Front Line

A side-scrolling action shooter where you push through enemy lines, switching between handgun, machine gun, shotgun, and sniper rifle. Weapon choice and reload timing can mean the difference between life and…

1 February 2003

Indie Shooter Action Survival

Front Line is an indie developed by D.Ikushima, released 1 February 2003 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 10 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Front Line is

Front Line is an indie game developed by D.Ikushima and released in 2003. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A side-scrolling action shooter where you push through enemy lines, switching between handgun, machine gun, shotgun, and sniper rifle. Weapon choice and reload timing can mean the difference between life and death. No extra lives. No continues. One life to conquer the battlefield.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Front Line launched on 1 February 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, SimCity 4, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, SimCity 4, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.