Fit check
Is Perimeter worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Real-time strategy players who want terrain alteration to affect battles
- Strategy players who prefer territorial competition against human or AI opponents
- Science-fiction fans seeking a battlefield shaped by construction and destruction
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want turn-based planning rather than fast real-time matches
- Players who prefer fixed maps, since terrain reshaping is central to construction and combat
- Players seeking a modern matchmaking service instead of LAN, DirectIP, or GameRanger play
Our take on Perimeter
Players who are comfortable with conventional real-time strategy may hit a wall when terrain itself becomes a construction and destruction tool. The need to manage territory while reshaping the battlefield adds a separate system beyond ordinary unit and base control.
What is Perimeter?
Perimeter is a real-time strategy game in which the Exodus civilization has abandoned a dying Earth and players compete against human or AI opponents for territory and defensive zones.
Terraforming lets players reshape the battlefield by moving across it, constructing structures, and destroying parts of the environment. These mechanics combine territorial conflict with traditional strategy in fast-paced matches. The game presents a detailed science-fiction setting with an original electronic soundtrack. Online functionality was affected by the GameSpy shutdown on May 31, while LAN, DirectIP, and GameRanger remain available for multiplayer play.
How Perimeter plays
- 01Terraformable battlefields
- Players can alter terrain by moving, building, constructing, and destroying parts of the game environment.
- 02Territorial conflict
- Matches focus on capturing land and creating protective perimeters against human or AI opponents.
- 03Alternate multiplayer methods
- LAN, DirectIP, and GameRanger can be used after the GameSpy shutdown.
- 04Science-fiction setting
- The story takes place after the Exodus civilization abandons a failing Earth and includes an electronic music soundtrack.
Perimeter compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II battles with direct control over individual units, while Perimeter centers on territorial warfare and terrain reshaping. Xenonauts uses turn-based missions with persistent soldiers against an alien invasion, whereas Perimeter offers real-time matches against players or AI opponents.
Perimeter: platforms & release
Is Perimeter worth it?
It is worth it if: real-time strategy players who want terrain alteration to affect battles. Skip it if: players who want turn-based planning rather than fast real-time matches.
Where can I download Perimeter?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Perimeter's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Perimeter on?
Windows only.
