Grey Goo
Out of the ashes of war, a tentative truce emerges between the Humans, Beta and the Goo—but peace doesn’t last long. Ecosystem Nine finds itself thrust into turmoil once again with the arrival of a destructive, alien life form known as the Shroud. Grey Goo is a real-time strategy (RTS) game that combines classic strategy mechanics and a balanced combat system with an emphasis on large-scale decision-making. It puts you at the center of a tactical struggle for survival—and ultimately, control of Ecosystem 9. Take on the single-player campaign to command three factions: the Humans, masters of defensive architecture; the Beta, a proud, versatile alien race; and the Goo, an enigmatic, highly mobile life form. Or compete with any of the four multiplayer factions—including the disruptive, unpredictable Shroud.
Game Discussion
Steam User 10
I grew up on bread and Command & Conquer, seasoned with a bit of Starcraft and the Close Combat series on the side...
I've had this game in my library for a while and only now have I decided to try it.
The game itself looks good, various playable races, sci-fi setting and a fairly interesting plot.
Graphics and sound are very respectable.
So why am I not enthusiastic about it? Simple; I found a poor variety of units (very similar between the counterparts) and I find the production system a bit cumbersome for my tastes.
This meant that the game did not really catch on me.
IMHO
Steam User 8
One of the last great classic RTS games with an interesting campaign that plays around wth a ton of sci fi concepts.
The highly asymmetrical faction design means its not exactly balanced but i dont really care about that, each faction is fun and interesting in their own ways the only pity is that the devs seemed to have gone under not very long after the game's release only managing to put the campaign teased 4th faction and a minor campaign pack with no campaign content for the 4th faction.
Despite this game being something of a red headed stepchild of RTS, created at the start of the big RTS drought I love it for its ambition.
Steam User 3
There was never much of an online presence so multiplayer is out of the question unless you've got friends willing to buy in, but the campaigns are fun, worth picking up on discount
Steam User 5
Overall a decent RTS game the campaign is fun going through all the different factions and becoming familiar with their unique styles of play. The game does feel a bit slower than games like Age of Empires II or Supreme Commander. The factions are do feel a bit too restrictive with the Beta being the exception. I wouldn't recommend this game to beginners just because the slower gameplay requires a bit more deliberate actions to be taken in order for you to not fall too behind in the battles.
Steam User 2
I like it a lot so far. Almost done with the campain. It was a bit hard to get into at the first missions are a bit meh but thesotry is a big part of this game and is very interesting. Wish there was a bit more options to manage the goo production but lookng forward to fnishing it.
Steam User 4
Grey Goo is an episodic RTS base-builder with 4* factions. The gameplay changes depending on which faction you are playing, with the campaign serving as an in-depth look at the capabilities and special 'epic' units of the first three factions.
The gameplay is fun and interesting, and the story is a classic tale of military intrigue and conflict born from misunderstanding. The cutscenes are highly polished, and the voice acting is superb, with different factions featuring different arrays of accents.
Steam User 1
Not very symmetrical factions but good game. Campaigns are fine. Multiplayer i didn't check because nobody is playing now. Probably not very balanced for multiplayer. If you want to play you can, if you don't want to play because game is slow in many ways you won't miss much.