War of the Worlds - Survival Gameplay Highlights

Wishlist War of the Worlds on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/18...
In these clips you can see, hear and feel the atmosphere. There is clearly plenty left to do such as add more dynamic and static destruction to the environment, place abandoned vehicles, improve the AI, and expand on the game's core mechanics.
War of The Worlds is an indie game I've been developing for a little under a year based off the 2005 Steven Spielberg motion picture. It's a hardcore horror open world survival game which throws the player into the middle of the extermination of mankind with the sole purpose of surviving long enough to find a way to bring down the alien machines. Loot buildings, fight off hostile survivors, stay hidden from the machines, and stay alive. Explore the landscape with a wide variety of different environments and buildings with different resources to scavenge. How long will you survive?
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[@waroftheworldsgame9026]

Wishlist War of the Worlds on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1898920/War_of_the_Worlds/?beta=1

[@ozarkdbd]

already ready done , cant wait to play and i have followed war of the worlds game on twitch

[@shaggyultrainstict1798]

Yo

[@asggerpatton7169]

I have a suggestion. Give one more phase to the gameplay: first encounter. Players would be thown in one of several different scenarios where players are going about their business and then the machines first emerge out of nowhere and start killing or picking up everyone in their way, and this would be the hardest one with more specific ways of going through it. First encounter in an suburban environment; first encounter while in an office building in the city; first encounter in a farm etc. Maybe not now but in future stages of development

[@shaggyultrainstict1798]

You should realese it on the day thr movie came out

[@mq-r3apz291]

@@asggerpatton7169 I feel like there will be a phase where the aliens get sick and their shields are shut down cuz the game gives you guns foreshadowing that you may fight the machines when earthling microbes shut down their shields

[@jessegaming9077]

When you’re chilling at home and the words “days survived” appears in the corner of your vision

[@nitaus56]

and just hear the deafening tripod horn

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

*you're

[@shinsekai101]

Or activate windows on your bottom right corner.... no offense to the video though

[@tylerdawson3568]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 no it's "your" genius 💁‍♂

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@tylerdawson3568 no it's you're

[@toffeefeathers]

Walking around while the tripods search for you is actually incredible, the fear is palpable!!

[@SgtHawk45]

Yep

[@simplicity7135]

We need a game like this on console asap, it should be like generation zero except war of the worlds themed, PvE and pvp would be cool although pvp wouldn’t make much sense

[@coreynickols7952]

Yes 100% agree. I honestly had a sense of complete powerlessness. As if it was actually happening to me. Great work.

[@jamesjesse9773]

Agreed. (I had a dream like this some time after seeing this movie back when it came out. The Tripods looked different and even more colossal.)

[@themexicanslayer8541]

@@jamesjesse9773 bro I was traumatized by this movie as a kid and I always had nightmares of these craps….

[@NoName-sv6iy]

As someone who watched this as a kid and was genuinely terrified of these things this game instills a primal fear in me that makes this game transcend to the real world

[@Annihilator1291]

I feel the same.. had several bad dreams as a child where I had to hide from the tripods in my hometown. Imagine this game in Unreal 5 engine😱

[@insanitydementia7715]

Bro….i get ptsd from lightning storms so i feel that primal fear too so glad im not the only one who feels that way too

[@mikelitoris6976]

@@insanitydementia7715 Grow some nuts. You're a human, your ancestors were tough and resilient enough to have fought saber tooth tigers and mammoths.

[@Lucky-sh1dm]

@@mikelitoris6976 not only that around 12,000 years ago our planet got bombarded with such a viscous meteor storm that it affected our planet like there was an ancient all out nuclear war, the meteors striking would have produced explosions up to 15 megatons… our species was stratified down to around only 1000-10,000 humans at one point… all this we know today comes from those survivors… fucking crazy

[@mikelitoris6976]

@@Lucky-sh1dm Let's hope that doesn't happen again lol

[@wizardly9211]

Dude... The way they search around is so crazy realistic, and that part at 4:50 when it lowered down and almost spots you... Chills, man.

[@yourmart]

My heart dropped when I saw that...I cannot wait for this game!

[@BavarianHobbit]

I don't think it almost spotted him. From what I've seen they randomly start to "harvest" buildings. I think its a mechanic to prevent camping in the same building.

[@Aedrion-]

@@BavarianHobbit True. It didn't see him. I do wonder about the actual threat here. I haven't really seen the tripods spot the player and go for him. The fear is palpable so long as they CAN spot you, WILL spot you and lasor the shit out of you even when you flee indoors. I hope that elements is fleshed out too.

