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by Marginal act

Windows · macOS · Linux · Dec 6, 2017

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Fit check

Is the Line worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit
  • Players who enjoy turn-based combat with attacks that have varied effects
  • Adventure fans interested in an oppressive city district and a resettlement mystery
  • Roguelike players who want combat combined with negotiation and inventory exchanges

Skip it if you…

Saves you a refund
  • Players seeking fast-paced action instead of a very slow queue and turn-based encounters
  • Players looking for a conventional dungeon crawler without negotiation or mental-weakness mechanics
  • Players wanting a puzzle, management, or crafting-focused game

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Our take on the Line

The Line replaces the usual dungeon-crawler journey with a prolonged resettlement queue. Its central obstacle is not simply reaching a deeper area: progress depends on combat, negotiation, reading opponents, or exchanging places for inventory items.

What is the Line?

The Line is a survival roguelike dungeon crawler built around turn-based battles.

Angelina and Fin, her mutated canine companion, seek to uncover the real purpose of a plan to move people out of the city's decaying eastern district. The line for relocation advances at a sluggish pace. To get forward, Angelina can fight, bargain with others, exploit their psychological vulnerabilities, or trade inventory items for a place in the queue. She has six attacks, most of which recharge after use. Four can place buffs or debuffs, while the remaining attacks deal varying damage. Fin can investigate areas that people cannot access. The game assesses players for taking loot from containers, furniture, and other objects.

How the Line plays

01Turn-Based Combat
Angelina has six attacks, with most using cooldowns and four applying buffs or debuffs.
02Multiple Progress Methods
Advancement can involve fighting, negotiating, identifying enemies' mental weaknesses, or exchanging places for inventory items.
03Mutated Dog Companion
Fin can search special locations that people cannot reach.
04Looting Evaluation
The game assesses players when they search containers, furniture, and other objects.

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the Line: platforms & release

Is the Line worth it?

It is worth it if: players who enjoy turn-based combat with attacks that have varied effects. Skip it if: players seeking fast-paced action instead of a very slow queue and turn-based encounters.

Where can I download the Line?

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What platforms is the Line on?

Windows, macOS and Linux.

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