[Emmanuelexe]

Hello, been a while here, with a team, im working on a game called "Hands of Necromancy", here is the description:

Hands of Necromancy is a dark fantasy fps in retro style using the GZDoom engine and developed by a team of people from the GZDoom as well as the Heretic/Hexen community.

The game revolves around a mix of Heretic/Hexen-like gameplay and the Metroidvania-style of Wonderboy 3 Dragon's Trap.

Fast-paced monster slaying meets challenging puzzles and the hunt for key items. The player is aided by 7 magical weapons while having to overcome humanity by transforming into 4 gruesome beasts to defeat the spawn of darkness.

The game is 90% finished and only a few levels are left. The full release is just around the corner!

TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/Ga11coGneIA

STEAM:
https://store.steamp..._of_Necromancy/

More links can be found in the description of the trailer.

Gameplay videos and streamers coming soon, have a good day

[Mark]

I know retro requires blocky assets but I wish they were just a little higher in resolution. Other than that it looks like you have something good here.

[Ninety-Six]

Manhs, on 03 April 2022 - 06:54 AM, said:

Fast-paced monster slaying meets challenging puzzles and the hunt for key items.

I'm down as long as the puzzles aren't as cryptic as Hexen's.

[Emmanuelexe]

Ninety-Six, on 03 April 2022 - 07:11 AM, said:

I'm down as long as the puzzles aren't as cryptic as Hexen's.

Yes, the plan was to make the game accessible even for new players of the fps retro style, mazes are not very complicate because there is already the metroidvania idea.

[MObreck]

Looks promising so far. I'll put it on my Steam wishlist.

[Jimmy]

Mark, on 03 April 2022 - 07:06 AM, said:

I know retro requires blocky assets but I wish they were just a little higher in resolution. Other than that it looks like you have something good here.

Nah. It looks perfectly fine.

Is one of your enemies there inspired by Oderus Urungus?

[Emmanuelexe]

Jimmy, on 04 April 2022 - 08:41 PM, said:

Nah. It looks perfectly fine.

Is one of your enemies there inspired by Oderus Urungus?

Nop ^^

[Emmanuelexe]

Video of the first 30min of the gameplay of the Demo
https://youtu.be/il5E8VYDIAU

[jkas789]

Oh! Very interesting. I will definitely will be wish listing this on steam. Bonus points for the Wonder Boy 3 Dragon's Trap comparison. That game is freaking great.

[Emmanuelexe]

The first part of the OST of Hands of Necromancy is released!

The OST was made by Luke Jansen, who has made many remixes of retro fps.
We are releasing 7 tracks for free, you can hear them in the videos of the demo and the stream.

To get the 7 musics, you can get the mp3 here:
https://www.retrogam...als-luke-jansen

Or listen the musics in his youtube:


At the release, there will be 5 other musics to download.

[Emmanuelexe]

"Hands of Necromancy" Demo will be available at June 13 for the Steam NextFest!
The full game should be released shortly after June 20.

[MrFlibble]

Will there be any way to get the demo outside Steam? Will the project be available in another store?

[Emmanuelexe]

We will check for GOG too!

[Emmanuelexe]

Date has changed, the Demo will be released on June 2! Very soon

[Malgon]

Looks cool! Have put it on the wishlist.

[Emmanuelexe]

Hands of Necromancy, the demo of the dark fantasy fps and metroidvania is released on STEAM!

https://store.steamp..._of_Necromancy/

Hands of Necromancy is a Dark Fantasy First Person Shooter and metroidvania game, similar to Heretic, made with the GZDoom engine. Find your weapons, fight evil forces, use the special abilities of special transformations to find your path! Show how powerful you are as a Necromancer!

Trailer:
https://youtu.be/Ga11coGneIA

Have fun!

(its in the page on the right)

[Emmanuelexe]

Annoncements: Full Release date!

Hands of Necromancy will be released on June 20!

At 10AM (UTC-8)

Prepare your spells, prepare your transformations, we hope to see you in the world of Hands of Necromancy!

(we reworked the balance/power/sounds/fixed bugs ect... 2-3 last stuff to fix)

[MrFlibble]

Recently I grabbed the non-Steam demo from your ZDoom forums page link, plays very nicely. Notably, your composer has done a great job capturing the feel of Kevin Schilder's tracks. The relatively low-res monster sprites actually work really well, and the game world generally looks great.

One thought that occurred to me though, would it be possible to add footstep sounds to the player character? I guess I've been spoiled a bit by Build games in this respect

[Emmanuelexe]

We will do maybe some improvements after the first version, fixed and stuff

also

Hands of Necromancy is released!

This dark fantasy metroidvania FPS will bring you into different worlds where you will have to find your path with the different transformations!
Defeat the Undead Kings and prove your strength and magic power!

Steam Link:
https://store.steamp..._of_Necromancy/

[Emmanuelexe]

Hands of Necromancy is now on Itch.io!

Full game:
https://frechou-game...s-of-necromancy

Demo:
https://frechou-game...necromancy-demo

We plan to release it on GOG too

[Emmanuelexe]

Announcement of an update because a major stuff:

Hands of Necromancy has now an item who raises the dead enemies! Markers on the map and others things, more informations in the steam page:
https://steamcommuni...33614744205757/

[Emmanuelexe]

Hands of Necromancy is now on GOG with a discount of 39%! You can grab the version 2.0 at 5,39$.
Steam and itch io will receive the live update soon.
Version 2.0 adds new stuff like alternatives fire for weapons and 3rd attack for transformations, you will
have 26 various attacks you can use against your enemies!

GOG Link:
https://www.gog.com/...s_of_necromancy

Trailer 2.0
https://youtu.be/JVbHluHOc3o

(sorry for the contrast/light)

[NightFright]

Thanks for the info. At that price, there's really no excuse for not buying this. (I did now, too.)

[Emmanuelexe]

New version:

2.1.0 "Easy Hubs" mode" update

The "Easy Hubs" mode of Hands of Necromancy is now live! If you want focus less on an exploration hexen-like but something closer to heretic/doom, this mode is for you, in each of the 4 maps of the hubs, you have 1 key to find, once you get all the 4 keys, you go back to the hub to open the exit to the next map!
Progression is more linear in that way except you choose the first maps you want to play in the hubs!
You will find the items for transformations in the maps where you need them, not only in one map, by exemple, the Swamp Serpent transformation item can be found in 2 maps.

With 2 new musics! (in map13 and 14)

An expansion is coming with linear progression (no hub).