[@yousillygoose6958]

I've posted paragraphs of suggestions on their other videos, but I think they need ground units like in the movies, and way more survival n hiding mechanics. Also, unique classes of aliens and humans with many special abilities would enhance the strategy of the game.

[@quox3987]

A near detail I noticed. The tripod design has an unintended feature where when it rounds a corner, the side lights appear first. This both gives the player a chance to notice and avoid the Tripod, but also has the effect of scaring the crap out of the player.

[@cosmicparsec9463]

Good catch

[@larniieplayz6285]

Nice

[@leduckified1534]

time stamp?

[@AlienonEarthC-137]

time stamp)

[@SgtHawk45]

Though, despite it being a game, this actually made my day and brought me out of a sad moment. Who would have known my childhood nightmares brings me tears of joy.

[@trentonyoakum1627]

Also a movie that gave me nightmares as a child

[@evestv7777]

What movie again i forgot

[@WhatShould_I_WriteHere]

@@evestv7777 Название фильма:Война Миров

[@SphinxOG]

@@trentonyoakum1627 Fax

[@trentonyoakum1627]

@@SphinxOG specifically the scene where the dude gets a huge syringe off camera, did not help my fear of needles lol

[@marcuscarana9240]

The design of the tripods of War of the Worlds(2005) was severely underrated. Those designs were phenomenal. From afar, it looks like an organic lifeform, perhaps a mixture of a crustacean like head with three squid like tentacles but up close, you'll see that it's actually a machine made of metal. It stares at you with its three haunting eyes. It screams with a loud horn, calling others of its kind to join and the gears moan as it walks nearer and you just hope that the moans fade away cause it's the only way for you to know that the tripod is leaving. Otherwise it's tentacles will search all of the crevices until it finally sees you and then snatches you up.

[@godless-clump-of-cells]

The tripods appear to rely on a form of locomotion indicative of arachnid biomechanics.

[@supersnow17]

You guys are turning nightmares I've had since the movie came out directly into a video game. You have NO idea how many nightmares I've had throughout my life that you've re-created nearly perfectly even with this Alpha build here. I genuinely want this to release and allow me to be able to buy it because I want to make a video on something like this.

[@slingshotkurt8474]

Me too!!! I have the same nightmares where I see tripods outside my window. Its so exciting and scary

[@jaedon_1k]

@@slingshotkurt8474 thought I was the only one that still be havin em 😂

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

I literally has tripod nightmares for years, always me, alone, in a destroyed landscape i lived being hunted by the tripods, trying to find anybody

[@dynestis2875]

I get these nightmares too after 17 flippin years

[@ericlachmann2253]

I also always had these nightmares growing up. It’s just tripods appearing over the horizon as I’m in my house looking through the window

[@captainrick4513]

The sound design really adds to the tension. The terror of trying to stealthily walk or run or hide from them while hearing one or more stomping around is unreal, lol. I'm so stoked for this.

[@i.pristine989]

i don't know why but the sound of the tripod's engines fill me with dread...

[@captainrick4513]

@@i.pristine989 It's reminiscent of hearing a large predator breathing while searching for you.

[@i.pristine989]

@@captainrick4513 makes sense, i never thought about that. and the howling sound after the mechanical sounds are what i was talking about specifically.

[@Raynsideways]

This is really impressive. It's clear you have a pretty solid understanding of how the tripods are supposed to move. I can tell you're working really hard to get them right so I would like to offer some input as a longtime fan. My only nitpick is in the film, the beam emitters don't really move much when they're firing, so the way they whobble a bit in that first sequence is a little out of character. The way they attack in the films makes it look like it isn't even an effort for them. I believe in the final movie model, the beam arms themselves are a bit shorter too. I really love how you've given them the ability to retract/extend their tentacles though. It's also important to remember that the head almost "glides" through the air when they move because of how smooth their leg movement is. It might wave slightly from side to side, but not up and down unless they're exerting effort to climb an incline. I'm hoping you will be able to add more behaviors for the tripods, such as their soil uprooting and blood spraying (hopefully you can integrate sounds from when they're seen spraying in the film). One of the things that makes Spielberg tripods so frightening is the way they can interact with their environment down to a really granular level, so capturing that in the game will be really important. You don't want to feel safe because you're small and might go unnoticed; they're incredibly alert and will search for you. I would love to see hunting behavior such as probes, moving objects around, flipping cars, digging through building ruins, etc. They really need to come off as intelligent, almost alive.

