Above Snakes - World Building Zombie Apocalypse Survival RPG

[@SquareGlade]

Hey SplatterCat, thanks a lot for checking out my game Above Snakes. I appreciate your feedback a lot! :)

[@robn1116]

Are you the creator of this game. Of so what platforms is it available on and where can I obtain it?

[@foolyfrmgcounty6371]

@@robn1116 he is the creator and it’s available on kickstarter

[@Seanbo88]

The literal world building with the tiles is pretty cool. Reminds me of Forager but with a very different aesthetic.

[@Acidfunkish]

Forager seems a lot more "fun," to me, though. There are some similar general ideas in both, but Forager makes the survival systems much less "punishing for the sake of it," IMO. I think they target vastly different audiences looking for different experiences, which is very fair. I'm not the kind of gamer to enjoy punishing systems that make a game seem more challenging, without actually being challenging. As in, they don't add anything extra to the gameplay loop, they just make playing more stressful. Novel concept, maybe, but I play games for "fun." 🤔

[@jelikalcat6424]

Gives me the feeling of Lin's Island and Forager's love child

[@const1988]

Nah, its a mechanics from mobile games.

[@onecalledchuck1664]

If you don't want deer peeing on your raspberry bushes, you should spray it with wolf urine. Of course, then it's coated in wolf pee. If you want to avoid pee altogether, you need to set a few claymores in nearby bushes with tripwires crossing likely paths of the deer. One gibbed deer will serve as a lesson to the others.

[@deadcan47]

That escalated quickly...

[@onecalledchuck1664]

@@deadcan47 It all depends on perspective. Do you want results or do you want deer pee on your raspberries? It might surprise you how many problems (opportunities, I should say) can be resolved with the suitable application of explosive ordnance.

[@ChamblesRNG]

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[@ColinTimmins]

@@deadcan47 It may have escalated quickly, but it went in the right direction! ROAR!

[@onecalledchuck1664]

@@ChamblesRNG Never hesitate. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqe9gpuJl5dkZ8k

[@Astrochimp88]

Splat: "I have experience in this regard, i know what i`m doing" ->Proceeds to build a foundation instead of the wall Splat: "How rare is that, splattercat actually knows what he is doing!" -> Checks for his wall in invetory Splat: "Did i just make another foundation?" Never change splat.. much love!

[@Oblivisci........]

I'm super stoked his channel is starting to really get numbers again. He has worked so hard for so many years. Such a charismatic wholesome dude deserves to succeed in KZbin which is so inundated with absolute trash.

[@Rikimkigsck]

This game looks so good hope devs will keep working on it

[@ColinTimmins]

When I was a kid, I used to go into the woods when I visited my aunt to pick huckleberries. I would get enough to make a pie and it was the greatest thing to have and enjoy. The berries are very close to blueberries, but really flavorful. They can be hard to come by and aren't generally "grown" because they require specific conditions to flourish.

[@sergeysmirnov1062]

One thing that irks me a bit (totally unimportant really but still) is the different placement of the minecart rails between the two mines, I'm hoping they will be slightly moved in a future update so that when you place two mines together like at 18:35, the rails seamlessly interconnect, giving a feeling of one large mine vs two separate mine-tiles

[@frankenlafranken]

Yeah. I dont mind the line separating the two areas but the fact the rails dont line up bothers me

[@eric9822]

Thimble Berries are like raspberries in structure, though the plant looks very different and quite distinct. The taste is in the ballpark of raspberry, but much more tart, overall a much more intense flavor. Usually not eaten as a berry, though many do. I see it as a syrup or jam, sometimes mixed with other fruit as a jam. When they are unripe, that intense flavor can be a bit much, but while they are ripe and at their peak, the flavor is amazing, one of the most intense and best tasting berries in my book. If you want to try it at it's best, a thimble berry preserve would be the way to go.

