Cotropitorii

Cotropitorii

Alexandru Duta · December 27, 2018 · Action, Indie, Third-Person Shooter

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About Cotropitorii

Cotropitorii is a third-person multi-player action shooter game that celebrates Romanian communism. Up to 32 players can join and pick between two factions and battle it out in death-match mode with over ten different weapon. The game features a communist-inspired theme backed up by period communist Romanian music, allowing you to envision yourself in the shoes of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

The game is relatively unfinished. It currently features a single map.

The Backstory


The story starts in 1988. During Ceausescu's reign Romania had been brimming with apathy and fear. To give hope to his people, as well as follow through with his own diabolical plan, Ceausescu started building up his army.

In 1989 a war broke out. Not between Romania and its neighbors, but between Romania and the United States of America. Fueled by the hate Romanians have toward Americans, gained during the Second World War when the Americans failed to protect Romania from Stalin, millions of them enlisted in the military.

Today, the war rages on as more and more of US territory is trampled by Romanian tanks. In the winter of 2024 the Romanian air force reduced the United States Air Force to less than 10% of its former power, leaving the remaining US Army only with tank and infantry support. In the summer of 2025 one million troops and two hundred thousand tanks were ready to take the battle even further as Ceausescu's plan to overtake Texas was en-route.

You are part of an elite few, the Romanian Mountain Hunters, the highly-trained special forces of Ceausescu's army. You are here to hunt down and destroy Americans, wherever they may be. Your immediate task is to infiltrate enemy territory and deal a swift blow to the American infantry. This has turned into guerilla warfare, as the streets of once proud American cities are now ruins under Romanian gunfire.

Details


The game will run on a Pentium III or AMD 1 GHz machine with Windows 2000/Me/XP on it. It will require 256MB RAM and a 64 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card. Yes, it does require DirectX 9.0c. We recommend a Pentium IV with 2,53 Ghz machine and 1 GB RAM and a 128 MB video card for the best performance.

Cotropitorii — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Online PvP, Split screen
PC Game Pass
Not included
More games like this:Split-screen games

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 23, 2026
prea misto jocul,imi aduce aminte de copilaria.Pcat ca nu merg serverele
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Recommended Jul 31, 2026
Cotropitorii successfully delivers a distinct, highly unique multiplayer experience by blending traditional early-2000s third-person shooter mechanics with a subversively satirical theme centered on Romanian communist era aesthetics. Rather than striving for modern tactical complexity, the design functions primarily as a raw, energetic retro arcade sandbox, fully justifying its highly positive standing with 57 community validations.An analysis of community metrics indicates that user engagement operates with absolute efficiency within concise 20-to-30 minute deployment windows. Utilizing its original proprietary framework from its official November 15, 2005 launch, the application tasks players with selecting opposing operational factions to engage in immediate deathmatch loops across a modest arsenal of classic weaponry. The auditory landscape serves as a defining asset layer, implementing authentic period soundtrack cues that instantly construct an absurdly memorable atmospheric background.From an analytical design standpoint, the project operates within clear historical boundaries. The absolute absence of a localized single-player campaign, modern physics vectors, or complex veh…
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Recommended Oct 4, 2026
very weird game, the engine and UI seem to be taken from the deadly dozen vietnam series, outright taking the exact weapons from that game, the romanian army wears red jackets and the americans wear colourful red white and blue, theres also an option to make enemies despawn, but enemies dont really appear at all unless im missing something, during my exploration i accidentally got softlocked between two chairs, very interesting experience if you are romanian
Recommended Sep 16, 2026
10/10 gem would starve my people again!!!
Recommended Sep 6, 2026
Game is has no players, and is bad, and is very obviously a joke. But its just kinda neat and free. I would not have paid money for this when it came out. Fun to just explore around and listen to the demoscene music. Also the M249 shoots 3 bullets at once Triplex style. cool. Weird little artifact.
Recommended Aug 28, 2026
Full graphics on 2005' and as developer says it's not finished with only single map. Can be fun with some friends to play but in today days and AI years this game is not welcomed and got nothing to offer. Because i love older games i will give thumbs up for golden era of games 2000'.

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