[@MoraleParanormal]

Definitely like the idea of them actively searching through rubble and such like that. There's just so much potential with this game to actually explore the things that we never got to see in the Steven Spielberg movie. Potentially even what the interior of the tripod may look like. There was only one clip of concept art for the film but we might be able to get answers to questions that we've had about these Martians.

[@Raynsideways]

@@MoraleParanormal It's really important to capture the intelligence of the tripods. In a lot of these clips you feel like you're safe because you're so small they don't notice you, but in the films they're incredibly alert. A group of them even all shut off their "engines" when they heard noise in the basement. They're incredibly intelligent. They're like creatures themselves. They've got to be able to do a lot more than just walk and shoot.

[@detritus3676]

Yes!

[@dylam541]

I hope they take your input into consideration

[@Nick-rg8oz]

@@Raynsideways aren't they directly controlled by alien pilots? or are they robots?

[@casperbrenneche8264]

This is incredibly creepy and cool. Got chills when that Tripod seemingly crouched down to have a extra look XD

[@t3chnohusky74]

The biggest thing I hope to see is this: When those things spot you, they need to turn on a huge spotlight that follows you and makes it hard to see the robot. If your in a building, they can use it to slowly scan the interior. That would be amazing for atmosphere, make it feel like they’re hunting you down.

[@sebothemaximus4954]

I really love the atmosphere in the game and tripods roaming around in the night time is just pure nightmare fuel. I cant wait to play this! Lets gooooooo!!!

[@ozarkdbd]

dude this is gonna be so good , imagine if it was 50 survivors and 3 tripods on a big map , all real players no npc , a bit like dead by daylight but war of the worlds

[@john34261]

it would be great and i would believe if we get a way to host our own server we could get in and our of said server and maybe when we have a home we could let one or more people live iwth us as long they pull their weight in gathering supplies or scout ahead with an RC car with a camera ontop which could rotate 140+ degrees in rotation

[@ozarkdbd]

@@john34261 sounds amazing dude

[@john34261]

@@ozarkdbd i'm sure it is easiest to code in an RC as we see vehicle use in one of the videos so why not add a way to spy around? of course for a limited range in how long you can go before needing to recharge the RC and a limited yet upgradeable range when necessary components for it and necessary antenna for the house to be screwed on the outside

[@john34261]

maybe also a radio station in the house with someone with a walkie talkie to give the antenna more use?

[@TyrantHD]

dead game doom

[@Gabriel87100]

If you, the dev, release it as an early access and don't give up on improving and updating it, players will be right behind you. Just look at what Project Zomboid used to be and what it is now. What you have and did here is great and has great potential. Also, I imagine the moment it gets a bit more popularity, some corporate lawyers will be sending you threatening letters due to copyright bs. Make sure you're prepared to rename the game or use alternative models/textures/sound design if the worst happens. Best of luck.

[@RaccoonKCD]

I think the copyright for War Of The Worlds expired fairly recently which is why we got that (shit) PS4 war of the worlds game and that series recently and now this so he should be safe Also this is definitely the best project so far

[@Gt4wayDr1vR]

theres already an early access but you need to join his patreon i think

[@RaccoonKCD]

@@Gt4wayDr1vR Na there's no early access yet, I'm on the pateron and he's only ever said some point this summer he's releasing an early access. If you wanna join it's only £1 so fairly cheap

[@Gt4wayDr1vR]

@@RaccoonKCD oh sick

[@andresr.viguera9791]

Yes. This reminds of how Agile methods basically work (which for better or worse, is why many games released feel unfinished nowadays): you launch something on Alpha/beta and with the help of the feedback you can focus on where to improve properly

[@acries3148]

When something is done with patience and care, masterpieces are born.

[@Luna_LU6546]

3:10 the A-10 gun runs really add to the terror, just the shear BRRRRRRRT in the night alone terrifies me

[@ArnhemKnights]

The A-10 sound clip at 3:11 is stolen from Insurgency Sandstorm, you can hear the voice actor say "“uhhhh, no kills” that he says when your A-10 strafe kills nothing. What else is stolen in this game?

[@awesomemonkeydude11]

@@ArnhemKnights think you're dreaming buddy, I couldn't hear it! Have you maybe realised that the sound of an A-10 strafe run is very recognisable sound and used across multiple games? I wouldn't automatically assume that it's stolen from sandstorm chief

[@ArnhemKnights]

@@awesomemonkeydude11 nope it's stolen. You can hear the voice actor from Insurgency.