[@bandgeekforlife406]

Speaking of clay: I'm over in Arizona, and in a lot of places here we have trouble growing stuff NOT because we don't get much rain (though that obviously doesn't help), but because so much of our soil is clay, and that isn't acidic enough for most plants. You really need to change the composition of the soil before growing stuff, but now I'm able to grow squash, melons, leafy greens, and pretty soon I'm hoping to add tomatoes and peppers to that list :D And yeah, the cacti in the game ought to be harvestable for water. That would be realistic. It would also be realistic if some of them could also be used for food or for crafting medicines. They should add aloe vera in the desert biomes, as well, which is very multifaceted. Perhaps there should be some more forgeables generally? There's a lot more edible and medicinal stuff out there than people realize (and some VERY NOT edible stuff), with of course there being different plants available depending on the biome. As for animals, there are some simple and effective traps that can be made before you'd be able to craft and wield a primitive ranged weapon- though speaking of that, a sling might be something you should be able to craft with fewer resources than a bow and arrows. It might not be as durable, accurate, or have as much range, but it's better than nothing usually :) As for iron, if you're starting from the ground up, there's a heck of a lot of other things you'll need to be able to do before you can do much with the iron which requires any forging. If you want to use bits of it as-is in weaponry, that could work, but so much other stuff has to be made before you can make the best use of iron. Though there are some things you can recycle for a make-shift forge, so you might not have to make something completely from scratch... Why yes, I have been reading a lot of books on survival recently, how did you guess? :P I don't know how detailed the developers want to get with the game, so perhaps some of my suggestions are a little too much, which is understandable. It certainly does look nice, though!

[@tehwicked1]

I don't know what it is but I really like the look of this one. When you placed the second level mine, though, the tracks were one tile off from the level 1 mine's tracks. That kinda drives me nuts. But it has a lot of promise. Thanks again, Splatt, for your fantastic coverage. Also, I really like the old west type feel. Snake oil, the opium ointment, train tracks, etc. Very interested. Keep up the fantastic work, my friend.

[@RealYRM]

I'm with you on repairing items being a slog. It makes some sense to have maintenance on weapons and armor in a fighting game, but I still have an axe in my shed from that my great uncle used to chop wood in 1940.

[@Edward-wf2xm]

Lol he old

[@LaserStorm117]

No worries, Splatt. You _sound_ like you know what a weed plant looks like.

[@anubisfox5765]

He does live in cali lol

[@jjolarte98]

He looks too. If you saw him in his livestream

[@dirtywhitellama]

Might explain some things...

[@TheWilku22]

@@dirtywhitellama what things?

[@dirtywhitellama]

@@TheWilku22 I'm just making a joke about how often he misses stuff on stream, but I honestly think that was because of trying to do too much at once. It's been a lot better since he started getting acquainted with the game first, THEN doing his impressions video.

[@HabibSayegh-rj1nr]

Looks pretty much like Lens Island game, love it

[@lukusblack6442]

I'm not sure which mechanic they're using, but it would be nice if something like trees and bushes weren't single use resources. Trees should pop up in random places, just be very slow to grow, allowing for less logs from younger trees. I would not let the player break berry bushes, just take from them. Those berries should grow back as well, as I said, slowly. Any non-living node wouldn't need such mechanics, apart from maybe finding a little sparkle in a river for sifting gold. As Splat said, I would absolutely add a bit of blending between tiles, but I'd specifically look into the two mine tiles, and move the tracks so they connect... I played the original demo back when Splat first reviewed it. I loved the game, but didn't care for the fairly quick and inevitable death... It looks like that was nerfed a bit. lol

[@Ferdy_Yuugitsune1040]

17:56 CACTUS is lootable.BUT Unfortunately, the cactus you tried to interact was not on the ground level, That was why you can't interact. 20:12 Zombies also lootable. You could get items from each of them. Few players i seen loot them such as Drae also did it.

