Cortex Command

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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 138 Ratings

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  1. apokalipto
    Aug 19, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. luyt
    Oct 3, 2022
    6
    it was ok fun at first but getting tiring a bit too fast. for a low cost game it is ok though
  3. Tabbou
    Jul 8, 2021
    4
    Contrôles pas intuitifs, j'ai même pas eu envie de découvrir tout ce que le jeu avait à offrir
  4. jollygoodfew
    Jul 4, 2021
    10
    This game is great. However, it's selective. It takes time to get used to it, and it takes time to look past the negatives of the game. Cortex Command was a game that was plagued by it's creators. Cortex Command sat, unupdated and neglected by Data Realms. It looked as if the game was a failed project, as Data Realms went to make new games, ones objectively worse. However, Data RealmsThis game is great. However, it's selective. It takes time to get used to it, and it takes time to look past the negatives of the game. Cortex Command was a game that was plagued by it's creators. Cortex Command sat, unupdated and neglected by Data Realms. It looked as if the game was a failed project, as Data Realms went to make new games, ones objectively worse. However, Data Realms built the game for modding, and the small, but determined modding community made this game amazing. I will start with the tried-and-true method of a list of this games pros, cons, and gray areas. If you don't want to read that though, here's my recommendation: play the game, but buy it on sale. Right now, it's $20. This is absurd. But it commonly goes on a huge sale to be around $5, which is really what it's worth.
    The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and the mods.

    - The Good
    This game has some of the best, natural-high inducing moments. Moments where you are desperately standing, fighting toe-to-toe with superior enemies, but manage to pull through by shooting out a dropship rocket and watching as the ship spins out of control and kills the enemies ahead of you, blocking the path to your bunker and being able to prepare for the next wave. Moments like these fill you with dopamine, and have you truly feel for your men. If you have some good imagination, this game will be a blast. However, outside of those moments, fighting is still fun in battles, though nothing like those high-moments. Luckily, those high-moments happen often, and will never get old.
    - The Bad.
    This game has some really, really bad polish. It has bugs, climbing ladders is annoying and a one-time trip as they break under the weight of those climbing them, rendering a lot of mods without jetpacks incredibly annoying. These mods usually include structures themselves so bunkers aren't necessary, as playing in a bunker without jetpacks is virtually impossible. The campaign also isn't exactly amazing. It is slow, annoying and doesn't make much sense. It gets repetitve. This is why I believe many people here have given this game bad reviews. They believe the campaign is everything simply because it is in other games. It is NOT. Please, if you want a campaign-like experience, play some of the mod campaigns, aka one of the best mods in existence- Void Wanderers.
    - The Ugly
    Though there's not much ingame ugliness, there is a whole lot of outergame ugly. The fact that this game was horribly neglected by Data Realms, set to $20, and they went to make other games that are alright, but just feel like they completely wasted potential with Cortex Command. If Data Realms were ever to come back to this game and invest into it, this game could be amazing, and could once again appeal to the modern gaming community. But it seems that they have abandoned it, and it's very sad. The modding community has also slowed down, as this game is incredibly old. Many modders started on Cortex, but now go on to mod bigger, better titles. This isn't bad, in fact it's good, we get new modders for other games. But it's sad to see such a great, but flawed, highly-potential game go to waste like it does now. As well as the fact that it seems Data Realms has updated the game with the modding community barely in sight, sometimes destroying the mods for the game.
    - The Mods.
    This is arguably the best part of the game. Some of the mods for this game are extrodinary. Some of them feel vanilla. Of course, there are plenty of atrocious mods made by children out there, but most of the good mods that you will find are amazing. Here's some of the best-
    Void Wanderers. It turns the game completely round, making the campaign fun and actually something you can put hours into. It's a blast and has more polish than the game itself.
    The Loyalists. This mod is a WW1/Warhammer 40k inspired faction, which adds horrible soldiers, weapons, vehicles and buildings. It is essentially the embodiment of Sabatons TLS. This mod sounds very unfun at first, but once I played it, I couldn't stop. It made those high-moments of the game so much better. Everything changes when you are so weak, fighting and can only rely on your tactical, strategical, and combat prowess to win the fight against sci-fi space soldiers. It's a very challenging but uniquely fun faction to play as, and I definitely recommend it if you want a challenge to play as.
    Warhammer 40k- Imperium of Man. This adds the Imperium of Man. The Space Marines are brutally unfair to fight against, and completely steamroll enemies. However, the Imperial Guardsman are fairly vanilla balanced, cheap and viable. Unfortunately, it's broken in that you can not play against it without fighting a bunch of corpse-clones.
    Many more. Please, if you buy this game, despite its age, explore the mods after learning the basics of the game. You will have an extreme amount of fun.    … Expand
  5. Deitronn
    Mar 1, 2021
    10
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  6. Asdi144
    Feb 26, 2021
    10
    A. Absolute. **** Masterpiece.