[@hirocheeto7795]

@@ArnhemKnights Unless you've got some hypersonic ears, then you're making shit up.

[@ArnhemKnights]

@@hirocheeto7795 nope, made a post on the Insurgency subreddit and they are the ones who picked up on the voice lines. You clearly don't play the game so you can't hear it but I can.

[@darkstar-28]

OMG i noticed just now that at the beginning of the clip, when the people are vaporized, you can actually see their clothes flying O.O absolute cool detail!

[@sethjansson5652]

I just like to mention how neat the realism behind that A-10 strafing run was...seriously, props to you!

[@mohanicus]

that sound of the tripod walking in the distance is terrifying at 1:43...really really hope this hits next gen consoles when it's completely finished.

[@bogus7233]

Same

[@dirtmerchant4718]

This needs to be multiplayer. I can't imagine playing this single player. It would be even more intense with a friend.

[@Wizardking420]

Dude fuck yea

[@funchfries]

It is online co-op

[@koryrae1399]

Imagine this with proximity chat and the tripods could hear

[@dirtmerchant4718]

@@binturongman328 That would be awesome. It's survival, so it's needed for sure.

[@captainkekistan8396]

Multiplayer would be lit for this game, but I also hope there's a single player/offline mode so I can survive without having to deal with some random who fucks things up for everyone.

[@EnclaveRemnantFanboy-118]

As soon as I heard the A-10 "BRRRT" I just knew that this is gonna be amazing. Although the Apache gunships looked like they were flying a little too low. And the ability to drive a tank should vary depending on if you involve an RPG stats selection option that includes making a character with military training.

[@gj9157]

The Apachy helicopters were flying way to fast as well.

[@EnclaveRemnantFanboy-118]

@@gj9157 yeah, but that might get fixed since this is still wip.

[@quaker1539]

also this sound from insurgency sandstorm

[@YourPalKindred]

@@quaker1539 yep, recognised it instantly lol

[@waldek7772]

and the abrams gas-turbine engine should sound like a jet engine, not like a car

[@Confirmed_Felon]

6:00 not even the tripods want me :(

[@brileycruz8334]

Bro that tripod is giving a side eye to the player💀💀

[@dutch7985]

over a year ago and look at what this game has become absolutely amazing good job dude!

[@isaacgutierrez1851]

As a War of the Worlds obssesed fan... I ADORE THIS!!!!

[@raphaelcesar7373]

The nights are looking so creepy 🥶 Will you add the red weed covering the map as long as the days passes?

[@zachstudios567]

This looks good, I have some ideas on what could be added - A mechanic that has you repair cars/electrinics after they got fried from the electrical storm (like what they did with the minivan in the movie) in exchange of having a mode of transport, you increase the chance of attracting hostile survivors -Areas not affected by the electrical storms (aka safehavens) but they can at any time be invaded - Modding Support (people adding their own items, vehicles, and locations can make the game even more fun) -Redweed and alien terraforming that becomes more apparent as time goes on -radios that give out news (if you repair them) -possible references to the older works of war of the worlds? (Like Thunder Child reference) That's all I have for now

[@abelq8008]

Seconding radio reports.

[@Teedles]

Thirding radio reports!

[@w1ndgeneral226]

Thunder child?

[@arturonotari8235]

@@w1ndgeneral226 a destructor of the royal navy that managed to sink a tripod in the british canal. It was sinked by the other tripods but saved a ferry full of civilians who escaped to the continent

[@Warsie]

@@arturonotari8235 wasn't it a dreadnought? But yea I remember hearing they humans were able to take out alien invaders in the original hg wells boom

[@Pupcraft2020]

3:09 This man is a mortal. That Tripod walked Right over him and some how it didnt see him. That tenticale could've picked him up. BUT IT DIDNT Bravo to you, my guy. 👏

[@FranciumBoron]

Brilliantly done! Ever since I played that tense section in Half-Life 2 where you're trying to get into the Citadel and you have to avoid the Striders by hiding inside buildings, steering clear of their line of sight when they crouch down to peer into the room, I knew that a horror kind of game with Tripods would be amazing!

[@emremoody6064]

One man fulfilling the dreams of an entire generation. I congratulate you. I have a question. will there be red weed?

