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Broken Lines
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Neat little game. short and concise. interesting mechanics. DLC is fun too. Recommend buy on discount.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“A grim tactical turn based squad game. The gameplay is very satisfying on harder difficulties.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Looks like a tactical WWII squad game, but the combat is shallow and oddly chaotic. The WEGO system sounds interesting, yet in practice outcomes feel opaque and hard to control. Small maps, limited manoeuvre, little tactical nuance. I tried the Prologue, but it did not engage me…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | War · Singleplayer · Historical · Choices Matter · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based · Tactical RPG · Alternate History · Wargame · Multiple Endings · Strategy · Perma Death (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 79 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://brokenlinesgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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