cabee0abb1