[@WitchDoctorLarry]

Why? Are you having issues with your regular weed? :D

[@guardsmen6274]

@@WitchDoctorLarry in the movie tripods collect certain blooded humans and "harvest" them, therefore they cut them apart essentially and spread blood and guts around the place filled with a red mist in the air all the time and red vines on the ground everywhere

[@joebenzz]

@@guardsmen6274 woosh :P

[@guardsmen6274]

@@joebenzz what does woosh mean? Like I get that he was joking but I was simply explaining it.

[@Gabriel87100]

@@guardsmen6274 just means when someone misses the point of a joke, it's not necessarily an hostile response, just implies the joke was obvious for most people

[@MrPeanut624]

This is like a nightmare becoming real, and I love it! Don't let everyone bog you down with wants...your game, your baby.

[@frog2859]

Everyone: "Wow, this game has great potential!" Me: "...hey buddy you should activate your windows"

[@maidenless1156]

No. No he shouldn’t. Nobody should ever. Unless you want corporate spyware actively monitoring your personal machine. It’s very obvious he’s got himself an un-compromised free/illegitimate download of windows off Pirate Bay or something, as everybody should. Otherwise your paying sub-$100 USD for a one way looking glass. You can install a plugin to permanently disable the message appearing anyways.

[@jacob.1820]

@@maidenless1156 what's the plugin? I've had the activate windows thing for years and can't get rid of it

[@NoahsGameCave]

KMSPico

[@asid5067]

​@@maidenless1156 what is the plugin?

[@deediedededoe]

At a absolute loss for words this is just beautiful and all made in about a year too, amazing work man 👍

[@worldbuilder9971]

I always loved this movie as a kid I was always horrified of the tripods. This low-key freaks me out worse than any horror game has, I would play this in a heartbeat. The amount of stress and anxiety this caused is pretty amazing.

[@grunt6799]

This looks really cool. It kind of reminds me of "The Long Dark" but with aliens

[@anthonythefirst9451]

That's exactly what I thought!

[@dcurdov]

Holy this looks so good! The gameplay shown brings me back to the fear I felt when I first watched the film. Keep up the great work!!! :)

[@Aydamir9542]

Наконец-то я поиграю в лучшую игру из моего самого лучшего и любимого фильма из всех фильмов, спасибо создателю.

[@alpha-pulse-hrz]

Ещё бы на пс4

[@_FFGG_]

Видно же, что это очень очень очень очень очень сырая поделка. До полноценной beta версии тут ещё года 2-3.

[@Aydamir9542]

@@_FFGG_ игра выйдет 1 августа.

[@_FFGG_]

@@Aydamir9542 2033-го года? Верю 😁

[@Antloin]

This is awesome! I've always loved Spielberg's design of those tripods, and to see them in-game doing their horrible things is a big one for me. I love this. Should also say that the sounds here are pretty damn good.

[@sennin2712]

Interesting the idea of ​​creating a game like this. It would be really cool if random events were happening over the days, such as aircraft crashes, explosions, etc. It would also be interesting for the terrain to deteriorate as the days went by, with those red roots spreading more and more. They could copy the idea of ​​crafting system and items from the game Project Zomboid, this game is excellent in that regard. Another thing that could also be added to the game would be a system of barricades and curtains on windows and doors, this would be really cool to create hidden bases and not draw the attention of tripods while you craft your items and do other things.

[@anthonythefirst9451]

This game looks absolutely amazing!! What you are doing is incredible, keep up the awesome work!

[@ZoidiusPlasmaReaper]

It's insane how much you've progressed these last few months. Honestly can't wait to give this a go myself!

[@2002baee]

i love war of the worlds (2005) so much! it’s the perfect amount of scary for me. i love survival movies / games. i watched it when i was 5 i think? i got really scared since that day, almost 15 years later and i’m still terrified of the movie 😭

[@Maximum_777]

Wow this is genuinely cool, as this progresses I can't wait to see mechanics like the building searching tentacles and stuff like that

[@joebenzz]

The sounds of the beams shooting in the distance is terrifying. Awesome 👍

[@ozvoid1245]

3:36 Wait that's illegal.

[@engineergaming1398]

I actually watched this movie when I was a kid(like 9 years old) and had many nightmares about the movie(I liked the movie even tho it scared me so much). Now I'm 20 and watching this video just resurfaced all those fears which means you really did a great job at recreating the movies atmosphere. I'm really looking forward to this game and i hope i can defeat my fears.

