HordeCore

RPG· Bullet Heaven· Action Roguelike· Bullet Hell

Released Mar 2022

HordeCore is a kick-ass side-scrolling shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Play alone, or as a team - and destroy, survive, craft, and explore!

64% positive · 154 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

HordeCore launched on March 2, 2022. In the weeks following launch, the developer shipped two hotfixes (March 4 and March 10, 2022) and one feature update (March 14, 2022, v1.09) addressing balance, accessibility, and bug fixes. There is no DLC listed for the game, no roadmap or announced future content, and no post-launch major content releases after the game's 1.0 launch. The most recent developer communication is from November 26, 2025, when the developer posted to announce that online co-op servers were being shut down due to cost — citing that server expenses were too high relative to the feature's value. This is a reduction in the game's live functionality, not an expansion of it, and signals the developer is winding down rather than building out. No new content, updates, or development plans were mentioned alongside or after this post. Across 35 total news posts scanned, there are no major content releases after the March 2022 launch window, no unreleased DLC on the store, no announced expansions or updates, and no developer statement promising future content. The game launched as a finished product and received only immediate post-launch polish updates. The last substantive developer action — disabling online co-op in November 2025 — further reinforces that active development has concluded.

Evidence

Developer announces the shutdown of online co-op servers, citing server costs being too high relative to the feature's value. Players are directed to use Steam Remote Play Together as an alternative.

news post · Nov 26, 2025 source development ending

high

HordeCore officially launched on Steam as a full 1.0 release with a launch discount.

news post · Mar 2, 2022 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Digitality Games

Publisher

META Publishing

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen

Bullet Heaven Action Roguelike Bullet Hell Roguelite 2.5D Indie Arcade Roguelike Action Local Co-Op RPG Zombies Controller Cyberpunk Side Scroller

About this game

HordeCore is a kick-ass action side-scroller set in a post-apocalyptic world. Become the leader of an ever-expanding group of survivors. Manage supplies, upgrade your team, and craft deadly contraptions to defend yourself! Remember, exploration is vital in this harsh new world. Prepare to forge bizarre alliances and, together, face the many dangers of the wastelands. Take survival gameplay, combine it with base management, add RPG elements, and spice it up with a fully-fledged collectible card game - and you get HordeCore!

SURVIVE through the hardships of a zombie-infested apocalyptic world!
UPGRADE AND DEFEND your team's safe haven!

EXPLORE the vast wastelands through randomly generated environments!
WAGE WAR against endless hordes of undead and living threats!

LOOT UP and collect rare materials to craft outstanding weapons!
TEAM UP with your friends and face the world of HordeCore in Co-op Mode!

Collect unique survivors and strategically pick your team of apocalypse-hardened characters to fight through the outstanding number of living dead trying to get your brains for a snack.
Keep your base camp safe and develop your defenses while growing a community of bad-asses that you can command into the constant fight for survival.
Explore the wastelands in search of supplies. Face the unexpected dangers of the zombie-apocalyptic world of HordeCore!

Besides all the zombie-killing and loot-grabbing you can handle, HordeCore also includes a complete, fully-featured Collectible Card Game!

Horde Tactics is a deck building card game, featuring 60+ cards that you'll gather and unlock during your time in the Wasteland. Each card represents an item, character or a Hordeling that you encounter in the game—that way, your collection grows alongside your progress in HordeCore!

Horde Tactics features: