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A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.
264 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
53 months, May 2022 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 153 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 111 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Line War was released on 5 May, 2022.
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Watch on Steam50 developer announcements, May 2022 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC
New Feature: Producer TechnologiesA new category of technologies has been added: Producer technologies.Unlike Academy technologies, Producer technologies are researched directly at production facilities and provide straightforward upgrades…
BasantosWorld generation 🌎One of Line War's best players "valithor" made this great contribution to the game.New world generation options in the lobby to switch map typeNormal - the classic, randomized world gen schemeContinents - generates a…
Basantos🐛 Bugfix: Missing action for minibuttons in the replay browser🐛 Bugfix: Inter-airbase transfer functionality restored
Patch notesA new patch was just rolled out with a long-awaited request and some fixes:💾 Save Game support (medium precision — some states are not fully restored)⏪⏩ Forward / rewind replay controls (huge thanks to valithor)🛠 Engine upgrade to Unity…
BasantosThis update is only about including Patch 2 which was simply missing in the previous update. Sorry about that! ːsteamhappyː- Basantos
Patch notesImportant security patch related to the game engine that Line War is built with, called Unity. Read more over at Unity for details.
Patch notesNew Website Integration 🌐 The features from TimBaler's site and the wiki are now unified at a much improved www.linewar.com! See the RELEASE NOTES section for more details.
Patch notesFixes for the following issues Placing a train station causing major disruption in game economy and production Wrong 3D models displayed for many combinations of Chameleon Facade / Durability Protocol techs in various terrain
Patch notesCommanders, We're excited to announce that Release 40 is now live! This has been the hardest development cycle in Line War's history. What we initially thought would take about one month ended up stretching to over four months. Building…
BasantosLine War – Now 75% Off! The price of Line War was raised to $24.99 on February 1, 2025, marking another milestone in the game's ongoing evolution. But right now, you can grab it at a whopping 75% Daily Deal discount—our biggest sale yet!…
ImphenziaWe're thrilled to welcome you to Release 39 which adds 1) Technologies bringing new depth to strategy and tactics, 2) Super-refitting to repair and heal units in close proximity to producers, and 3) Free-flowing / drip economy that…
ImphenziaWith trains now on the battlefield, things are speeding up in more ways than one. Check out Shermanator's latest video for an exclusive sneak peek at what’s in store: https://youtu.be/gCd8y9biozs?si=MZQfTxjEWfB0rV2k TECHNOLOGIES: Silent…
BasantosThis release is about finalizing the first stage of the Line War single-player experience. It was made largely in response to this public poll posted here on Steam a few months ago. See release notes for detailed release information. Stay…
BasantosHello everyone! The next official Line War tournament 24T2 is approaching. Registration is public and open to everyone, beginners and pro's alike! This is just for fun. No pressure, no expectations. See the tournament wiki for detailed…
BasantosPatch contains balance changes only. See the release notes for more info. Best Basantos
Patch notesThis patch is mostly about fixing annoying bugs, except for the new light/dense entrenchment feature and the Slovak translation by Troyard. Thank you very much for your help Troyard! See the release notes for more info. Best Basantos
Patch notesHi everybody, A public Line War poll for both owners and potential buyers of the game was opened on May 18. The poll let you vote on what single-player features should be prioritized in the coming month. The poll has now closed. Here are…
BasantosWhat single-player features should be prioritized in the following month? This poll and the subsequent development effort will make an exception from regular development, as the roadmap for the game as a whole is pretty well figured out…
BasantosLooking for games endlessly replayable!? You've come to the right place. Line War is a very different type of multi-genre RTS. It uses a command-oriented system to control units, that puts higher emphasis on strategic intent and reduces the…
BasantosThis is the first significant patch since the silent release of Skirmish AI that was made last Saturday, May 4. Fixing end of match problems for players having non-Western characters in their names, causing servers to not recycle Broken…
Patch notesAfter a challenging journey of 8 months filled with ups and downs, we are thrilled to announce the release of the single-player and co-op modes for Line War. This update marks a significant milestone in our commitment to enhancing your…
ImphenziaI am extremely excited to announce that on May 5, 2024, SINGLE-PLAYER and CO-OP skirmish modes are coming to Line War! The single-player release celebrates the 2-year anniversary of the initial release of Line War. It has been a long…
ImphenziaGreetings all present and future Line War enthusiasts! Go to my latest article on Reddit for an in-depth, technical update on the progress of bringing single-player AI to Line War. I also recommend everyone to watch the latest final-stage…
BasantosHello everyone! This is a followup with more information about the tournament. See original post here. Start of the tournament is almost here! We need 5 more players to form a full 32p tournament. We want you to join the tournament, whether…
BasantosHello everyone! We hereby announce a start of registration for the upcoming 23T2 1vs1 tournament! It consists of 2 stages - and will go for approximately 2 weeks (1 week per stage). More details on stages will be presented later. Amount of…
