
Play Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday Online
Game Info
- Platform
- Sega Genesis
- Genres
- Adventure · Role-Playing
- Player Perspective
- First person · Top-down
- Developers
- SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)
- Publishers
- SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.) · Tec Toy
- Release date
- December 31, 1990
Summary
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday drops you into the year 2456, a battered Earth now ruled by the fledgling NEO coalition. The world’s media is saturated with Buck Rogers propaganda, and a fresh wave of recruits—young, eager, and hungry for glory—are flocking to the front lines. In this Genesis title you don’t just pick a preset hero; you build a squad from the ground up, assigning each member a distinct set of skills to balance combat, tech, and leadership. The game’s core loop revolves around assembling the right mix of talents, then guiding your team through the chaotic remnants of a planet still scarred by RAM’s lingering presence. It feels like a tabletop strategy session translated to a cartridge, where every decision on who joins your crew can mean the difference between a triumphant stand and a quick defeat.
Edited by Maya Carter
Multiplayer
- Game modes
- Single






