Screeps: World
November 2016 (9 years ago)
“Screeps” is a wordplay for “scripts” and “creeps.” It is an MMO RTS game for programmers in an open persistent shared world. Each player uses JavaScript (or compilers of other languages into JavaScript) to write AI of his or her colony of units (“creeps”) which live and operate in real time even while the player is offline. The game world is generated procedurally and consists of rooms. Players compete for controlling these rooms by mining resources, developing infrastructure, and commanding armies. Screeps can also be called a sandbox game for programmers since it has no definite goals. Instead, it offers players a fully programmable game world, means to interact with each other within it, and JavaScript API to control game objects. This allows for many possible outcomes for each player and an open-ended nature of the game.
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that Screeps: World has currently around 1.2k players daily.
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| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | ~4 | 0.0% |
| July 2025 | ~4 | 66.7% |
| November 2024 | ~12 | 1100.0% |
| September 2024 | ~1 |
Screeps: World is a niche, persistent online strategy game released in 2016, where players use programming to control units in a sandbox world. Its persistent multiplayer world aligns with MMO characteristics, but its indie origins and programming focus mean it appeals to a small, dedicated community. Based on its age, niche appeal, and lack of major publisher support, current daily active players are estimated around 1,200.
