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Perimeter

Strategy

Developer K-D Lab

Perimeter (Russian: Периметр) is a real-time strategy video game developed by Russian studio K-D Lab for Windows. It is published by 1C Company and Codemasters, and was released in 2004. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

99 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Oct 31, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

79
LovedLoved

57 positive · 15 negative
95% range 68–87%

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Steam reviews57150
Bluesky *10112
Mastodon *004

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
62 of 80 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

79% recommend · 59 yes, 16 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 75 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (227 of 270 positive).

Players praise Perimeter as a unique and innovative RTS with original mechanics like terraforming and energy-based resources. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game has a steep learning curve and poor tutorials that leave players confused. [4][5][6] Several players mention the game suffers from outdated graphics, repetitive soundtrack, and interface issues. [7][3][4]

Liked
  • Unique and original RTS mechanics with terraforming and energy system. [1][2][3]
  • Interesting story and atmosphere with a psychedelic sci-fi setting. [1][2][3]
  • Replayable with flexible playstyles and a fun campaign. [8][9]
Disliked
  • Steep learning curve and poor tutorials that don't explain mechanics. [4][5][6]
  • Outdated graphics and no widescreen support. [7][3]
  • Repetitive soundtrack and bad voice acting. [7][3]
  • AI pathfinding issues and units dying on terrain. [10][11]
Representative posts
  • [10]Steam user Steam user …1508Steam review · Apr 10, 2014 · Not recommended

    LET ME START WITH THE BAD: AI sucks. Your units can land on terrain that will kill them. What's up with that? I lost more units that way than to the scourge. They cannot distinguish hostile terrain from good terrain. On defense mode, your units can, and will go into said terrain ON THEIR OWN without the player commanding them. If a building is between it and the enemy, it will NOT move to have line of sight with the …

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …7589Steam review · Apr 4, 2014 · Recommended

    Perimeter is a little-known gem of the real-time strategy genre. It mixes a rate-based game flow resembling that of Total Annihilation, intensive terraforming, a psychedelic posthumanist story, and graphics advanced for its time.

  • [3]Steam user Steam user …1754Steam review · Jan 19, 2016 · Recommended

    Awesome game. WARNING requires you to think. One of very few RTS games with truly original mechanics. PROS: - Deformable voxel terrain that actually matters - Weird story and alien setting - Variable factions - Underground units - Jumping bomb-sharks - Weaponised tornados CONS: - Older graphics - Bad voice acting - Limited explanation of game mechanics

  • [8]Steam user Steam user …5966Steam review · Apr 2, 2017 · Recommended

    My favorite RTS of all time. Had it on disk for years before buying it again on Steam. Perimeter provides excellent story, an interesting and unique world, and fun mechanics all wrapped up into a game with far more flexibility than the average RTS. You can really choose your playstyle and adapt as the game progresses. Perimeter has immense replayability and is an excellent experience overall. The standalone …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …7906Steam review · Jul 4, 2014 · Recommended

    9/10 + good presentation (especially as i remember it when it was released), fantastic atmosphere + incredible soundrack, great sound in general that contributes to the atmosphere + very original theme, sci-fi setting, dark at times (trying to leave earth and reach the promised land may seem common, but the plot unfolds very nicely and in a unique way) + gameplay wise it's an RTS game, very fresh in ideas and full …

Summarised from 34 of the 100 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

Perimeter sits at 79% positive across 72 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?

Critics, per Wikipedia

The game received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Most Innovative Game" award, which went to Katamari Damacy.

From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.

Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …7589Steam reviews · Apr 4, 2014 · 1 h played

    Perimeter is a little-known gem of the real-time strategy genre. It mixes a rate-based game flow resembling that of Total Annihilation, intensive terraforming, a psychedelic posthumanist story, and graphics advanced for its time.

