InstantGames / Lab / Legion Front
New · Beta · Desktop only
Legion Front
A base-building real-time strategy experiment inspired by classic 1990s RTS games. Deploy your construction vehicle, power a base, mine ore, and break an enemy army that builds its own base and attacks in waves. The olive army is yours. The black-and-red Legion is the computer.
Mouse and keyboard. Phones and tablets cannot box-select units or place buildings. Sound starts after the first click inside the battlefield, which is a browser rule.
Desktop only
This experiment needs a mouse and a keyboard. A touch screen cannot give move orders or place buildings.
Click the battlefield so the keyboard reaches it. Scroll the map with the screen edge, arrow keys, or WASD. The in-game button at the bottom right fills the screen. Esc opens the pause menu. English is the default. 中文 reloads the battlefield.
HOW TO PLAY
| Left click / drag | Select a unit, or drag a box around several |
|---|---|
| Right click | Move, or attack the thing under the cursor |
| Double-click | Select every unit of that type on screen |
| Screen edge, arrows, WASD | Scroll the map |
| Ctrl + 1–9, then 1–9 | Save a group, then recall it. Press the number twice to jump the camera |
| P E B F | Power plant, refinery, barracks, war factory. The sidebar lists them |
| I R M T J V G | Rifleman, rocket soldier, medic, tank, jeep, repair truck, harvester |
| Medic / repair truck | Right-click a hurt soldier or a damaged vehicle |
| Esc | Pause menu |
THE MATCH
Pick a map seed and a difficulty on the start menu, then deploy the MCV. Power plants keep the base running. Harvesters haul ore to the refinery for credits. Barracks and the war factory train the army. Tanks aim their turrets on their own.
The map is large and starts under fog of war. The Legion builds a base of its own and sends attack waves. On harder settings those waves come sooner and the opponent spends more.
Is Legion Front free?
Yes. It runs in the browser. There is no download and no account.
Why is the first load slow?
The battlefield files are about 17 MB. Later visits can use the browser cache.