the Glass Line
the Glass Line - Steam Charts & Historical Stats
Top down 2D snes-core zone control roguelike twin stick space shooter Explore historical player activity and pricing for the Glass Line. A current player-count observation is unavailable.
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- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD FX-4300 or equivalent)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible / DirectX 11 compatible GPU with 1 GB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 or equivalent)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Quad-core 2.5 GHz or better (Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or equivalent)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Dedicated GPU with 2 GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
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About This Game
Top down 2D snes-core zone control roguelike twin stick space shooter
Detailed Description
The Glass Line is shattered. The star Oria is dying. And the entity that destroyed it all is coming back.
You witnessed humanity's last defense crumble in seconds. Now you're racing against time to rebuild the hexagonal barrier protecting Oria before the cosmic horror returns to finish what it started. But every success brings doom closer—your victories summon the entity.
Defend. Rebuild. Choose Wisely.
The Glass Line is a SNES-inspired top-down twin-stick shooter fused with roguelike progression and tower defense strategy. Think Gauntlet (1985) meets Geometry Wars, where 30-minute runs demand split-second decisions and long-term consequences.
Zone Defense Under Pressure – Planets call for help on countdown timers. Respond or let them fall. Failed defenses buy you time, but doom the system.
Rebuild the Glass Line – Hunt minibosses for gems, construct defensive beacons around the dying star, mod them with turrets and shields before the final assault.
Success Summons the Boss – Your threat meter fills with every victory. Push for power or delay the inevitable? The better you perform, the faster it returns.
Twin-Stick Chaos – Dual-barrel primary weapons, heavy cannons, special abilities, and modular ship systems. 40+ weapons across multiple fire modes—chain lightning, temporal echoes, portal guns, explosive rounds.
Meaningful Choices, Permanent Consequences
Align with Thalora (high-tech defense) or Vellion (military offense)—accept their final reward and lock out the other faction forever
Escort missions, resource hunts, and beacon construction compete for your limited time
Mine asteroids for resources, upgrade your ship between battles, prepare for what's coming
You can't save everything. What will you sacrifice?
Arcade Soul, Roguelike Heart
30-minute runs: intense but not exhausting
Persistent unlocks: expand your arsenal between pilots
Score-driven difficulty: waves escalate as you rack up points
Victory unlocks sandbox mode—keep your loadout, explore freely, experiment with builds
Art Deco Meets Terry Pratchett in Space
Fibonacci spirals in enemy movement. Golden ratio calculations. Bezier curves. Mathematical elegance wrapped in chunky SNES pixel art, nine-layer parallax backgrounds, and a Tron-like wireframe aesthetic. A dying star's accretion disk glows against the void while rainbow mob swarms flow toward Oria.
Grindable. Tragic. Heroic.
The fight continues. How many runs until you hold the line?