[@stinkbanana2522]

Never had a Huckleberry, but I've had a Dingleberry

[@Defhrone]

christ, the youtube algorithm seems to really love this game, keep getting send back here

[@OsmoticRelease]

this game is gorgeous, love the art design

[@hardy4898]

Didn't expect physics of fallen trees. I like that. This feeling of simplicity on one hand and freedom on the other works for me. Great video. :)

[@DamsdelDrennon]

The resource tool tip on tiles before unlocking them is neat, very helpful. I wonder if some kind of combo between tiles would be interesting as well, like spawning certain tiles next to each others to transform them, make certain special resources spawn or just unlock special tiles to place later...Thanks for the reminder about this game, so many good ones to keep an eye out for.

[@kazen5907]

Picks low food option tiles 5 times in a row. Suddenly becomes concerned about lack of food. Surprised Pikachu face. Classic Splat.

[@jacobvega4868]

I really hope this game pans out because I'm feeling it. I really like how you can choose what the next tile is.

[@inkjustink4936]

I love splattercat contents in indie games, I've always steal my parents laptop to download almost all the indie games that splattercat plays to tested the game myself then deleat it all

[@Bogdan221192]

Stelth

[@sidartaadhivirya8597]

the way the stone was destroyed when the tree collapse is so cool

[@tiemanowo]

This game shows some "potential". I really like it.

[@crazydragy4233]

Love the concept. A lot of tile games have been finding their way to me and I am not complaining!

[@kariko07]

Oh SplatterCat..”yeah I actually know what I’m doing.. oh wait, did I just build another foundation.” Couldn’t have written it!!

[@csours]

This looks like a genuinely interesting take on the genre. I hope the devs can continue to improve it.

[@const1988]

Thats literally a mobile game ported to pc.

[@jtjpro13]

You covered one Kickstarter game that I backed that's on a steady way to release-Kynseed, with some of the devs formerly being on Fable dev teams.

[@skinnahxx]

We use to go up into the mountains in Montana to get Huckleberries, people pay crazy cash for them because of how hard they are to get, they are usually high up and usually surrounded by bear territory because this is one of the favorites to eat. They are really good, maybe Ill Send you some if you accept packages. if not im pretty sure you can get them online. Love the content brother, 90% of my games in my library are from your videos haha. keep up the great work and I love seeing how big the channel is getting! Edit- We all know youre a stoner lol, most of your audience probably is lol.

[@Steallar]

I kind of like the graphics of the game even though I feel like this is the direction that is taken over and over again these days. Still - seems interesting. Cheers!

[@Cinericius_est]

The reason why everyone is doing low poly now is because it's way cheaper than detailed 3D and there is a lot of pre-made assets that can be tweaked a little to look different. The key to success with this style is good textures, nice colour palette and some fancy shaders over that - and that's what many developers didn't grasp properly yet.

[@lydellb]

It's an aesthetic that works in certain situations. I think some developers don't understand that the visual style itself doesn't add character to a game. It's gotta have soul.

[@bobbreaker2767]

I've had this on my wishlist since your last video, wish it would hurry it up a bit coming out

[@SoulWhite]

8:10 You don't have to tell us that you know what weed looks like Splatty. We watch your videos, I can almost hear the bong gurgle before the the intro.

[@armartin0003]

Splattercat: "I know what I'm doing" *immediatly makes a mistake* Splattercat: "Nevermind."

[@Ascawien]

Definitely shows promise, though it does need the blending between tiles you mention, as well as both camera rotation and the ability to rotate the world tile you're about to place. Will keep an eye on this one.

[@lydellb]

Yeah, the mine cart rails not matching up triggered something in me lol. the blatant line between tiles needs to be worked on. Shouldn't be terribly difficult to fix.

