Broken Lines
Squad-based tactics where wartime choices lead to different endings
BirdIsland/PortaPlay · Published by SuperGG.com · Released Feb 25, 2020
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 617
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- May 3, 2022
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is Broken Lines?
A single-player tactical strategy game set in alternate-history Eastern Europe, where a crash-landed squad fights to get home. You guide the soldiers through a campaign, planning their orders before they move in action phases.
For you if...
- +you enjoy assigning squad roles and managing limited supplies
Not for you if...
- −you want a campaign without permanent squad deaths
What players say
76% of 617 reviews are positive
Players praise the tactical combat and its blend of planning and simultaneous action. Critics describe repetitive or limited tactics, while a recent review faults the difficulty balance and punishing events between missions.
Screenshots and trailer
Broken Lines system requirements
Minimum: GT 750M 2GB, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Broken Lines?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- i5-5700 2Ghz
- Graphics
- Graphics: GeForce GT 750M 2GB or similar (1500 3DMark score)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- I7-7700 4Ghz
- Graphics
- GTX1050
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Broken Lines have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Broken Lines run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 79
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese.
Does Broken Lines use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- 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
Recent updates
- May 3, 2022 · The Dead and the Drunk pushed to live for OSX and Linux
- Oct 28, 2021 · ⚙️ Free update for Mac and Linux!
- Dec 21, 2020 · Broken Lines - Patch v1.6.1.0