    I just can't express how much i love this game, from the really nice graphics, to the very fun and random gameplay, mods and more, despite being unfinished, and clearly having a good amount of bugs, i can say that it is my favorite game of all of the time. The gameplay here is good, it isn't perfect for sure, but i love it, you are a brain in a jar, you    A. Absolute. **** Masterpiece.

    I just can't express how much i love this game, from the really nice graphics, to the very fun and random gameplay, mods and more, despite being unfinished, and clearly having a good amount of bugs, i can say that it is my favorite game of all of the time.

    The gameplay here is good, it isn't perfect for sure, but i love it, you are a brain in a jar, you dig for resources, build a bunker, and invade your enemy with either a squad of regular soldiers or a literal one-man-army, the amount of possibilites is almost endless, you don't really don't need to kill stuff using regular clones with guns, screw that! you can dig into the enemy's base using some sort of sci-fi plazma cutters (or diggers), and then surprise them with a kamikaze robot, you can give them a nuke, which will do most of the work while also leaving a pretty crater in the ground, OR rain them with CRABS, because you can.

    Though, you can just breach into bases using normal methods, like zerg-rushing the enemy with a squad of 10 crash-test dummy robots, because why not. And the gun arsenal is just amazin; there are Gatling guns, Rocket and Grenade launchers, Plasma Rifles, Energy Cannons, Flamethrowers, and much more, not to mention the absolutely AMAZING amount of mods the community has generated, which add new characters, missions/activites, guns, tools, and MUCH, MUCH MORE, my favorites include:
    Void Wanderers - a complete overhaul of the base; you have a whole new campaign where you can explore the entire game's world, do missions for certain factions, defend off space pirates, upgrade your spaceship, and much, much more.
    Map Pack 3 - Adds a lot of new maps which look just beautiful, also works with Void Wanderers; adding A LOT of new places to explore.
    The Pelian Army - A whole new faction, a lot of new guns, characters and explosives, a little bit overpowered but overall great, not to mention the beautiful sprites.

    And honestly, if not the mods, i would need to rate this game like a 8, or even 7, and gonna lie, modding this game is absolutely perfect, it's extremely simple yet it can give absolutely great results, which gives it a weird status, as the game is almost exclusively, community-run, which is even funnier as the developer abandoned the game, and now the COMMUNITY is the new developer, The "Cortex Command Community Project" they're currently working on is just great, improved gameplay, sounds, art, and much more, the new mods are also great, such as "The Heat", which is the most impressive thing i've seen in a while, seriously, check it out for god's sake.

    Not mentioning the mods, i also really **** enjoy the graphics, and well, the graphics are a goddamn masterpiece, Arne did a great job designing all of these, the Faction designs are my favorites, we have almost scrap metal robots known as Imperatus, straight up crash test dummies equipped with guns, and my personal favorite, The Coalition Military Forces, also known as the "the best faction in the game", they're just perfect, they have a fine selection of characters and gear, i also really dig their design, the Lite Soldiers look 11/10 in my opinion.

    And of course, there are some obvious bugs, performance issues, or the times the game just doesn't feels like living, but in my case, they don't show up THAT often, and when they DO show up, it's actually really nice to have them, as they enhance the already-chaotic gameplay.

    And oh yeah, there are the controls, from what i've seen, most people seem to complain about them, and i don't see why, like okay, THEY ARE pretty confusing at first and can take some practice but for god's sake, before making a review play for AT LEAST for 5 hours.

