-Project- 

H.O.R.D.E.R.S

Hazardous Object Recovery, Discovery, & Extermination Retrieval Squad™ "horders for short" Is a retro sci-fi FPS dungeon crawler with procedural space madness, cursed crafting, and a sarcastic AI that trades you garbage for chaos. It's weird. It's dangerous. It's free. 

TL:DR: _Features_ sum's everything up, at the bottom of the page or if you would like to check on progress. It's there too 

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Hazardous™

Everything in space wants you dead and it’s procedurally generated to make sure you die a different way every time. Derelict ships. Haunted stations. Twitchy lighting. Mutated crew remains. 

Space does not want you here.

You’ll:

• Dock onto abandoned ships and infested stations

• Explore dark corridors with broken systems

• Experience randomized encounters every run

• Trigger traps or creatures that just scream

Each environment is unique, hostile, and weirdly beautiful in that retro early-2000s kind of way.

Object™

This job is all about collecting Artifacts™ rare, dangerous, often unstable junk with mysterious effects.  

These objects include:

• DNA strands from alien lifeforms

• Weapon parts and ship scraps

• Glitched cosmic leftovers from who-knows-where

All of it is useful. None of it is safe. And yes, you can equip most of it to your gun, ship, or body. Modular chaos.

Recovery™

You're not just looting. You're upgrading yourself piece by horrifying piece. 

Using the Infinite Upgrade Crafting™ system, you can combine:

• Artifacts + DNA = Upgrades

• Mods + Relics = New weapons

• Abilities + Elements = Flaming tornadoes, acid trails, electric bombs, etc.

• or an all-the-above-into-one artifact for your hordering needs... make some space, you know?

Everything is plug-and-play. If you find a fire module and a wind DNA strain? Slap them together. Put it in your gun! now it launches tornadoes. Put it on your boots? now your footprints are fire. Your builds can be strategic... or a complete mess. That’s half the fun.

 

Discovery™

What you recover is just the beginning. Now comes the experimentation. 

Research your findings using B.U.D.D.Y™ and learn how to:

• Mutate yourself by combining DNA

• Unlock secret interactions between artifact types

• Scan wrecks and signals for ancient logs, blueprints, and encrypted tech

• Name newly discovered alien species (until they kill you)

Death, upgrades, and utter nonsense await anyone who dares to read the notes before equipping unknown tech to their spine.

Ship Piloting, Dogfighting & Space Combat

You’re not just walking into danger, you’re flying straight into it.

• Manually pilot your ship through derelict graveyards, and hostile zones or to your next destination

• Use autopilot for safe long-hauls (or if you're too lazy to steer)

• Engage in real-time space dogfights against enemy scavengers and unknown threats

• Dodge, strafe, blast, and boost your way to survival

• Dock onto your next station or ship excavation 

Whether you're drifting through wreckage or spiraling out of an ambush, ship piloting puts the whole galaxy in your hands and... probably on fire.

 

Extermination™

Combat is retro, twitchy, and nasty. Think Time Crisis meets DOOM 64 with a little NoMansSky and Diablo on top. With procedural enemies, weapons & locations.

You’ll fight:

• Screeching aliens and hostile crew 

• Automated defense systems

• Other scavenger ships in chaotic dogfights

• A million enemy variants, inspired by real creatures

Weapons are modular, enemies are unpredictable, and dying is part of the learning curve.

Retrieval™

Back on your ship, you’ve got B.U.D.D.Y™ (Biomechanics Unified Digital Diagnostics Yielder™) 

Their your AI, your handler, and your malfunctioning loot goblin. 

With B.U.D.D.Y, you can:

• Trade Artifacts™ using the Interdimensional Teleportation Tray™ 

• Receive “equal” value items in return (big quotation marks on “equal”) 

• Spend StarCredits™ for rare gear 

• Scan new findings, and get roasted with sarcastic one-liners 

• Turn it off? "maybe" 

Helpful.  annoying. Never stops smiling.... or maybe it does?? 

   

Also tucked away in the engine room is your Ship Maintenance Mainframe™ a chunky, fully functional DOS-style console used to keep your ship in one piece (barely). 

Type commands manually to:

• Repair damaged systems

• Install or remove ship upgrades

• Reroute internal power

• Access deep ship diagnostics like a 1980s IT tech genius

It’s not flashy. It’s not forgiving.
But it does give your ship a fighting chance "if you don’t mistype."

 

  

Squad™

Welcome to the worst squad in space. 

You’ll explore. You’ll mutate. You’ll scream. You’ll rebuild. And you’ll do it all again with more gear, different enemies, and a slightly worse plan.

_Features_

• Infinite procedural space exploration & dungeon crawling experience
• Derelict ships, alien dungeons, abandoned stations 
• FPS combat with retro vibes 
• Modular upgrades for weapons, body, and ship 
• Loot rarity system 
• Interdimensional trading 
• Maintain your ship "in style" with an 80s inspired computer console
• Real-time ship piloting, dogfights & autopilot navigation
• B.U.D.D.Y your all-in-one ship companion 
• You lose your ship, you lose everything!
• Developer transparency <--- IMPORTANT 
• Fully free during Itch.io development (or forever)

Current Status

In-Development  -v0.1.0 Alpha.

Roadmap (Itch.io) 

Bug fixes & feedback (always active)	"most requested feature's" v0.1+	Planetary exploration  v0.5.x
Online / LAN / Couch Co-op (2-4 player's) v0.8.x	Modding support & tools v0.9.x	Steam release when it’s good and weird enough!!  v1.x.x

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H.O.R.D.E.R.S™ Hazardous Object Recovery, Discovery, & Extermination Retrieval Squad™
Bring a flashlight. And maybe a bucket.