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  • Bike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2026

    Some bike friends are currently biking around THE ENTIRE PERIMETER of Lake Michigan and I’m watching them like a little video game avatar

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  • Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 12, 2025

    ScummVM announced support of qdEngine, a point & click adventure engine by KD-Lab (Vangers, Perimeter). It was used in a handful of Russian games by various devs, most of them never sold outside of Russia. Some were. Like this cute game about stop motion mice made of felt: scummvm.org/news/20250610/

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  • Steam user Steam user …2217Steam reviews · May 7, 2015 · 27 h played

    Perimeter is a Great strategy game! It has its own crowd. It's NOT a game for many... Why really? I explain... Perimeter is like playing an RTS chess game. You play both for capturing and keeping the ground and assault all the time. But now you'll ask.. That's what we do in strategy games,isn't it? The answer is NOT exactly. Before you begin playing the game... Read the manual. I explain some things but I can't cover everything.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5536Steam reviews · Apr 5, 2014 · 14 h played

    If you like and have time for td games this is a great oldie it is different than the others, i like it a lot, going back for more now... give it some time if u get stuck replay and learn it gets easyer then hard again but still refreshing from the norm so try it its cheap fun

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  • Aura @aurahack.caBluesky · Jun 11, 2026

    It's not Monday, but I'm gonna stream some Marathon later this afternoon and prolly do some solo Survival Perimeter. I mostly want an excuse to play it but idk maybe it'll be a good showcase to see folks how good of an on-ramp that mode is to The Rest of the Game. 2pm-ish pst ! twitch.tv/aurahack_

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  • Thicc Stauskas @thiccstauskas.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    We just did God’s most obvious “please jump” package and they went for it because every DEFENSIVE END IN AMERICA IS FIRING FULL SPEED AT OUR PERIMETER GAME

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  • Steam user Steam user …7906Steam reviews · Jul 4, 2014

    9/10 + good presentation (especially as i remember it when it was released), fantastic atmosphere + incredible soundrack, great sound in general that contributes to the atmosphere + very original theme, sci-fi setting, dark at times (trying to leave earth and reach the promised land may seem common, but the plot unfolds very nicely and in a unique way) + gameplay wise it's an RTS game, very fresh in ideas and full of innovation, using terraforming and morphing units at its core, making the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6521Steam reviews · Apr 6, 2014 · 14 h played

    good game old but fun at times

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  • Lazzie BOO!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2026

    perhaps little-known is that Vangers (1998) is part of the same narrative continuum as the game Perimeter (2004), also by K-D Lab. i've posted about it before, but the story is genuinely fascinating. a lot of depth was lost in translation, but has been restored to an extent in a recent Steam patch.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8480Steam reviews · Jul 5, 2015 · 10 h played

    More of a puzzle game than an RTS. I used to play this game way before it came to steam and I enjoyed it now, after many years. The concept is cool and unique and the campaign is pretty fun indeed. There are several problems with the game though: - Repetitive soundtrack and voiceacting. There is 3 factions in the game and like... 2 tracks per faction in total. So, I would recommend listening to your own music. - Game has no widescreen options and doesn't support multiple monitors properly, so…

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  • Panic Restaurant (Permanent Deltarune Brain Edition) @panicrestaurant.northsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2025

    If I was doing environmental storytelling in a game I would write shit like “THE HOGS HAVE BREACHED THE PERIMETER” on the walls in blood, giving players an adrenaline spike in anticipation of hogs that will never arrive, and making it more likely they miss signs of the actual threat

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  • Steam user Steam user …1665Steam reviews · Jun 25, 2014 · 2 h played

    Well, what can I say? It’s an old game, but it’s a good game. I remember, I couldn’t beat the campaign years back due to the need to distribute your attention, to dispense it on the different tasks. That’s why I think it’s good: you must be in absolute control of situation, of every part of yours and enemy’s forces. Some may call that babysitting, but I think it makes you think, adapt, be fast and precise in your actions. The storyline, its campaign, the world itself together reflect these…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6442Steam reviews · Feb 16, 2021 · 3 h played

