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CODE2040

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43%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
43% User Score Based on 335 reviews

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CODE2040 is a single player and multiplayer open world shooter game with warfare and anime themes. It was developed by WANIN Games and was released on February 2, 2021. It received neutral reviews from players.

CODE2040 is a teamwork-focused multiplayer online shooting/battle royale game with three people as a team. In the year of 2040, when energy is extremely scarce, you must adventure into the Outside to explore new energy sources. Accomplish the mission and return safely.

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43%Audience ScoreBased on 335 reviews
gameplay17 positive mentions
optimization8 negative mentions
  • Unique battle royale mechanics including explosive collars, authentication stations, and teleport escape objective add freshness to the gameplay.
  • Smooth and enjoyable gunplay and movement with good weapon customization and multiple views available.
  • Visually appealing graphics and interesting sci-fi thematic elements, including PvE monsters and giant creatures, enhance immersion.
  • Extremely low player base causing very long matchmaking times and often making the game unplayable.
  • Poor optimization leading to high hardware requirements, performance issues, and crashes on many systems.
  • Lack of marketing and community engagement resulted in rapid player decline and eventual server shutdown.

  • gameplay

    45 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 53% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions

    The gameplay of Code2040 is praised for its unique mechanics, smooth controls, and fresh twists on the battle royale formula, offering an enjoyable and tactical experience despite some bugs and unfinished UI elements. However, it suffers from a low player base causing long queue times, occasional clunkiness, and lack of certain features like shoulder toggle and leaning, which some feel makes it feel stiff or less polished. Overall, while not groundbreaking, the gameplay has strong potential and is considered fun and creative by many who have played it.

    • “Code2040 had a couple of unique mechanics, which helped make it stand out from the crowd of battle royale games.”
    • “The gameplay is pretty smooth and the objectives feel fresh compared to Apex and Warzone.”
    • “That leads to a very welcome reduction of getting killed by random campers, which is a problem in the traditional battle royale genre, and shifts the gameplay more in the direction of a Counter-Strike alike setting, with the goal of attacking and defending specific locations, but in this case against multiple squads.”
    • “Boring gameplay and full of bugs.”
    • “Aside from being dead already, it's just a battle royale with a few changes trying to make the gameplay 'stand out,' but in the end, it's the same old wolf with new fur on top.”
    • “While the game clearly lacks mechanics like changing shoulder view, leaning, etc., which sadly makes the game a bit stiff to play, as well as the lack of players causing queue times of 1-5 minutes, I still had fun playing this.”

  • graphics

    29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    34% positive mentions, 52% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The game's graphics receive mixed feedback, with many praising the beautiful visuals, sci-fi art style, and smooth performance on high settings, while others criticize poor optimization, outdated textures, and lag issues. Overall, visuals are considered good or decent but not exceptional, and optimization remains a common concern.

    • “The visuals of code2040 were actually rather beautiful, like you would wish for every 2021 video game to have, but the visual beauty came with a price.”
    • “The gameplay was smooth, the sci-fi scenario well captured and the visuals didn't disappoint.”
    • “For an out-of-the-blue free-to-play, top notch graphics.”
    • “This game has completely horrible bad graphics and textures.”
    • “Very bad game, slow to get on server, takes 10 minutes to find game, rugs graphics and no good handling.”
    • “The graphics look similar to Black Desert Online, but feel very outdated by 2021.”

  • optimization

    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    17% positive mentions, 48% neutral mentions, 35% negative mentions

    Optimization for the game is widely criticized, with many users experiencing stuttering, crashes, and memory leaks even on mid to high-end hardware. While some players report smooth performance on lower settings or decent rigs, overall the game suffers from poor optimization that significantly impacts the gameplay experience. Improvements are needed to stabilize performance and reduce technical issues.

    • “As far as performance on the default settings, my PC did just fine even with a GTX 1650.”
    • “The game isn't bad, and it’s pretty good performance-wise on launch day.”
    • “Performance is fine, it holds framerate at most points, feels nice.”
    • “This game suffered from memory leaks and a lack of optimization, causing it to grind to a halt rather quickly.”
    • “It's so horribly optimized that when I get into a game and I'm loading in, it crashes instantly.”
    • “Visuals look amazing on higher settings, but it seems pretty poorly optimized.”

  • monetization

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    8% positive mentions, 9% neutral mentions, 83% negative mentions

    The game's monetization is primarily through in-game purchases for cosmetic skins, with no pay-to-win advantages, maintaining fair gameplay. However, the use of ads is tied to an aim-down-sights mode with zero recoil, which some players find annoying and suggest could be improved with separate controls. Additionally, the game lacks sufficient advertising to attract a larger player base despite its free-to-play model and potential.

    • “It's a free game for now with the option for in-game purchases of mostly skins and not weapon advantages.”
    • “Every gun has a fair bit of recoil and bullet spread unless you ADS, then it's just zero recoil and zero bullet spread.”
    • “But you already can make in-game purchases.”
    • “Always ADS.”

  • story

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The story in the game is generally seen as epic and engaging, with interesting missions and mechanics, though some users note it lacks depth or is minimal compared to typical single-player narratives. Many acknowledge the challenge of developing a compelling story in PvP-focused games.

    • “The story of code2040 is a nearly tragic tale.”
    • “☑️ Epic story”
    • “The overall goal - there seems to be some interesting missions/mechanics within the game.”
    • “Developers often opt for PvP-only as developing single player content is difficult and requires capable storytelling, writing, level design, and a wide range of other game development skills and talent.”
    • “This game has no story.”
    • “Like playing Temple Runner for the story.”

  • music

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The game's music and sound effects, including gunshots and footsteps, are precise and well-fitting to the gameplay, particularly in menus. However, some users find the unskippable, loud intro music frustrating due to the inability to adjust volume until it ends.

    • “The soundtrack in the menus fit the game well, and sound effects like gunshots, EMPs, or footsteps were precise, clear, and sounded as intended.”
    • “Fitting soundtrack and sound effects.”
    • “Music.”
    • “Unskippable intro with loud music that cannot be changed until it finishes.”

  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent bugs and freezing issues that disrupt gameplay, including long unskippable cutscenes that can cause the system to lock. Despite these stability problems, some users still find the gameplay enjoyable.

    • “I hate this whole game, very buggy and choppy.”
    • “First time I play, it makes me watch a long cutscene and then it freezes, not letting me use my PC. I had to restart as it just locked my screen.”

  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is praised for its humor, with many users finding it genuinely funny and underrated. Additionally, some reviews themselves are noted to be quite hilarious.

    • “Funny and underrated game, definitely give it a try!”
    • “Reading some of the reviews is pretty hilarious.”
    • “Funny”

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users highlight the game's replayability as exceptional, describing it as infinitely replayable with enduring appeal.

    • “Infinitely replayable”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The atmosphere of the game is currently mixed, with some players finding potential for greatness, but concerns remain due to a toxic in-game chat and a less-than-ideal work environment reported by some developers. Despite these issues, the game still offers an experience worth trying in its current state.

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CODE2040 is a open world shooter game with warfare and anime themes. Common tags for CODE2040 include free to play, futuristic, third person, story rich, battle royale and others.

CODE2040 is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing CODE2040.

CODE2040 was released on February 2, 2021.

CODE2040 was developed by WANIN Games.

CODE2040 has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked CODE2040 for its gameplay but disliked it for its optimization.

CODE2040 is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Crucible Beta, Ring of Elysium, Hawked, VEILED EXPERTS, Super People and others.