$19.99Cortex Command
Cortex Command is a 2D sci-fi battle sandbox where you guard a vulnerable brain, mine gold, and break into the enemy bunker. With co-op friends on the same screen, you can team up or split 2 vs 2 and turn every match into flying debris, collapsed tunnels, and bad plans that somehow work.
Is Cortex Command worth it?
Cortex Command is worth it if…
- you like co-op games where teamwork quickly turns chaotic
- you like building bunkers, digging tunnels, and blowing them up again
- you like replayable sandboxes with physics and lots of mods
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Guard the brain, crack theirs
Every fight comes down to one fragile object: your cortex, tucked inside a bunker, while the enemy cortex waits in theirs. You order expendable soldiers, mechas, and landing craft from a buying menu at any time, then drop them where you need them by rocket or dropship. You mine gold from the terrain to pay for it all, and you sell ships and gear back when plans change. With co-op friends, one of you can hold the tunnels while another pilots a digger up from below into the enemy base.
A battlefield that falls apart
The ground here is fully destructible, and the physics keeps track of the mess. Explosions carve craters, bodies and wrecked ships pile up, and a dug tunnel stays dug. You build your own command bunker before most missions, shaping twisting passages and placing doors, traps, and turrets. Spend too much on concrete and guns, though, and there is little left once the shooting starts. Campaign maps keep their scars from fight to fight, with ruins, debris, and corpses layered into the dirt.
Four controllers, no mercy
This is local multiplayer for up to four, played with keyboard, mouse, or plugged-in controllers on a shared or split screen. You can run skirmish or campaign missions together against the CPU, or turn on each other in setups like 2 vs 2 or 1 vs 3. Factions give each side different soldiers, weapons, tools, and craft, so rematches feel different. It is a loud, retro pixel sandbox built for passing controllers around, arguing over gold, and launching another doomed assault.
Good to know?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. You can play skirmish and campaign missions alone against the CPU, switching between commanding troops and directly controlling one soldier, digger, or mecha at a time.
How does local co-op actually work?
Up to four people share the screen with flexible keyboard, mouse, and controller setups. Play campaign or skirmish missions together against the CPU, or face off in versus matches.
What do you spend gold on?
Gold pays for bodies, weapons, tools, diggers, and delivery craft. Rockets cost less but are harder to land, while dropships cost more and can place whole squads on rough ground.
Can you make your own stuff?
Yes. Built-in editors and simple text-based files let you design missions, soldiers, ships, weapons, tools, and bombs, then share them with friends.
