Fleshworks

The factory you're building is alive. And it's hungry.

Fleshworks is a bio-horror factory automation roguelite. You defend a living Heart by building organic production chains that process enemy remains into ammunition — but the Heart you're protecting is also consuming your factory from the inside, forcing you to constantly expand, adapt, and rebuild.

How It Works

Enemies attack in waves. When they die, they drop Essence — the raw material of everything. Your job is to build a living factory that turns death into firepower:

• → Phagocyte Maws vacuum up Essence from fallen enemies
• → Veins transport it across your organic network
• → Digestion Sacs process Essence into Biomass
• → Spike Turrets convert Biomass into ammunition and fire automatically

The better your factory, the less you fight. The more you automate, the more you survive.

The Catch

The Heart at the center of your base is growing. As it grows, it consumes your inner buildings, destroying the very infrastructure you've built. You're rewarded with expanded power range and stronger card offerings — but your factory is gone. Rebuild outward. Adapt. Repeat.

What's in the Playtest Build

• 🔴 Waves 1–6 with escalating enemy types and elite mini-bosses
• 🧬 Card system — earn DNA picks from elite kills to modify your run
• 🏗️ Tier 1 factory building — Maws, Sacs, Veins, Forks, Turrets, Walls
• 🗺️ Hex-grid map with terrain types affecting your build strategy
• ⏱️ 15–20 minute sessions

Looking For Feedback On

This is an active playtest build. I'm a solo developer looking for honest feedback on:

• Does the factory-building loop feel satisfying?
• Is the difficulty curve fair?
• What confused you?
• Would you play again?

A short feedback form is included in the download — your input directly shapes the game.

Built by a solo developer. Updated regularly based on player feedback.

Download Instructions

1. Extract the ZIP to any folder

2. Run Fleshworks.exe

3. A short tutorial will guide you through the basics

4. Play through as many waves as you can survive

5. After your session, please fill out the feedback form accessible from the game

Controls:

WASD — Move 

Mouse — Aim/Shoot

C — Open craft menu 

I - Inventory

R - Rotate buildings

Tab - swap weapon/inspection mode

Thank you for playing!