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Command a limited fleet across pixel-simulated worlds, redirect spreading Creeper, and destroy its emitters and planetary cores.
Released 12 Dec 2024
Command Limited Ship Fleets
Redirect Creeper Flow
Excavate Pixel Terrain
The unstoppable alien force known as The Creeper has returned, devouring thousands of worlds in its path, and yours is next. Battle against the Creeper fluid in a groundbreaking pixel-level simulation to prove that humanity will rule the galaxy forever!
Developed by Knuckle Cracker · Published by Knuckle Cracker









You command a squad of ships sent to worlds threatened by the Creeper, a fluid-like enemy that spreads across terrain. To save each planet, locate and destroy its emitters and deal with its IXE Cores.
Position ships to attack the Creeper and hold its advance while using the terrain to your advantage. Pixel-level simulations model the movement of fluids, sand, and other particles; excavation and terraforming can reshape paths, while mixing materials creates substances such as acid and explosives.
Campaign missions introduce units and mechanics, and victories unlock technologies. Beyond the campaign, you can play additional and custom maps, or use the editor, unit tools, and scripting features to create missions and share them.
Reviews are divided on this different take on the series. Players who enjoy it often point to the fluid and terrain physics, the challenge of solving missions with a limited fleet, and the satisfaction of experimenting with new mechanics; the soundtrack also draws repeated praise. Many reviewers, however, find the unit limits restrictive and the chemistry or mission instructions awkward, and compare the experience unfavorably with earlier entries.

Creeper World IXE is a real-time strategy game in the Creeper World franchise with groundbreaking pixel-level simulation. Command a squad of ships, coordinate your tactics, and fight back the alien menace known as "The Creeper," an all-consuming fluid enemy that has already devoured thousands of colonies.
Your mission: stop the Creeper's endless advance or all life in the universe will perish. Unlike previous encounters, humanity now possesses a technological advantage that you can harness not only to survive, but to dominate the galaxy.

In Creeper World IXE you will liberate and explore hundreds of worlds in this real-time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid and every pixel of the terrain is simulated. Terraform through dozens of terrain types to use gravity and nature against the enemy. Bring awesome new weapons to use against chambers of compressed Creeper that explode outwards with ripple and wave mechanics.
Combine sand, particle, and creeper fluid simulations to open up new strategies and threats. Bring multi-weapon units to a dynamic battlefield as you explore worlds for secrets of the Creeper. Gain experience from your victories and unlock new and amazing technologies to help in your fight.
Create and play custom maps with new and original units made by the community or yourself! 2D-pixel graphics are married with a detailed and robust custom map and unit creation system, so nearly anyone with an idea can make a unit or a mission and share it with others. Use built-in control modules, or craft your own with robust built-in RPL scripting.

The Creeper is an ancient fluid-like enemy that relentlessly spreads across terra-formable terrain; engulfing and destroying anything that crosses its path. With sufficient firepower, you can push back the Creeper. But, in most cases it cannot be killed entirely by simply shooting at it. It is a foe that constantly regenerates through Creeper Emitters in its never-ending goal of consuming all living matter.
The only way to stop the creeper is to find and destroy the emitters and destroy the IXE Cores on each planet. Only by finding all of the cores and activating them simultaneously will The Creeper be destroyed and the planet saved. Achieving this goal will be no easy task. Command your squad of ships carefully.
Explore each planet while making sure you hold your ground. Locate, activate and destroy the IXE Cores. As easy as this might seem, at first glance, The Creeper will constantly push to thwart your efforts and attack in surprising ways to throw you off balance. Keep a cool head, be prepared, and use the environment to your advantage. That is the key to your success.

Embark on story and campaign missions as you fend off the Creeper for galactic domination
Sand physics terrain where every pixel is simulated allowing the use of gravity and terrain as part of your strategy
Enhanced Creeper fluid simulation with waves creating new Creeper behavior
Particle system for new and greater threats
Use terrain chemistry and terraforming to gain the advantage over your enemy
Extensive custom unit support with scripting where the community can craft their units, missions and control modules.
Online map database for endless fun and new challenges
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 28 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| AI disclosure | Some background and character art extended and enhanced using Photoshop generative fill. Some audio help narration done using an in-house cloned voice for clarity. Some audio narration done using professionally licensed cloned voice. |
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