A Line Held Tight – miners, mechs and mismanagement on a distant planet
A Line Held Tight is a visual novel set on a distant planet where miners work in mech suits under harsh conditions. The game, developed by Humble Grove using the Narrat engine, explores themes of labor rights and union dynamics through player choices. It is scheduled for release on PC and Mac in late 2026.
- ▪The game follows a character called the Canary who must decide whether to join a strike against oppressive management.
- ▪A Line Held Tight was created by the three‑person indie studio Humble Grove, whose previous title was No Longer Home.
- ▪The developers drew visual inspiration from charcoal sketches at the Wakefield Coal Mining Museum and incorporated a folk soundtrack.
- ▪The narrative is driven by the adaptable Narrat engine, tracking how in‑game characters react to the player's decisions.
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Dark and satanic … A Line Held Tight. Photograph: Humble GroveView image in fullscreenDark and satanic … A Line Held Tight. Photograph: Humble GroveSummer games previewsGamesA Line Held Tight – miners, mechs and mismanagement on a distant planetDeep underground the player joins a colony of ruthlessly exploited pit workers who could be taking on the bosses. How things play out will depend on youKeith StuartThu 30 Jul 2026 07.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIt is rare for video games to feature industrial action as a key theme, but it does happen. There’s the shady Dockworker’s Union in Disco Elysium and the Orbital Workers Union in space adventure Tacoma; then there is Lynx, the evil union-bashing corp in Hardspace: Shipbreaker.
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