Frozen Cortex
Skip · Strategy · 2015
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 21, under the fair line, at $24.99.
- Length
- 4.3h
- Value
- $5.81/hr
- Reviews
- 71% of 273 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4, at about $2.49 (90% off). Calls like this were right 89% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
A hard-hitting simultaneous-turn-based tactical game from the creators of Frozen Synapse. Defeat your opponent’s plans on a randomly-generated playfield in this brutal futuresport.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Shader Model 3.0 & at least 1GB VRAM, 3 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
57 discounts in the 13 years on record, a median of 60 percent off across all of them, roughly 10 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 95 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 66 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Frozen Synapse ($24.99, scores 59) beats it on value, while it beats Blood Bowl 3 ($29.99, scores 0).
More about Frozen Cortex
79 on Metacritic, 71 percent from players. A gap this way round is usually launch damage or a slow decline.
The drop-off
60% start to <1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Frozen Cortex is an inventive futuristic sports strategy game that replaces traditional athletic competition with tactical planning, calculated positioning, and psychological warfare. Developed and published by Mode 7, the creators of Frozen Synapse, the game was released on February 19, 2015. Its unusual combination of simultaneous-turn-based strategy and robotic sports creates a distinctive experience where...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Tactical Football with some epic animations. Not your usual 100 yard field but its got a lot play and strategies required. Each player has a team 7 AI, that you control alone. Strength and weakness that need to be covered and used with your judgement. Predict where the enemy will go or try to intercept. Its astonishing to watch it play out and epic moments to be made.
Love the concept. I have been looking for a turn based simultaneous football game forever. Unfortunately this one is plagued by a LOT of problems. For starters, the Tutorial only covers the very basic concepts of the rules. It doesn't explain stats, free agency, positions, equipment, roster management or anything other than "here's how to run and pass." Secondly, the game has some pretty major glitches. Twice now I...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Frozen Cortex scores 21/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/237350/frozen-cortexReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.