Underplayed Gems

Screeps: World (2016)

Screeps: World cover
Developer
Screeps, LLC
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.3 of 5, 2,081 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 39 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

You write scripts that run your colony continuously, competing and collaborating in a persistent world with other players.

programming-intensivepersistentstrategiccompetitiveminimalistdifficultasynchronousopen-ended

What players say

Players write code to control their colony in a persistent MMO world, and agree it is deeply rewarding for programmers. The learning curve is steep and the UI is dated, but the community on Discord is active and helpful. Some are put off by the lack of UI scaling or the slow browser-based client.

Screenshots

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