    Oops, wrong game... ⢸⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⡷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇ ⠢⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀ ⠀⠢⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Are you winning son? ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠖⠒⠒⠒⢤⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠢⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⣀⢤⣼⣀⡠⠤⠤⠼⠤⡄ ⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠢⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠑⡤⠤⡒⠒⠒⡊⠙⡏⠀⢀ ⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠢ ⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠇⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⢀⠧⠟ ⡇⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⡇⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠸⣀⠀⠀⠈⢉⠟⠓⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢱⡖⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢸ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⢺⠧⢄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⣠⠃⢸⠀⠀⠈⠉⡽⠿⠯⡆⡇ ⢸ ⢸⠀⠀⣰⠁⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀ ⡇ ⢸ ⢸⠀⠀⠣⠀⠀⢸⢄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇ ⢸ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⢇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸…

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  • Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.comBluesky · Mar 26, 2026

    RTS game PERIMETER: Legate Edition gets Linux ARM64 binaries and Steam Workshop support #PERIMETER #RTS #Gaming #Linux #Arm

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  • Geneviève Routhier @genrouthier.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 1, 2026

    Everyone talking about the PVP dynamics, ttk and general difficulty of Marathon has basically only played Perimeter so far. Dire Marsh reveals what the game aims to be: incredibly sweaty, hostile, aimed at aggression & taking advantage of others. Still playing, but don’t know for how long.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9849Steam reviews · Feb 25, 2025 · 2 h played

    Finally after 20 years you can grab the new and most definitive version which is Perimiter: Legate Edition ▶ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530170

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  • Steam user Steam user …1754Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2016 · 29 h played

    Awesome game. WARNING requires you to think. One of very few RTS games with truly original mechanics. PROS: - Deformable voxel terrain that actually matters - Weird story and alien setting - Variable factions - Underground units - Jumping bomb-sharks - Weaponised tornados CONS: - Older graphics - Bad voice acting - Limited explanation of game mechanics

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  • Steam user Steam user …1508Steam reviews · Apr 10, 2014 · 2 h played

    LET ME START WITH THE BAD: AI sucks. Your units can land on terrain that will kill them. What's up with that? I lost more units that way than to the scourge. They cannot distinguish hostile terrain from good terrain. On defense mode, your units can, and will go into said terrain ON THEIR OWN without the player commanding them. If a building is between it and the enemy, it will NOT move to have line of sight with the enemy. All this stupidity despite the fact that your units CAN FLY! WHAT THE…

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  • Dan Callan @danjamin.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    Went from nothing, to one Rook run in Outpost, that led to a locked room key in Perimeter, that led to these sick purps I am really enjoying this video game

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  • Jeley ✨ @jeleyart.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2024

    My group project brought to life over the last four months!! "Perimeter" is a survival Stealth game, you need find a way to escape the facility you have found yourself in. But you aren't alone. Download now from @itch.io !! ♡ + ↻ muchly appreciated~ studentaidyn.itch.io/perimeter #GameDev

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  • GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 @gamingonlinuxMastodon · Mar 26, 2026

    RTS game PERIMETER: Legate Edition gets Linux ARM64 binaries and Steam Workshop support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/rts-game-perimeter-legate-edition-gets-linux-arm64-binaries-and-steam-workshop-support/ #PERIMETER #RTS #Gaming #Linux #Arm

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  • Morgan Park @morganpark.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    Funny that Perimeter is Marathon's "beginner" map, because Hauler has to be bloodiest battleground in the game so far. Cramped, dark, and stuffed with secret routes in and out. In any other battle royale-sized game it'd be the standout location. What a place.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7001Steam reviews · Sep 30, 2020

    Perimeter is a project that falls into a category of 'a truly great game that was not a smash hit but did not achieve a cult calssic status because it wasn't made in the West'. A small introduction, if I may: Once upon a time there lived a man by the alias of KranK. A shooting star of the young Russian videogame industry. Having recently made extremely successful Vangers, he now set out to conquer RTS. And conquer RTS he did. Because here you are in a constant struggle not only against the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7182Steam reviews · Nov 28, 2016 · 13 h played

    Let me get three paragraphs out of the way real fast.. This game's pretty old, and I'm pretty sure it was experimental at the time. I got it when I was a kid in an age where online multiplayer was flaky at best, and downloadable games of this scale were unfathomable. As a result, I had few "big" games and played the few that I had *constantly*. I've become relatively good at Perimeter, but it took months since I had absolutely no help from anyone else. What people say about the tutorial is…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4690Steam reviews · Jun 30, 2014 · 1 h played

    Game has some interesting concepts, but is marred by bugs in the tutorial and a poor interface. The tutorial mission cuts off explanations with new lines of dialogue constantly. In game, the units can be hard to see/select, and can be hard to tell what's damaging them. Also doesn't seem to be possible to move units of a certain type individually, though I'm not sure on that one. Perhaps it's just not properly explained, or that explanation was cut off.

