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Freaking Meatbags
Land on a planet, pick up some rocks, leave before the solar system explodes. Oh, and don't die in the nightly robot attacks! Freaking Meatbags is a humorous real-time strategy game that's all about building a base, mixing meatbag DNA, then convincing those dolts to help you gather resources.
All Reviews:
Very Positive (69) - 84% of the 69 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Feb 4, 2015
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Plug In Digital

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“Prepare for jubilation and extermination, fleshsacks!”
Rock Paper Shotgun

“charming visuals and a cute hook make Freaking Meatbags an easy recommendation whenever it does hit virtual shelves - (on Early access version)”
Destructoid

“In the end, Freaking Meatbags is an amazing contribution to the indie scene....For being an early development game, Freaking Meatbags contains little to no glitches, and will continue to offer more content in future updates.”
7.5/10 – SpawnFirst

About This Game



Freaking Meatbags throws you into a futuristic world where robots have jobs, cephalopods aren't confined to a single dimension, and humans pretty much just stand around talking to themselves. As a lowly cleaning robot, your task is to gather precious materials from each world before the solar system goes kaboom. As soon as you land, you realize this gig isn't going to be as simple as you had hoped. During the day you'll scramble to gather resources, build structures and keep your base in good repair. But when it gets dark, get ready to fight. Those rampaging wild robots aren't here to have a knitting competition.

At least you're not alone in your daily chores. Fleshy, unintelligent and very unattractive human creatures live on these planets. You've discovered they're quite amenable to being told what to do, even if those tasks are as limited as carrying resources back and forth. Mix some DNA from a few different species, however, and you can breed humans with special powers. Like, say... laser beam eyes! A little mod here, a little hack there and they might turn out to be quite useful!

Features


  • Fuse alien and human DNA: Create hybrids with special alien abilities by mixing DNA from two different meatbags. A human is useful, but a human with a laser eyes, and a new pair of arms is even more useful.
  • Build offensive and defensive structures: Hold back the wild robot hordes while simultaneously pummeling them with lasers, missiles, bolts of electricity and your very own personal attack drones. 15 unique structures to create and upgrade.



  • Enhance your base with technology: Influence the battlefield and manage your base with nine different pieces of buildable technology. Need to heal yourself? There's tech for that. Want to build drones? Tech for that, too!
  • Motivate your meatbags: The humans usually do what you ask. Unless they're tired or bored or just plain apathetic. Fortunately there's plenty of alien biotechnology you can implant to give them a little encouragement.



  • Robotic enemies: Nobody knows where the wild robots come from, but they sure are well-armed. Eight unique enemy types that range from creepy crawly things to dashy explodey things.
  • Boss robots: Three sinister bad guys to take out with your turrets. One of them has a giant brain. How do you figure it got in there?
  • Multiple planets and environments to explore
  • Four alien species to encounter, chat with and steal DNA from
  • One giant trans-dimensional space squid


Philae Update

(February 2015)

  • Revamped DNA system with hundreds of alien/human combinations.
  • Seven new genes to get all splice-happy with.
  • Equip meatbags with jetpacks, hoverboards and... ROCKET LAUNCHERS!
  • Stick humans in towers to power-up the buildings. Because of science.
  • Overclocking ability lets you see the world in slow-mo.
  • Brand new boss that jumps around a lot. Shhh, that's all we can say!
  • Hidden zombie planet. Go ahead, try to find it.
  • Over 50 gameplay, sound and interface improvements.
  • New platforme: Mac & Linux.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Vista or higher
    • Processor: Dual Core CPU
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 3D card with 512 Mo memory
    • DirectX: Version 9.0
    • Storage: 210 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Stéréo
    Recommended:
    • OS *: Windows 7 or higher
    • Processor: Quad Core CPU
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 3D card with 1GB of video RAM.
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 210 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Stéréo
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: OS X Lion 10.7 or higher
    • Processor: Dual Core CPU
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
    • Storage: 260 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Stéréo
    Recommended:
    • OS: OS X Lion 10.7 or higher
    • Processor: Quad Core CPU
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 1GB of video RAM.
    • Storage: 260 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Stéréo
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 10.10+
    • Processor: Dual Core CPU
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Stéréo
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 10.10+
    • Processor: Quad Core CPU
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 1GB of video RAM.
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Stéréo
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