Cortex Command (2012)
- Developer
- Data Realms
- Publisher
- Data Realms, LLC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Action, Indie, Strategy
- Rating
- 3.6 of 5, 6,039 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 14 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A chaotic physics sandbox where every skirmish leaves permanent scars on the terrain and you feel the weight of your decisions in both real-time action and turn-based strategy.
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What players say
Players praise the unique physics-based sandbox that mixes side-scrolling shooting with real-time strategy, calling it highly replayable and one of a kind. However, the official developer stopped updating the game years ago, and players now point to the open-source Cortex Command Community Project for fixes and mods. Multiplayer is dead and the original runs poorly on modern PCs.
Screenshots
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