[@evestv7777]

What movie again i forgot

[@engineergaming1398]

@@evestv7777 I'ts War of The Worlds by Stephen Spielberg

[@gilbertoberrios7707]

honestly same, I'd have nightmares about it almost every time I watched the movie

[@IronHorse1854]

@@evestv7777 The designs and audio from the game are inspired by the 2005 Spielberg film. The film is an adaptation of H.G Welle's novel 'War of the Worlds', published in 1898. It became famous after it was adapted as a radio play in the 30s. The radio play was written as though it was a real event that was actually taking place. It had fictional "news broadcasts" and interviews with scientists and survivors to make it sound like the alien invasion was really happening. Some listeners tuned into the broadcast late and missed the disclaimer at the start that this was a work of fiction. Some people thought they were hearing a real news broadcast and aliens had really invaded Earth. It ended up causing mass panic and at least one person sadly committed suicide because they were so scared.

[@Styxx]

Man, I love how you captured the sound of the horn and the sound of the tripod 'groaning' as it moves... that tied in with the thumping ! TERRIFYING just for like the movie man.

[@Proxinem]

Even though graphically this leaves much to be desired, those tripods are absolutely terrifying and this is the type of nightmare fuel I love

[@iamopm3731]

God this looks so incredible. Do not lose hope we are all so excited for this project.

[@gavineltitans]

6:30 is terrifying just imagine u see one and think to watch it then there 3 right behind you

[@johnydsmithson6834]

Wow this project has gone so far since I last checked in! This is absolutely incredibly and very intense. You've come to point where my skepticism is now full blown excitement of where you'll take this!

[@o0RajBin0o]

Always loved and feared those sounds at the same time. It's perfect from the horns, to the sound of the tripods walking and the rattling of the machines. Even the sounds they make when they spew out the red blood stuff that makes the veins on surfaces.

[@alexashman5183]

Please finish this game, it looks incredible! I really hope someone else can step in and give you a hand with this because there’s so much potential. Keep up the good work 🙂

[@infinitehexington]

0:32 imagine if you heard "Oh no! Our table!"

[@smoothbrian.3997]

Dude! This looks absolutely incredible!! Keep up the great work!

[@floydhenderson9441]

The tripod movement animations look phenomenal. I can't wait to play this.

[@beratbayraktar9075]

This is amazing, keep on going 👍

[@Orion_New-Age_Music]

You've come a long way with this and it looks amazing so far!! I just gotta see the finished product :) I just hope the invasion isn't gonna be a short lived as the film.

[@gj9157]

I believe the invasion lasted a week in the film, it was just rushed to fit the 2 hour time frame.

[@davidknowles2491]

Damn this is such an original concept. I really hope you continue this because nobody has done a WOTW game for years, and this looks fantastic!

[@ziosans3589]

oh my god i LOVE the animations, thats crazy! you doing a great job

[@skonailgaming]

Dude this looks so badass, I can't wait to play it

[@thearmoredgeorgian2736]

Cant believe how good it looks, and it’s not even released

[@expfighter5112]

i love the look and feel of this game so far, added it to my wishlist on steam

[@michaelpaget6288]

Fantastic work. This is literally all my childhood nightmares condensed into a survival game.

[@danielwofford275]

Looks pretty great so far man thanks for taking the time to make such a rare product! Maybe after this you can make a Starship Troopers game! Lol

[@fritzvanhalen1359]

Hey, really loving this. I've seen the movie probably far too many times and seeing this makes me want to watch it again. I have an idea for you guys as well. A feature that would be nice is for the tripods to be able to hear you moving around depending on your proximity to them. It would force the player to stop what they are doing and wait for it to pass or leave or if they don't then the tripod will proceed to probe the buildings

[@leesaunders1930]

have you read the original book by H.G.Wells?

[@fritzvanhalen1359]

@@leesaunders1930 yes. It was part of a school project back in high school. We had to do a presentation on a book of our choosing and so I immediately decided to take the time to read a few chapters of the novel every night.

[@leesaunders1930]

@@fritzvanhalen1359 I've lost count of how many times I've read that book. I found it in the school library and it stayed in my bag for a long time, I read it over and over again. the words and how it is written just captured me and I couldn't put it down. really glad I went to the library that day. ☺️

[@zouzou_u]

This is incredible. Keep this up, I’ve always wanted a game like this to be made. Hopefully it will come true! And the survival aspect of it is a bonus!

