Up to four people in one fortress.
Cinema
Announcement trailer
The first look at the valley. Captured in-game, no staged scenes.
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The game at a glance
Build. Hire. Defend.
A makeshift camp becomes a fortress. How far you get depends on who you gather around you.
Image · Together at the fire
Pure co-op
Some ride out into the land, the others hold the walls with the retinue. You never play against each other.
Image · Fortress under construction
Deep building
A deep building system, stone on stone. Palisades, towers, workshops. Every wall is a decision.
Image · Retinue at work
Your own retinue
Farmers, mercenaries, craftsfolk. Send them to fight or to gather.
Image · Attack at night
Night raids
They come at night, in winter, just when you are away.
Image · Winter camp
The hard winter
Cold and scarce supplies. Summer decides who survives the winter.
Image · Stone circle
Forgotten knowledge
The old stones hold more than legends. But whoever uses forbidden things draws looks they would rather avoid.
From the camp
News from the build
What has happened in the valley: devlogs, patches and events.
Devlog #14
Winter is coming: snow that stays
Snow piles up on roofs and paths, supplies spoil more slowly, and anyone standing guard without a fur cloak freezes. A look at the first winter in the valley. EventFirst test wave: sign-up is open
Until 31 October members can sign up for the first closed test wave. 200 places, starting in November. Devlog #13The retinue gets moods
Hennrik does not like working next to Konrad, and Marie lifts the mood at the fire. Why relationships now matter in the game. Patch 0.4.2Patch 0.4.2: bridges, bugs and burning roofs
Wooden bridges now carry carts, thatched roofs catch fire more believably, and twelve crashes are fixed.Workshop
What is being worked on
Planned, in progress, testing, done. What you wish for reaches the board through the council.
Planned
3A place you can avoid or raid.
The third building tier with stone walls.
Nothing here right now.
In progress
3Snow stays and gets trodden down on paths.
80 %
Whoever freezes gets slow and grumpy.
55 %
Save games on every computer via Steam.
30 %
Nothing here right now.
Testing
2Now carry carts and retinue at the same time.
95 %
Invite friends straight from your Steam list.
90 %
Nothing here right now.
Done
3Who likes to work with whom.
The second building tier.
Patch 0.4.2.
Nothing here right now.
Solo developer
Development startJuly 2025
Team size1
EngineUnreal Engine 5.6
Programming experience20 years
Giving upNot an option
One against the realm
For years I have been looking for the one survival game I really want to play. I never found it. So I am building it myself.
“I have sunk countless hours into survival games and always had the same feeling: Almost. But not quite. The building too shallow, the world too empty, the story too arbitrary. STODA is my answer to that.”
System requirements
What your PC has to carry
The “Recommended” column shows what runs STODA smoothly and in full glory.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10, 64-bit | Windows 11, 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i7-10700 / Ryzen 7 5800X |
| Memory | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Graphics | GTX 1070, 8 GB | RTX 3070, 8 GB |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 40 GB, SSD | 40 GB, SSD |
Glimpses
See for yourself what awaits you
Screenshots and concept art from development.
The first night
Torches on the palisade, silence in the forest.
Questions
What you want to know
Answers to what gets asked most. Anything else, feel free to ask on Discord.
See all questionsA medieval co-op survival game. You build a fortress, hire a retinue and hold the walls when night falls.
No. STODA is pure co-op. You stand together or fall together.
Placeholder: number of players in co-op.
There is no date yet. Placeholder: time frame, once known. With the Steam wishlist you will not miss it.
PC via Steam. Placeholder: plans for other platforms.
A single developer with 20 years of programming experience. No studio, no publisher.
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