    In conclusion, well uhh... this game is f-in amazing, play it whenever you have a chance to do so, just make sure not to buy the Steam version, as it is outdated as hell, join the discord instead.    … Expand
  7. dauchara
    Dec 27, 2020
    10
    I think it is realy intersting game. Im playing with brother, and we enjoy!
  8. Ruver
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    В эту игру очень весело играть с друзьями, игра классная
  9. Nathanimations
    Jun 6, 2019
    10
    I like this game. I don't really play the campaign mode though. I just use mods in the other mode it has.
  10. DeathReis
    Sep 18, 2018
    9
    Very Nice Game Very Nice Real Time Strategy This Game Awsome But Optimize İs Very Bad
  11. Persiee
    Feb 6, 2018
    10
    11/10 БОЖЕСТВЕННО! Покупайте или берите пока бесплатно. Рекомендую всем! Удачи!
  12. GriffinWind
    Sep 4, 2017
    9
    The game may be unfinished and have bugs and a few minor issues (in my opinion), but it is still very enjoyable to have fun with! Especially with mods, you'll always be able to have fun with it. The clunky-ness and bugs are the heart of this game (in my opinion again) because they make it hilarious when you do something completely normal and end up getting your head blown off by randomThe game may be unfinished and have bugs and a few minor issues (in my opinion), but it is still very enjoyable to have fun with! Especially with mods, you'll always be able to have fun with it. The clunky-ness and bugs are the heart of this game (in my opinion again) because they make it hilarious when you do something completely normal and end up getting your head blown off by random organs from the guy you just blasted apart. It's FUN. It may not be perfect, but that's what's charming about it. I have so far put hundreds of hours into it, and I regret nothing. Just wait for a sale if you're not sure.… Expand
  13. av28
    Dec 14, 2016
    9
    A game where you can mess about, as if you are a commander.

    For example you can fill a drop ship full of Napalm bombs to bomb out your enemy, even though it may lag out the game and crash. There are many modes that you can play and download from the workshop, such as Dummy Brain vs Brain. In Brain vs Brain you need to defend your brain as well as attack the opposing team and get    A game where you can mess about, as if you are a commander.

    For example you can fill a drop ship full of Napalm bombs to bomb out your enemy, even though it may lag out the game and crash.

    There are many modes that you can play and download from the workshop, such as Dummy Brain vs Brain. In Brain vs Brain you need to defend your brain as well as attack the opposing team and get through to destroy their brain to win the game.

    And I have to say, it's not easy. No matter what difficulty you choose, you can still lose. Even if you use a pretty OP faction, the AI can still mow you down as if they were a wrecking ball and you were a wall.

    What I really love about the game is that there is a TON of mods on the Steam workshops that you can download and use in game. For example; you can download more factions for more weapons, actors and ships. What also cool is that you can make your own base/scene which you can use in battle against opponents.

    What I also like is setting your actors certain tasks to do, like activating Brain Hunt AI mode, Gold dig and patrol. You could also form a squad of soldiers to go and destroy the enemy brain or just patrol.

    I have never seen any other game use this sort of idea before, as I haven't seen features like these, in a game, before.

    Off topic: Seriously IGN? You gave it a 5.0/10? That is just rediculous, it took like some-what almost ten years to develop.    … Expand
  14. Kosta
    Jul 29, 2016
    8
    Я всё ждал, что они сделают для неё сетевую часть. Сильно недооценённая игра своего времени.
  15. GameKiller1337
    Nov 7, 2015
    10
    ПОЧЕМУ ТАКИЕ ПЛОХИЕ ОЦЕНКИ ТО,РЕБЯТКИ ! Игра очень крутая ! Я вас не понимаю....
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  16. Jesus_Christ1
    Apr 5, 2015
    10
    F*CKING BRILLIANT ....................................................................................................................................
  17. Distrex
    Mar 23, 2015
    9
    Cortex Command would make it into my top 10 indie games of all time, Cortex Command, created by Data Realms, cought my attention when i was looking through an edition of PC Magazine in 2009-2011 when the beta was realeased and the demo was included on this CD. this game instantly appealed to me as it was "different" from other indie based games at the time and i thought the whole idealismCortex Command would make it into my top 10 indie games of all time, Cortex Command, created by Data Realms, cought my attention when i was looking through an edition of PC Magazine in 2009-2011 when the beta was realeased and the demo was included on this CD. this game instantly appealed to me as it was "different" from other indie based games at the time and i thought the whole idealism and concept of combat was just what i wanted in a indie game, and when i started to play it, it became instantly addictive and a simplistic yet fun game to play and enjoy.

    The interfaces are easy to orientate, the possibility of multiplayer through the use of multiple controls, such as keyboards also appealed to me as alot of the time i like to vs my friends in these games. The let down was the non inclusion of online multiplayer which i believe would of enhanced the experience and would have been an instant hit in the gaming industry, as bots become a little predictable and easy to beat after time and overall boring once you have completed the campaign of the game. The game became a game in which i would start up occasionly to enjoy the unique and awesome gameplay.

