Lineage War
Lineage War is a 3D mobile action RPG that drops you into a fantasy conflict where the Kingdom of Aden is collapsing under the pressure of rival factions and shifting alliances. You play as a customizable elven successor tied to elemental power, using touch-based inputs to chain abilities and trigger a demon-style Awakening that leans on quick time event swipes for extra damage and momentum.
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Publisher: Enjoy Game Type: Mobile Action RPG Release Date: June 24, 2016 Shut Down: 2017 Pros: +Large set of combat skills and elemental attacks. +Gesture and QTE-like inputs make abilities feel active. +Companions add party variety. Cons: -Monetization can create pay-to-win pressure. -Limited to a single playable class. -Familiar plot beats and routine progression. |
Lineage War Shut Down in 2017
Lineage War Overview
Lineage War is a 3D mobile action MMORPG built around a three-kingdom conflict, with Aden caught in the middle after a fragile peace unravels. Instead of picking from a long class list, the game centers on a single main hero, an elven warrior you can customize, then strengthen through gear, upgrades, and a roster of recruitable allies. The moment-to-moment play is driven by touch gestures, letting you deploy elemental abilities tied to fire, water, and earth, a setup that echoes the gesture-casting feel seen in games like Mage and Minions.
A major hook is the Awakening system. When triggered, your character shifts into a demon form and unleashes a burst sequence where you maintain offense by completing swipe prompts within a time limit. It is a simple mechanic, but it makes big damage windows feel more interactive than standard auto-battler ultimates. Outside of the story campaign, Lineage War mixes in competitive and cooperative activities such as arena fights, tougher elite encounters, and boss-focused content intended for progression and farming.
Lineage War Key Features:
- Conjure 3 Elements – rotate between Fire, Water, and Earth skills to pressure enemies and keep combos flowing.
- Summon Your Inner Demon – activate Awakening to transform and extend attacks through timed swipe prompts.
- Team Up with Companions –pull additional heroes from the summon gate and build an AI-supported party.
- Multiplayer Modes – fight other players in arena ladders and group up for event-style boss and raid content.
- Join a Guild – play alongside guildmates for shared goals and guild-focused missions.
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Lineage War Review
Lineage War aims for an action-forward feel on mobile, and at its best it succeeds through presentation and input style. Elemental skills are designed to be used frequently, and the touch gestures help the combat feel more hands-on than typical tap-to-win RPGs. The Awakening sequences are also a smart attempt to keep ultimate abilities from being purely passive, because your damage window depends on reading prompts and reacting quickly. If you enjoy short, repeatable fights with a rhythm of skill chains and burst phases, the core loop can be satisfying.
Progression, however, follows a very familiar mobile MMORPG blueprint. You spend much of your time moving through campaign stages, then returning to upgrade menus to improve power via equipment and companion growth. The single-class approach simplifies learning the game, but it also limits long-term variety since you are not experimenting with fundamentally different roles. Companions help fill that gap somewhat, yet they mostly function as supporting pieces rather than redefining how you play.
In multiplayer, the arena and ranked competition provide goals beyond the story, but the experience can be heavily influenced by power gaps. As with many mobile titles of its era, monetization can push the meta toward players who spend, and that affects how fair competitive modes feel over time. Cooperative boss encounters and event content are generally the better place to enjoy the game’s systems, because teamwork and repeated attempts can matter more than raw stats.
From a narrative standpoint, the setting leans on standard fantasy war themes. The world is framed around kingdoms at odds and a homeland in danger, which works fine as motivation, but it does not do much to distinguish itself. The strongest parts of Lineage War are its combat hooks, elemental kit, and the active nature of Awakening, while its weakest areas are a limited class structure, routine storytelling, and progression pressure tied to typical pay-to-win concerns. With the game shut down in 2017, it remains mostly a point of interest for players looking back at mid-2010s mobile action MMORPG design.
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Lineage War System Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
Operating System: Android 4.0.3 or later / iOS 7.0 or later
Lineage War Music & Soundtrack
A dedicated soundtrack listing has not been documented here yet. In-game, the audio presentation focuses on straightforward fantasy battle music and combat effects that emphasize elemental hits and Awakening bursts, doing its job without becoming a major standout feature.
Lineage War Additional Information
Chinese Name: 天堂战记 (Heaven Wars)
Western Name: Lineage War
Developer: Enjoy Game
Publisher: Enjoy Game
Platforms: Android, iOS
Languages: English, French, German, and Vietnamese.
Release Date (China): March 22, 2016
Release Date (Global): June 24, 2016
Shut Down: 2017
Development History / Background:
Lineage War (also released under the name Heaven Wars, 天堂战记) was both developed and published by Enjoy Game. The title launched first in China on March 22, 2016, then expanded to additional Asian regions before receiving a global release on June 24, 2016. For the worldwide version, it was localized into several languages, including English, French, German, and Vietnamese. Enjoy Game is a Chinese publisher with international releases that include titles such as Heaven Wars and Dungeon Crash.