Hold the Line

Hold the line or everything falls.

One hero, one keep, and wave after wave of goblins, skeletons, pirates and worse coming in down six roads. Pick Bjorn, Ember, Wren or Shade, each with five skills, and fight beside the keep's archers while you build towers and barricades between waves.

Every level up offers talent cards, the tavern sells items that combine into synergies, and a boss turns up every fifth wave. Survive all 25 waves of the campaign, or see how far you get in Endless. Valor earned in each run buys perks and new hero paths for the next one.

Change log

Hold the Line v0.4 updated 10/02/26

You are reading v0.1 from 10/01/26. Hold the Line is now at v0.4. Read the latest update.

Major updatePosted Thu, October 1, 2026

First release

Hold the Line version 0.1

The first version of Hold the Line: pick a hero and defend the keep in the middle of a meadow against 25 waves.

Additions

Added four heroes:
- Bjorn, a melee bruiser
- Ember, a fire mage
- Wren, an archer
- Shade, an assassin
Added the keep, with its own archers. If it falls, the run is over.
Added a campaign of 25 waves, drawn from a pool of enemies that grows as you go.
Added bosses and wave modifiers.
Added hero levels. Every level up offers three talent cards to choose from.
Added a merchant, and synergies that kick in when your items share a tag.
Added valor, earned every run and spent on perks and hero paths.
Added Easy, Normal and Hard.
Added phone controls: a joystick on the left and skill buttons on the right.