Respect The Horde combines top-down shooting, tower defense and extraction all

14 Sep 2026 at 8:57 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand

Respect The Horde is coming from GFX47 (No Plan B, GLADIABOTS) as a curious mixture of top-down zombie shooting, with tower defense and extraction mechanics.

In Respect the Horde you're heavily outnumbered. Instead of trying to kill hundreds of zombies head-on, you manipulate the horde: redirect them with obstacles, create bottlenecks, and lure them into deadly traps like a tower defense style game - with you running around as well. But the longer you stay, the greater the danger. You have to know when to walk away before overconfidence and greed turn a carefully prepared strategy into uncontrollable chaos.

In an email to GamingOnLinux the developer said:

"The game is currently developed for Windows, but it already runs through Proton. I’ve also published a Steam Deck controller layout in Steam’s Community Layouts, and I’m currently working on native Linux support and full controller support."

Check out the trailer below:

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• Manipulate the Horde: Redirect hundreds of zombies using barriers, traps and environmental hazards.
• Explore, Loot, Prepare: Search each area for weapons, ammunition and resources, then use what you find to prepare your defenses.
• Risk vs Reward: Stay longer to grow stronger and earn greater rewards, or extract before the horde overwhelms you.
• Permanent Progression: Unlock new skills and equipment, and recruit new survivors to tackle increasingly dangerous missions.
• Reclaim the Island: Choose where to deploy next and gradually reclaim the island region by region.

A playtest is also live on Steam so you can grab access to it and try it early.

Devs:GFX47Official links:Steam Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com. Tags: Native Linux, Proton, Demo, Extraction Shooter, Indie Game, Steam, Top-down shooter, Tower Defense, Upcoming, Zombies | Apps: Respect The Horde 3 Likes Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:OpenTS is a new open-source reconstruction of Command & Conquer: Tiberian SunUbisoft begin removing Ubisoft Connect from Steam with the new Ubisoft Connect ServicesGE-Proton 11-6 released with updates for Wayland, PS5 Controllers and more upgradesGOG expand their Preservation Program with more games and now 3D scans of box art too All posts need to follow our rules. Please hit the Report Flag icon on any post that breaks the rules or contains illegal / harmful content. Readers can also email us for any issues or concerns.