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  • CUTMAN @riglow.comBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    nightfall brought marathon's most detailed and engaging game mode by far and i'm pretty hopefully that Big Perimeter builds on what they established. i think it presents a significant challenge for the game designers: how do you make a "starting area" that never stops being meaningful/enjoyable?

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  • Steam user Steam user …1698Steam reviews · Sep 1, 2014

    A good game for fans of old-fashioned RTS if you can get a deal on it; it doesn't hold up as well as C&C or TA of course but the gameplay is still fun.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7168Steam reviews · Jun 27, 2014 · 7 h played

    Although old, this is a very nice and original strategy game. Control your base, and build up your energy network. Use that as a shield. Build base units as building blocks, and transform them into specialized units as you will...

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  • Steam user Steam user …4834Steam reviews · Jun 29, 2021 · 1 h played

    +20 SOCIAL CREDIT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢁⠈⢻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⡀⠭⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⡆⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣼⣿⣿⠿⠶⠙⣿⡟⠡⣴⣿⣽⣿⣧⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣟⣭⣾⣿⣷⣶⣶⣴⣶⣿⣿⢄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣩⣿⣿⣿⡏⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⡋⠘⠷⣦⣀⣠⡶⠁⠈⠁⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⠃⣴⣶⡔⠒⠄⣠⢀⠄⠄⠄⡨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡘⠿⣷⣿⠿⠟⠃⠄⠄⣠⡇⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⢁⣷⣠⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣠⣾⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠉⠙⠻ ⡿⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⡯⢓⣴⣾⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣷⠄⠹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ +1 WAIFU ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠉⠄⠁⠄⠄⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⢀⡀⠠⠃⡐⡀⠠⣶⠄⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣶⠄⠰⣤⣕⣿⣾⡇⠄⢛⠃⠄⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0334Steam reviews · Nov 11, 2014

    The future is filled with bald people animated by Russians.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9860Steam reviews · Apr 5, 2014

    Painful game. The tutorial explained nothing having anything to do with the first game. Apparently, everything I had was under attack in the first game by invisible somethings with no explaination. I built a second energy station and it was attacked. The ground appeared to be splitting under the buildings which may have something to do with something but I couldn't tell. So I sat there awaiting something to happen which didn't until the power ran out and I failed the misson. At this point, the…

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  • IDrawBaseballCards @idrawbaseballcards.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2025

    Another old piece of art on a new card. Perimeter Pascal hopes you all make it to the game on time!

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  • Steam user Steam user …2150Steam reviews · Feb 1, 2024 · 3 h played

    I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4106Steam reviews · Feb 3, 2022 · 5 h played

    This is one of those games that must've been pretty cool for its time, but it's pretty bad for today's standards. Story The story Actually kind of interesting? But the presentation is bland, boring and sometimes even disorienting as your camera follows balls (each representing a world) revolving around other balls in the campaign briefing screen. Learning curve In my opinion, the most annoying thing about the game is the steep learning curve, and how you got to learn everything yourself.…

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  • Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    I do not play Cryo. I queue into Perimeter like a good little sweat with a purple shield or a free kit depending on how the last game went. That's all I do. I am having fun.

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  • Nathaniel 🌊 Stoneshore games @stoneshore.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2024

    🚨 PERIMETER BREACH DETECTED 🚨 This GM-less sci-fi horror game pits a band of desperate outsiders against an unknown alien monster. Explore the corridors of an abandoned outpost on a hostile planet, frantically scavenging resources to try and survive 💀 Out now at stoneshore.itch.io/perimeter-br...

