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 (19)
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (3234)

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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

KuroMegumi
Recommended | 26 Feb 2026
91.8h played

I love this came I been playing these series for years now. it is a strategy tower defense, I usually hate tower defense but this is one exception. I love this game series and this one is my favorite to return to.

Helpful: 0
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: 2
Acubens
Recommended | 30 Apr 2026
234h played

Truly an indie pearl that rivals and surpasses most AAAs today. Great OST and graphics that work. Very unique RTS, with a campaign that is already a legendary saga in the scale of ages, and almost infinite levels and

Helpful: 1
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: 1
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: 0
The Turtle Hermit
Recommended | 23 Feb 2026
544h played

Is Creeper World 3 the greatest game of all time? Yes. Yes it is. I refuse to accept any other cannon. This is a tower defense game where rather than being on a fixed path your enemy is a liquid. Fight back using a

Helpful: 0