Underplayed Gems

Rise: Battle Lines (2015)

Rise: Battle Lines cover
Developer
The Secret Games Company
Publisher
Digital Tribe
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
3.3 of 5, 84 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

More by The Secret Games Company

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

fast-paced, brainy battles where you and your opponent plan simultaneously, leading to tense, short matches that feel like a compact test of wits.

quickaccessiblemultiplayerturn-based tacticsstrategictensebite-size

Screenshots

Rise: Battle Lines screenshot 1Rise: Battle Lines screenshot 2Rise: Battle Lines screenshot 3Rise: Battle Lines screenshot 4Rise: Battle Lines screenshot 5

More games like this

More by The Secret Games Company

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.