A pike and shot strategy game, in development
County of Holland
Joined October 2026
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Free Companies went through several prototype stages and visual directions. A 16 century engraving inspired look. A top down schematic view. A micro scale. A sprite based look (yes, those are mammoths!).
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I love this account, I think I will add Sandomierz Pikemen as a recruitable company in my game. Hire them or test your steel against theirs.
It took a bit of time to design the rules for Free Companies and find the fun, but I'm glad I spent this effort on prototyping. My goal is a set of simple wargame rules that model the geometry and the decisions of early modern conflicts.
A new battlemap. If you're a castle enjoyer like myself you might recognize it, it's based on a real castle.
Did the first full playthrough of Free Companies today! Got my ass handed to me, need to tweak the economy a bit 😅
Working on the mission map UI today. @SyntyStudios UI assets are a big help.
Work in progress battlefield and combat UI. Coming together nicely. #ScreenshotSaturday
Working on the battlefield look and feel today. Love how the backdrop looks now, but maybe the battle area itself needs a bit of detail
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Life in the Valdheim valley never stops. Peasants till fields, merchants drive their caravans, robber baron plans raids, and you are hired to bring order to this land.
(setting of the demo campaign)
Life in the Valdheim valley never stops. Peasants till fields, merchants drive their caravans, robber baron plans raids, and you are hired to bring order to this land.
(setting of the demo campaign)
Working on the demo campaign map today. Pretty happy with the layout, but the colors are not there yet.
This is what I want Free Companies to feel like. Large companies prepared for battle, forests of pikes and lances, blackpowder smoke in the air, bright banners floating above.
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Free Companies is a pike and shot wargame, currently in early development.
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16 century battle engravings are a major inspiration for Free Companies. I love the simple means they use to show companies and formations, and the little details around the battlefield.