[@Bigchubby_97]

THE SOUND EFFECTS SOUND ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

[@Joshrivers2010]

I've just noticed 4 weird things on the AI designing, terrain collision, model texturing, and the head movement. This is a little thing that I just simply want to point out: 1. The tripod designs aren't that very smooth, they seem to have a weird pixel like design to the models. So i really suggest that maybe, you should try to improve and try to make the designs a little bit smoother. Because i actually think that'll help you alot in the near future. 2. The AI movement and they're collision with the terrain are seemingly almost as if their sliding across the whole ground. This also is something that needs to receive a bit of an improvement, because if it stays the exact same, then each of the very movements won't look that great at all, that's also something I just needed to point out. 3. The heads of the tripods are solid statues, they don't have head bobbing or don't move at all, and are just completely frozen like solid stone, it's even almost as if they're not animated alot more. What needs to he pointed out is that their heads need to be given a lot more life to them. Try to fix that small issue by rigging the models head, i think that'd be a little fine with me and would even help you improve so much. 4. The models don't have that much texture or any kind of metal texture or material put into them, and you can't make a proper war machine model without adding some mechanical texture to the models. Adding robotic and placing in some metal texture will make the designs a little more scary with a bit more realistic and polish feel to them, this could really help FlipSwitch with the rest of the game, and adding any texture could really use some bit of work. Those are all of the four things that i needed to point out. These four small things are something that simply need to be fixed sometime in the future. I'm not correcting anyone here, nor am i implying gigantic criticism to the devs, what i am simply doing is just pointing out some small issues to FlipSwitch that all need to be redone and that everything i pointed out to you has to be fixed and improved on just a little bit more. Thanks!

[@SgtHawk45]

Yes, these are good things to do. Though this is like an Alpha version of the game, no doubt needs more polishing and I agree with these. Their AI is only bare bones right now and they did mention it needs improving and polishing. The legs are amazing, though the timing for the movement as to avoid "sliding" is a must for realism purposes. Their heads, yeah they seem to be somewhat "Stiff" and should at least have subtle movements, understandably the heads don't move that much, but still should have a slight sway of some sort, even if subtle. Better collisions and destruction physics would also be a nice touch. As to make the scene more alive as the stuff gets destroyed and also adds to the intimidation factor.

[@mq-r3apz291]

The heads in the original movie didn't really move. Id did but was hard to tell. But yea I can see it being more lively when the heads bob just a little more

[@VenomGamingCenter]

Go make your own game :)

[@VenomGamingCenter]

@3D Modeller Not at all. But the things pointed out here are nitpicky and jumping the gun on what is essentially a pre alpha when models are not even fully complete.

[@du4lstrik3]

You have to remember, this is work being done by a small studio. Sometimes even one person can make this happen with Unreal Engine or Unity if they have the time, skill and dedication. There's only so much an indie studio can do to polish things up to the AAA standard you've come to expect from your games.

[@matthewwaddington2777]

0:40 Well, you are already 90 steps ahead of everyone else!

[@sheriffnomad2160]

Yep…definitely gonna have to wishlist this! Looks absolutely amazing!

[@RadiumRemix]

Wishlisted, this is going to be amazing! Please continue to add more to this game. Insane potential in this. The movie with Tom Cruise was so damn amazing and it (personally to me) was so perfect when it came to depicting what an invasion would have looked like. Please make it as 1 to 1 as possible with the way the movie was. Looking forward to this!!! :)

[@bento7127]

1:29 the heat ray sounds tho

[@Roctev]

This has a '7 days to die' feel, with War of the Worlds tripods and aliens instead of Zombies, which is exactly what it should be as it works perfectly for such an idea. Seriously great work, open world with multi player option would be a great thing (similar to 7 days to die) that way you can work together to stay alive, Which could be an advantage and a problem as more people means more chances to be caught. Keep up the great work this looks Epic!

[@xwewillberememberedx]

Thank you. I always liked the tripods. Favorite horror concepts right there. Looking forward to playing.

[@Lunacide59]

Regardless if the project goes ahead and releases or not (hopefully it does, I'd love to play this) you should absolutely be proud of yourself. You've created an atmospheric, terrifying glimpse into a Martian invasion that stands alongside the original movie - and with much less of a team and budget. This is a masterpiece, and I'm so excited to see where it goes. Best of luck with your project.

[@red86guy40]

At 3:12 and 3:19, I am impressed to hear a perfect sound effect of the A-10 warthog firing off it's Gau-8 cannon, and then the jet engine scream as it flies by! Plus many other sound effects which are pretty so, like the tripods sounds.

