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Tactical online tank strategy shooter

Battleline: Steel Warfare

Battleline: Steel Warfare was CREANT’s free-to-play Windows tank game, published in North America by Bandai Namco. It blended direct control of individual tanks with real-time commands for small platoons, upgrade choices, special skills, guild divisions and team battles over a shifting territorial front. Official servers closed on April 7, 2018.

Full profileTanksOnline PvPReal-time strategyGuilds
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Status
Closed — official servers shut down April 7, 2018
Business model
Free-to-play with in-app purchases
Genre
Tactical online tank strategy shooter
Release
2016
Platforms
Windows
Combat
Direct tank shooting combined with real-time platoon commands
Developer
CREANT Co.
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment America
Profile
Full — individually researched
Visual playstyle profile

MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

PvP content is recorded; no PvE system is confirmed

SoloPlay styleGroup

Group or multiplayer participation is required, per the catalog record

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Structured or theme-park play is the stronger catalog signal

TargetedCombat feelAction

Combat style blends targeted and action-style elements

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingNot recordedControllerNot recordedPvENot recordedPvPRecorded
Player fit

Why you might like it

  • Switching between a single heavy tank and a small platoon mixed shooting with tactical unit control.
  • Vehicles from multiple eras, upgrades and special skills supported different battlefield roles.
  • Guild Divisions and a persistent territorial Battleline added shared goals to competitive matches.
Before you play

Things to consider

  • The servers have been offline since April 7, 2018, so the game is no longer playable through its official service.
  • Steam recorded online PvP and in-app purchases but no single-player or controller support.
  • Its all-time Steam peak was modest, and no sanctioned community-server replacement was located.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-09-03
Profile depth
Full — individually researched
Source note
Bandai Namco’s launch announcement dates the North American Steam launch to August 29, 2016; SteamDB records August 25 for the store release. The official Steam community shutdown notice announced server closure for April 7, 2018.
Bandai Namco launch announcementSteam community and shutdown noticeSteamDB product recordSteamDB player-history record
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Core factsDeveloper, publisher, release state, model and platforms were individually checked.Verified
  • Current statusLifecycle wording reflects the evidence available on September 3, 2026.Verified
  • Gameplay featuresFeature claims were checked against the linked sources; unconfirmed systems are labeled as such.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail4 linked research sources are recorded.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed September 3, 2026.Verified

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Combat matchTank AceBoth cataloged with Not confirmed in current sourcesGenre & setting/TG/MUDAlternative profile where no exact genre match is recordedShared featuresZulaCatalog features have since divergedBusiness modelZezenia OnlineAlternative profile where no exact model match is recorded

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Game history

Battleline: Steel Warfare timeline

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  1. 2016
    Release record

    MMOFinder records Battleline: Steel Warfare as released in 2016.

  2. Current record
    Catalog status

    Closed — official servers shut down April 7, 2018

  3. 2026-09-03
    Research checked

    Core facts, lifecycle details, platforms and gameplay features were individually reviewed.

Media

Battleline: Steel Warfare screenshots & gameplay

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Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video

Battleline: Steel Warfare gameplay, platforms and status

Battleline: Steel Warfare is cataloged as a Tactical online tank strategy shooter with direct tank shooting combined with real-time platoon commands. Its recorded platforms are Windows, and its business model is Free-to-play with in-app purchases. The current lifecycle record is: Closed — official servers shut down April 7, 2018.

Documented systems include PvP. The current sources did not confirm PvE, housing, crafting, trading, controller support; those omissions are not presented as proof that a feature never existed. Bandai Namco’s launch announcement dates the North American Steam launch to August 29, 2016; SteamDB records August 25 for the store release. The official Steam community shutdown notice announced server closure for April 7, 2018.

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