[@seagle7297]

Slpatt: *needs to build 1 more wall and needs roof* *buys foundation instead and roof* Splatt: "See guys I know what I'm doing this time" *places foundation, realizes he bought that by accident* *places roof, it's missing 3 spots*

[@waxilliumladrian]

I guess squeezing the snake really helps with sanity. SplatterCat is a wise man indeed

[@zanders]

Huckleberries are a little like a more tart Blueberry. They're pretty good imo. There's a burger shop in my city that makes Huckleberry milkshakes but the true heads know to get a Razzleberry shake. That's half and half Raspberry and Huckleberry. Super bomb.

[@Reoh0z]

> "If you're ever not feeling good, squeeze the snake... cowboy style." Splatty, January 2022

[@Tom03330]

"Squeeze a snake" eh? I see what you did there Splatt

[@claiminglight]

The board game nature of this project makes for a game that relies on chewy choices for its central play direction. And it isn't there yet! Choosing which tile you want isn't a choice, as you can always pick what you need next without cost or care, and that's the only 'choice' you have thus far. And it isn't a execution-based game, as the zombies are just resource nodes. From what I saw so far, there are some awesome ideas here. And I love board game influences in video games. They let you explore ideas that would be too cumbersome for physical cards and pieces. But as it sits now, this game has no true gameplay yet.

[@anthony2507]

I wonder if you even needed walls and a roof for the tanery, maybe just a platform as a work area. Save resources and sleep in tribe tent and bed.

[@brianhaynes7182]

Strange to see a western-theme game where the cacti aren't harvestable. In reality, some cacti are edible and others can provide water so they should be a great resource. Also strange that you didn't find coal or any type of metal ore on the mine tiles. I also would like to see the tiles blended together and even interacting a little bit. For example, if you put two railroad tiles together maybe the train joins together or one tile has a station and the other doesn't, etc.

[@notanotherwargamer]

This game gives me very strong last day on earth vibes. Same building and items/durability system

[@balake21]

always a fan of building/survival games, so i’ll be following this game for sure:)

[@sunkid2465]

You never hit the cacti, you were looking through the rock, the cacti was up high

[@IqarP15]

Plenty of hours playing New World. "Where can I find hemp?" "Where can I find fibers?" The amount of times I just wanted to face-smash my keyboard but then my face would hurt and I'd need a new keyboard.

[@Bums001]

Damn another world building. Im still stuck in Ragnorium. This one looks great tho. Its just kind of weird that they want this to be a zombie game. Animals, Tribes, or bandits could be better enemies

[@lThellRockl]

this game looks sick! Cant wait! Thanks bro for showcasing the game! I've added it to my wishlist on steam since i cant download it anymore haha

[@estoylaroca]

Idk why your initial description just reminds me of a dark room, the web-game. Coincidentally, it made me pause this video and play the game again. Such a neat game.

[@Scapestoat]

Three twigs make an Axe. Just like in real life!

[@flexingchicken]

Can confirm that some sneak squeezin can make your day a bit better :D

[@Revenant483]

My only issue is Splatty didn't make chocolate chip cookies at the fire. I would have been all over that :D

[@alistoica6273]

It's like they combined Last Day on earth (because of the low poly style) with Len's Island, I LOVE IT! :)

[@grayfuzz6364]

There is a map. I watched 2 other YTers and they opened the wrld map. helps you with the quests

[@gamergirl2127]

omg this game looks amazing ngl, its not poly to much just the right amount

[@zappedguy1327]

Looks good.A old west Forager game.I’ll be keeping a eye on this.

[@kamilnaumczyk3413]

The Mine Level 1 and Mine Level 2 track not aligning made me twitch so hard...

[@RamblingRose08]

Very excited for this game. Thanks for sharing!

[@alxiong]

Saw your early look video on Dysmantle last year. It came to PS5 and I have played it non stop. Maybe one day this one will also come to consoles in the future.

[@chrislaws4785]

I can't hear someone say the word huckleberry without hearing "I'm your huckleberry" in my head......lmao.

[@DrLili-DrawnByTheDevil]

If you liked this one, I'd love to see more!

[@alfair324]

This looks pretty fun honestly.

[@RobGThai]

I’ll keep an eye on this. Looks interesting.

