Horde Shooter Ideas
Reference Games
Mechanics
Zombie
World War Z
Killing Floor 1 / 2
Left 4 Dead 2
7 Days to Die
COD Zombies
Dying Light 1 / 2
Dead Rising
Days Gone
State of Decay 2
Sci-Fi/Alien
Deep Rock Galactic
Risk Of Rain 2
Fantasy
Terraria
Upgrades
Better Weapons
More HP
Different Abilities
Design Ideas
Different types of enemies
Aliens
Zombies
Monsters
Creatures/Beast
People
Themes/Genres
Post apocalyptic
Zombies
Sci Fi
Fantasy
Horror
Mechs/Robots
Cyberpunk
War
Hell
Wave/Horde?
Waves get harder and harder, more and harder enemies
Single Horde, extremely large amounts at once
Can be put together to create harder and more different hordes as the game goes on. Such as in World War Z.
Survival
Defend yourself
Defend an objective/base
Main Gameplay
Different Characters
Different characters that the player can select with different abilities/attributes
In a set map where the player uses their weapons to survive against the enemies.
Goes through levels with large amounts of enemies, killing all of them.
Example: Doom
Example: COD Zombies
Defeating many low health enemies which can easily swarm the player if left unattended.
Getting better weapons and gear as the game goes on which provide upgrades to the player to give them more ways of defeating the enemy.
Unlocking new areas of the map to explore.
Getting High Scores for defeating more enemies/lasting longer
New Characters
New Game Modes
Art Styles
Photorealistic
Cel-Shaded
Stylised
Abstract