Lord of the S'mores

Press kit

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Short description

Lord of the S'mores is a survival game where a troop of teenage Wilderness Scouts builds a camp by day and holds it against the animals of the caves by night.

Long description

Lord of the S'mores is a survival game about a troop of Wilderness Scouts camped somewhere they should not be. By day it plays as a colony sim: your scouts gather wood and water, raise a camp, take orders and get on with their own work when you are not watching. By night the animals that live in the caves around you come for the camp all at once, and the same game becomes a tower defense. Dawn settles the bill for both.

The scouts are people, not units. Each has a name, a face and a mood that answers to how much attention you pay them, and earns rank by doing the work. Nobody dies: a scout who goes down is knocked out and sent home on the bus. But a night without them still costs the camp.

Four maps, from a gentle Forest to a freezing Tundra, each generated fresh for every run. Night raids that scale to hundreds of animals at once. A boss every tenth night. And a rival troop whose paperwork keeps turning up in the wild.

Features

  • A colony sim by day and a tower defense by night, in the same camp, on the same clock
  • Named scouts with moods, traits, six field badges and 30 perks; rank is earned, never assigned
  • Nobody dies: knocked-out scouts go home on the noon bus unless you built a First Aid Tent and saved the herbs to keep them
  • Four maps with their own animals, weather, hazards and rules
  • Night raids that grow to hundreds of animals, and a named alpha boss every tenth night
  • A storyteller that reads how comfortable your camp is and sends trouble accordingly
  • A story told through painted documents left behind by Troop 13
  • Between runs: the Popcorn Shop, 40 achievements, and the Pact for players who want it harder

About the developer

Bretts Games is one person. Lord of the S'mores is in active development.

Screenshots

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  • Dusk on a Forest map. The lamps are lit and the troop is inside the wall.

    Dusk on a Forest map. The lamps are lit and the troop is inside the wall.

  • The camp at 1 PM, in full daylight.

    The camp at 1 PM, in full daylight.

  • The same camp at 11 PM, lit by lamps and the campfire.

    The same camp at 11 PM, lit by lamps and the campfire.

  • A night raid breaking through one quarter of the camp wall.

    A night raid breaking through one quarter of the camp wall.

  • The Honey Bandit, an alpha bear, at the edge of the camp with its attack marked on the ground.

    The Honey Bandit, an alpha bear, at the edge of the camp with its attack marked on the ground.

  • Three scouts at the mouth of a bear den, its card reading the odds of a raid.

    Three scouts at the mouth of a bear den, its card reading the odds of a raid.

  • A camp in the Jungle, with dense trees around the wall.

    A camp in the Jungle, with dense trees around the wall.

  • A Tundra night. A scout away from the fire turns blue from the cold.

    A Tundra night. A scout away from the fire turns blue from the cold.

  • The morning report, one row per scout for the whole day and night.

    The morning report, one row per scout for the whole day and night.

Logos and art

  • The Lord of the S'mores wordmark on a light background
  • The Lord of the S'mores wordmark on its parchment sign, for dark backgrounds
  • The neckerchief badge

Colors and type

  • Camp green #5C8C4D
  • Tent brown #735233
  • Lake blue #4D6B8C
  • Ember red #804238
  • Parchment #F5EBD1
  • Lamp gold #FAD961
  • Night wood #1A1712

The game's display font is Chewy (free, Google Fonts).

Video

A trailer and gameplay footage are coming. In the meantime, email troopmastergame@gmail.com for anything you need.