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  • Steam user Steam user …5966Steam reviews · Apr 2, 2017 · 16 h played

    My favorite RTS of all time. Had it on disk for years before buying it again on Steam. Perimeter provides excellent story, an interesting and unique world, and fun mechanics all wrapped up into a game with far more flexibility than the average RTS. You can really choose your playstyle and adapt as the game progresses. Perimeter has immense replayability and is an excellent experience overall. The standalone expansion, Emperor's Testament, is also worth getting. It adds a fantastic new story…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4049Steam reviews · Jun 19, 2014 · 2 h played

    this is awsome but only if online worked

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  • 𝐋𝐮𝐜 𝐈𝐞𝐧𝐧 @luc-ienn.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    A few reasons I want you, this hypothetical potential Marathon convert, to play the game now. 1: Before I played, I didn't like the idea of the game, then played it, and I love it now. 2: Short refresh period schedule means lots of options how to play! 3: I want you to see Perimeter before December

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  • Steam user Steam user …6624Steam reviews · Feb 13, 2016 · 231 h played

    i would totally reccomend perimeter because its one of the first rts's that completely make you lose track of time. the units are balanced and the graphics are great :) if you like games like star craft 2 or c&c then perimeter may be for you. wish they would come out with another one. i rate this game a 5/5 and reccomend it to all :)

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  • Shaun - Daily Game Bytes @dailygamebytes.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2025

    Heya folks, here's today's main menu, this time featuring the 2004 RTS game Perimeter by K-D Lab Game Development and Fulqrum Publishing. #perimeter #videogames #retrogames #rts #shorts #mainmenu

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  • Steam user Steam user …9246Steam reviews · Aug 29, 2020 · 18 h played

    This is what happens when you take a strategy game and add some well-crafted unique mechanics to them. Amazing game. This and Homeworld are why I got into RTSs.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2514Steam reviews · Jul 11, 2017 · 5 h played

    This is not a "how and what to do" review,,just some thoughts from an old nostalic having to type something to be able to give the game a thumbs up ^^ This is a truly unique game in a ocean of RTS games, even today the gameplay is unique. No one ever cloned this one, and when the devs tried to do so in the sequel Perimeter 2, they failed. This is a one of the kind jewel. Besides X-Com and C&C this is the RTS I've played most of all ever. Just bought it..again to play on Steam. I had some…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2396Steam reviews · May 18, 2017 · 2 h played

    Best game i ever played on Windows 98....

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  • Steam user Steam user …3854Steam reviews · Sep 4, 2015

    Bought this game second-hand at a used video game store ~10 years ago for $5. First time I played, it, I had no idea wtf I was doing. I lost the third campaign mission more times than I care to recount, then I quit the game. About a year later, I came back to it with a clearer mind and figured it out, peice by peice. Each part of this RTS is unique and great. Resources: You have one resource, energy. The main source in the beginning of the game is by having an area of space filled with your…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6681Steam reviews · May 3, 2015 · 35 h played

    https://youtu.be/LN5xi1qQt7Q Original gameplay based on terraforming, with two main styles: versus environment and versus other factions. Vague and complex storyline unfortunately unavailable in english because western publisher though that western players are too dumb and will not get it. This version published by original company though, so there is a chance that they restored it and returned cut scenes. I played original so i didn't check english one. Graphically it's still impressive and…

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  • 𝐋𝐮𝐜 𝐈𝐞𝐧𝐧 @luc-ienn.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    For real tho Perimeter is about to get a massive vibe shift and I am EXCITED for that but future players who are sitting waiting for PvE in December are gonna miss out on this cool environment. Otherwise though, you'll get the chance to learn the game before the rest of the people waiting *now*

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  • Wizard 🪻 @lawendism.orgBluesky · Sep 28, 2026

    I've basically been doing nothing but nolifeing marathon for the past 3 days. It's been instense.. My right shoulder hurts from keeping it tense while sneaking around in Perimeter. This game is so fucking cool and it might very well be my next forever game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0724Steam reviews · May 5, 2026 · 3 h played

