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Embrace the Hoard's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #5126 | 1.890 | 2.857 |
| Creativity | #5442 | 2.079 | 3.143 |
| Overall | #5696 | 1.858 | 2.810 |
| Presentation | #6065 | 1.606 | 2.429 |
Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
This is a zombie survival game, but the roles are reversed, so you play as the hoard of zombies hunting down the humans.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Comments
The game was quite slow in the beginning, but that made it even more worth it to get all the upgrades and see the zombies practically win the game themselves. Very cool idea and nice implementation. :)
The music was unnecessarily epic, and I really enjoyed it. The gameplay itself starts out as a slog, but by the end it feels fantastic to have an unstoppable hoard. The skill tree is very satisfying. My only problem with the game is that once you start to get going, it it almost impossible to lose. Some sort of negative feedback loop would probably help make the game more challenging, although I know that that may not be the point. Right now it is a fun little game that fulfills the fantasy it set out to accomplish.
There is potential here! I liked the in-depth customizability the options provided, and I'm sure the progression mechanics would be good fun as well. The idea isn't too bad either!
However, I feel like there's one glaring issue that stopped me from having the fun this game could very well provide with some tweaks. The circle which controls the horde is just too small. Maybe it's just me, but it took me so long to get a portion of the crowd infected, and I got really bored and frustrated.
I can see that effort has gone into making Embrace the Hoard. Thank you for uploading!
You can upgrade the circle size in the shop
A neat little take on the theme with a lot of features for something of the type. It's definitely interesting and worth a try!
This is a very charming little game. Controlling the horde at the start was a bit difficult but once I got a few kills and upgrades the map quickly became overrun by the horde! I always wondered what it would be like to control the hordes of enemies in these types of games, and now I know :D