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Nerve

Nerve is a 3D strategy game where you build and defend an expanding city under siege. Choose from 9 upgradeable building types and battle invaders in 4 game modes. Earn points, climb ranks, and lead your city to victory. Hold your nerve!

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Mean Fox Games
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Mean Fox Games
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About the Game

Step into the dynamic, 3D world of Nerve, built with Unreal Engine 5, where every strategic decision can mean the difference between survival and defeat. Watch as the camera gracefully rotates around your ever-expanding city—a metropolis that builds itself outward from a central Base Tower, while you choose the critical structures that will determine your fate.

Build & Defend

Your only choice is what to build next. Every building you select directly impacts your city's economy and defense, challenging you to maximize income and spend your resources wisely. Choose from nine unique building types, each offering four upgrade levels:

  • Obstacles: Lightweight defenses to slow the enemy.

  • Power: Essential for powering each of your structures.

  • Turret: Protects your Base Tower with laser defense.

  • Repairer: Mends damaged buildings to keep your city intact.

  • Wall: A stronger barrier for bolstering your defenses.

  • Mine: Generates money to fuel your war effort.

  • Blaster: Detonates on impact, taking out nearby threats.

  • Cannon: Fires long-distance projectiles to target distant enemies.

  • Virus: A powerful biological weapon to disrupt enemy forces.

Game Modes

Nerve offers four diverse game modes to test your strategic prowess:

  • Training: Complete 10 missions designed to familiarize you with the buildings and their upgrades.

  • Survival: Tackle 8 missions where you must withstand a relentless countdown.

  • Fortification: With 8 missions providing all resources upfront, build a formidable base to weather the enemy onslaught.

  • Endurance: An open-ended challenge—survive for as long as you can.

Progression & Leaderboards

Prove your mettle on mode-specific and combined leaderboards. Earn points in each game mode to climb the military ranks—from Private to General. When necessary, use your hard-earned points to increase your starting resources in missions, giving you the edge needed to overcome even the toughest challenges.

Are you ready to build, defend, and lead your city to victory? Embrace your Nerve and embark on a strategic journey where every decision counts!

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