Screeps: Arena

About

"Screeps: Arena" is a real-time strategy game where you program and control AI entities to battle against others in a variety of arenas. Use your strategic skills and creativity to build and optimize your code to defeat opponents, earn rewards, and climb the leaderboards. With a focus on player-driven content and a growing community, Screeps: Arena offers a unique and challenging experience for both new and experienced programmers.

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90%

Audience ScoreBased on 40 reviews

grinding1 negative mentions

The game offers a genuinely fun experience with a tight iteration loop, allowing players to code their bots, analyze matches, and improve their strategies.
It provides a challenging and satisfying environment for programmers, with a strong sense of accomplishment when successfully debugging and optimizing code.
The game has a unique concept that combines coding with competitive gameplay, making it a must-have for programming enthusiasts.

The game appears to be abandoned by the developers, with the last update in 2022 and a lack of community engagement, leading to a cautious recommendation.
The documentation and API can be confusing and lacking, making it difficult for new players, especially those without programming experience, to get started.
The user interface is clunky, and there are bugs that detract from the overall experience, indicating that the game is still in an early access state.

gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
60%
The gameplay is characterized by engaging mechanics and strategic coding elements, providing a fun and competitive experience. While the user interface can be clunky and occasional bugs may arise, these issues do not significantly detract from the overall enjoyment. Players can expect a fast-paced environment, especially when compared to slower gameplay styles in similar titles.
- “Actual coding, strategy, interesting mechanics, and a fun time overall.”
- “The UI is a bit clunky, you might encounter a bug here and there, but the core mechanics of the game kick ass!”
- “Good pick if you want more fast-paced, competitive gameplay compared to the slow-empire build of Screeps: World.”
- “The UI is a bit clunky; you might encounter a bug here and there, but the core mechanics of the game kick ass!”
- “Presumably, I earn more keys by playing the game mode I chose to unlock first, but this isn't a mechanic I'd expect from a game that isn't free to play.”
- “This isn't a major obstacle to play since you get one for free and the keys are easy to earn, but it's a fairly pointless mechanic.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers suggest that the graphics could benefit from more rewarding visual elements, such as subtle aesthetic items, to enhance the overall player experience.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express frustration with the grinding aspect of the game, particularly the need to manually farm fame daily across various modes, suggesting that an automated system would enhance the experience by reducing repetitive tasks.
- “Fame should be automatically farmed by your current algorithm instead of having to do the annoying chore of farming it every day for every mode.”