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Screeps: World is an open source MMO RTS sandbox game for programming enthusiasts. You control your colony by writing JavaScript code that executes 24/7 in a massive, persistent world alongside other programmers.

Screeps: World is a programming, strategy and massively multiplayer game developed and published by Screeps and LLC.
Released on November 16th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,982 reviews of which 1,729 were positive and 253 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Screeps: World into these genres:

Programming Strategy Massively Multiplayer Open World Sandbox Logic Base-Building RTS Minimalist Difficult Economy Hacking Indie Colony Sim Idler Simulation Artificial Intelligence Building Asynchronous Multiplayer Management

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Windows

Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space

MacOS

Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space

Linux

Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space

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Feb. 2026

Screeps – A game that rewards thinking, not grinding Screeps is not a traditional game, and that is exactly its strength. There is no story to follow, no levels to rush through, and no “win screen” waiting at the end. Instead, Screeps offers a persistent world where your code is the player, and your job is to design systems that survive, adapt, and improve over time. What makes Screeps special is that it doesn’t test your reflexes or your ability to memorize mechanics. It tests your ability to think in systems: How do you keep something running when parts fail? How do you prioritize under limited resources? How do you avoid complexity turning into chaos? The game is brutally honest. If your logic is fragile, your colony collapses. If your assumptions are wrong, time will expose them. This makes Screeps deeply educational, but not in a “tutorial” way. You don’t learn programming because the game explains it to you. You learn because the world reacts to your decisions continuously, even when you are offline. It’s also worth noting what Screeps is not: It’s not casual. It’s not fast gratification. It’s not about constant competition unless you choose it to be. If you enjoy reflection, long-term thinking, automation, and building something that can run calmly without constant intervention, Screeps is incredibly rewarding. If you want instant action or hand-holding, it probably isn’t. Screeps feels less like a game you “play” and more like a laboratory for autonomy, resilience, and system design. That’s rare. And that’s why it deserves to be played. Long life Screeps

Oct. 2025

I need to do this for school. But I hate javascript... SOOOO I despise this game. horrible. nice job to the creators though, just not for me.

Sept. 2025

Fun Scripting. Although the learning curve is basically mount Everest

July 2025

If you like programming and if you like problem solving with a RTS-like system. This is a perfect game for that. Even if you don't like Javascript there are many toolings that allow using basically anything that can compile to WASM. From Rust to C# to C++ everything can be used even if the underlying game is running JS and Node You basically try to write code so you have to play the game as little as possible. But problems always arise from your code breaking to needing to expand or dying to invader or other players. You are never done Optimizing and expanding your code. A little tip for new player: Start on Shard3 world and don't use Open source projects as your starting point. try to learn it on your own and only look at them at them to get ideas on how to handle things never copy

May 2025

It's an incredibly fun and challenging game if you're a programmer looking to do something fun with programming. In my opinion, it's even good preparation to learn video game programming. Many of the mindsets you have to learn to "play" Screeps well will also serve you well while programming your own video game. [*]Your code runs in a main loop that starts from the beginning every frame. [*]Therefore you cannot animate or progress your entities in loops like you would in a web page. Your inner loops hold up the current tick just like they would hold up the current frame in a video game. [*]Therefore you have to read the state of everything once per frame, track your goals, increment progress towards completing them, and then save it and start over again. [*]One of the resources you must manage is CPU usage. Therefore, also like a video game, you have to write efficient code. For example, you shouldn't generate a path for your entities to follow every turn. You generate it once, save it to memory, and then make them step along it frame-by-frame. See what I mean? This game could be a lifelong hobby if you can get past the steep learning curve. Some people download someone else's code and modify it, but I recommend writing it yourself from scratch. It's far more rewarding when you see your units moving around and doing stuff, and you know it was your blood, sweat, and tears that made it happen.

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Screeps: World is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

Screeps: World is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

Screeps: World received 1,729 positive votes out of a total of 1,982 achieving a rating of 8.34.

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Screeps: World was developed and published by Screeps and LLC.

Screeps: World is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Screeps: World is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Screeps: World is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Screeps: World offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Screeps: World offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There is a DLC available for Screeps: World. Explore additional content available for Screeps: World on Steam.

Screeps: World is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Screeps: World does not support Steam Remote Play.

Screeps: World does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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Developer

Screeps, LLC

Publisher

Screeps, LLC

Release 16 Nov 2016

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