Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal is a tower defense, strategy and indie game developed and published by Knuckle Cracker.
Released on March 27th 2014 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 4,647 reviews of which 4,487 were positive and 160 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal into these genres:

Tower Defense Strategy Indie RTS Singleplayer Sci-fi Real-Time with Pause Simulation Base-Building Level Editor Top-Down Addictive Resource Management 2D Survival Real-Time Pixel Graphics Sandbox Great Soundtrack Casual

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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
  • OS *: Windows XP
  • Processor: Single Core 2 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader Model 2.0 or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.6
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

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Dec. 2025
War of attrition in 2D format, give ground now so you can build to outpace later.
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Dec. 2025
In my eyes, Creeper World 3 is the quintessential Creeper World game of the entire series. If you want to try any of these games out, I highly recommend starting with this installment first. This is a great cozy game for me, and provides a very satisfying cycle of a tough setup followed by a mapwide cleanup of creeper. While the game gives you a frankly excessive amount of weapons and structures to play around with, it is nice to have a variety of ways to approach the same problem: how do I clear the creeper off of this map? I do think many people feel understandably underwhelmed with the game as a result of the primary campaign, as only a few levels provide any sizeable challenge (which is a disappointment). However, with a random level generator (DMD), multiple post-game campaigns (Prospector Zone, Tormented Space, Alpha Sector), and user-made levels; you can very easily dial how difficult you want your experience to be. Other Creeper Worlds in the franchise have innovated in ways for the better or for the worse, and I stand by that this provides the overall best Creeper World experience. It plays well and introduces new mechanics at a good pace, it is the nicest looking game in the entire series (IMO), and provides numerous tools to extend the game's lifespan far beyond the base campaign. If you enjoy this iteration of Creeper World, you will most likely find a lot of enjoyment from the other games in the series.
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Nov. 2025
played the game for a couple thousand hours. how can i give it a thumbs down after playing it that much?
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July 2025
Good campaign and strong gameplay, but this game really shines in the custom maps functionality. I have spent the vast majority of my (364 atm) hours playing custom maps with custom game rules, completely flipping the game on its head, most are more addictive than any other part of the game, which is good already. Downside is it's a bit flaky to load on newer PCs (Win 10 and 11), but once you get into a game it's fine.
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June 2025
One of the best defense strategy games ever. It's depth and detail of strategic options are inversely proportional to the depth and detail of the graphics which give you just what you need, maybe a little bit more. So maybe not inversely proportional because the graphics would have to be horrible for that to be mathematically accurate and really the graphics aren't bad, just simple and that's fine. I like it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal received 4,487 positive votes out of a total of 4,647 achieving an impressive rating of 9.29.
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Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal was developed and published by Knuckle Cracker.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal is a single-player game.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal does not currently offer any DLC.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal 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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