[@Sergeo333]

Human shows up in beautiful forest tile…. Chops everything down in a day :)

[@snifflindrake3283]

@SplatterCatGaming - lots of Thimbleberries out in west SoCo…disgusting things probably covered in deer piss, but they’re there nonetheless. 😂

[@captaintofu4926]

Is there an element of challenge? Zombie invasions or something? I mean, it's in alpha, but who knows...

[@ibitayooladipupo]

1. In general... I like to avoid Ingesting projectiled pee.. 2. Man made wells are not known for their abilities to run around and change on you.. 3. I DO have experience in this regard... (A few seconds later).. Hmm we have a problem.. Lol 4. If you're ever feeling not so good, all you've got to do is goo squeeze some snakes.. Splattercat style. ..... LOL I've decided to just edit and keep a list. I'm literally rolling on the floor.. Lol

[@uncleaungzayyafromburma985]

I have so many games to play after subscribing you xD

[@godgang4929]

I’m extremely interested in this. Definitely supporting so I can play this. Very vibrant and near perfect blend between realistic survival and arcade style with the no durability stuff. 🖤 finally balance.

[@a.faizzudinmohdjaafar5971]

I hope the dev listens to players about the good, the bad and optimization for the game. Probably should look at similar games like dysmantle and more to see what players love and dislike to improve the game

[@XenoPoopz]

I would consider the siding to be a wood clapboard style.

[@delphicdescant]

The projectile pee problem is something I admit I've never worried about when eating stuff in the woods. But I'll probably worry about it now lol.

[@ymemag9861]

So is it we'll play this game naturally or naturally, we'll play this game??? Love your stuff splat!!! 😂

[@Anamamma1]

When you placed the village I assumed more people to help a bit

[@qpphil5150]

this looks like len's island with extra steps

[@JustanOlGuy]

Like it even better now... thanks fer the update...

[@jerichosmith6845]

Pls make a series out of this

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

oh. OH. this is exactly what I imagined a Last Day on Earth PC game would look like.

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

ah shucks its not out yet

[@TooSlizzy]

What are vetals ? Are you trying to say vitals ?

[@zengrath]

This looks pretty cool!

[@LV_427]

I watched a livestream of this game from other youtuber. It looks like this game often freeze once you open more areas especially mountains. I hope the devs address this soon.

[@bardsandbarkeeps]

Probably just memory optimization issues they haven't had time to address yet. I'm sure it's on the priority list considering it's a pretty bad issue.

[@Evergreen64]

Don't know why the title is "Above Snakes".

[@lukusblack6442]

You should look into Strange Horticulture. It might not be your thing, but it's indie, and well worth the shout out on Twitter, or something.

[@mungomidge1090]

One day a video game will be made that doesn't involve chopping down trees, today is not that day.

[@martinaasandersen3775]

14:38 Why wouldn't you pick the mountain tile with the better stats? Guess he didn't notice like usual.

[@horrigan495]

Nice game after a while, I will keep an eye on it

[@lukasgadzijevas7163]

I'm pretty sure there's a map pressing M,u can even see the future tiles.

[@UrbanFury12]

Beautiful aesthetics.

[@scribblingjoe]

Wow! You would think iron would be more common.

[@SoloK_1]

Really hard to get excited for a game that is in Pre-Alpha. Maybe see you at release in 2+ years

[@Morphy-Z]

16:19 the term you're looking for is splatcat... I mean... splatmap 🤪

[@thenameisyam]

This looks awesome and it reminds me of PoE's Synthesis league

[@Daanlikkewaan]

can you harvest the berries without chopping down the bush?

[@spncryang]

The geologist definitely knows how to get stoned

[@nigl2807]

No demo on steam although a page is up.

[@tyrindel]

the zombies straight up have minecraft sounds

[@RyanLabombaTV]

Good game.auto wishlist

[@UtopssAKAPJ]

would like to see where this game goes