Fit check
Is Leylines worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fantasy strategy players who want races with separate technology trees
- Turn-based commanders who enjoy large unit rosters and spell-driven battles
- Local multiplayer groups seeking hotseat or splitscreen strategy
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based planning
- Players who prefer a tightly focused campaign instead of exploration, expansion, conquest, and custom scenarios
- Players looking for a modern military or historical setting rather than fantasy wizard warfare
Our take on Leylines
Its defining structure is a seven-race 4X campaign where every faction has its own technology tree and unit roster, making faction choice shape both development and battlefield options.
What is Leylines?
Leylines is a turn-based 4X strategy game about exploration, expansion, and conquest in a fantasy world.
Players rule one of seven distinct races, each with its own technology tree, and develop their nation by founding cities and commanding more than 180 units, including summons and customizable heroes. Battles involve rival wizards, varied terrain, map structures, and more than 90 spells that can alter units, morale, ships, disguises, and the landscape. Jungle and mountains block most units, while deserts damage them. The game includes local multiplayer through hotseat or splitscreen, a scenario editor, achievements, and Steam trading cards.
How Leylines plays
- 01Seven Race Factions
- Each race has a separate technology tree and its own unit roster rather than shared units with altered statistics.
- 02Large Unit Roster
- The game includes more than 180 units, with summoned creatures and heroes that can be customized.
- 03Spell-Based Warfare
- More than 90 spells can copy enemy units, lower morale, reposition ships, disguise forces, and reshape terrain.
- 04Terrain Tactics
- Jungles and mountains restrict most movement, deserts cause damage, and players can place watchtowers or explosives on the map.
- 05Local Multiplayer
- Multiplayer supports hotseat and splitscreen modes.
- 06Scenario Editor
- A built-in editor allows custom scenarios to be created.
Leylines compared to similar games
Leylines focuses on fantasy 4X empire growth, seven distinct races, city expansion, and spell-based battles. Men of War: Assault Squad centers on direct control in large-scale World War II combat, while Xenonauts follows a multinational defense against an alien invasion with persistent soldiers and small squads.
Leylines: platforms & release
Is Leylines worth it?
It is worth it if: fantasy strategy players who want races with separate technology trees. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based planning.
Where can I download Leylines?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Leylines's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Leylines on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
