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Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.

Broken Lines is a war, singleplayer and historical game developed by BirdIsland/PortaPlay and published by SuperGG.com.
Released on February 25th 2020 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 7 languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Polish and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 682 reviews of which 537 were positive and 145 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Broken Lines into these genres:

War Singleplayer Historical Choices Matter Turn-Based Tactics Turn-Based Tactical RPG Alternate History Wargame Multiple Endings Strategy Perma Death RPG Action-Adventure Top-Down World War II Action RPG Team-Based Turn-Based Combat Outbreak Sim

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: i5-5700 2Ghz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics: GeForce GT 750M 2GB or similar (1500 3DMark score)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OSX version 10.13.6 or higher
  • Processor: Core i5 (4-core) 2.7 GHz or higher
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 or higher
  • Storage: 5.5 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: SteamOS + Ubuntu
  • Processor: i5-5700 2Ghz
  • Memory: 10 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics: GeForce GT 750M 2GB or similar (1500 3DMark score)
  • Storage: 6 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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July 2025
Going in without much research towards the game I ended up being quite satisfied with Broken Lines. My first goal was to try and see what this game could resemble. It was not a traditional turn based strategy game where you could overwatch and take a shot with a hit or miss ratio. But it was also not an action isometric game as well so it was a bit of a mix from different gameplay variants that ended up being a refreshing yet positive experience. The mood is dark and gritty during the entire game. For every bit of hope there’s another challenge your team will face. And even if there’s no apparent danger the simple tension between different personalities will be enough to chain a negative (or positive) reaction making some relations more tense or easier to get along. You will need to manage a bit of supplies and make sure your team is well fed. Failing to do so will start to bring morale down or having to face harsh choices such making some soldiers starve so others can eat or divide the misery in an equal share, affecting all but not on a higher level. In order to prevent this, keep your supplies in stock, search for crates during the missions and you will be fine. As you progress the story you will have different choices to make. Sometimes the most obvious one could not be the better one to choose from. Your soldiers will vouch for their own opinions but you might never reach a scenario where they will all agree with each other (unless during certain key missions). To show empathy, misery, to let a prisoner live or die, to rob a civilian from the scarce food or leave them be will all have different effects on your soldiers. Remember that not all have the same good-guy-hero motivation. Before entering a main mission, you have some opportunities to try these choices as well as buying some goods, which you should do when possible as having a better weapon or a healing item can turn the mission greatly in your favor. Each mission is brief and does respect the player’s time, meaning it’s a great game to play in short bursts or if you just want a quick gaming session after a long time. As you go further in these missions you will face choices as to what to focus on, how to reach a certain location or if you want to focus on revenge, saving the life of civilians or just get something to improve morale. Remember, even if that is what you want there may be a turn of events so expect a different outcome which can affect the end game. My first run I was focused on saving too much of my money which meant going in with weaker weapons. By ignoring some crates during missions, food began to be scarce and right when I thought I was going to make it… my soldiers could not take it anymore. They did their best but when you reach a status where it’s not only your body that is giving up, but the mind as well it becomes very hard to keep momentum going forward. On my second playthrough it was a whole different story. I went in with the best weapons I could use, buying and even switching weapons from one soldier to another based on who I was choosing to start the mission. I kept supplies in stock. I always had some sort of bigger firepower such as a bazooka or a grenade to quickly get out of a difficult situation. This time around, I reached the ending. Whether it was a good or happy one, that is a whole different story as well. The game leaves many questions unanswered and that is okay. I tried to flee, I risked it going to the unknown and there was no guarantee I survived. Still, it was an ending and it felt good enough for closure despite not having all the answers I wanted. At around the 7 hour mark I reached the end game twice, when playing on the easier difficulty. There were more variants to be played, more different scenarios to find and unlock but at this time I felt like I had my fill with the game and I was happy with the time I invested in it.
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Dec. 2024
A fun and unique war game that has some of the real time tactics feel but without all the complexity of more traditional RTS. Feels strategic and satisfying to pull off maneuver and I found the interface pretty intuitive for the amount of control it allows over the characters.
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Oct. 2024
Love XCOM and was looking for a similar game. Hasn't quite got the polish of XCOM, and is a little less tactical, but really enjoyed the game and the story. Overall very fun, just lacked a little depth to the combat. 8/10
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Sept. 2024
Amazing game and gameplay, started with 8 characters ended up with 6. ust a tip, if you play it in hard make sure to put the revives to one per misson rather than 1 only. this way your soldiers will heal wounds at the camp
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Sept. 2024
takes a bit to get used to the timed stop-go action. once I did i could make some really neat sequences. I found a bit difficult to "attach" to the characters. A bit too random character development.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Broken Lines is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.

Broken Lines is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.50€ on Steam.

Broken Lines received 537 positive votes out of a total of 682 achieving a rating of 7.47.
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Broken Lines was developed by BirdIsland/PortaPlay and published by SuperGG.com.

Broken Lines is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Broken Lines is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Broken Lines is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Broken Lines is a single-player game.

Broken Lines does not currently offer any DLC.

Broken Lines does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Broken Lines does not support Steam Remote Play.

Broken Lines is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Release 25 Feb 2020
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