Earth 2160
Sci-fi real-time strategy with four factions and distinct base designs
Reality Pump Studios · Published by Topware Interactive, ACE · Released Apr 1, 2006
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 1,552
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 4
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Jun 10, 2021
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Earth 2160?
A sci-fi real-time strategy game set on Mars after Earth's destruction, where human survivors, hostile machines, and awakened aliens clash. You build bases and command units in campaigns, skirmishes, and multiplayer matches.
For you if...
- +you like building bases with distinct faction designs
- +you want to customize units for sci-fi battles
- +you enjoy both campaigns and skirmish matches
Not for you if...
- −you prefer turn-based planning over real-time battles
- −you want combat without building and managing bases
What players say
72% of 1,552 reviews are positive
Players praise the distinct faction designs, base building, and unit customization. They complain about clunky controls, dated graphics, and needing community fixes to run the game on newer systems.
Screenshots and trailer
Earth 2160 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Intel/AMD Single Core CPU with 2.0 GHz 1 GB RAM DirectX 9.0 compatible graphics card with 128 MB RAM DirectX compatible sound card 2.0 GB free disk space Broad band Internet connection Keyboard and Mouse
Recommended
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Intel/AMD Core Duo CPU with 2.0 GHz 2 GB RAM Graphics Card with Shader 2.0 support and 256 MB DirectX compatible sound card 2.5 GB free disk space Broad band Internet connection Keyboard and Mouse
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- Reality Pump
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Polish, Russian. Text only: Czech.
Tags
- Base Building
- Space
- RTS
- Real-Time
- Strategy
- Action RPG
- Post-apocalyptic
- Historical
- Action
- Simulation
- Sci-fi
- Pixel Graphics
- Atmospheric
- Aliens
- Futuristic
- Resource Management
Recent updates
- Jun 10, 2021 · Updating the game for Linux.
- Feb 16, 2016 · Available for Linux & Steam OS now!
- Oct 1, 2015 · Mac OSX Version available!
2 DLC available.
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