Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition

Set in the 14th millennium, the game puts you in the fight against the Creeper, a flowing enemy that spreads through the terrain. You view the battlefield from the side and excavate underground routes and defenses.

Build structures to generate energy and deploy weapons against the advancing Creeper. Terrain affects where you can build and generate energy, while gravity-manipulating repulsors and wormhole-like rifts add further tools to your defenses.

Campaign missions introduce different battlefield challenges, including a mechanical enemy that uses gravity manipulation. You can also play bonus missions and randomly generated levels, and excavate to uncover technology, crystals, remnants, and other artifacts.

Players often enjoy the strategic push-and-pull against the advancing Creeper, especially the way digging and the side-view terrain let them shape chokepoints and approach levels as puzzles. Some also appreciate the varied bonus missions, satisfying tough challenges, or the option to play at a more relaxed pace. Opinions are mixed on the changed perspective, and several players criticize the campaign's later difficulty or slow early missions.