Necrohorde by Tricky_Fat_Cat

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made by Tricky_Fat_Cat for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

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Story

Long ago, the Tower of Illustria was led by a mage of unparalleled power, a master of magic who sought to conquer even death itself. Yet, time claimed him, and he was laid to rest in the crypt beneath the tower—until one fateful night.

Rising from his tomb through forbidden necromancy, the archmage now commands an army of the dead, bent on reclaiming the tower. Many brave heroes fell in futile attempts to stop him, their bones joining his dark legion.

Now, only Merlin, a gifted mage and the tower’s last defender, stands between the undead and the tower’s final fall.

Team

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Controls

| KEY | ACTION | | :-------- | :-------------- | | 1 | Chain Lightning | | 2 | Arcane Rain | | 3 | Runic Trap | | 4 | Magma Surge | | LMB | Cast at cursor | | ESC | Pause |

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Ratings

Overall 241th 3.87⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 222th 3.778⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 518th 3.333⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 205th 3.944⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

Sharkbait
07. Oct 2024 · 22:39 UTC
very fun and entertaining , love the cute chibi Mii esque characters
KilloFox
08. Oct 2024 · 11:00 UTC
The skeletons are so cute :heart:
Haoro
08. Oct 2024 · 11:05 UTC
Really fun game ! The only problem I found was that your xp bar gets in the way more and more as it gets filled, so enemy can be hidden behind 😅
Keep up the good work !
SMielke
08. Oct 2024 · 11:40 UTC
The art style is beautiful, and the concept is truly inspired! You can really see the thought and creativity that went into this. I absolutely love it!
perro
08. Oct 2024 · 18:13 UTC
This game really stood out to me for its visuals and gameplay offered. Really excellent game. Well done!
pickens-inc
08. Oct 2024 · 21:41 UTC
Love the presentation! What stands out most to me is how amazingly detailed all the screens outside the game itself are, with the menus and transitions. It's lovely! The gameplay is a touch confusing but I quickly get the gist! Nice satidfying little game, love the chain lightning. The only thing I really felt was missing was the game feel impact when using those bailities. YOu have sounf effects for a lot of the interface stuff but not for the abilities themselves, which is a shame! Still it's a very solid entry and the visuals are perfect! Well done all.
barryrichter
08. Oct 2024 · 23:46 UTC
The art was super cool and the game was fun to play!
ILDr82
09. Oct 2024 · 23:35 UTC
I'm addicted to this game. Не, реально заигрался:) Всё так плавненько и красиво.
rensun
10. Oct 2024 · 11:35 UTC
The overall impression of the game is cool! :D
Cool graphics directly during the game itself, models are very cool and VFX effects, dynamic gameplay, where you constantly need to poke and I like it. But I didn't understand how the laser works ╰(*´︶`*)╯

All in all, a very cool job! YOU'RE WONDERFUL!
Pcho
10. Oct 2024 · 11:45 UTC
Nice tower defense, good job! I think it would be a good idea to change the colors of spells 3 and 4, because at first, I was confused and thought they were swapped
Mikeandtherest
10. Oct 2024 · 14:23 UTC
I have to say that it was confusing a bit at first, but overall I enjoyed the graphics and the mood. Good job!
Bigstrongddoge
10. Oct 2024 · 16:40 UTC
Fun little cozy game. I got a little confused between ability 3 and 4. Did you accidentally mix the art between the two?
Bstabuu
10. Oct 2024 · 21:04 UTC
Good game and it becomes quite challenging after a while, but why is there no ratings for graphics and audio? Did you not make them during the jam or have you used a 3d party assets? Even if so, good job on putting them together, the scenes look great.
daupoh
11. Oct 2024 · 15:34 UTC
Nice td with roglite elements.
Nice spells, funny monsters, control is quite well.

First encounter felt a little hard, I died about 30 seconds (skill issue, yes)
Perhaps it was possible to move the tower up and leave only three directions of attack, for better waves control.

I found myself almost never using ArcaneRain, making do with combinations of lightning, trap and meteorite.
btw I didn't recognise meteorite from icon and my soul asked for some kind of ultimate.
Skel3ton
13. Oct 2024 · 11:40 UTC
really cute and great game. Visually its perfect. My only issue is that attacks doesnt feel powerfull.
ZombieWalrus
15. Oct 2024 · 21:56 UTC
Great game! I loved the intro a lot, great idea to show the location and credits in the main menu. Tower defense is fun, progression is cool. Not sure about impact of upgrades, if it felt significant while playing, but still it was interesting to try to upgrade different spells to see how it goes.
enderswype
16. Oct 2024 · 17:34 UTC
Nice job on the animations and graphics, its a shame we see them from so far away during the game, they look very nice during the menu animations