War of the Worlds - Survival Gameplay Highlights 

Wishlist War of the Worlds on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1898920/War_of_the_Worlds/?beta=1

When you’re chilling at home and the words “days survived” appears in the corner of your vision

Walking around while the tripods search for you is actually incredible, the fear is palpable!!

Dude... The way they search around is so crazy realistic, and that part at 4:50 when it lowered down and almost spots you... Chills, man.

As someone who watched this as a kid and was genuinely terrified of these things this game instills a primal fear in me that makes this game transcend to the real world

dude this is gonna be so good , imagine if it was 50 survivors and 3 tripods on a big map , all real players no npc , a bit like dead by daylight but war of the worlds

A near detail I noticed. The tripod design has an unintended feature where when it rounds a corner, the side lights appear first. This both gives the player a chance to notice and avoid the Tripod, but also has the effect of scaring the crap out of the player.

The design of the tripods of War of the Worlds(2005) was severely underrated. Those designs were phenomenal. From afar, it looks like an organic lifeform, perhaps a mixture of a crustacean like head with three squid like tentacles but up close, you'll see that it's actually a machine made of metal. It stares at you with its three haunting eyes. It screams with a loud horn, calling others of its kind to join and the gears moan as it walks nearer and you just hope that the moans fade away cause it's the only way for you to know that the tripod is leaving. Otherwise it's tentacles will search all of the crevices until it finally sees you and then snatches you up.

You guys are turning nightmares I've had since the movie came out directly into a video game. You have NO idea how many nightmares I've had throughout my life that you've re-created nearly perfectly even with this Alpha build here. I genuinely want this to release and allow me to be able to buy it because I want to make a video on something like this.

Though, despite it being a game, this actually made my day and brought me out of a sad moment. Who would have known my childhood nightmares brings me tears of joy.

This is really impressive. It's clear you have a pretty solid understanding of how the tripods are supposed to move. I can tell you're working really hard to get them right so I would like to offer some input as a longtime fan. My only nitpick is in the film, the beam emitters don't really move much when they're firing, so the way they whobble a bit in that first sequence is a little out of character. The way they attack in the films makes it look like it isn't even an effort for them. I believe in the final movie model, the beam arms themselves are a bit shorter too. I really love how you've given them the ability to retract/extend their tentacles though. It's also important to remember that the head almost "glides" through the air when they move because of how smooth their leg movement is. It might wave slightly from side to side, but not up and down unless they're exerting effort to climb an incline. I'm hoping you will be able to add more behaviors for the tripods, such as their soil uprooting and blood spraying (hopefully you can integrate sounds from when they're seen spraying in the film). One of the things that makes Spielberg tripods so frightening is the way they can interact with their environment down to a really granular level, so capturing that in the game will be really important. You don't want to feel safe because you're small and might go unnoticed; they're incredibly alert and will search for you. I would love to see hunting behavior such as probes, moving objects around, flipping cars, digging through building ruins, etc. They really need to come off as intelligent, almost alive.

The biggest thing I hope to see is this: When those things spot you, they need to turn on a huge spotlight that follows you and makes it hard to see the robot. If your in a building, they can use it to slowly scan the interior. That would be amazing for atmosphere, make it feel like they’re hunting you down.

This is incredibly creepy and cool. Got chills when that Tripod seemingly crouched down to have a extra look XD

3:10 the A-10 gun runs really add to the terror, just the shear BRRRRRRRT in the night alone terrifies me

The sound design really adds to the tension. The terror of trying to stealthily walk or run or hide from them while hearing one or more stomping around is unreal, lol. I'm so stoked for this.

If you, the dev, release it as an early access and don't give up on improving and updating it, players will be right behind you. Just look at what Project Zomboid used to be and what it is now. What you have and did here is great and has great potential. Also, I imagine the moment it gets a bit more popularity, some corporate lawyers will be sending you threatening letters due to copyright bs. Make sure you're prepared to rename the game or use alternative models/textures/sound design if the worst happens. Best of luck.

that sound of the tripod walking in the distance is terrifying at 1:43...really really hope this hits next gen consoles when it's completely finished.

