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Leylines
As powerful wizard ruling a small nation, you plot to take over the world! In this 4X turn-based strategy, rule seven diverse races, from shapeshifting Theria to spider-riding Dwarves. Expand by building more cities, battle rival wizards, and cast 80 earth-shattering spells to ensure your victory.
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Mostly Negative (10) - 30% of the 10 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Jan 11, 2019
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Crystal Shard

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English ✔ ✔ ✔
Spanish - Spain ✔ ✔
Includes 40 Steam Achievements
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“Leylines has many advanced options that allow you to have fun creating power according to their own preferences.”
8 App Store

“I really like the intense variety between the races ... you’ve got some amazing variety.”
Jayisgames

“I like the unit variety so far and how, how do i say it, "fast-paced" and "easy to understand" the whole game feels.”
Kabas

About This Game

As a powerful wizard, you start by ruling a small nation as you plot to take over the world! Rule over seven diverse races, from the spider-riding Dwarves to the decadently corrupt Regency, and from shapeshifting Theria to nomadic Goblins. Explore a vast fantasy world, expand by building more cities, battle the armies of rival wizards, and cast earth-shattering enchantments to ensure your victory.

Leylines is a 4X game, a turn-based strategy game of exploration and conquest. Features include:
  • Fast gameplay that avoids micromanagement.
  • Seven unique races with each their own tech tree; no shared units with slightly different stats. Over 180 units in total, including summons and customizable hero units.
  • Over 90 diverse spells. Clone enemy units, deploy ghosts to reduce enemy morale, cast tidal waves to move ships around, and use illusion to disguise your units as something else. Plus fireballs, of course.
  • Tactical terrain. Jungle and mountains are impassable to most units, and desert will damage them. Build watchtowers and explosives on the map, and use your magic to move mountains.
  • Atmospheric soundtrack by Royal Holloway composer Nikolas Sideris, known from games such as Resonance, Diamonds in the Rough, and A Tale of Two Kingdoms.
  • Multiplayer support, locally with hotseat and/or splitscreen.
  • Of course there will be achievements and Steam trading cards. A scenario editor is also included.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 or newer
    • Processor: Intel or AMD CPU
    • Memory: 256 MB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectDraw or DirectX compatible card
    • DirectX: Version 9.0
    • Storage: 100 MB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
    • Additional Notes: Mouse or keyboard
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10 or 11
    • Processor: Intel or AMD CPU
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Dual monitors, DirectDraw or DirectX compatible.
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 100 MB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
    • Additional Notes: Mouse for player 1, keyboard for player 2
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 17
    • Processor: Intel or AMD CPU
    • Memory: 256 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Allegro compatible card
    • Storage: 100 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Allegro compatible sound card
    • Additional Notes: You may have to apt-get newer versions of libc-bin and libc6.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22
    • Processor: Intel or AMD CPU
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Allegro compatible card
    • Storage: 100 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Allegro compatible sound card
    • Additional Notes: Ubuntu 22 already includes the required version of libc.
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