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Cortex Command

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Cortex Command

Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!

Strategy Indie Action 2D Physics
Last tracked players
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Steam reviews
71.7% positive
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A project over eleven years in the making, Cortex Command has rich 2D pixel graphics coupled with an extremely detailed physics engine, which allows for highly replayable and emergent real-time action. There is also a turn-based strategic campaign mode which ties the tactical fights together, featuring persistent terrains that will accumulate the battle scars, debris, and bunker ruins through your entire campaign.

Choose from several unique technology factions, each featuring their own sets of expendable soldier bodies, mechas, weapons, tools, and landing craft. Protect your brain, mine the gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!

Key Features:

  • Fully destructible environments - The gold you need to excavate is sprinkled throughout the terrain of each scene. Use special digging tools to blast your way into the dirt and debris. All the pieces of bodies and ships from your struggles will fall to the ground and permanently add to the battlefield. Get more powerful (and expensive) diggers and you can even tunnel into your enemies' bunkers from below!

  • Strategic metagame campaign – The intense, real-time tactical battles are put in a greater strategic context in the Campaign mode, thus giving each battle meaning and consequence. The gold-rich terrains on the planet and the defensive bunkers you build to defend them are persistent from fight to fight. This means there will be layers of debris, bunker ruins, tunnels, and corpses piled up in layers, telling the history of each place throughout each campaign played.

  • In-game buying menu - At any time and place during the game, bring up a powerful menu to order new bodies and equipment, all delivered at the location and by the transport ship of your choosing. Rockets are cheaper but unreliable and harder to land. Drop ships are far more expensive but can quickly deploy entire groups of puppets onto difficult terrain. Ships and equipment returned to the TradeStar are refunded to your account.

  • Build your own bunker - At the start of most missions, you are able to take your time and build your own command bunker from scratch. Easily design twisting tunnels and place doors, traps, and turrets to thwart your enemies' intrusions! Pre-deploy and equip bodies in and around your installation to prepare yourself for your objectives. Don't spend too much though, or you won't have enough funds left when the mission starts!

  • Four-player cooperative and/or versus multiplayer - Gather your friends and plug in those game controllers! Play skirmish or campaign missions with or against up to three of your buddies. 2 vs 2, 1 vs. 3, 4 vs. the CPU - it's up to you! (rhyme intended). Flexible control settings allow you to use the keyboard, keyboard + mouse, or any generic game controller you can find and plug in.

  • Built-in editors and modding - Several in-game editors allow you to easily create your own stuff. The game's engine is built to make it very simple to modify and add your own content. Design your own missions, guys, ships, weapons, tools, bombs, and shields - and easily share them with your friends. Join and download some fantastic mods from the community at the Data Realms Fan Forums.

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7
  • Processor: 1GHz processor
  • Memory: 1GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 150MB HDD space
  • Video Card: 640x480 (VGA) resolution monitor
  • Additional: Should run on any PC released within the past 5 years.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7
  • Processor: 3GHz or faster
  • Memory: 2GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 150MB HDD space
  • Video Card: 1920x1080 (full HD 1080p) resolution monitor
  • Additional: Should run on any PC released within the past 5 years.

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OSX:10.4 (OSX Tiger or Greater)
  • Processor:1.6 Ghz Core 2 Duo
  • RAM:1GB RAM
  • Graphics:Intel GMA X3100
  • Disk:300 mb
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Data Realms, LLC
Brazilian rating
18
Steam Germany rating
18
Content warning
Depictions or physical violence against and mutilation of both biological and non-biological (robot) bodies.
Achievements
11
Controller support
full
Metacritic
44
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo
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Value Score

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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 53th percentile. Priced as Premium at $19.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 39%
Value Ratio Top 47%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cortex Command worth buying right now?
Wait — $19.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Cortex Command go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Cortex Command free to play?
Cortex Command costs $19.99 on Steam.
What genre is Cortex Command?
Cortex Command is a Action, Indie, Strategy game.
Who developed Cortex Command?
Cortex Command was developed by Data Realms and published by Data Realms, LLC.
What platforms does Cortex Command support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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