Skirmish Line

Skirmish Line is an endless defense game set in the Pacific Theater. You command Allied troops against the Imperial Japanese military, building trenches, calling in artillery, upgrading your squad and leading its semi-autonomous units from a bird’s-eye view. The game uses heavy randomization and includes Japanese weapons, vehicles and Banzai charges.

Defense modes

In Defense in Depth, you defend three positions in succession. If the enemy overruns a position, your troops retreat to the next one; you can also order a fallback yourself. You must choose whether to preserve your men by retreating or risk them in an effort to hold valuable ground.

Point Defense follows a more traditional format. You advance to find favorable terrain or earn command points, which you can spend on soldiers, weapons and defenses. This mode has no retreat or fallback positions.

Campaign mode

In Campaign Mode, you build and manage a squad across multiple missions. The theater commander pressures you to succeed at all costs, putting your soldiers’ lives in conflict with mission objectives. Missions become more dangerous as you progress, and you can spend your renown as a field commander on upgrades to help keep your squad alive and complete its assignments.

Ribbons and rank

Completing extraordinary feats earns ribbons and medals, each of which benefits your squad. Ranking up grants access to special weapons, soldiers and tactics.