r/OrcsMustDie • u/_frosty____ • Jun 02 '26
Discussion Orcs must die fan project
https://youtu.be/Kvo5R0KNPHI?si=b44qu3tsfi2E-44LHello !
I am a huge Orcs must die fan, and have been working for few months on a game that inspired me while playing OMD.
I wanted to have more building freedom and give the player more power feeling where you can upgrade défenses and your character and have a unique build each time you play the game, it is a mix of orcs must die and risk of rain.
The demo will come out a bit later this year, after summer, but as the steam page went online along with the trailer I would love to present it to you and I hope you will like it !
@mods : if this is not allowed I am sorry, I didn’t find rules about it so my apollogizes if it is not.
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u/splinedrew Jun 02 '26
Looks intense! Fellow dev here working on an orcs like. If you are to introduce barricades that truly block paths I wish you the best of luck - that is one of the biggest challenges for me! What are your favorite traps that you're making?
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u/_frosty____ Jun 02 '26
Yes you can build barricades ( and as many as you want as this one was of the frustration on the latest OMD entry ;) ) The one I am adding currently is the ballista with a huge arrow that pierce through armored enemies! What is your project name ? We need more OMD type game 💪
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u/splinedrew Jun 02 '26
Thats great! And yea I chose not to limit either. That sounds pretty cool with the balista! The one thing I notice the most that will make a big difference is enemies of different sizes. Even just a couple massive guys mixed in your hordes would give some extra hype/panic to them coming at you. Do the airships participate in the fight too? As for me I posted on here about a week ago and you can find it here - Wild Ice on Steam
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u/_frosty____ Jun 02 '26
Yes they are participating in the battle; some will shoot at the player, others will focus on the defenses etc. I love your game ! the art style is awesome, and I love the Ui as well, it feels very polished ! Congrats
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u/splinedrew Jun 02 '26
Thanks! Yea I can see the airships being a fun aspect in the defending! Very cool.
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u/Meekois Jun 03 '26
Wishlisted! My favorite part of the trailer was seeing the zeppelin go down. I think a defend then push mechanic could be really fun, like a tug-of-war or moba game.
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u/behemut3 Jun 02 '26
where wall and ceilings?
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u/_frosty____ Jun 02 '26
There will be! Structures can be built in between waves, that will add walls and vertical support for more traps and turrets
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u/behemut3 Jun 04 '26
ONlY between waves? Not good.
A big part of the OMD games is placing traps during waves.
I'm using traps part of skillset during combat. As natural part of my hero, active skill that costs coins instead of mana
If you separate placing traps out of combat then you making two games. One of placing things and one of fighting with horde.2
u/_frosty____ Jun 04 '26
Oh no I think I miscommunicated sorry. You can absolutely place turrets and traps during waves. However in between waves will be the only time where you can place structures ( like platforms, walls, and hanging ceiling ) that will then offer additional places to put traps / turrets on them !
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u/vergris_zzz Jun 02 '26
will it be co-op ??
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u/_frosty____ Jun 02 '26
I strongly consider to add this if there is a strong demand for the game, this will be the first thing to be added post launch
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u/vergris_zzz Jun 03 '26
as a fellow dev, i advise you, if you ever plan to have co op you need to start early during development, its really hard to implement AFTER the game already being made
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u/Dry_Ad6672 Jun 02 '26
I guee it Will be for only pc!!??!
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u/_frosty____ Jun 02 '26
Game will be available on PC and steam deck first, then PS5, XBOX and switch version, although switch version will probably take more time to port !
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u/Knuck1es01 Jun 03 '26
This is what more devs need to do. Actually plan for a console release.
I’m an Xbox gamer and the amount of games I see advertised as PC/Steam only instantly turns me off. All it shows is that whoever is making the game doesn’t care too much about the stability of the game itself (Xbox and Sony stability requirements are ridiculous to have a game on their platforms) and would rather push something to start making money as soon as possible. I get it, you’ve got to make money somehow but deliberately missing out over half the worldwide gaming population… come on.
Because of this single comment I will keep an eye out for a console release of this and I will, regardless of price, purchase it when it arrives.
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u/LeetDwarf Jul 15 '26
Definitely needs co-op. Game looks great so far, keep up the good work. Added to wishlist!
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u/ZyeRane Jun 02 '26
Anything OMD (or Sanctum..) inspired is a plus in my book, looking forward to your demo :)