BasantosA new, dedicated balance patch was shipped yesterday. It's one of the biggest balance changes so far since release. Here are some highlights: Various Tank nerfs, adressing the 3 Factory / Tank opening meta Much greater range bonus for…
Patch notesDear players, I and Imphenzia have reached an agreement that I will acquire his full share of Studio Centurion (the company that develops Line War) at some point in the following month. The agreed price tag is considerable for a company…
Basantos{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39920864/d34bde9050e290ea909ff7883cf886ab324ea22f.png Line War - TactiCon 2023 We are excited to announce that Line War is one of the selected games to be featured at TactiCon 2023, a digital convention hosted on Steam…
ImphenziaNow that the team modes, the Aircraft Carrier, and the game-play polish is completed (read all about it and watch the trailers here) we will focus development to bring you single-player content in Release 37.…
ImphenziaIf you are waiting for Line War single-player content - make sure to read our next Steam announcement within the next couple of days about single-player content coming in Release 37 - meanwhile we have some very exciting news to share!…
Imphenzia{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39920864/a19ddce1b1836791e35e676bd604eae9154b2695.png Hi fellow gamers, Yes, you read it: Teams & FFA is now live! As many of you may already know, we've been working hard this autumn to bring you Line War's next…
Basantos{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39920864/55c0680116abaddca01f27e6b1d8da097df26e9c.png Hi fellow gamers, We got some happy news for you today! As many of you may already know, we've been working hard this autumn to bring you Line War's next important…
Basantos{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39920864/73e5cf5915c19fd0c43f0372007c5149cd44773a.jpg We hope that you all have had a great summer! Last week we returned from our vacation, and now we're back in full development mode, primarily focusing on two major…
ImphenziaBug fixes Timeout error message displayed upon successful matchmaking: Timeout occurred when waiting for the lobby owner to assign a game server.
Patch notesBUG FIXES Air units flying non-stop in circles Unplaceable eco-sites Infantry animated as running even when not Hasting GAME BALANCE Hellfire and Maverick damage vs Riflemen -20% ⇒ -15% Air units energy consumption (in terms of production…
Patch notesFinally! Here comes the long awaited balance patch that tries to address the issue with "artillery blobs" being too powerful. There has been some debate in the beta testers group over the nature of the various remedies and how far they…
Patch notesTime flies when you're having fun and the summer is already here. In Sweden, we're about to celebrate Midsummer this week and we two developers are beginning our summer vacation with our families today. We've been working on Line War for…
ImphenziaWe're streaming matches from the group stage of the first quarterly Line War Tournament 22Q2 on the new Line War Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/linewargame
ImphenziaWe are gradually moving towards a more stable matchmaking process. Thank you for your patience and understanding, we are working with all of our focus to resolve the matchmaking issues since the big network upgrade.
Patch notesWe've had a shaky release of the new network code. We're releasing improvements to some of the issues but we may continue to have some issues on Friday. This fix improves the durability of the matchmaking and increases logging for further…
Patch notesFixed cloud replay download URL.
Patch notesVersion 34.8 This is released as a minor version but behind the scenes we have done a major upgrade to replace the entire netcode and Unity version. This should hopefully provide a more stable connection for those who have experienced…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39920864/5c074d99e0dbf4d4745d416e415c668b37a05543.jpg We're happy to announce the first official Line War Tournament to be held 18-19 June 2022. Details can be found here: https://wiki.linewar.com/wiki/Tournaments In…
ImphenziaFour weeks have nearly passed since Line War was released and we’re happy to release an announcement to let everyone know what’s going on and how we are moving forward. We are absolutely thrilled to hear that the concept of Line War is…
ImphenziaIncrease Striker AS damage reliance on cannon. This will take away the edge of the lethal first-strike Maverick attack against AA and more energy will be required to release the full payload (which stays the same). Non-AA surface units will…
Patch notesHere is a reminder to everyone that the 25% launch discount ends 12 May 09:00 AM PDT, 18:00 CEST, 16:00 GMT so you may want to consider grabbing it while it's still on offer. The release week has been very exciting! Thanks to everyone who…
ImphenziaThe matchmaking search process is not as aggressive as before so it should find better matches. You can also tick the checkbox if you prefer to find opponents close to your skill and if you are willing to wait a bit longer.
Patch notesWe have accelerated the speed at which the matchmaking search looks for opponents. Ideally, we want this to only match equally skilled players, but we will prioritize faster matchmaking at this point for new players. We will aim to find a…
Patch notesThere was an issue preventing keyboard shortcuts to function in the sandbox. This issue has now been resolved.
Patch notesWe are extremely excited to announce that LINE WAR is now released here on Steam! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39920864/5e9a5ac7e3c7c4d3089d6e1e5ef197aeebcdd7c5.jpg It has been a 3 year-long journey that started back in 2019 as the two of us set out…
ImphenziaWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | LineWarClient.exe | windows |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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