Spec Ops: The Line

Spec Ops: The Line

YAGER · June 29, 2012 · Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter, Action, Psychological, Atmospheric

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Spec Ops: The Line price by region

Spec Ops: The Line costs $27.16 in the United States, $27.16 in Georgia (USD), £27.56 in the United Kingdom, €33.49 in Europe (EUR), zł147.44 in Poland and R$206.82 in Brazil right now.

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RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Statesyour region $27.16 — $27.16 4
Georgia (USD) $27.16 — $27.16 4
United Kingdom £27.56 — £27.56 3
Europe (EUR) €33.49 — €33.49 3
Poland zł147.44 — zł147.44 2
Brazil R$206.82 — R$206.82 1

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About Spec Ops: The Line

✦ AI summary

Lead a Delta Force squad through a ruined Dubai to find a mysterious radio signal and confront the colonel behind the city's descent into chaos, all while making morally devastating choices with no good outcomes. This third-person shooter stands out for its psychological storytelling that challenges your conscience, dynamic sandstorm environments that reshape combat, and vertical level design that transforms Dubai's skyscrapers into tactical battlegrounds.

Spec Ops: The Line is a new original title from 2K Games that features provocative and gripping Third-Person modern military Shooter gameplay designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations where unimaginable choices affecting human life must be made. Features include, a gripping, storyline reminiscent of Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness but set in a ruined Dubai, tactical squad-based Delta Force gameplay throughout a horizontally and vertically oriented world, devastating sandstorms which can be used in combat, a variety of multiplayer modes and maps, and deep support featuring two factions.

It’s been 6 months since Dubai was wiped off the map by a cataclysmic sandstorm. Thousands of lives were lost, including those of American soldiers sent to evacuate the city. Today, the city lies buried under sand, the world’s most opulent ruin. Now, a mysterious radio signal is picked-up from Dubai, and a Delta Recon Team is sent to infiltrate the city. Their mission is simple: Locate survivors and radio for Evac. What they find is a city in the grip of war. To save Dubai, they’ll have to find the man at the heart of its madness—Col. John Konrad.

Gameplay



Spec Ops: The Line is an action-packed Third-Person Shooter that delivers heart pounding physically close combat through a squad-based play mechanic. Players lead a team of three characters, Captain Martin Walker, Lieutenant Adams and Sergeant Lugo. Each character has his own distinct personality and specialized skills, and the mature story they each play a role in explores the dark side of war in a realistic way, in which there are no good outcomes, only hard choices. As missions are completed more advanced weapons and equipment are made available. In addition, the desert environment of Dubai is brought into the game in a unique way with stunning visuals, and dynamic sandstorms that actively effect level designs, and which can be used to help and hinder progress. The vertical interiors of Dubai high rise buildings also provide tactical advantages and risks that can used be by players. Multiplayer campaigns bring new modes and unusual situations and environments to expand the single player experience.

Key Features

  • A new portrayal of the military shooter experience with twisting narrative uncertainties.
  • Action packed 3rd Person Shooter gameplay provides an up-close and personal view into the brutality and emotion within the combat.
  • Command an intelligent and powerful squad of Delta-Force soldiers in a dangerous and unpredictable combat zone.
  • Cross “The Line” in a mature story that explores the dark side of war, where there are no bright outcomes, only bad or worse choices.
  • Unique Dubai setting strikes the imagination and transports players to a larger-than-life playground for vertical gameplay and stunning visuals.
  • Sand-filled Dubai provides new gameplay experiences including sand avalanches, and powerful, disorienting sandstorm combat.
  • Customisable, Class-Based, Blazing Multiplayer

Spec Ops: The Line — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player, Multiplayer, Cross-platform multiplayer
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

Spec Ops: The Line in the rankings

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise this game as a compelling and impactful story-driven experience that delivers a powerful, thought-provoking narrative with raw emotional impact that resonates long after completion. The main complaint is that the game is no longer available for purchase on Steam despite its quality, though those who own it appreciate that it has held up reasonably well over the years despite its age and technical limitations.

Recommended Sep 29, 2026
так называемая "дубайская авантюра" :skull:
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Recommended Sep 29, 2026
Why did they remove the best third-person shooter from the store? :( Such a master piece. RIP
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Recommended Oct 1, 2026
A tragic and deeply haunting storyline... Spec Ops: The Line forces players to confront grueling moral dilemmas, exposing the harsh realities of war through mind-bending plot twists. It doesn't glorify combat; instead, it compels you to face the darkest corners of human nature. It’s a shame the gaming industry rarely has the courage to make games like this anymore—a masterpiece that delivers a genuinely heavy, bleak, and suffocating war atmosphere.
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
Best story of all time.
Not recommended Oct 1, 2026
Idea is at most not bad, execution is absolutely awful. This game is just a very primitive shooting range against hundreds of bots appearing almost from nowhere in waves.
Recommended Sep 29, 2026
Best story disguised as yet another brown shooter!

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