Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

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Creeper World 3: Cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain.

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Developer:
Knuckle Cracker
Release date:
27 March 2014
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (13)
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (3246)

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Description

Creeper World 3: Cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation.

Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.

Creeper World 3 bends what it means to be a strategy title.

Instead of heavily scripted A.I., players find themselves engaging an enemy with theoretically predictable behavior yet which is shockingly interesting to engage. Players can build fortifications and stick around forever. Players can go for domination, quick strategic kills, or amass huge stockpiles of resources. Some play for speed, others to create art. Tiny maps, large maps, five minute missions, five day missions... the simulation scales to handle all of these scenarios.

User generated content is critical and supported at multiple levels in Creeper World 3.

Dial up worlds using the DMD (Dial Map Device) and tweak dozens of constraints. Then, play and share the addresses via an on-line database. Create your own maps using the built-in map editor and upload and share on-line. Or, join with thousands of other players and peruse the databases of worlds created by others. Want to create a new weapon, a unit, an enemy, or an effect? Use the built in scripting language to create what you dream. Hundreds of engine commands are exposed and examples abound on the forums and grow daily. You can even take the built in story maps and make your own. In fact, all of the built in story missions were written using the built-in editor and the CRPL scripting language.

Some of the high level features are:

  • Thermodynamic/fluid physics based play.
  • Billions of total missions.
  • Story arc with insane and unique enemies.
  • Explore hundreds of star systems with thousands of worlds in Prospector missions.
  • Hundreds of hand crafted missions in the Alpha Sector.
  • Dial up your own mission worlds using the 'Dial Map Device' and share the address.
  • Create your own maps using the included map editor.
  • Play on maps of variable size, dimension, and shape.
  • Script your own enemies and effects using the built in scripting language.
  • Terraform the landscape during missions to take the higher ground.
  • Discover experimental weapons that devastate the enemy.
  • Share thousands of unique maps with an established, enthusiastic on-line community.
  • Features a unique, original, and awesome soundtrack.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows XP
Processor:
Single Core 2 GHz
Memory:
1 GB RAM
Graphics:
Shader Model 2.0 or better
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
500 MB available space

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7 or later
Processor:
Dual Core 2Ghz
Memory:
4 GB RAM
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
1 GB available space

User reviews

The Man With No Name
Recommended | 16 May 2026
21.7h played

🧐 My Opinion 🧐 Creeper World 3 is a good and quite original strategy game built around one strong idea: instead of fighting classic enemy units, you fight against a spreading liquid enemy that slowly floods the map.

Helpful: 5
Mr.Fox_88
Recommended | 25 Jun 2026
107h played

Great game. Sorta relaxing to play but don't let it get away from you. Some maps are actually really hard! Some maps are easy. I have enjoyed this one. The story introduces mechanics of the game, but the random maps are

Helpful: 0
Sr. Xyz
Recommended | 04 Jun 2026
327h played

This game is great! The strategy is more focused on the beginning of the game, setting up a strong enough defense for your base to block the enemy's advance. After that, it's somewhat repetitive, but in a cool way. The

Helpful: 4
Coding Carl
Recommended | 26 Apr 2026
445h played

This is an absolutely amazing game. I love everything about it. The real fun for me was in the community maps. Especially the "PAC" and "CSM" maps. Those were so much fun. Sadly I've played the game out so much and

Helpful: 3
nikow
Not recommended | 29 May 2026
18.9h played

It was very fun and relaxing game until it broke 6 years ago and not longer run okey on Linux. I love the systems and flexibility how to tackle campaign missions, but They broke it at some point and it's not longer

Helpful: 1
Shit lizard
Not recommended | 28 Jun 2026
13.3h played

Was a fun semi-casual experience but progression becomes gated behind very difficulty time sensitive missions later on, not the vibe I was enjoy so far and really ruined it for me. You might like it though I don't know,

Helpful: 1