Forward Line

Fun and strategic, Forward Line features 8 bit graphics that feel nostalgic for those gamers who have been around a long time. The animations are impressive, especially since this game was developed by a single person. Play the tutorials and you’ll be able to challenge the bot. I was given this game to preview for free, and I recommend it particularly for those who love turn-based strategy games.

Looks simple, but the mechanics are deep and engaging. "Easy to learn, difficult to master" as the saying goes. It feels a little like Chess or Hive. There's no randomness, but some hidden information. It's very satisfying when you learn how to get all the units to work together; a well coordinated combined-arms land and/or sea force becomes far more than the sum of its parts. The AI is the weakest part of the game. It's okay - it puts up a decent enough fight for a new player, but it'll quickly lose its challenge with even odds. A recent patch added an optional handicap (like a difficulty setting), it can make the AI pretty challenging even for a good player. I hope to see improvement here, the game could have vastly more single-player replayability with better AI. Still I have to recommend it for fans of deep, non-random strategy games. It took me ~8 hours to get good enough to beat the AI once with the highest handicap (and that was on a very favorable randomly-generated map). It was a captivating 8 hours - well worth the $7. And I can tell I'm far from mastering the game; might try the multiplayer next, or beating the AI on a more difficult map.

Erinnert mich an Empire Deluxe aus den Neunzigern, macht auch genausoviel Spaß. Für den Preis ist sehr Empfehlenswert!

Fantastic gem of a game I would like to see larger maps in the future A must buy..

Little Gem!

This is a very fun game. It can get very intense. Ive been lucky to play this game from the begining, but my review isnt based on that. This game has everything a war should have. Supply lines, that can be broken, inf,armor,air,ships,arti. Its also online, which made this game even better. At first it was just AI, which still was great. Online, with a timer, so the other person cant take for ever, makes this game challanging even more. Thanks Dev, for keeping up the great job!

There is something wrong with my ships today.