Riders On The Steppes

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.87
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★45%
*I strongly recommend the Desktop version over the Web version, as there will be significantly less lag during the final battle!*

Controls:
Right Mouse Button: Run Faster
Left Mouse Button: Fire Arrows

Escape from the enemy horde, and gather support on the way. Turn and fight an epic battle when you've grown strong enough!

Tips:
Hold down Right Mouse Button to get further away from your pursuers, let go of it to let your soldiers follow around you.
Don't engage the enemy too prematurely, you need to be patient and let your strength grow before turning to face them.
When the time comes to fight, tap Left Mouse Button like crazy to shoot down your enemies.

Comments19

Elenesski
Elenesski14 Dec 2015, 18:27
Really liked the mood this created and the horde. Perhaps some numbers might have helped with the sizes of each group. That way you know how big to grow your side before engaging the enemy. Fun to play. Liked the graphics. Worked well for me on the web; no lag that I could sense.
jcwelgemoed15 Dec 2015, 07:21
What a cool entry. I liked this though it needs a bit more gameplay. just running until your army gets bigger does get old after a while :)
This is potential though. Great compo entry.
emmavanderbrug15 Dec 2015, 07:27
Really enjoyed this game a lot. Animation and visuals were well done and the use of theme was fantastic.
DecayConstant
DecayConstant15 Dec 2015, 07:27
I knew my loyal retainers would show up.
moltanem2000
moltanem200015 Dec 2015, 08:07
I loved how well it captured the idea of galloping across the steppes :) awesome entry for that alone. Graphics were great and fitting, would have loved some audio. Oh man like some find ambiance too. Anyways good show!
Andrew Patton15 Dec 2015, 14:19
I came across this on Gamejolt. Really cool game. Very origional with, great theme, and mood.
EvanEGibbs
EvanEGibbs15 Dec 2015, 20:26
The game definitely felt very good! I loved seeing the forces grow. The feeling of horse riding was cool. I think this could really be expanded upon! :)
kabel15 Dec 2015, 20:57
It was fun and nice and simple, the only thing missing was more enemies and bigger battles!
publicidadeba
publicidadeba15 Dec 2015, 21:45
This is the first LDJAM34 that I played and one of my favorites. I felt like I was attacked my Ghengis Khan Himself! Is there a way to beat it?
Neonlare17 Dec 2015, 03:59
Simple gameplay, felt like it needed a wee bit more (i.e variation with mounted units, some that charged on left click, etc), but the presentation was pretty good and felt fun to play despite some lag issues I noticed when playing it on my machine (alleviated by downloading it). Good work!
triello17 Dec 2015, 13:54
O love the mechanics! Great job!

Will be nice if it have progressive dificult level.

Well done! Congratulations!
TheMeorch
TheMeorch17 Dec 2015, 23:39
You really managed to create an epic spectacle with this. I'd love to see more twists on the gameplay over time if you keep working on this. Great job!
Star Garden Games18 Dec 2015, 12:03
Awesome! I loved the feel of this game. The subtle screenshake, high point of view and great animation made it feel like I was really controlling a little army.
nihilaleph20 Dec 2015, 03:27
Pro:
+ Simple but cool concept
+ Really cool to see your army growing and your men following you

Con:
- A bit weird to see that riders would collide with each other
- There is no way to lose

Obs:
o Some more strategy beside running till you gather enough army would be cool

Awesome job!
SecondDimension
SecondDimension20 Dec 2015, 16:14
When the numbers were large and the millions of arrows started flying I thought it was really cool
Clabbage29 Dec 2015, 07:27
I liked this game, but the early parts where I was just running away and waiting for riders to join me felt a bit bland.
Franklin's Ghost
Franklin's Ghost29 Dec 2015, 14:05
The graphics in this worked well and liked the way that the horde just attacks. First game attempt I got completely destroyed before I even knew what was going on. But after that I learnt to gather support before messing with the enemy. Nice job.
ChuiGum
ChuiGum4 Jan 2016, 23:48
Nice graphics, and cool game!

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