Para Bellum - Hold the Line

Para Bellum - Hold the Line

Laukaus Games · December 31, 2021 · Strategy, RTS, Tower Defense, Action RTS, Real Time Tactics

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Para Bellum - Hold the Line price by region

Para Bellum - Hold the Line costs $9.89 in Georgia (USD), £13.99 in the United Kingdom, €14.99 in Europe (EUR), $17.99 in the United States, CA$20.49 in Canada, NZ$22.79 in New Zealand, A$25.95 in Australia, R$34.99 in Brazil and zł64.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Para Bellum - Hold the Line offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $9.89 $9.89 — 1
United Kingdom £13.99 £13.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €14.99 €14.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $17.99 $17.99 — 1
Canada CA$20.49 CA$20.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$22.79 NZ$22.79 — 1
Australia A$25.95 A$25.95 — 1
Brazil R$34.99 R$34.99 — 1
Poland zł64.99 zł64.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Para Bellum - Hold the Line

Para Bellum - Hold the Line is a 3D real time small unit tactics game. Your task is to hold off enemy attacks wave after wave using a variety of different Units and Supports in your arsenal to the best of your abilities in Campaign and Skirmish modes.

UNITS
Deploy and order a multitude of different Units including Riflemen, Medics, Machinegunners and Anti-Vehicle Infantry.

SUPPORTS
Turn the tide of the battle by calling in support in the forms of Mortar or Air Strikes, Supply Drops and more.

CAMPAIGN
Complete a campaign of 15 unique missions. Units that survive a battle will gain experience and accompany you to your next mission, but be aware - if they get killed, they're lost forever!

PLATOON
Customize your Platoon by requesting new types of Units and Supports. This will help you gain the upper hand in the battlefield.

SKIRMISH
Skirmish mode allows you to play any of the game's maps with customizable settings.

Para Bellum - Hold the Line — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

✦ AI summary

Para Bellum - Hold the Line is a tactical tower defense game with simple mechanics that deepen over time, offering resource management and strategic unit placement that fans of games like Men of War appreciate. While some players praise its addictive gameplay, lack of microtransactions, and good value, others report the difficulty spikes dramatically after early levels and cite the developer's refusal to adjust this as a major frustration.

Recommended Jan 28, 2022
If you are looking for a fun and addictive no-nonsense tactical real-time tower defense game - look no further! Para Bellum - Hold the Line starts off simple enough to let anyone play it, but gets progressively harder and has enough intricacies to keep the game interesting for hours and hours- A good value game in my opinion. The game puts you in the position of a platoon commander with the objective to hold a defensive line and delay the enemy advance for as long as possible. You may lead your troops as you see best, for example by ordering your troops into static defensive positions and supporting them with indirect fire or even micro-managing an individual unit. Even though the game-play is largely resource management, tactical decisions such as placing your troops so that they have optimal firing lines with adequate cover are crucial. Personally I have enjoyed most the campaign mode that features a cohesive story-line with unique maps. The campaign also allows you to develop your platoon in a way that best suits your play-style. TLDR; Good game, buy it now!
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Not recommended Apr 16, 2022
TLDR: An impossible-to progress tower defense game, dev insists it is "by design". Good riddance. A lovely tower defense game with a twist... BUT. The developer, for some reason, has made the game so punishingly hard that even lvl2 is practically impossible to beat, even after repeated (allowed) grinding for improvements on repeatable lvl1. Dev so far responded with "yes, this is intentional". Great.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 22, 2022
its great
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Recommended Aug 6, 2023
it's a great blend of different genres and definitely worth a try.
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Recommended Feb 15, 2022
cool game
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Recommended Jun 16, 2024
Small Tactics RTS/RTT single-player game with 0 microtransactions. You buy the game, you get the full experience. No cutting content from base game and selling it as dlc. Just like old times. First Indie game that I purchased and I must admit I wasn't expecting a game with this quality. If you played games like Men of War Assault Squad 2, Call to Arms, Gates of Hell, then you will feel at home. The gameplay revolves around holding the line (it's literally the title of the game ), calling in off map support assests and new soldiers as needed. You unlock new units and off map assets via acquiring points after each mission. This is a very cool and engaging system as it forces you to choose what unit to unlock next, which upgrade, which unit. Would highly recommend to everyone who enjoys single-player games, rts, rtt and military stuff.

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