This needs to be multiplayer. I can't imagine playing this single player. It would be even more intense with a friend.

OMG i noticed just now that at the beginning of the clip, when the people are vaporized, you can actually see their clothes flying O.O absolute cool detail!

When something is done with patience and care, masterpieces are born.

6:00 not even the tripods want me :(

I really love the atmosphere in the game and tripods roaming around in the night time is just pure nightmare fuel. I cant wait to play this! Lets gooooooo!!!

As soon as I heard the A-10 "BRRRT" I just knew that this is gonna be amazing. Although the Apache gunships looked like they were flying a little too low. And the ability to drive a tank should vary depending on if you involve an RPG stats selection option that includes making a character with military training.

3:09 This man is a mortal. That Tripod walked Right over him and some how it didnt see him. That tenticale could've picked him up. BUT IT DIDNT Bravo to you, my guy. 👏

This looks good, I have some ideas on what could be added - A mechanic that has you repair cars/electrinics after they got fried from the electrical storm (like what they did with the minivan in the movie) in exchange of having a mode of transport, you increase the chance of attracting hostile survivors -Areas not affected by the electrical storms (aka safehavens) but they can at any time be invaded - Modding Support (people adding their own items, vehicles, and locations can make the game even more fun) -Redweed and alien terraforming that becomes more apparent as time goes on -radios that give out news (if you repair them) -possible references to the older works of war of the worlds? (Like Thunder Child reference) That's all I have for now

As a War of the Worlds obssesed fan... I ADORE THIS!!!!

Наконец-то я поиграю в лучшую игру из моего самого лучшего и любимого фильма из всех фильмов, спасибо создателю.

I just like to mention how neat the realism behind that A-10 strafing run was...seriously, props to you!

This is like a nightmare becoming real, and I love it! Don't let everyone bog you down with wants...your game, your baby.

One man fulfilling the dreams of an entire generation. I congratulate you. I have a question. will there be red weed?

Brilliantly done! Ever since I played that tense section in Half-Life 2 where you're trying to get into the Citadel and you have to avoid the Striders by hiding inside buildings, steering clear of their line of sight when they crouch down to peer into the room, I knew that a horror kind of game with Tripods would be amazing!

over a year ago and look at what this game has become absolutely amazing good job dude!

I always loved this movie as a kid I was always horrified of the tripods. This low-key freaks me out worse than any horror game has, I would play this in a heartbeat. The amount of stress and anxiety this caused is pretty amazing.

The nights are looking so creepy 🥶 Will you add the red weed covering the map as long as the days passes?

Everyone: "Wow, this game has great potential!" Me: "...hey buddy you should activate your windows"

This looks really cool. It kind of reminds me of "The Long Dark" but with aliens

Interesting the idea of ​​creating a game like this. It would be really cool if random events were happening over the days, such as aircraft crashes, explosions, etc. It would also be interesting for the terrain to deteriorate as the days went by, with those red roots spreading more and more. They could copy the idea of ​​crafting system and items from the game Project Zomboid, this game is excellent in that regard. Another thing that could also be added to the game would be a system of barricades and curtains on windows and doors, this would be really cool to create hidden bases and not draw the attention of tripods while you craft your items and do other things.

3:36 Wait that's illegal.

I actually watched this movie when I was a kid(like 9 years old) and had many nightmares about the movie(I liked the movie even tho it scared me so much). Now I'm 20 and watching this video just resurfaced all those fears which means you really did a great job at recreating the movies atmosphere. I'm really looking forward to this game and i hope i can defeat my fears.

