Question 1

What is STODA?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What is the story about?

Accepted Answer

The king vanished in a single night. Princes, church and nobility pursue their own plans, and all over the land stand old stone circles that nobody understands.

Question 3

What enemies are there?

Accepted Answer

The wilderness, people and the church: Wolves, bears and boars, Raiders and bandits, Witch hunters and bounty hunters, And perhaps someone behind your own walls.

Question 4

What can I build?

Accepted Answer

Palisades, gates, towers, workshops and much more, plus weapons, armour and tools. Every blueprint needs resources such as wood, stone and iron.

Question 5

What is the retinue?

Accepted Answer

Farmers, mercenaries and craftsfolk you hire. Every character has their own strengths, weaknesses and relationships. You send them to gather, build or fight.

Question 6

Is there PvP?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Who develops STODA?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Since when and with what?

Accepted Answer

Since July 2025, in Unreal Engine 5.6.

Question 9

Why alone?

Accepted Answer

Because 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.

Question 10

How can I help?

Accepted Answer

What helps most: Add STODA to your Steam wishlist, Subscribe to the newsletter, Tell friends you would play with.

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