Nostalgic old-school classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I miss the era of RTS games like this. It has so much soul compared to the polished but boring stuff we get today.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Earth 2160
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 70%Mostly Positive · 70%Reality Pump Studios2006Base Building · RTS · Strategy
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A quirky, deep sci-fi RTS with four very different factions and a great unit designer, held back by dated controls, clunky UI and an old activation system. Skip it if you want a polished modern RTS.
Great for
Fans of old-school, complex RTS who love customizing units and asymmetric factions
Main risk
Activation/DRM and dated clunky controls can block or sour the experience
What players love
Atmosphere, music and campaign story
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The atmosphere on Mars is just perfect.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Deep unit customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I wish modern RTS games had this level of customization. Being able to swap out chassis and weapons to counter the enemy is just brilliant design.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Radically different factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I love how each faction plays completely differently. UCS has mechs, ED has tanks, LC has floating tech, Aliens morph. It's true asymmetry.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Stable and runs well, incl. Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The game handles battles of hundreds of units without any slowdowns.”
Steam review · translated · 68.2 h played ↗
Modular base building
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Honestly this game was way ahead of its time with the modular base building.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Intrusive activation/registration DRM
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Game welcomes you with a registration form you better fill out if you don't want to be limited to "demo mode".”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Dated, clunky controls and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Bad U.i. (tiny at higher resolutions, unscalable/customizeable, no sense of direction from the maps POV)”
Steam review · 85.4 h played ↗
Frustrating unit-counter balance and difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The build-your-own-unit system tends to pit you in a nasty battle of rock paper scissors in designing your units.”
Steam review · 37.5 h played ↗
Won't run on modern systems, Mac or Linux
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Game is broken and does not want to start on W11, starts and insta closes.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Bad pathfinding and broken AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Pathfinding is a nightmare.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Multiplayer doesn't work
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Multiplayer doesn't work. It may run through private vpn, but it sucks, it is 2022 :(”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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