Frozen Cortex

Released: Feb 19, 2015
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 23:53 GMT

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20 Apr 2016Rock, Paper, Shotgun
From Alpha Centauri To Apocalypse: The Design And Inspirations Behind Frozen Synapse 2
Frozen Synapse 2 is, without a doubt, one of the most exciting games I’ve ever seen. I’ve spent a long time considering how best to put my thoughts about it into words, having met with Paul Kilduff-Taylor, composer of lovely electronica and co-founder of Mode 7 Games, to see how
10 Feb 2016Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Open World Tactics: Frozen Synapse 2 Announced
What a time to be alive. Not a moon pie in sight but 2016 is already looking like a fantastic smorgasbord of tactical treats. It’s early February and yet we’ve already seen XCOM 2 and Darkest Dungeon. Now, to make my turn-based existence even more exciting, Mode 7 have announced
14 May 2015Developer post
Controller Update
This is a small update to the game which adds support for game controllers. Currently the game only supports the Xbox 360 controller (and 3rd party compatible controllers) on Windows but on OS X and Linux it supports a wide variety of controllers including the PS3 and PS4 ones. C
This is a small update to the game which adds support for game controllers. Currently the game only supports the Xbox 360 controller (and 3rd party compatible controllers) on Windows but on OS X and Linux it supports a wide variety of controllers including the PS3 and PS4 ones.
Controls
Xbox Style Game Controllers

Left Stick: Moves the cursor
Right Stick: (Iin-game) Moves the camera around
Triggers: (in-game) Zooms the camera in and out
A Button: Left mouse click/(in-game) places a waypoint
B Button: (in-game) Delete waypoint
X Button: (in-game) Rewind to start of turn
Y Button: (in-game) Play preview
Bumpers: (in-game) Switch between players
Start Button: (in-game) Prime turn
Dpad Up/Down: (in-game) Switch between waypoints
Dpad Left/Right: (in-game) Add/remove time from waypoint
PlayStation Style Game Controllers

Left Stick: Moves the cursor
Right Stick: (Iin-game) Moves the camera around
R2/L2 Buttons: (in-game) Zooms the camera in and out
✖ Button: Left mouse click/(in-game) places a waypoint
◯ Button: (in-game) Delete waypoint
◼ Button: (in-game) Rewind to start of turn
▲ Button: (in-game) Play preview
R1/L1 buttons: (in-game) Switch between players
Start/Options Button: (in-game) Prime turn
Dpad Up/Down: (in-game) Switch between waypoints
Dpad Left/Right: (in-game) Add/remove time from waypoint
Original post
14 May 2015Developer post
Controller Update
This is a small update to the game which adds support for game controllers. Currently the game only supports the Xbox 360 controller (and 3rd party compatible controllers) on Windows but on OS X and Linux it supports a wide variety of controllers including the PS3 and PS4 ones. C
This is a small update to the game which adds support for game controllers. Currently the game only supports the Xbox 360 controller (and 3rd party compatible controllers) on Windows but on OS X and Linux it supports a wide variety of controllers including the PS3 and PS4 ones.
Controls
Xbox Style Game Controllers

Left Stick: Moves the cursor
Right Stick: (Iin-game) Moves the camera around
Triggers: (in-game) Zooms the camera in and out
A Button: Left mouse click/(in-game) places a waypoint
B Button: (in-game) Delete waypoint
X Button: (in-game) Rewind to start of turn
Y Button: (in-game) Play preview
Bumpers: (in-game) Switch between players
Start Button: (in-game) Prime turn
Dpad Up/Down: (in-game) Switch between waypoints
Dpad Left/Right: (in-game) Add/remove time from waypoint
PlayStation Style Game Controllers

Left Stick: Moves the cursor
Right Stick: (Iin-game) Moves the camera around
R2/L2 Buttons: (in-game) Zooms the camera in and out
✖ Button: Left mouse click/(in-game) places a waypoint
◯ Button: (in-game) Delete waypoint
◼ Button: (in-game) Rewind to start of turn
▲ Button: (in-game) Play preview
R1/L1 buttons: (in-game) Switch between players
Start/Options Button: (in-game) Prime turn
Dpad Up/Down: (in-game) Switch between waypoints
Dpad Left/Right: (in-game) Add/remove time from waypoint
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05 May 2015Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Statto 5000: Frozen Cortex Free Management Update Is Live
There are two sides to every sport – sweat-soaked athletes and stat-soaked nerds. Frozen Cortex may have replaced the glistening muscle with lubricated machines, but the principle is the same. Out on the field, the players use their skills and training to follow the orders of a t
01 May 2015Developer post
Easy Mode and Older League Modes
Two important things to point out from the Manager Update: - There's now an Easy Mode which lets you see the AI's plans before they are committed. This is a great way to help new players learn the game, so if you see anyone struggling to get started then point them in that direct
01 May 2015Developer post
Easy Mode and Older League Modes
Two important things to point out from the Manager Update: - There's now an Easy Mode which lets you see the AI's plans before they are committed. This is a great way to help new players learn the game, so if you see anyone struggling to get started then point them in that direct
30 Apr 2015Developer post
Frozen Cortex Manager Mode
Hello, We’re happy to announce that Frozen Cortex Manager is launching today: it’s a free update to the game. It’s effectively a new league mode which has a much more in-depth simulation to the other modes. Here’s a breakdown: Simulate games with full AI in a convenient top-down
Hello, We’re happy to announce that Frozen Cortex Manager is launching today: it’s a free update to the game. It’s effectively a new league mode which has a much more in-depth simulation to the other modes. Here’s a breakdown:

