Neon Marble Rust

Neon Marble Rust is a classic-style real-time strategy game about building bases, managing resources and commanding arena-bots. You can play online or choose from several single-player modes. Matches take place in an arena, where players compete for score rather than territory.

The three Houses

What began as friendly contests between engineers grew into a spectator sport. First came duels between custom-built robots, then teams of arena-bots, and later robots capable of replication. Custom designs gave way to strict paradigms, and by the turn of the 22nd century society was controlled by three Houses: Neon, Marble and Rust.

• Neon: emerged from the underground and established the first House, but was nearly torn apart by a long-standing internal rivalry.
• Marble: combines modern designs with ancient inspirations. Its commanders need to be proactive and dynamic to succeed.
• Rust: uses old machines from the forgotten age of consciousness. Its resourcefulness makes up for its inefficiencies.

Build and command

Build resource drop-offs, army production facilities and static defenses, then construct and defend additional expansions. Each faction has a different technology tree and a unique unit roster. Mining alone is not enough to produce advanced resources: you also need specialized buildings, and each faction has additional exotic resources that shape its technology tree.

Your build order is an important part of your strategy. Scout your opponent to decide when to expand, defend or attack. Units are produced in batches, typically of three to five, allowing you to field large armies. Some arena-bots can teleport, fire skill-shots or install computer viruses on enemy arena-bots.

Arena matches

Matches last 20 minutes and are decided by score. Each player’s central buildings are called Cores, where worker units are produced. Destroying an enemy Core earns one point; the arena-bots fight to win the match, not to conquer territory.

Game modes

Online matches are 1v1. You can enter Quick-Match or create a Custom Room and invite friends, and matches can also be watched as an observer. Single-player options include Skirmish and Sandbox matches against the AI, with cheats available.

Practice offers six modes that simplify the game, with challenges that award stars and unlock other units. You can save replays from the basic online, Sandbox and Skirmish modes.