Phoenix Hope - Demon Apocalypse Medieval Fortress Survival

[@honorablepixel6413]

Hey Splattercat! Thank you for doing a review of our game :) This is our first game and we were really inspired by Kingdom, but we decided to make our game more challenging by adding many different mechanics that are unlocked over time, such as exploring the map and upgrading the settlement in the scientists lab. We picked up a few interesting things from your video, e.g. the "auto rebuild" checkbox, and we'll try to implement them before the game's release :)

[@ChaoticNeutralMatt]

Out of curiosity, did ya'll see a similar (I believe android) game? (Looking forward to it, regardless) The game was Bonfire and a decent amount of difference.

[@TheStephaneAdam]

Keep at it guys, this one has potential!

[@mrssirens]

Thats so funny, I was just playing kingdom and thought this looked similar art/mechanic wise. I'm so relieved we don't have to rely on archers with terrible aim at the start lol. Would be nice to have some more color to banners etc as well, better clan/settlement identity.

[@fabianbandaiii3304]

Maybe the auto rebuild can be an upgrade. And also if you don't want to add health bars maybe adding one or two different animations to the walls can help. Like normal for healthy wall. Then a slightly degraded animation for 50% health wall and an almost destroyed looking wall for 30% and under. Something like that Edit: by the way the game looks amazing! Very excited for it to be finished!

[@andrewschlender7504]

Maybe add unique demon lords as big bad generals. who are the boss of the lesser demons just an idea if it is being planned already cool

[@marvomaniac318]

Looks like a really solid take on the Kingdom: Two Crowns basic formula with some smart additions to both set it apart and improve the control the player has over what's going on. Really looking forward to a full release of this.

[@lockout6896]

Came here to sat that 👌

[@weefizzygee8821]

Looks like a healthy mix of Kingdom and Grim Nights which are two great games

[@DKuhn-zv3jt]

Still knocking it out of the park after all these years, my dude Splatty you're a legend, just saying

[@beladee]

I love that "1-dimensional real time strategy" is progressing as a game genre

[@DamsdelDrennon]

I'm under the charm of this game already, it's beautiful and soothing, pretty chill. The need for defence and research gives the pressure necessary to want to push out, expand, take risks and plan intelligently. I'm going to be waiting on its progress now, thanks Splatt'

[@Khay-77]

This looks pretty sweet. Splatter always delivers on some interesting new indie games.

[@Nobuhara]

My favorite Curator/Reviewer. You aim exactly the genre / types of games I like to play and you also teach us the basics so we can get into it asap or gtfo. Thanks for your work!

[@BaronVonMott]

So, looks like this game lands somewhere between "Kingdom: Two Crowns" and "Grim Nights". Cool!

[@kalibur6687]

Per chance good sir could I implore you to do a part 2?

[@immortalbradfilms]

I wish your videos were like 45mins long 30 minutes gets me interested wanting more lol

[@ignislordofflames9274]

Same

[@sycofya1677]

Sometimes he goes over if the game is getting good :)

[@carlosdyer1113]

This is how he hooks us, then he will stream it on Twitch if it’s good.

[@theusernameicoodfind]

Probably on purpose so you buy the games he’s promoting

[@immortalbradfilms]

@@theusernameicoodfind no pc life i live for the vids

[@TrustyFishOdor]

Oh boy, Hellgate London mention in the first 30s. Deep Cut

[@josephmatthews7698]

Holy shit that's exactly how I sleep as a writer who makes his own schedule. I just let my body sleep when it's tired and I sleep basically that schedule. Like 8 pm to 3 am then a nap until noon.

[@cywulf01]

Getting Grim Night's vibe with this one. Looks good.

[@LeonBelmont1000]

This does seem almost like a carbon copy of grim nights.

[@_Grumpy_Panda_]

Plus one for the Hellgate: London reference. Loved that game.

[@phtevenj]

Nice it has a slight Kingdom look and feel... i love that game so this would def go on my wish list

[@aardyn8564]

I've been doing the 1st and 2nd sleep thing lately, not on purpose it just seemed to have happened. I'll be super tired and go to bed, and then sleep for like 2-4 hours, and then be awake again for about 4-6 hours depending on what I decided to do when I get up. Then I go back to bed again for about 4-6 hours depending on whether or not I have an alarm set to do something earlier than I would wake back up naturally. It feels very weird but I'm not as tired when I wake up either the first or second time as I used to be when I just tried to force myself to stay asleep when I woke up in the middle of the night.

[@brentmatthewc.hipolito4358]

Leave it to splatter cat to find indie games that are to my liking. Great work!