[@wingedsn8670]

Its stolen from another game

[@AlphaWasSpotted]

i always dreamed of a game like this when i was younger when the movie first released, nice to see others had the same idea

[@daveforeel7976]

Dude, you're doing a great job! I saw alot of good critiques from multiple comments so I hope you take those into consideration. Other than that, this is what I've been waiting for!

[@davidmarsh7933]

I watched the whole video bro. I have to say, good freaking job. So far you've got a pretty good game set out and it looks like you got the basic parts of the game already finished. I look forward to seeing how your game turns out in the future.

[@fr-day]

I think the tripod walk animation needs a bit more work, but other than that- i'm utterly thrilled for this ! i also love the idea of there being a multiplayer option, like Ozark said, brilliant idea

[@tokyo3204]

I agree it should have a look like when you see it you can tell that the tripod is bopping as it moves around and more grip to the ground plus the legs of the machine need to be more animated because they look stiff

[@estherpaz85]

Hello bro I really congratulate you for this game you are making of the war of the worlds you have all my support for this great game I am really happy since this movie is my favorite

[@oliver265]

When I was a little kid I was utterly obsessed with this movie. Seeing this now is a dream come true. Thank you!

[@nilogiv]

Omg.... This is PERFECTLY!!!! Nostalgia. I remembered watching this magnificent and exciting film as a child. Genious idea!!

[@braxtonwagner05]

How many developers are working on this game? Looks great so far!

[@waroftheworldsgame9026]

At the moment just me

[@braxtonwagner05]

@@waroftheworldsgame9026 well you're doing a good job, keep at it

[@Maximus1879-]

@@waroftheworldsgame9026 this is awesome dude I have some suggestions can u add ambience sounds like gunshots in the distance on the first few days like armed civilians trying to fight these things and distant explosions and natural sounds like birds and crickets chirping at night to make it more alive other than that u are doing fantastic I knew someday that someone somewhere would make this game happen after seeing other game projects fail about this movie this was the only very successful one so far keep up the good work and thank u for making my dream come true

[@coldraijin1836]

@@waroftheworldsgame9026 will you be able to have guns you should also make the aliens come out of the tripods like they did in the movie that would be awesome

[@muchneededexposure3833]

The owner has a record of scams from donations from his past game "Emergenyc" also copyright. Our Team Made a video on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJDKanaYqrN3gas&t

[@justoandres4951]

This looks so good

[@oscarjohansson1718]

Looks awesome! Please continue this work

[@skychaelin]

this looks so sick! i really enjoyed the film so seeing it as a game concept is incredible!

[@razanlthr9093]

U guys did a great job

[@yahboylucas4064]

2:08 finaly my new alarm

[@AceofSpades006]

Thank you for including an A-10. makes the game 100x more badass

[@thedarkartist3635]

A big recommendation is to make all the tripod noises echo and for there to be deep sound affects for things going on far away, that will make them seem larger and more terrifying. The animations, sounds so far, oh my god the lighting, and the maps are so goddamn good, I can't wait to see the release of the game. Keep up the good work!

[@roderickluke9346]

3:09 and 3:11 gave me the chills

[@pasquelmartinez2908]

Just found your channel and I am beyond happy to see my favourite movie of all time become a game! I love the aspect you did for it and I would love to see this get a console port! This video was uploaded on my birthday lol keep up the hard work and hope it all goes well 🤙🤙

[@armyreserveguy]

I been waiting sense 2005 for somebody to make this. Thank you!

[@jamiewallaceux]

at 5:10 when it seems to have you in its sights and just waits for you... damn creepy

[@prehistorichero2755]

As a fan of War of the Worlds, I want to play it as I love survival horror games, like Alien: Isolation, my all-time favorite horror game. No cheap jumpscares, just suspense and horror.

[@nefariousalien]

omg I have been waiting for someone to make this game for years! thank you thank you thank you! this is going to be a day one buy for sure

[@vickaizerwolof5420]

This is amazing. WOTW is my favorite movie of all times (have watched it 30 times without exageration) and seeing it on a game gives me goosebumps. It would be great if you added "events" where the tripods would scan a build and you would have to hide frome their scan tentacles (just like in the movie). Tripods should actually be able to hear you or other survivors (hostiles and friend). There's a lot to add and I'm very excited about this. Thanks for bringing this to the world