Interloper

Interloper

Fair · Multiplayer · 2015

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Free and middling. Worth a look if the genre is yours.

Length
1.4h
Price
Free to play
Reviews
85% of 409 positive

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

Raising the score
ValueFree
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews85% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 83% after the small-sample adjustment
Reach35K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). A free game has no price to weigh, so this is its value read
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
RefundsFree
A free game cannot be refunded, so the label never applies
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Interloper is an online multiplayer real-time strategy game with matches that take only 5 minutes. Instead of destroying your opponent, you win by claiming domain. By predicting your opponent's movements, you corner them to claim the entire map.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Support Shader Model 3.0, 297 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

The value story

On value it sits in the top 12 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 85 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Dummynation ($11.99, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats Call to Arms ($14.99, scores 56).

More about Interloper

Critics scored it 77. Players sit 8 points higher at 85 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.

The drop-off

10% start to 5% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No 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

You've almost captured your opponent, and then he goes invisible and appears on the other side of the map, starting to retake everything, and you're like, "Damn, I forgot about invisibility."
purplEyesRecommendedafter 49hNov 2025Read on Steam
2 more reviews
Dear Monogon Team, I hope you guys are doing well. I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt congratulations on the success of "Interloper." Your game is a fantastic example of how simplicity, clean design, and engaging mechanics can come together to create something truly special. It's a joy to play and has provided a lot of challenging fun. I hope you bring this to the app store! I know that every project...
seabee2127Recommendedafter 5.6hSep 2024Read on Steam
It is simple, it is easy to pick up, it is fast paced, it is a joy to play, and it is completely dead. And not even in the "all the lobbies are empty" sense of dead, the servers are down so you cannot even play it with your mates. The developer has completely abandoned it and I am not sure why. The fact that it is a small indie game with no players isn't a reason, as other indie RTS games such as 0 AD are in the...
umnikosRecommendedafter 7.1hAug 2024Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

Cite this score

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Interloper scores 58/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/356420/interloper
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+8
Critics77
Players85
Metacritic critics · 409 Steam player reviews

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperMonogon Games
PublisherMonogon Games
GenreMultiplayer
Released2015
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements20