OUTWORKS Demo

Build a towering 3D fortress and hold the line. Stack floors, raise walls, and place turrets by altitude to survive escalating swarms of ground and flying machines closing on your core — then watch one collapsing tower take everything with it. A lean, neon, code-built base-defense roguelite.

Build a fortress. Hold the line. OUTWORKS is a 3D base-defense survival game about one thing: build a fortress, and hold. A glowing command core sits at the center. Around it you raise a layered structure — floor by floor, wall by wall — and arm every tier with turrets. Then the waves come: fast ground swarms below, gunships and bombers from above. Your design either holds, or it doesn't. Between waves you get a breather to build: spend the scrap from each kill to expand, re-tier and upgrade, then brace for a bigger wave. That build-fast, hold-on rhythm is the heart of it — read the threat, commit to a layout, and feel the rush when your fortress holds the line (or scramble when it buckles).<h2 class="bb_tag" >⬆ Height is the whole game</h2>Ground enemies threaten your lower floors; flyers strike from above. Deciding what to place at which altitude is the core puzzle. Stack higher for range and sightlines — but pay in resources, and in structure. Breachers and sappers tear down walls, and when a support falls, the floors and turrets above it collapse with it. Your fortress isn't just firepower; it's architecture under fire. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/3a51ed3cb5ea5fd9d282448f58904189.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/3a51ed3cb5ea5fd9d282448f58904189.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/3a51ed3cb5ea5fd9d282448f58904189.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video><h2 class="bb_tag" >🏗 Build &amp; defend</h2>Build in three dimensions — stack up to twelve floors, lay walls (including counter-walls that reflect damage back), raise support pillars, and slot turrets across every tier. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/fdd9fc688a394fb6da9d15de38a8c0a1.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=512 height=288 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/fdd9fc688a394fb6da9d15de38a8c0a1.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/fdd9fc688a394fb6da9d15de38a8c0a1.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video> Nine turret types — basic, rapid, heavy, sniper and anti-air to start; unlock the gatling, a piercing railgun, wall-clearing artillery and splash missiles by upgrading your command core. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/8bf2f0f6a5d0d762a57bb38234450ea8.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/8bf2f0f6a5d0d762a57bb38234450ea8.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/8bf2f0f6a5d0d762a57bb38234450ea8.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video> Active powers — call in an orbital strike, freeze the field with an EMP, or emergency-repair your core — all spent live from your scrap, on a cooldown. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/fb7ba07dd759c4a507c68444cca3bd42.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/fb7ba07dd759c4a507c68444cca3bd42.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/fb7ba07dd759c4a507c68444cca3bd42.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video> Structural collapse — destroy what holds a tower up and everything above comes down. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/9fde00123a22fc7c6e5b2b8d1d7e8b95.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/9fde00123a22fc7c6e5b2b8d1d7e8b95.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/9fde00123a22fc7c6e5b2b8d1d7e8b95.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video><h2 class="bb_tag" >⚔ Survive the swarm</h2>Fourteen enemy types — swarmers, armored tanks, shielded APCs, splitters, warpers, regenerators, jammers, turret-bombing gunships, and escalating bosses. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/4fff76baa9fdef7f30523ef42efdb344.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/4fff76baa9fdef7f30523ef42efdb344.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/4fff76baa9fdef7f30523ef42efdb344.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video> Draft upgrades between waves — after every wave, pick one of three run-wide boosts (damage, fire rate, range, salvage, fortify). Compounding choices shape each run. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/3c552d96a276c74607126ebe2f6f4621.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/3c552d96a276c74607126ebe2f6f4621.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/3c552d96a276c74607126ebe2f6f4621.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video> Endless escalation — a campaign that forks twice: bank your run for a depth record, or commit to an endless rising tide and chase a score. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/66f930426f282206442b4dcfb58c43fb.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/66f930426f282206442b4dcfb58c43fb.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/66f930426f282206442b4dcfb58c43fb.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video><h2 class="bb_tag" >🌐 Beyond the run</h2>Global leaderboards — online boards (weekly / monthly / all-time) for depth and endless runs. Plays fully offline; your local best is always kept. Creative mode — a free-build sandbox: 18 sculpting blocks, a 12-color palette, towers up to 12 levels. No enemies, no cost — just build. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/fb33cdfe57f15b263b99053699833edc.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/fb33cdfe57f15b263b99053699833edc.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/fb33cdfe57f15b263b99053699833edc.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video> A curated military look — weathered concrete and amber-neon accents. Fourteen interface languages. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/4c17da30116100c4328380ea5232b39a.poster.avif?t=1783410470" width=640 height=360 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/4c17da30116100c4328380ea5232b39a.webm?t=1783410470" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4859790/extras/4c17da30116100c4328380ea5232b39a.mp4?t=1783410470" type="video/mp4"></video> No image assets, all code — clean neon geometry, swarms, tracers, ballistic arcs and screen-shake juice. Runs light — even on integrated graphics and modest laptops. Lean by design. One fortress, escalating pressure, and a single question: how long can you hold?