Developer posts and news about this game.
Community Suggested Improvements Happy holidays Barricaders! I have been working on small update lately, this one includes a visual update for some of the lower fidelity guns. Some of the weapons that were created earlier in development had much lower definition as my 3D modeling
Community Suggested Improvements Thank you all for participating in Next Fest, and your purchase of Barricade. It was great to see all the new faces in the community and receive your feedback. As expected players encountered some bugs that needed addressing, as well as some sugge
Release! Barricade will be releasing on October 22nd, 2024. Development started on June 8th 2021, it's been over 3 years of development (on and off), and we are finally putting a nice big bow on the project and releasing it to the public. I will keep the post brief, but just want
Old Warehouse Level This is the last level that will be available on release, the Old Warehouse offers a 2 entrance hold out room, that allows for multiple barricading possibilities. The hold out room is elevated and allows for long range engagements through the windows. Double B
Revolver Pistol The newest edition to your available arsenal. The revolver pistol is a slow, but powerful weapon with 6 round burst alternate fire mode on a short cool down. Armored Lanker The Lanker is the first to receive an armored variant. The armored zombies will serve as a
Zombie Spawning Tweaks Since the start of the project deciding which zombie to spawn has been very simple. The game just selects 1 of the currently 4 zombie types and spawns it. This was great for the demo, but was fairly flat in terms of design and challenge. I had no way to con
The Burster The Burster is a slow enemy that will explode on contact with props, or when it's toxic sac is shot. Releasing a cloud of harmful gas on death that damages everything in it's area of affect, and provides a smoke screen that is hard to see through. I thought we needed
DEMO UPDATED ON STEAM Content Complete Demo Hey Barricaders, sorry for the delay with this update. Barricade was entered into FPS fest, and I didn't want to risk introducing new bugs during the festival. This weeks update contains some polish that has been missing for quite some
DEMO UPDATED ON STEAM BETA 1.0 & The Road to Release Hey Barricaders, it's time we drop the Alpha tag, and move into Beta! With the introduction of the Prop Generator, more on that below, I feel all of the core mechanics are now in the game. While there are still some smaller
DEMO UPDATED ON STEAM Sweeping Balance Changes Hey Barricaders, it's time I listen to the feed back I've received from day one. The game has been too hard, and most of the weapons underwhelming. I forgot what made boom shooters fun, and the potential community suffered as they we
DEMO UPDATED ON STEAM New Level: August Apartments Hey Barricaders, it was time we crawled out of the sewers and into the world above. Welcome to August Apartments, a whole new level that will have you holding out inside an apartment building. The level is untested at the moment,
DEMO UPDATED ON STEAM Not Much to See Here Hey Barricaders, sorry I don't have much for you this week. I've been working on a new level, but wanted to get a small patch out. I'll check back next week hopefully with some new content! Cheers! -Sockhouse Want to contribute to develo
DEMO UPDATED ON STEAM HUGE Quality of Life Improvements Hey Barricaders, it's time I implemented some improvements to make your experience a lot smoother. My favorite additions are a nail indicator, which shows you when you can place a nail, and a low ammo indicator. Both of thes
DEMO UPDATED ON STEAM You can get it here: First Regular Update! Hey everyone, hope you have been enjoying the demo. For the first content update I had to focus on getting new players up to speed. The initial tutorial was... doggy doo doo, to put it lightly. I spent the week tryi
DEMO RELEASED ON STEAM You can get it here: Future Plans The demo release is a major milestone for Barricade, this will allow me to get more eyeballs on the game and enter it into festivals. The Demo is essentially the alpha version of the game, and will receive FREE weekly to bi
Want to contribute to development? If you want to see live development, or contribute suggestions, I invite you to watch me live on Twitch everyday at 6AM EST. My Comments This was a HUGE update. We worked very hard this week to implement a lot of features that have really improv
Update: ALPHA v1.072 🚧 Want to contribute to development? If you want to see live development, or contribute suggestions, I invite you to watch me live on Twitch everyday at 6AM EST. New Vending Machine: Medispencer It only took 2 years, to allow the player to heal 😂, the code
Update: ALPHA v1.071 🚧 New Zombie: Crawler This little guy is small and weak, but forces vertical aiming, and changes the way players build barricades. Make sure you allow room so you can shoot them! They don't do much damage, but can become quite the nuisance if left unchecked
Update: ALPHA v1.07 🚧 New Level We were long overdue for a proper level, one that would be in the game for release. I took a lot of lessons learned with my old prototype level and came up with something well suited for this game. It's a sewer level, complete with all the grunge
Update: ALPHA v1.063 🚧 Plans for 2024 Before We dive into the changes, I wanted to talk about the future of Barricade. I feel the game is nearing a Beta stage. Most of the core features have been implemented, and I can focus on polishing and adding more content. I fully plan to