[@zahreel3103]

Learning history with SplatterCatGaming

[@HeathenSWolf]

Ah, Hellgate:London was great. Niche, sure, but I had fun times, thanks for completely random remark that made me remember.

[@yggdrasilburnes]

I'm still entranced by Kingdom: Two Crowns' Norse Lands DLC.

[@robertmarquez343]

The the game looks good and the part where you said about the sleeping was very interesting I will have to look into that thanks

[@Galvaxatron]

If they add build order, auto-rebuild, and perhaps some rare trinkets/items I will definitely get this game. It looks very promising.

[@73mleduc]

I put a bunch of time into Kingdom and this likes it hits al the parts I liked about that but more tools and direction. What happens when you miners get as far as the bubble? I've got my fingers crossed that if you dig to deep you can hit enemys there too. Would make a great risk vs reward element. You would need defense points in the mine. Picture it your town is really building up with walls that can't be broken and then the enemy just starts attacking from the middle of your town and you need to either take the mine back or collapse it and lose it as a resource in that spot.

[@SolantisA]

So is this Kingdom? I'm not complaining , the more the better, these kind of games are my jam...

[@zklakay8509]

hell yeah, when I'm bored your video just came on a good time

[@2Jackrabbit]

this seems sooo close to what grim nights does, but with a little dash of kingdom to it

[@martingalimany2559]

Loved Kingdom, looking forward =)

[@bentilbury2002]

Well that's spooky - I watched the Ross's Game Dungeon review of Hellgate: London immediately before this and straight off you mention it... Matrix confirmed!

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

Holy damn that parallax is slick!

[@rhawkas2637]

That's some hella pretty pixel art.

[@ambasador3374]

Hmmm i see the kingdom two crowns ?

[@Jaymiecain1]

It's been 6 years since Kingdom released and they haven't really added many new features - most expansions are just reskins. I've got no problem with others copying it and making it better.

[@ambasador3374]

@@Jaymiecain1 what ? Are you serious ? View days ago od new dlc come out "Norse lands" . Upload info my friend;)

[@roslolian11]

@@ambasador3374 Thats yet another reskin and very minute changeups

[@Jaymiecain1]

@@ambasador3374 Comprehensive reading is hard. I said "most". That means many, but not all. Norse doesn't vastly change the game either.

[@Caerulean]

Ooh~ It's like Kingdom but with more microing. 👀

[@DGneoseeker1]

Where did they get that music from? I have definitely encountered that in a game before.

[@whisperzzar3321]

Wow Hell-gate: London. Thats a blast from the past. Did love that game though, shame it died a death.

[@KuroDCupu]

From the title I thought it's gonna be a game about being a lawyer protecting their client as defendant.

[@tonyvn5817]

The game "One Troll Army" and this game have the same music score intro.

[@dflatt1783]

Hope you had a great T Giving splatty!! Thanks for the Dark Day content!!

[@MrArcadius83]

Very nice parallax scrolling

[@Belgariad87]

damn this sounds hella fun. thanks for another winner video, splat! hope your doing ok!

[@spartnmarcen5110]

Definitely on my list now.

[@charlesstiver2869]

ill check this out looks fun

[@zzzdarkcloudzzz4233]

Hot Damn, where do i download this magnificent game? it says its on steam but i dont see a download button.. Please send help!

[@erikgilson1687]

I literally sleep biphasicly because my schedule is usually split up and I rarely feel tired getting up unlike when I used to work the standard 9-5 schedule or was in school full-time

[@minhangkhong523]

The gameplay is like House of wolves.

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

Splat. Words no one has ever wanted to hear from you: "I don't want to get off on a tangent, here." Fool we are subscribed FOR TANGENTS.

[@arcticcirclepit2008]

Kinda stoked for this now that the newest patch made me like Kingdom Two Crowns a bit less. Still love that game, but there's definitely room for more games in that vein.

[@LV_427]

Are there underground combat like in Grim Dawn?

[@froxy2066]

This game looks absolutely fantastic, but I have to disagree with you on the health bars and build order. I find less control in a game with lower complexity spread player actions a bit and makes the game a bit more than just a "queue everything and wait" gimmick which a lot of indie strategy games suffer from.

[@zappedguy1327]

A kingdom clone.Looks ok.Thanks Splatt.

[@phantasmic9656]

this looks like kingdom new lands 2.0

[@SomeKindaSpy]

reminds me a lot of kingdom

[@alfblack2]

nice. I think I like this game. BUT its still in Early access. will wait for it to get done and working right.