Even though graphically this leaves much to be desired, those tripods are absolutely terrifying and this is the type of nightmare fuel I love

6:30 is terrifying just imagine u see one and think to watch it then there 3 right behind you

i love war of the worlds (2005) so much! it’s the perfect amount of scary for me. i love survival movies / games. i watched it when i was 5 i think? i got really scared since that day, almost 15 years later and i’m still terrified of the movie 😭

0:32 imagine if you heard "Oh no! Our table!"

1:29 the heat ray sounds tho

The sounds of the beams shooting in the distance is terrifying. Awesome 👍

At 3:12 and 3:19, I am impressed to hear a perfect sound effect of the A-10 warthog firing off it's Gau-8 cannon, and then the jet engine scream as it flies by! Plus many other sound effects which are pretty so, like the tripods sounds.

At a absolute loss for words this is just beautiful and all made in about a year too, amazing work man 👍

0:40 Well, you are already 90 steps ahead of everyone else!

Please finish this game, it looks incredible! I really hope someone else can step in and give you a hand with this because there’s so much potential. Keep up the good work 🙂

How many developers are working on this game? Looks great so far!

Cant believe how good it looks, and it’s not even released

God this looks so incredible. Do not lose hope we are all so excited for this project.

3:09 and 3:11 gave me the chills

Hey, really loving this. I've seen the movie probably far too many times and seeing this makes me want to watch it again. I have an idea for you guys as well. A feature that would be nice is for the tripods to be able to hear you moving around depending on your proximity to them. It would force the player to stop what they are doing and wait for it to pass or leave or if they don't then the tripod will proceed to probe the buildings

I've just noticed 4 weird things on the AI designing, terrain collision, model texturing, and the head movement. This is a little thing that I just simply want to point out: 1. The tripod designs aren't that very smooth, they seem to have a weird pixel like design to the models. So i really suggest that maybe, you should try to improve and try to make the designs a little bit smoother. Because i actually think that'll help you alot in the near future. 2. The AI movement and they're collision with the terrain are seemingly almost as if their sliding across the whole ground. This also is something that needs to receive a bit of an improvement, because if it stays the exact same, then each of the very movements won't look that great at all, that's also something I just needed to point out. 3. The heads of the tripods are solid statues, they don't have head bobbing or don't move at all, and are just completely frozen like solid stone, it's even almost as if they're not animated alot more. What needs to he pointed out is that their heads need to be given a lot more life to them. Try to fix that small issue by rigging the models head, i think that'd be a little fine with me and would even help you improve so much. 4. The models don't have that much texture or any kind of metal texture or material put into them, and you can't make a proper war machine model without adding some mechanical texture to the models. Adding robotic and placing in some metal texture will make the designs a little more scary with a bit more realistic and polish feel to them, this could really help FlipSwitch with the rest of the game, and adding any texture could really use some bit of work. Those are all of the four things that i needed to point out. These four small things are something that simply need to be fixed sometime in the future. I'm not correcting anyone here, nor am i implying gigantic criticism to the devs, what i am simply doing is just pointing out some small issues to FlipSwitch that all need to be redone and that everything i pointed out to you has to be fixed and improved on just a little bit more. Thanks!

Yo at 4:55 when the one tripod couched my heart sank like it was real, that's some good stuff 😱

Always loved and feared those sounds at the same time. It's perfect from the horns, to the sound of the tripods walking and the rattling of the machines. Even the sounds they make when they spew out the red blood stuff that makes the veins on surfaces.

It's insane how much you've progressed these last few months. Honestly can't wait to give this a go myself!

This is, in all honesty, going to be the greastest War of the worlds game ever made. I can feel it.

Finally! A video game that lets me play through 90% of my nightmares i had growing up

Man, I love how you captured the sound of the horn and the sound of the tripod 'groaning' as it moves... that tied in with the thumping ! TERRIFYING just for like the movie man.

This is awesome! I've always loved Spielberg's design of those tripods, and to see them in-game doing their horrible things is a big one for me. I love this. Should also say that the sounds here are pretty damn good.

at 5:10 when it seems to have you in its sights and just waits for you... damn creepy

Small recommendation: Don’t be afraid to stray from the source material. A game like this could really benefit from some kind of foot-soldier enemy once the “terraforming” starts to sets in.

