2. Conquered

From indie developer Lordd Lazaro comes the game “Conquered”, a side-scrolling strategy/survival game boasting beautiful pixel art. It’s set in the Philippines in the early 1500s.

“In the game you act as a tribal leader and young conqueror from Visayas,” explained Lazaro. “Your goal is to defend your village from enemy tribes and monsters based on those found in Philippine folklore and urban myths.”

Resource management is key to survival and, ultimately, victory.

“You have to manage your resources in order to build and expand your village, otherwise you won’t be able to defend your village from attack.”

You won’t do everything alone; your tribe will help you on your road to glory.

“The very basic game flow is: you recruit people, then you buy equipment, then those people use the equipment, then they do their own thing. For example, you can have spearmen, who will hunt boars, etc. You can have builders who’ll build walls, and swordsmen who are useful against enemies such as archers.”

In time you’ll have enough people to form an army:

“You can rally your people and hunt down monsters or attack other tribes. So you’re going from island to island, exploring environments, defeating other tribes, and fighting different creatures like the Tikbalang, etc.”

Lazarro graduated two years ago from De La Salle University. He’s been working on “Conquered” on and off since January 2017 for an estimated total of 4 to 5 months. He developed everything in the game, from the code to the art.

Lazarro wants to try self-publishing “Conquered" because I want to know if it’s even possible with my own resources.”

Lazarro envisions a Steam launch for “Conquered,” although a mobile release is also possible.

An early build of the game is available on Game Jolt.

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