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Anomaly: Warzone Earth vs Cortex Command

Anomaly: Warzone Earth is a strategy game from 11 bit studios (2011) while Cortex Command is a platformer sandbox game from Data Realms (2012).

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

2011 · 11 bit studios

7.3GamingPickz Score

$9.99

Steam: Very Positive

Cortex Command

2012 · Data Realms

5.8GamingPickz Score

$19.99

Steam: Mostly Positive

What each one is

Steam files Anomaly: Warzone Earth under Strategy. In contrast, it files Cortex Command under Platformer and Sandbox.

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!

Description from its Steam store page

Cortex Command

Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Anomaly: Warzone EarthCortex Command
GamingPickz Score7.3/105.8/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (87%, 4,688)Mostly Positive (72%, 6,034)
Critic aggregate80/10044/100
Price$9.99$19.99
Install size
Steam Deckunsupportedunsupported
Released20112012
Developer11 bit studiosData Realms

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Anomaly: Warzone Earth vs Cortex Command, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Anomaly: Warzone EarthStrategy game
    Cortex CommandPlatformer sandbox game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Anomaly: Warzone EarthStrategy, Indie, Tower Defense
    Cortex CommandStrategy, Indie, Action

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Anomaly: Warzone EarthScore 7.3 · 87% on Steam · 80 critic
    Cortex CommandScore 5.8 · 72% on Steam · 44 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,688 reviews
    Cortex Command6,034 reviews

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Anomaly: Warzone Earth$9.99
    Cortex Command$19.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Anomaly: Warzone EarthUnsupported
    Cortex CommandUnsupported

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Anomaly: Warzone Earth takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Anomaly: Warzone Earth (GamingPickz Score 7.3)
  • The cheaper right now: Anomaly: Warzone Earth ($9.99)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

StrategyIndieActionSci-fiSingleplayerRTSDifficult

Where they differ

Anomaly: Warzone Earth is also

Tower DefenseTouch-FriendlyTop-DownAliensArcade

Cortex Command is also

2DPhysicsSandboxPixel GraphicsModdableLocal Co-Op

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Anomaly: Warzone Earth is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Cortex Command is demanding, for players who want a challenge.

System requirements, side by side

Anomaly: Warzone EarthCortex Command
Minimum GPU
Minimum CPU1GHz processor
Minimum RAM1 GB
Install size

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Anomaly: Warzone Earth · Cortex Command.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Anomaly: Warzone Earth and 1 for Cortex Command. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Anomaly: Warzone Earth and Cortex Command in scope?

Anomaly: Warzone Earth has drawn 4,688 Steam reviews. Cortex Command has drawn 6,034 Steam reviews.

Is Anomaly: Warzone Earth or Cortex Command better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Anomaly: Warzone Earth rates higher (7.3 to 5.8). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Anomaly: Warzone Earth or Cortex Command?

Anomaly: Warzone Earth is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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