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Cortex Command

Data Realms · Data Realms, LLC · 2012-09-28

Steam

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

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!

5
playing now
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Cortex Command is set a few hundred years into the future, where the now cybernetic human race is able to travel between stars and has already met several alien civilizations. Interstellar trade and prosperity reigns, but there is always an ever-expanding frontier to explore and exploit for precious resources. In this gold rush of galactic proportions, fantastic adventure and brutal competition awaits. You play as the boss of a small gold mining company that has just arrived at a newly discovered Earth-like planet. The large space ship that brought you here along with many other adventurers (Storyline via IGDB)

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Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorRemote Play Together

Census log

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