Cortex Command

Cortex Command

Steam Deck Unsupported

Data Realms · Strategy · Sep 28, 2012

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

72%
Mostly Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise10% are divided40% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
TL;DR I recommend a game and love playing it, has mild replayability.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Okay, This game has been out for 9 years on steam and there's still no online multiplayer well there is one in beta but it doesn't work and it well crash your game.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ interesting pixel graphics
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
in my honest opinion, it's a pretty good game, you'll probably get a few laughs and good times out of it, also seeing as how you can play with buddies split-screen, but you will definately also rage at it once in a while.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design in Cortex Command is excellent.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay34 reviews
Multiplayer27 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Co-op10 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters47 reviews
62%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat33 reviews
82%
Crashes20 reviews
80%
Interface17 reviews
35%
Bugs14 reviews
64%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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