New year, new us, like the old saying goes. And this time, there’s quite a lot of truth in it. We haven’t shared any news or announcements lately, as we spent the whole of January discussing our plans for 2026. Plenty of things are happening under the hood, so let’s take a short deep dive. Shall we?
But first, you didn’t rest on your laurels over the last two months either. We see your numbers. You absolutely obliterated Richard’s and the Devil’s forces! Just take a look at how many enemies have met their demise since the Horde Reborn update. Moriana is almost proud of you. Almost… because you can always do better…
We also have some insight into your favorite playstyles. Below, you can clearly see the most popular types of necromancy, as well as the Top 5 most commonly picked perks. Looking at the results, let us know in the comments whether you’re going with the flow or perhaps you’re more of a nonconformist.
And finally, let’s take a look at your crusades themselves. You marched into battle countless times, and we were curious how many of you managed to beat all available levels. The results are intriguing!
However, enough of those numbers, let’s cut to the chase. Throughout January, we planned our next moves for this year, and there’s a lot we want to improve and revamp. But we’ll need a few months to properly introduce these changes, so you have to wait a bit longer for the next big update. Still, we promise there will be plenty of cool things to look forward to.
We’re going to completely revamp meta-progression. Many of you have pointed out in Steam forum comments, on our Discord server, and in Steam reviews that this aspect doesn’t work as well as it should. Talents don’t feel impactful enough, and Be My Horde can sometimes become too “grindy.” That’s why we’re about to overhaul this system, along with Moriana’s Dominion. After all, she’s finally forcing us to give her base a slight makeover. It definitely deserves it. Sounds simple, but it’ll take us quite some time to do it properly.
Of course, that’s not all. We’ll also focus on one aspect that should please all of you: MINIONS’ MOVEMENT. Yes, we’re revamping this system as well, to make leading your horde of undead much more pleasant and far less frustrating. This is another significant change, so we’ll need plenty of testing to, well… polish it.
All of this will come together with additional balance tweaks, new perks, and an almost completely rewritten story! We have ambitious plans to significantly improve Be My Horde’s narrative and make your conversations with Moriana more impactful. We couldn’t implement all our ideas in the Horde Reborn update, but we’re aiming to do so in the upcoming one. Stay tuned, both those of you who love spending time with our seductive necromancess, and those who don’t really care about the story. We might finally create something that pleases everyone. Keep your fingers crossed!
Trust us, so do we. Our main goal is to finally deliver a wealth of excellent content: new game modes, a new biome, new enemies, new perks… you name it. However, we first need to bring more order to our existing systems. The Horde Reborn update gave us a clear direction, but there are still areas that require our attention.
We see it in your reviews. While many of you ask for fresh content, you even more often point out flaws in the current design. And if we want to be responsible developers, we have to address those issues first.
HOWEVER, if you give us some time and remain patient, we have an enormous — truly gigantic — surprise planned for the second half of this year.
From other news, we joined forces with our new indie dev friends and created a fresh new bundle: JOTUNNSLAYER: HORDES OF HEL x BE MY HORDE! If you’re into Norse Mythology, definitely check the bundle out and give some love to the Jotunnslayer creators!
We have this approach that we want to inform you about every change and fix in the game. No matter how minor it may be. So, just a brief patch notes to the version that went live today:
💀 Fixed a typo in the Polish talent description that incorrectly stated the talent decreases damage to the King/Devil instead of decreasing damage dealt by the King/Devil.
And we’d love to answer them. As always, feel free to share your questions in the comments, on the Steam forum, or on our Discord server. But we’re also giving you an additional opportunity.
Next Tuesday (03.02) at 10:00 a.m. (PT) / 7:00 p.m. (CET), we’ll host a Q&A session on our YouTube and Twitch channels. We’ll stream Be My Horde, struggle with our own game a little, and encourage you to join us and chat with us directly. See you there!
That’s it for now. We’re incredibly excited about this year. Some details are still crystallizing, so we don’t want to promise too much and then fail to deliver. You know us, we prefer to share only what we’re absolutely sure we can create.
One thing we can promise: we’ll do everything we can to make the best possible version of Be My Horde with the upcoming updates. And we hope you’ll enjoy it, dear minions!
PRAISE BE MORIANA!
The Polished Games Team