Nomad Survival Windows game

Nomad Survival

The Fox Knocks | Released 2022

Nomad Survival is an auto-attacking, wave clearing, time-based Roguelite, where you can expect to become stronger as you play through each run as you upgrade your stats. The gameplay involves waves of enemies from all angles coming to defeat you, with each minute changing what types of enemies may be coming and how they behave in a predictable fashion. You control the movement of your Character, automatically using abilities available to you to defeat your foes, acquiring new abilities (or leveling up old ones) whenever you acquire enough experience to level up.

You can have as many abilities as you want, with each non-passive ability granting bonus effects at levels 5 and 10 (10 being the max level an ability can be).

Each Character boasts a different style of play through Weapon Skills, which is the special innate ability each Character starts with that is exclusive to them and can be specialized further with branching paths called Weapon Skill Evolutions. Characters can then be given a Heritage, which further changes how the game is played. The Nomad Heritage, for example, offers the player an additional reroll on level up, whereas the Poxbringer Heritage converts all of your damage into damage-over-time instead.

While there are only four Maps to be played, each Map is wildly different in more than just the difficulty and density of enemies. Each Map also boasts unique events that complicate the run and keep you on your toes, as well as 4 unique Boss encounters which will require you to adapt your strategy to overcome.

Here's a brief overview of what you can expect when playing Nomad Survival:

3 Unique Characters (6 more which can be unlocked!)
17 Active Abilities and 19 Passive Abilities
1 Heritage (8 more which can be unlocked!) which change the playstyle of each run.
4 Maps, each with 4 Boss encounters.
Modifiable Game Speed. Play at 150% or even 300% Game Speed!
100+ Achievements, some of which unlock new features.
20+ Stats to be Upgraded.
5 Pets to aid you in battle, each offering different perks and skill trees.
2 Challenges for every map, which offer a unique spin and a change of pace.

The game is all about finding builds that you feel are powerful and fun, while also never making the game too easy to play that it becomes boring. The first Map allows for you to enjoy the game and experiment with various stats while taking on unique challenges, whereas the second Map is significantly more difficult and will preset a serious challenge to anyone that wants to test their mettle against more serious opponents, events, and Boss enemies.

Feel like the game is too slow? Increase the Game Speed at the Level Selection screen. You can make the game 50%, 100%, or even 200% faster, for a true test of your skill and reflexes!

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Top Horde Survival Games

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What are the best Magic-Survival-like / Vampire-Survivors-like games out there? Below a humble unofficial selection from a ModDB/IndieDB admin. Personal favourites include Halls of Torment and Scarlet Tower, plus early access Jötunnslayer: Hordes of Hel and Yet Another Zombie Survivors.

The Original Ones

Robotron: 2084, Smash TV, Total Carnage

First classics, which are more rogue-lite/dungeon-crawl-like, and less similar to Magic Survival / VS.

Robotron: 2084: you are a mutant human, who by some freak of nature has the ability to shoot energy pulses from his body in eight different directions.

Smash TV: Smash T.V. is an insane shoot-em-up from the brain of Eugene Jarvis, creator of Robotron: 2084. It retains that game's frantic style of play and two-joystick control method, but adds plenty of gore, violence, a hint of satire and that all-important two player mode.

Total Carnage: as Captain Carnage or Major Mayhem, it is up to you or you and a friend (in simultaneous action) to rescue the hostages while shooting hundreds of mutants bent on your destruction.

Below survival/survivors/survivor-like games, less roguelite and far more open, single-map horde-mayhem games.

Crimsonland

Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes...

Originally released in 2003, and remastered and re-released in 2014, Crimsonland was labelled a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG, and is one of the precursors to Vampire Survivors and Magic Survival.

Bardbarian

You play as Brad the barbarian, who is awoken to the sounds of his town under siege. Today is different though; Brad has grown tired of fighting all the time. The usual grind for XP has grown dull, and he has decided to pursue his dreams of making music instead of shedding blood...

Another precursor to Survival/Survivors games.

Magic Survival

Too many death magics have been abused for the decades of wizard war... the spirit living in nature becomes a demon by remnants of the magics that pervaded it, and it devours all living creatures. Wipe out infected spirits coming from everywhere with various magic.

Well, some say this little gem was the chief source of inspiration for Vamp Survivors. Unlike others on the list, this one is an Android mobile game.

Vampire Survivors

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn. Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.

Now a new classic, its success and that of Magic Survival inspired devs to make similar games. Oh, and getting Ode to Castlevania and Operation Guns DLC packs is highly recommended, as their maps are far bigger and better than the base ones.

