Victory Is Near

Victory is near.

An auto-battler of the Furnace Front. Eight commanders. One endless front.

The Bulletin
  • Production is up. The front is secure.
  • Losses are within expectations.
  • The harvest has never been better.
  • The enemy is weakening.
  • Rations remain plentiful.
  • Report for the morning barrage.

Notice to commanders

The war is going well.

The state has always been at war. Nobody remembers why, and nobody asks. The factories run, the ration lines are orderly and the morning siren is never late.

You hold a sector of the Front. Sign the requisitions, place your waves, blow the whistle and watch. The men do the rest. Across the wire, the enemy's loudspeakers promise the same victory.

The war is going well.

Standing orders How the front works

  • Five waves. One whistle.

    Form your men and machines into squads, set them on your side of the line and send them over in waves. Once the whistle blows, nobody takes orders. Not even from you.

  • The requisition office

    Spend your allocation between battles. Every unit belongs to a track of five tiers, from a worker with a tool to a works with a crew. Training is paid for in gold. Everything is paid for in gold.

  • Eight to a sector

    Eight commanders share each front and the enemy changes every round. Outlast the other seven, or climb the ranked queue. Promotion is possible. Peace is not on the form.

  • Your ground remembers

    Every match starts in a meadow. Every shell stays where it lands. Round by round the grass gives way to mud, wrecks and craters, and the Bulletin reports a record harvest.

Call-up

Report for the playtest

The front needs commanders. Sign-ups are not open yet. When they are, the notice goes here and on Steam.

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From the front Dispatches

  1. Dispatch No. 1 19 October 2026

    The name is settled

    The war has a name: Victory Is Near. The Ministry regrets that it was not chosen sooner. Further dispatches will follow.

    Stop.

  2. Dispatch No. 2 Soon

    Playtest call-up

    Commanders will be summoned to test the front. Watch this page. The summons will be brief.

    Stop.