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Cargo Commander

In a galaxy far far away, you are one of thousands of Cargo Commanders, facing ambushes and dangers as they scavenge abandoned containers for valuable cargo. Competing with the other commanders for leaderboard…

72 1 November 2012

Cargo Commander is an adventure developed by Serious Brew, released 1 November 2012 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Cargo Commander is

Cargo Commander is an adventure game developed by Serious Brew and released in 2012. It was published by Digital Tribe. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"In a galaxy far far away, you are one of thousands of Cargo Commanders, facing ambushes and dangers as they scavenge abandoned containers for valuable cargo. Competing with the other commanders for leaderboard positions in various space sectors, you need to find enough cargo to earn you way back home!"
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 19 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Cargo Commander holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 42% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 2 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz (or 4 GHz for CPUs like Celeron/Duron), 2 GB RAM and DirectX 9.0c compatible; integrated or very low budget cards may not work. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Cargo Commander launched on 1 November 2012, within three weeks of Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4 and Euro Truck Simulator 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4, Euro Truck Simulator 2.

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Quick answers

Cargo Commander — frequently asked questions

When did Cargo Commander come out?
Cargo Commander was released on 1 November 2012 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Cargo Commander?
At minimum, Cargo Commander needs 2 GHz (or 4 GHz for CPUs like Celeron/Duron), 2 GB RAM, DirectX 9.0c compatible; integrated or very low budget cards may not work graphics, 200 MB HD space; 256 MB Video Memory of storage.
How many GB is Cargo Commander?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("200 MB HD space; 256 MB Video Memory"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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