Seeded worlds
Six fixed maps plus a randomized expedition map.
MS-DOS STRATEGY GAME / 16 KB
CORTEX LABS
Build the rails. Harvest the planet. Fill the rocket.
A compact science-fiction logistics strategy game for classic x86 PCs. Build rail networks, automate cargo pods, refine Neurofung and launch the rocket.
- SIZE
- 16 KB
- FORMAT
- DOS .COM
- WORLD
- 128×128
- MEDIA
- 3.5″ FLOPPY
BOOTABLEMISSION
MEDIA
01 / MISSION
EARTH'S LAST UNAGING GENERATION IS DYING.
You are Orbital Commander.
For three decades, Cortex Labs has chased Neurofung — a wild organism found only on Kepler-486i. A single gram can extend cognition and cellular life. A full rocket could change the fate of humanity.
You are the remote mind of an automated mining expedition.
“Harvest. Refine. Launch.”
KEPLER-486i
REMOTE LINK: ACTIVE
NEUROFUNG: DETECTED
02 / SYSTEMS
LOGISTICS AT PLANETARY SCALE
Build the machine that saves humanity.
Every rail, station and pod is part of one living production chain. Extract alien matter, move it through your network, refine it, and fill the rocket.
Rail logistics
Build networks across a large 128×128 alien world.
Autonomous pods
Cargo pods transport resources through your rail system.
Industrial chain
Collectors, extractors, silos, refineries, labs and factories.
Research upgrades
Improve pod speed, extractor speed and range, and silo capacity.
Fog and radar
Expand visibility and reveal the planet before committing resources.
EXTRACTAlien resources
→
TRANSPORTRail and cargo pods
→
REFINEGreen Neurofung
→
LAUNCHComplete the mission
03 / LIVE TERMINAL
REMOTE OPERATIONS CONSOLE
Run Cortex Labs in your browser.
LINK ESTABLISHED
Mouse required. The browser version runs through the product's custom iframe URL metafield.
04 / PHYSICAL ARCHIVE
FROM PROGRAM TO ARTIFACT
Built to boot. Made to keep.
05 / LOADOUT
SELECT MISSION PACKAGE
Classic or Limited Edition.
| Included | Classic | Limited |
|---|---|---|
| Collector's box | YES | YES |
| Floppy diskette | YES | YES |
| Floppy image backup | YES | YES |
| MS-DOS .COM download | YES | YES |
| DOSBox bundle for Windows and Linux | YES | YES |
| Manual booklet | YES | YES |
| Poster | — | YES |
| Mousepad | — | YES |
| USB optical mouse | — | YES |
06 / HARDWARE CHECK
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Your machine is probably ready.
- CPU386 or better
- VIDEOVGA graphics
- MEMORY512 KB RAM
- INPUTKeyboard + PS/2 mouse
- DOSINT 33h-compatible mouse driver
The bootable-floppy version requires a PS/2-compatible mouse.
MISSION MEDIA AVAILABLE
Cortex Labs — MS-DOS Strategy Game in 16KB
110,00 zł
Build the rails. Harvest the planet. Fill the rocket.
Cortex Labs is a small sci-fi logistics strategy game for classic x86 PCs. Build rail networks, use cargo pods to collect alien resources, and refine green Neurofung to fill and launch the rocket. The game is written in assembly, runs as a DOS .COM program, and can boot directly from a floppy disk.