    A very unique RTS that is worth experiencing, but there is a remaster that restores cut content, so that is recommended instead of this: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530170/PERIMETER_Legate_Edition/

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  • Steam user Steam user …5234Steam reviews · Aug 6, 2024 · 5 h played

    I could not get it to run. The solution for me was to change the Fullscreen parameter equal to 0 ,in the perimeter configuration file. I got it to run, then the problems began. Even the tutorial is misleading and unclear. The mission objectives are meaningless unless you have been playing the game for years. The pyramida level finished me off. Even after watching a youtube video of a runthrough of the level, I just could not connect the actions of the player in the video to the mission…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4641Steam reviews · Mar 28, 2015

    A very uncomfortable to play game. Had it when I was a kid, thought it'd make more sense this time around. Nope. Just a bad game, with an unenjoyable playstyle.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5565Steam reviews · Mar 21, 2015

    What idiot made this crap. It keeps telling you that an energy core is under attack, but there is no sign of anything actually attacking any energy cores until the core under attack is destroyed. By this time, of course, it is too late to do anything about it!!! I may at some point of time try to play again, but for now this is my review!!

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  • Steam user Steam user …0949Steam reviews · Aug 23, 2024 · 5 h played

    Despite on outdated graphic game is still playable.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9966Steam reviews · Dec 27, 2023 · 3 h played

    Eponymous Perimeter Shield: Activate the Perimeter shield to make structures within your base invulnerable. Enemy vehicles attempting to breach it get vaporized. It’s a game-changer that adds strategic depth. Troop Transformation: Unlike most RTS games, where unit types are fixed, Perimeter lets you transform your troops. Soldiers, technicians, and officers serve as the building blocks for other units. Need a sniper? Melt down existing troops and create one! It’s a dynamic twist on strategy.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3418Steam reviews · Nov 28, 2023 · 2 h played

    ⣿⣿⡻⠿⣳⠸⢿⡇⢇⣿⡧⢹⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡐⣯⠁ ⠄⠄ ⠟⣛⣽⡳⠼⠄⠈⣷⡾⣥⣱⠃⠣⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⠽⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢢⠏⠄ ⠄ ⢠⡿⠶⣮⣝⣿⠄⠄⠈⡥⢭⣥⠅⢌⣽⣿⣻⢶⣭⡿⠿⠜⢿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄ ⠄⣼⣧⠤⢌⣭⡇⠄⠄⠄⠭⠭⠭⠯⠴⣚⣉⣛⡢⠭⠵⢶⣾⣦⡍⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⣿⣷⣯⣭⡷⠄⠄⢀⣀⠩⠍⢉⣛⣛⠫⢏⣈⣭⣥⣶⣶⣦⣭⣛⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⢀⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣎⢩⠌⣡⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠄⠄⠄ ⢸⡿⢟⣽⠎⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠄⠄ ⣰⠯⣾⢅⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠄ ⢰⣄⡉⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄ ⢯⣌⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢸⣇⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢸⣟⣧⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠈⢹⡧⣿⣸⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠗⣈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠄ ⠄⠘⢷⡳⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⢀⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄ ⠄⠄⠈⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄⠄

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  • Steam user Steam user …7279Steam reviews · Sep 18, 2020 · 8 h played

    This is definitely a very unique game; probably the first RTS to introduce terraforming at a truly global level. In its core, the gameplay formula is relatively traditional: the player has a moveable HQ, a resource chain focused on storage and production of energy, and a number of upgradeable military unit types, each one with certain strengths and weaknesses. Sounds simple enough... Except everything needs to be built on even terrain, so the landscape needs to be flattened by a special digger…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7083Steam reviews · Jul 7, 2019 · 20 h played

    A bit of a clunky game for modern standards. The gameplay is unique and interesting though. Definitely worth the asking price if you dont mind the controls being a little bit clunky.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0684Steam reviews · Apr 27, 2019 · 1 h played

    The squad management is confusing, the tutorial is inadequate, the gameplay disjointed and the graphics have not aged well. I don't recommend this.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5903Steam reviews · Mar 1, 2016 · 3 h played

    Got to play it long time ago and i liked it, still do..

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