Frozen Cortex
Turn-based robot sports where both teams act at once
Mode 7 · Released Feb 19, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 175
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- May 25, 2017
Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)
What is Frozen Cortex?
A futuristic sports strategy game played in matches on randomly generated fields. You plan a customizable robot team's movements and positioning before both sides execute their orders simultaneously. You can play competitive online matches or single-player leagues and seasons, with a story about intrigue in the Global Cortex League.
For you if...
- +you enjoy anticipating opponents and planning around field geometry
- +you like managing rosters and salary caps across sports seasons
Not for you if...
- −you want direct control in a real-time sports game
What players say
72% of 175 reviews are positive
Players praise the balance between simple rules and tactical depth. Common complaints concern the clunky interface, inadequate explanations of team management, and lack of polish, with some also reporting crashes or match-breaking bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Frozen Cortex system requirements
Minimum: Shader Model 3.0 & at lea…, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Frozen Cortex?
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- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor
- 1.2GHz
- Graphics
- Shader Model 3.0 & at least 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Soundtrack Tier requires extra 1GB disk space, Mega & Ultimate Tiers require extra 4GB disk space.
Recommended
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
Does Frozen Cortex have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.
Does Frozen Cortex run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 13
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Frozen Cortex use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Sports
- Strategy
- Tactical
- Indie
- Turn-Based
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Multiplayer
- Great Soundtrack
- Singleplayer
- Robots
- Sci-fi
- Turn-Based Tactics
Recent updates
- May 14, 2015 · Controller Update
- May 14, 2015 · Controller Update
- Apr 14, 2015 · Frozen Cortex Manager update in beta - please help
- Apr 14, 2015 · Frozen Cortex Manager update in beta - please help
- Feb 23, 2015 · Patch for frequent crashes on OS X and Knockout Easy Saves
4 DLC available.
