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A Delta squad enters sand-buried Dubai to find survivors, using cover-based combat and squad commands as its rescue mission unravels.
Released 29 Jun 2012
Command Delta Squad
Bury Enemies in Sand
Fight Through Sandstorms
A Third-Person modern military Shooter designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations.
Developed by YAGER · Published by 2K, Missing Link Games









Captain Martin Walker leads a three-person Delta Recon team into a Dubai devastated by sandstorms. Sent to locate survivors and call for evacuation, the squad finds a city engulfed in conflict and sets out to find the man at its center.
Fight through third-person, cover-based firefights with firearms and grenades, and issue basic combat orders to Walker’s two squadmates. Missions introduce tougher weapons and equipment as the team pushes deeper into the city.
Sandstorms and the ruined city shape combat: sand can obscure sightlines, and breaking glass can send sand cascading into enemy positions. The campaign also presents difficult decisions, while separate class-based multiplayer modes offer another way to fight.
Reviewers often single out the campaign’s unsettling story, its treatment of war and responsibility, and the atmosphere of ruined Dubai. Several also praise the soundtrack and performances. Views on the shooting are more mixed: some find the cover combat enjoyable and functional, while others describe it as repetitive, dated, or awkward to control.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 50 |
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| Multiplayer | Spec Ops: The Line includes multiplayer in addition to its single-player campaign. The provided text confirms online multiplayer, cross-platform multiplayer, LAN play, private matches, lobbies, solo queue, multiple modes, maps, factions, and class-based customization. Reviews also mention co-op content and co-op missions, but no player counts are stated. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No mod support or multiplayer mod features are mentioned in the provided text. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 76/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |