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Friends For The Apocalypse

FFTA is a hardcore, top-down-action-arena-monster-wave-survival-base-defense game. Control both man and dog as you work together to survive and escape an ever-changing monster infested procedural island in the middle of nowhere.

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BrainChocolate
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BrainChocolate
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About the Game

Inspired by games like Smash TV, UBERMOSH, DOOM and Cod Zombies.

A man and his dog are forced to survive together on a remote island in the middle of nowhere. It almost seems like the The island itself is actively working to get rid of you. Luckily Your single engine turboprop has crash landed somewhere in the middle of the ocean. You and your companion K9 have crash landed on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean. You soon realize this island holds a terrible secret as legions of monsters begin to rise out of the depths of the ocean. Survive as long as you can against overwhelming odds before you are eventually felled. Or live long enough to learn the secret of escaping the island...



  • Companion Co-Op Fight alongside your trusty K-9, hot-swapping between both characters at will. Command your loyal pet to sit, stay, speak, attack and even play dead.

  • Build & Upgrade: Reinforce your main campsite using bear-traps, barricades, auto-turrets, electric fences and other tools.

  • Arsenal Of Weapons: Everything is available from the very start include a bow, a shotgun, assault rifle, sniper rifle and even a flamethrower.

  • Bullet Time: Aiming down sights triggers your space and time bending cognitive abilities.

  • Monster Hordes: Face off against enemy types with their own unique attack patterns. including Zombies, Robots, and Sea Serpents.

  • Dynamic Day/Night Cycle: randomly generate set pieces each time you sleep at night, making every day a new experience.

  • Anomalous Procedural Combat: Reality twists under your feet. Everything is in a state of decay and rebirth. The island constantly shifts and changes scenery as you progress.

  • Blood & Explosions! Chain together explosions and use them strategically to paint the ground fluorescent with the blood of a thousand dead monsters.

  • Decode The Mystery: The secrets of the island run incredibly deep. Most will never get to reach or experience the true ending.



  • Handcrafted pixel art with a retro SNES feel.
  • Original 8-bit chip tune soundtrack.
  • Intuitive single button gameplay using either the mouse or the numpad.
  • No Level Cap! Grind endlessly with no restrictions.
  • Compete competitively worldwide on the Steam Leaderboards.
  • Compete casually locally with Steam Cloud stats.
  • 5 actually obtainable Steam achievements for achievement hunters.
  • Deep cypher system
  • Fully Integrated indie dev support!
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