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2012PC82 % positive18.99 €

A 2D blend of shooter and real-time strategy where you play a disembodied brain remotely controlling many expendable clone and robot bodies. A fully destructible pixel world and physics chaos make every fight unpredictable.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Pixel art
  • Deep systems to master
  • Sci-fi setting

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2018PC75 % positive−75 % 14.99 € 3.74 €

Brings what grabs you about Cortex Command: a sandbox with your own goals, pixel art and co-op or multiplayer.

A pirate survival adventure in an endless procedurally generated ocean, where you sail, explore islands, upgrade ships, hunt and craft. Freedom and discovery matter far more than any story.

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Ruthnar Online

Pixel art

A free 2D sandbox MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy world, with crafting professions, four factions and guild wars. Players compete in arenas, stronghold sieges and battle royale modes.

Barotrauma

Deep systems to master

You crew a submarine with friends through the icy ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa. Every task, from reactor to weapons to hull leaks, matters, and small mistakes quickly spiral into chaotic survival.

Mindustry

Pixel art

Mindustry blends tower defense with factory building: you design conveyor networks and production chains to supply resources and ammo for defenses against enemy waves. It also offers a map editor, co-op and PvP.

Rusted Warfare

Pixel art

A 2D real-time strategy game with a pixel art look, recalling Total Annihilation with huge armies of tanks, ships and aircraft. It focuses on base building, resource management and cooperative or competitive skirmishes.

Empyrion: Galactic Survival

Sci-fi setting

A space sandbox survival game where you build your own ships, stations and planetary bases while exploring planets and deep space. Gathering resources, defending your bases and playing solo or with friends are at the core.

A Tale in the Desert

Deep systems to master

You live in a persistent online version of ancient Egypt where there is no combat at all. Crafting and trade run deep, and social and political maneuvering between players shapes the world.

PlanetSide 2

Sci-fi setting

A free-to-play MMO shooter where three factions fight over huge continents with hundreds of players, tanks and aircraft at once. Teamwork and combined-arms coordination matter far more than any story.

Arma 3

Deep systems to master

An uncompromising military simulation on vast open maps where tactics, teamwork and patience matter more than twitch reflexes. Its powerful editor and huge modding community provide nearly endless scenarios.

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