Early Access

Jötunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

Hordes of Hel is a gripping horde-survivor game with a Viking/Norse twist and top-notch visuals. Choose one of the damned heroes and attempt to pass the Gods' test by fighting your way through waves of mythical adversaries.

Features character classes and powers of Norse gods, trying to take the horde survivor genre to another level.

Yet Another Zombie Survivors

The Horde is coming but are you ready to fight it? Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive reverse bullet hell: Yet Another Zombie Survivors.

You lead a team of 3 survivors, not a single character, each with unique arms and passives, as well as synergies between them. Its biggest downside? It offers no co-op/multiplayer experience, neither online nor shared/split screen...

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!

What is its gimmick? When you are swamped, you can dig your way out. Truly dorf-style.

Death Must Die

Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

Anything unique? Humorous troll-like dialogues, and Hades-like god powers.

Soulstone Survivors

Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In Soulstone Survivors, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.

A massive amount of content. Also features mod.io mod/addon support (yeah, a shameless plug).

Sea of Survivors

In Sea of Survivors, you can sail your ship in any direction but you can never stop moving. Evade and destroy hordes of pirates and sea monsters to gain experience, level up and choose upgrades for your ship. Explore and open world with mysterious curses, unlock treasures and fight for survival.

After you manage to contain your drunken mateys' early navigational and maneuvership problems, it still isn't a breeze, but it is more than tolerable - it is enjoyable enough. This is one of the few horde survivors games where movement speed actually matters (picking movement skills usually makes monsters tankier/faster and is a waste of a slot that could be used for a dps-focused skill; surprisingly, this is not the case here).

Full Games

Halls of Torment

Slay hordes of terrifying monsters. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

One of personal favourites: loot equipment, discover Easter eggs, and explore the varied maps.

Scarlet Tower

Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Fight bizarre monsters that will terrify you at night! Strengthen your hero by collecting relics, familiars from around the world.

Perhaps most Vamp-Survivors-like, compared to all other so-called "clones", featuring a separate inventory for each unique character, shared runes/passives, cool pixel graphics blend, and harsh Nightmare modes. Not to mention day and night cycle, and weather events.

Rogue: Genesia

Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue: Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.

It was recently released out of early access, just 4 days ago, introducing an A-rank world and an A-rank Survivor mode. Yes, it features two modes - a multi-stage roguelite one, and a second mode, more survivors-like, single-map one.

Nomad Survival

Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking horde survival game in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.

A bit upbeat, with few yet creative maps and interesting map effects, Nomad Survival lets you take all the possible active weapons and passive bonuses and run with them.

Star Survivor

Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?

This one is a personal recommendation. It probably should be a mention only, normally. It is more rogue-lite than horde-survivor-like because of its transition system.

Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

Nordic Ashes is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

Features a crapton of raw content, from monsters thru maps to characters and character skins.

Project Lazarus

You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!

Sci-fi and mecha. Need to say more?

Keeper's Toll

Brims with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.

A visual feast.

Void Scrappers

Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.

A sci-fi variant of a horde survival game.

Disfigure

Fight countless grotesque creatures shrouded in darkness. Choose from a variety of weapons and over a hundred upgrades to create unique builds each run and survive.

Super great, considering its price... in Disfigure, your enemies are hidden by default, and can creep on you.

Honourable Mentions

Not exactly bad or worse games than the ones above, as everything may depend on one's taste. Here they are:

Brotato: a personal anti-favourite, with small boring maps and even simpler cartoony graphics. Included here only because some people like it for some reason.
StarMech: underwhelming and early access, has not been updated since 2022. Unfortunately, only a passing note.
Be My Horde: a reverse horde survival game, you necromance the hordes of the living thrown at you. Quite innovative in its own way, but with only 1 class/character and only 1 map, it becomes tiring and tedious very fast.
Spellbook Demonslayers: very rough around the edges and still in the early access phase.
Shadowkin: The Fox Knocks's own competitor to their Nomad Survivor. Sadly, liking the latter far better, as this one feels more like a roguelite than horde survival game.
Bounty of One: nice Western flavour, yet very few maps, no manual aim and the main character sprite funkily glitching sometimes earns it only a mention.
20 Minutes Till Dawn: visually cool yet content-wise underwhelming; featuring few stages and little variety of monsters.
Achilles: Survivor: cheap, but sporting few repetitive weapons and no unique classes, while its tower defence mechanic is rather lackluster. Quite a few characters and levels hardly help it. It is a 3D horde survivor game, though, and early access at that, so perhaps it is far too early to judge.