Spec Ops: The Line

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• third-person shooter

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  8^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Spec Ops

Engines

• Unreal Engine 3

Localized titles

• Spec Ops: The Line

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Stats^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Japanese^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  1,215^*

• Third-Person Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  1,000^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  917^*

• Psychological^*

  Votes · historical

  639^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  567^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  512^*

• War^*

  Votes · historical

  497^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  458^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  457^*

• Dark^*

  Votes · historical

  453^*

• Emotional^*

  Votes · historical

  377^*

• Military^*

  Votes · historical

  371^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  345^*

• Mature^*

  Votes · historical

  318^*

• Political^*

  Votes · historical

  307^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  304^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  284^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  245^*

• Post-apocalyptic^*

  Votes · historical

  230^*

• Based On A Novel^*

  Votes · historical

  227^*

System requirements

• Linux · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 14.10, Mint 17.1 or similar Linux Distribution^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz^*

  Memory

  4GB Hard Disk Space: 6 GB Free Video Card: NVidia/AMD OpenGL 4.1/OpenGL level 3.2 compatible Video RAM: 512Mb Sound: ALSA/PulseAudio compatible Recommended Graphics Drivers nVidia: NVidia 340.65 or better. 331 series are unsupported. AMD: AMD Catalyst (aka fglrx) 14.12 or better MESA drivers and Intel Graphics are not currently supported.^*

  Conditions

  Minimum^*

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP SP3^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 equivalent^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 6 GB free Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600XT (256 MB memory) DirectX®: 9.0 Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include: STEAM Client, Microsoft Direct X, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 RedistributableCompatible^*

  Conditions

  Minimum^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Dual Core processor^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 6 GB free Video Card: Radeon HD 4670/4850/4870 Sound: Stereo Compatible Additional: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game). Two button Mouse recommended.^*

  Conditions

  Minimum OSX: 10.7.5^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 equivalent^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  3 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.4 GHz Quad Core processor^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  3 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  52^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• Darkside Game Studios
• YAGER^*

Publishers

• 2K

• Missing Link Games^*
• 2K Games^*

• 2012-06-26

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-06-28 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-06-28^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jun 29, 2012^*

Detailed specifications