    Overall this game is worth the price or even to try the demo if you are skeptical of the title, if its not your taste then you are not going to have a good exsperiance but if its the art style and indie style in which you enjoy, you will be in for a treat. The Games art style is brilliant and ultimately love the graphic detail in which was put into it.    … Expand
  18. twoeazy
    Sep 22, 2014
    9
    Yes, it's sure not developed as good as it might be. Yes, it's bugged. But still, it provides gameplay like no other game I've ever played. And that's awesome.
  19. Vas
    Jun 29, 2014
    2
    This game had potential, but it is still full of bugs and exploits. There are quite a few things which can kill you and lose the game if you just slightly accidentally step the wrong way. It also seems to be incredibly easy with the expoits. The game recently updated which seemed to made it slightly more stable, so my score is going up, just a bit. I also found a great mod for it, soThis game had potential, but it is still full of bugs and exploits. There are quite a few things which can kill you and lose the game if you just slightly accidentally step the wrong way. It also seems to be incredibly easy with the expoits. The game recently updated which seemed to made it slightly more stable, so my score is going up, just a bit. I also found a great mod for it, so that helped too. Games that support modding tend to go up on my list. I still wouldn't say this game is -that- worth it, so it all depends on how faithful you are. I might have rated it higher, if the dev didn't have fan boys coming here to rig the user score by posting fake 9-10 ratings.… Expand
  20. jumbalia
    May 3, 2014
    9
    This game launched 3 or 4 years too early and it got hammered for it. If this had been an early access or beta participation title before it launched the reviews would have been amazing. Now that the studio has returned to the project and the mod support is more unified I thoroughly recommend it t anyone looking for a mad 2d multiplayer strategy game.
  21. sircolten
    Apr 24, 2014
    10
    It's about dam time they updated this game. Improved AI mostly and steam workshop. There is more that they updated but I'm not going to go into all the details about that. The game has really turned itself around. It's not that sh*t game where no one plays it anymore. If you like Terraria, shooters, retro games, and a bit of strategy with awesome mod support, This game is for you.
  22. Johnman
    Apr 22, 2014
    8
    I've been playing this game for almost 10 years now. I've bought it several times during that time and frankly, it was worth the price in it's unfinished state back then and it's worth it in it's unfinished state right now.
  23. apexearth
    Apr 6, 2014
    7
    As a child I had always dreamed of a game like this. As an adult, I fully appreciate it. Even in a somewhat unfinished state I consider it a fun game. I don't find that it can satisfy me for endless hours, but I can give it a couple hours of enjoyable mayhem. If it was better, that'd be great, but as it stands I still think it's alright. Mostly because it is my kind of thing. I will sayAs a child I had always dreamed of a game like this. As an adult, I fully appreciate it. Even in a somewhat unfinished state I consider it a fun game. I don't find that it can satisfy me for endless hours, but I can give it a couple hours of enjoyable mayhem. If it was better, that'd be great, but as it stands I still think it's alright. Mostly because it is my kind of thing. I will say the AI can be a bit too quick to react considering the difficult controls for us humans.… Expand
  24. kifli
    Feb 13, 2014
    5
    this game is fun but as said in IGN review it is a bunch of cool ideas tied together , no on-line? I am ok whit that but whit out a good campaign and more missions it have the punctuation that it deserve.
  25. Scorcher24
    Feb 8, 2014
    0
    The game was releases unfinished. It was under the promise that it will be finished. Since over one year, there has not been a single patch or even a word from the developer. He took the money and ran.

    The game has numerous game breaking bugs that can be classified as show stoppers. Given the price of 20$ for this game, this is simply unacceptable.
  26. chickenman158
    Jan 11, 2014
    7
    Minecraft got a 93 while this got a 44? Bah. Hypocrisy at it's finest.

    This game has been playable on any machine for me. Sure, considering it is designed for single core machines, it is a lot slower than it should be, but multi-core processors were a big thing in the early 2000s or late 1990's, and weren't available commercially. When you design an engine, it is really hard to go back    Minecraft got a 93 while this got a 44? Bah. Hypocrisy at it's finest.

    This game has been playable on any machine for me. Sure, considering it is designed for single core machines, it is a lot slower than it should be, but multi-core processors were a big thing in the early 2000s or late 1990's, and weren't available commercially. When you design an engine, it is really hard to go back and fix it. In fact, to be able to support a multi-core processor, you need to completely redesign the engine. They are a pain to have a program utilize.

