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Screeps: Arena
Screeps: Arena is an online asynchronous PvP strategy game for programming enthusiasts. You write real JavaScript to control your units, and they fight autonomously against other players in a 1v1 match-based arena environment.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“I want to love this game, the concept is really cool. Everyone has the same basic options and the only difference is how you manage those resources in your code. But it just fails to work, mostly due to the tutorial. It kind of gets you started, but unless you already use…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Season 4 started on September 1st
Season 3 finals Season 3 ended on September 1 at 15:00 UTC . All player code versions have been frozen and stored for the live final tournament. All items in your inventory have been preserved. Howeve
Season 3 starts on May 1st
Season 2 finals So, we’re happy to announce that Season 2 will end on May 1 at 15:00 UTC . At that time, all player code versions will be frozen and stored to be used in the live final tournament, whi
Version 1.0.12 patch notes
🐛 Fixed a bug that caused game replays not loading correctly in some cases. 🚧 Removed "Open in External Editor" option temporarily because of changes in the Steam client. ✨ Improved zooming behavior.
Season 2 starts on February 1st
So, we’re happy to announce that Season 1 will end on February 1 at 15:00 UTC . At that time, all player code versions will be frozen and stored to be used in the live final tournament, which you can
Version 1.0.9 changelog
Added hotkeys to replay controls: Left/Right - rewind back or forward Up/Down - change rewind step Plus/Minus - change playback speed Space - play, pause, or restart F - toggle full screen mode C - to
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Early Access · Programming · Strategy · PvP · e-sports · Asynchronous Multiplayer · Artificial Intelligence · Automation · RTS · Turn-Based Strategy · Real Time Tactics · Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 21 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Memory: 4 GB RAM Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 500 MB available space