Simulate games with full AI in a convenient top-down view
Players have mechanical failures and injuries! My favourite is “serious head disconnection”
Lots and lots and lots of stats for individual matches and the entire season
Manage your team and jiggle your salary cap
Bid against other teams for free agents
90-team college league, college draft and end-of-season megatournament
New betting options; bet on the C.O.L.L.E.G.E. league and on the GCL
Spend your gambling winnings on visual customisation for your team
Boost your salary cap with good performance and try to become a dynasty team
We also fixed a load of bugs and put in a couple of little features: the biggest one is allowing you to skip the 3D outcomes - we listened!
We really hope you like it - please do let us know about any bugs or problems you find and we’ll do our best to fix them. Here’s a trailer: https://youtu.be/6qzQInkkET8 Cheers
Original post
30 Apr 2015Developer post
Frozen Cortex Manager Mode
Hello, We’re happy to announce that Frozen Cortex Manager is launching today: it’s a free update to the game. It’s effectively a new league mode which has a much more in-depth simulation to the other modes. Here’s a breakdown: Simulate games with full AI in a convenient top-down
Hello, We’re happy to announce that Frozen Cortex Manager is launching today: it’s a free update to the game. It’s effectively a new league mode which has a much more in-depth simulation to the other modes. Here’s a breakdown:

Simulate games with full AI in a convenient top-down view
Players have mechanical failures and injuries! My favourite is “serious head disconnection”
Lots and lots and lots of stats for individual matches and the entire season
Manage your team and jiggle your salary cap
Bid against other teams for free agents
90-team college league, college draft and end-of-season megatournament
New betting options; bet on the C.O.L.L.E.G.E. league and on the GCL
Spend your gambling winnings on visual customisation for your team
Boost your salary cap with good performance and try to become a dynasty team
We also fixed a load of bugs and put in a couple of little features: the biggest one is allowing you to skip the 3D outcomes - we listened!
We really hope you like it - please do let us know about any bugs or problems you find and we’ll do our best to fix them. Here’s a trailer: https://youtu.be/6qzQInkkET8 Cheers
Original post
15 Apr 2015Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Frozen Cortex Update Adds Draft, Injuries And AI Simming
A sports game without a proper management and season-by-season structure is like X-COM without its Geoscape or Total War as a series of historical battles, without a strategic map. That’s why Frozen Cortex hasn’t been stealing my evenings, despite the quality of the tense, tactic
14 Apr 2015Developer post
Frozen Cortex Manager update in beta - please help
Here's a note from our Lead Designer and Programmer Ian... Hey guys. Our big single player update has been released on the "staging2" branch on Steam on Windows - (right click the game, properties, betas, then select staging2). It's pretty big - it has full AI simming of other ma
14 Apr 2015Developer post
Frozen Cortex Manager update in beta - please help
Here's a note from our Lead Designer and Programmer Ian... Hey guys. Our big single player update has been released on the "staging2" branch on Steam on Windows - (right click the game, properties, betas, then select staging2). It's pretty big - it has full AI simming of other ma
24 Feb 2015Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Wot I Think: Frozen Cortex
Frozen Cortex , formerly Frozen Endzone, is a futuristic American Football analogue where surprisingly graceful robots take the place of fleshy, armour-clad men. It’s evocative of Speedball and Blood Bowl, but it’s really Frozen Synapse wrapped in the theme of competitive team sp
23 Feb 2015Developer post
Patch for frequent crashes on OS X and Knockout Easy Saves
We've put out a patch that will hopefully fix the crashes people have been experiencing on OS X. We also put out another patch earlier today which fixed the issues some people had with their saves on Knockout Easy.
23 Feb 2015Developer post
Patch for frequent crashes on OS X and Knockout Easy Saves
We've put out a patch that will hopefully fix the crashes people have been experiencing on OS X. We also put out another patch earlier today which fixed the issues some people had with their saves on Knockout Easy.
23 Feb 2015Developer post
Fix for crashes continuing games in "Knockout Easy"coming today
Many apologies to those of you who have experienced crashes when loading games in this mode - we are uploading a fix now for Windows and other platforms will get this later today. You will need to start a new Knockout Easy game once the patch is installed. Once again, sorry about
23 Feb 2015Developer post
Fix for crashes continuing games in "Knockout Easy"coming today
Many apologies to those of you who have experienced crashes when loading games in this mode - we are uploading a fix now for Windows and other platforms will get this later today. You will need to start a new Knockout Easy game once the patch is installed. Once again, sorry about
22 Feb 2015Developer post
Update from Lead Programmer Ian Hardingham on Bug Issues (including Mac OSX crashes)
"Hey guys - thanks for buying and playing Frozen Cortex. We've got a couple of major issues that we're addressing right now. The most major is the OSX crash which a lot of you are seeing - we should have a patch for this by tomorrow evening. My apologies that this one got through
22 Feb 2015Developer post
Update from Lead Programmer Ian Hardingham on Bug Issues (including Mac OSX crashes)
"Hey guys - thanks for buying and playing Frozen Cortex. We've got a couple of major issues that we're addressing right now. The most major is the OSX crash which a lot of you are seeing - we should have a patch for this by tomorrow evening. My apologies that this one got through
21 Feb 2015Developer post
Launch thanks and OSX crash issues
Firstly, thanks so much for your support of Frozen Cortex during our launch. We have heard a lot of positive feedback from the community and this means a huge amount to us. We're aware that some players are having crashes in the OSX version of the game: we have a good idea of wha

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