[@crashzone6600]

Sphere of influence.

[@salohcin920]

Just wishlist it. Any idea on the release date?

[@irkanorphyn]

I miss hellgate: london

[@elevown]

Had a great atmosphere and was fun.

[@mrnice4434]

yeah it's a shame it was a flop

[@jaquescartier5759]

Looks rather promising

[@astingilbert582]

not really sure about the hope sphere not moving with the wall, If you are good and expand you will lose building just becouse the demon spawn inside your wall.

[@Gunnar_Konig]

This looks alright but no pausing is a big negative point if that's something that isn't planned.

[@tomestone]

This game needs a repair all button, so you don't need to click each thing individually

[@ForgottenLabyrinth]

Looks fun!

[@MrShuunen]

The soundtrack?!

[@thetrueking8928]

That voice in for the miner nearly killed me! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@YappinStoner]

reminds me of kingdom new lands in a way just more detailed

[@majkihochanelcz]

probably the reason why they dont have health bars is to make the game harder

[@javelinmk3276]

Good stuff:)

[@RyanLabombaTV]

Looks good, auto wishlist

[@ameliamohsin8430]

This game reminds me of Kingdom a bit.

[@cameronjohnson5671]

Kingdom and ratropolis mixed together

[@graffx5209]

this reminds me of a game called "life is hard" which was really awesome but then abandoned, sadly... anyway this phoenix hope is only $10 so I'm gonna get it regardless

[@fxitfastah]

Sleeping twice? Some southern European states did so, but certainly not the northern part of Europe. And it might be a very recent idea too.(slavery or in more decent and obscuring name for is peasants, just had no time for that. Nor would your liege lord allow it. Also a lot of inventions, we take now for granted did not exist,this includes measurement of time, without it you are dependable of the Sun) This due certain reasons, it's is too hot to work at noon in those countries in contrary of northern countries were the light is precious, you have to make the most of it, sleeping during a day is wasting the natural light. Working during night times, costs oil, candles or wood. Even the idea of setting the clock back during winter days saved us billions now and it was invented at end of middle ages.

[@ninebreaker6438]

Kinda reminds me of grim nights

[@mysticfollower8380]

I knew it looks a lot like kingdom

[@Scp716creativecommons]

Maybe the sphere is the pheonix egg

[@planescaped]

Sleeping twice a day for shorter time periods is a good idea when you live in a secluded farmstead/village, and there aren't exactly any cops you can call if people are up to no good. Ya had to police your own stuff back in the day.

[@razorka1293]

looks cool

[@ChaoticNeutralMatt]

This.. uh looks exactly like a mobile game I played. Which isn't to say the art is exactly the same, just a similar start with a dude a starting vil/campfire and enemies at night. Still will be fun. Edit: Not exactly. Similar though, with some different mechanics

[@Ruger8790]

The villagers dying from one night of no food doesn't make sense

[@baburik]

you'll get your village pillaged... if you know what I mean...

[@evertonkauan]

My first thought seeing the game was "what kind of |Kingdom is this?"

[@bruh-xb2uy]

Where’s doom guy when you need him?

[@neoteraflare]

Is that a bubble or(!) the eggshell of the phoenix and your hopes will revive it?

[@Hoigwai]

"I don't want to get off on a tangent" lol too late. ;)

[@johnnymetonymic]

Is this a kingdom clone?

[@pedropablo9835]

I honestly tought the name was "Phoenix dope". Silly me.

[@lamichka]

I sleep like that :)

[@tohpingtiang4878]

If I were a twitch player. People will see me get trashed in games.

[@thedarkone5049]

yoo its kingdom but with resource managment

[@Pogonotrophy]

this is basically just Grim Nights? 🧐

[@chaosordeal294]

Kingdom Hope

[@SyzygyTT]

Grim nights..

[@stevensanderson2817]

No update in 7 months on Steam so probably a dead game, they said 0.3 was due soon but that was in December of 2022.

[@diego6237]

Biphasical sleep huh? Interesting

[@walterlorca5213]

Maybe you are the phoenix...

[@MrSneakyGunz]

👍

[@thelordofdice3932]

alot like grim nights

[@mbielcik]

🖤

[@lobokuster3234]

So... kingdom death?

[@MauMenzori]

The nerve... how can they sleep at night knowing they pretty much copied "Kingdoms" like that???? Its basically the same game!

[@remyfate3005]

Its a mix of Kingdom (not showing some info) and Grim Nights mostly.

[@Marko25Polo]

Hmmm...it feels like this is just a kingdoms reskin...