Stand Together Or Die Alone

Build · Hire · Defend · Survive

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.

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.

ComponentMinimumRecommended
Operating systemWindows 10, 64-bitWindows 11, 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 3600Intel Core i7-10700 / Ryzen 7 5800X
Memory16 GB32 GB
GraphicsGTX 1070, 8 GBRTX 3070, 8 GB
DirectXVersion 12Version 12
Storage40 GB, SSD40 GB, SSD

Glimpses

See for yourself what awaits you

Screenshots and concept art from development.

Fortress at night Attack at night Village in the valley Winter Stone circle Campfire Forest Morning over the valley

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.

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A medieval co-op survival game. You build a fortress, hire a retinue and hold the walls when night falls.

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No. STODA is pure co-op. You stand together or fall together.

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Placeholder: number of players in co-op.

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There is no date yet. Placeholder: time frame, once known. With the Steam wishlist you will not miss it.

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PC via Steam. Placeholder: plans for other platforms.

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A single developer with 20 years of programming experience. No studio, no publisher.

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