    As for gameplay, the metagame gets old really fast, but I find lots of the senario battles are fun, as you can find different ways to solve a problem. The game truly depends on user generated content, but, then again, so do a huge amount of the crap indie games out there.

    I can accept bad graphics in this case, as each pixel can be physics object, therefore, HD gameplay would make the lag worse than it already is.

    As for multiplayer, there was a mod adding multiplayer, but it was not the easiest thing to make, or update. I would

    As for the developer insulting and leaving the community, there are reasons. Justifiable reasons. You treated him as if he was a corporate entity. You expected everything to be fixed on the spot. He made the game to make the game, not to listen to your **** It's his game after all, your choice if you wanted to buy it. Also, he has a job, and a life.

    The learning curve is a bit like, I dunno, a challenge? The amount of games who are actually hard is incredibly small. Don't expect to be able to pickup and play like COD, this is a RTS, not some silly run around shooting people and swearing over the internet. (Ok, maybe it is silly.)

    I would say play it before you buy it. If you like it, you can then buy it, and fool around. If you can't figure it out, you didn't waste any money.    … Expand
  27. lazatoy
    Nov 24, 2013
    9
    First off: REALLY IGN?
    Now: This game is great and fun! The game is fun to mod, and if you like games with mods like quake, this would be recommended, BUT NOT FOR THE CAMPAIGN. The 2 hour long campaign is very hit and miss, where as there are also difficulty bumps. What are difficulty bumps? Difficulty bumps are where there is a easy level then the next level is REALLY hard, and    First off: REALLY IGN?
    Now: This game is great and fun! The game is fun to mod, and if you like games with mods like quake, this would be recommended, BUT NOT FOR THE CAMPAIGN. The 2 hour long campaign is very hit and miss, where as there are also difficulty bumps. What are difficulty bumps? Difficulty bumps are where there is a easy level then the next level is REALLY hard, and afterwards and the next level is REALLY EASY, The tutorial, however can be useful and fun. Mods can be crazy and fun, like for example, There is a mod that gives you ALLOT OF CRAP, that can be fun to screw with! Endless Skirmishes can be fun too, and lets not forget multiplayer (It's local ONLY, so a controller MIGHT be recommended). I have heard of some bugs but I never found any. So overall SCREW THE CRITICS THIS GAME IS EPIC, only pay attention to the reviews because of: Bugs? and/or the hit and miss campaign.    … Expand
  28. XLBaron
    Aug 31, 2013
    10
    This game is brilliat!Like ol good times returnes.Awsone multiplayer who based not in this 1 hour-scripts,mixed with hi-poly models with scenario for morons.Must have on steam who sick from Modern Moron Game Developing Unstopoble conveyor.Best Indie game iv ever see....
  29. connor2232
    Aug 16, 2013
    9
    i did not get to play the game yet but the detail shows that the game is going to be BIG!
    all i can find about the game was on youtube. to me is looked superb but one thing i found missing,
    all of the minor or should I say majorly stupid AI. so far I love the game, but when the full game comes out,
    it better be good
  30. wizegamer
    Aug 5, 2013
    2
    You have been permanently banned from all Cortex Command discussions.
    You were banned by a Cortex Command developer.
    Reason: "Trolling" truth is this game is fun but has horrible game breaking bugs that the developer refuses to discuss or talk about. i bought this game just like everyone else but when i went to the discussion area to talk about how proper game ending code was missing,    You have been permanently banned from all Cortex Command discussions.
    You were banned by a Cortex Command developer.
    Reason: "Trolling"

    truth is this game is fun but has horrible game breaking bugs that the developer refuses to discuss or talk about. i bought this game just like everyone else but when i went to the discussion area to talk about how proper game ending code was missing, i was banned and refused the right to talk about the game i had bought. i am pretty sure there is freedom of speech bull i could bring up BUT THE TRUTH IS I JUST WANT THE GAME TO BE GREAT but sadly it inst. i give it a 2 for 4 hours of game fun but no prolong-able enjoyment.    … Expand
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#74 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#92 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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44

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. SpazioGames
    Dec 4, 2012
    65
    Despite some issues with the price and the struggling about understanding the mechanics behind it, Cortex Command is simply a good retro-looking game.
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  2. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 2, 2012
    30
    An unfinished game that requires much more attention before it can realise its incredible promise. [Dec 2012, p.82]
  3. PC Gamer
    Nov 15, 2012
    40
    Occasionally entertaining, but plagued by AI bugs and hamstrung by a clunky user interface. Less than the sum of its parts.
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