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A strategy game with a new kind of enemy, Calyx puts you in charge of a space mining outpost, locked in battle against powerful plant-aliens. Build your base, gather resources, assemble your forces, and take on the Calyx. With only an out-of-date AI for company, can you survive?

Calyx is a early access, rts and base building game developed and published by Studio 568.
Released on January 29th 2026 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 313 reviews of which 279 were positive and 34 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Calyx into these genres:

Early Access RTS Base Building Strategy Sci-fi Management Resource Management Tower Defense Action RTS Colony Sim Outbreak Sim PvE Economy Real Time Tactics Space 3D Isometric Third Person Mars Top-Down

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 or AMD FX-8350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380X, 4 GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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Feb. 2026
I just completed the currently available campaign. It is alright. I'd recommend putting it on your Wishlist but don't buy it until it is on sale. $15 at full price is a better price point imo. When compared to C&C Remastered at a similar price point it is just way more simple of a game. It is repetitive and combat with the AI forces does not feel good as their actions are basic and easy to manipulate.
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Feb. 2026
I love calyx. That's what hooked me - similar concept to creeper world series, you slowly and methodically get rid of pests. I hate liquidator. I dont like the mechanics of it - no economy, no mining, just increasing in power and spawning bigger and bigger waves of tanks. You can't hit its economy, but in most cases way to go is either letting calyx eat it, or drive around their tanks to kill the factory. Except last mission, where there's no calyx and you dont have that many options. All in all, I want more calyx and less liquidator. Research - I like secondary goals in missions to unlock more research points. Research itself however - I'd like more permanent/passive upgrades. When playing campaign, I don't really like this idea of starcraft-like having to start completely from scratch and unlock every single unit. Because of that, I've never built a single fire tank or fire turret, because I had other priorities, and by the time they were done - I was ready for my final push into enemies. I know there are some passive upgrades, like more damage and starting units, but I just hate that I have to unlock healer on every single map. Mining building throughput is also something to look at - early game my harvesters are almost always backed up and then I go into "harvester stopped" territory. It's also not very clear to me how the resources refresh and how many are availble at any time. Oh, and something about bulwarks - their range shows as 360, but it feels like they won't rotate their cannon completely behind them. Goliaths show it in their range. All in all, I like the game, hope you keep at it!
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Jan. 2026
This game takes me way back to my childhood of red alert. And when my pc broke I used ms paint to make maps and I would imagine this tug of war between a the blue and red brush tool. Its so good. The constant wave of attack and getting over that satisfying tipping point. Really fun. And the end game recap is exactly like my ms paint maps. So satisfying. I also haven't encountered any bugs so far. Highly recommended.
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Jan. 2026
If you've ever played creeper world 4, it plays exactly like that but with a focus on units instead of turrets. its a bit expensive for what you're getting so i would recommend waiting till its had a few more updates.
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Jan. 2026
Finally! Era of RTS is returning! Slowly, but returning. An innovative take on RTS genre, where your enemy is flora of the planet itself. Tactical pause + speed controls included. So far I'm very satisfied. I believe that it worth every penny that I paid for it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Calyx is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.

Calyx is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.

Calyx received 279 positive votes out of a total of 313 achieving a rating of 8.22.
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Calyx was developed and published by Studio 568.

Calyx is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Calyx is not playable on MacOS.

Calyx is not playable on Linux.

Calyx is a single-player game.

Calyx does not currently offer any DLC.

Calyx does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Calyx does not support Steam Remote Play.

Calyx is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Release 29 Jan 2026
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