Wow this is genuinely cool, as this progresses I can't wait to see mechanics like the building searching tentacles and stuff like that

As a fan of War of the Worlds, I want to play it as I love survival horror games, like Alien: Isolation, my all-time favorite horror game. No cheap jumpscares, just suspense and horror.

i always dreamed of a game like this when i was younger when the movie first released, nice to see others had the same idea

It conveys the same atmosphere of fear as the movie, despite having a simpler design than other games, it achieves a better experience. I personally love the movie and when I was little, I had nightmares similar to this game in which I saw the Tripods. In addition to the Alien saga, this seems to me the best film of the genre.

Oh my God. When I watched this movie in 8th grade I LOVED it! Then I’d have freakish dreams of being stuck in my basement trying to not get noticed by these things walking around everywhere. The sound. That repetitive sound! Watching this video resurfaced so much memories.

I think the tripod walk animation needs a bit more work, but other than that- i'm utterly thrilled for this ! i also love the idea of there being a multiplayer option, like Ozark said, brilliant idea

I love the occasional military attack on the tripods. Really adds to the idea that they are unstoppable.

Damn this is such an original concept. I really hope you continue this because nobody has done a WOTW game for years, and this looks fantastic!

2:08 finaly my new alarm

Dude this looks so badass, I can't wait to play it

THE SOUND EFFECTS SOUND ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

Omg.... This is PERFECTLY!!!! Nostalgia. I remembered watching this magnificent and exciting film as a child. Genious idea!!

Holy this looks so good! The gameplay shown brings me back to the fear I felt when I first watched the film. Keep up the great work!!! :)

It will be one of the best games in the history of mankind.

When I was a little kid I was utterly obsessed with this movie. Seeing this now is a dream come true. Thank you!

Dude! This looks absolutely incredible!! Keep up the great work!

This is amazing, keep on going 👍

Hello bro I really congratulate you for this game you are making of the war of the worlds you have all my support for this great game I am really happy since this movie is my favorite

I hope this brings more lore to the aliens

Fantastic work. This is literally all my childhood nightmares condensed into a survival game.

02:01 this part feels like it's from the movie lmao

You've come a long way with this and it looks amazing so far!! I just gotta see the finished product :) I just hope the invasion isn't gonna be a short lived as the film.

This game looks absolutely amazing!! What you are doing is incredible, keep up the awesome work!

The tripod movement animations look phenomenal. I can't wait to play this.

This has a '7 days to die' feel, with War of the Worlds tripods and aliens instead of Zombies, which is exactly what it should be as it works perfectly for such an idea. Seriously great work, open world with multi player option would be a great thing (similar to 7 days to die) that way you can work together to stay alive, Which could be an advantage and a problem as more people means more chances to be caught. Keep up the great work this looks Epic!

3:09 tenticle closecall

I been waiting sense 2005 for somebody to make this. Thank you!

Yep…definitely gonna have to wishlist this! Looks absolutely amazing!

There's so much potential in this game! Imagine: A map with 5-10 towns with around 50 players. Everyone will spawn in different towns and outskirts. 3-5 tripods roaming the map and they might cooperate with each other to attack a town where the players there will have to hide. There might be occasional aliens like the one we saw in the movie basement that we will have to fight and kill if there are no tripods around

This looks so good

Looks awesome! Please continue this work

Wow this project has gone so far since I last checked in! This is absolutely incredibly and very intense. You've come to point where my skepticism is now full blown excitement of where you'll take this!

U guys did a great job

Tank sounds at 7:24 are from Battlefield 3 ?

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS GAME IT LOOKS SO GOOD AND I LOVE WAR OF THE WORLDS ITSELF. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!

i love the look and feel of this game so far, added it to my wishlist on steam