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Founders Save The World
Save The World! Bullet-heaven roguelite where absurd founder archetypes defeat world problems through hunger, healthcare, and energy crises. Draft ridiculous weapons, evolve chaotic synergies, and save the world!

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“The game is currently undergoing development in graphics and gameplay looking to develop further with user feedback. We are looking to improve the game based on user feedback and implement polishing changes across the board before a full release. ”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“6 months”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan to implement changes based on user feedback to modify game mechanics, difficulty, and improve the game graphics / sprites. We plan to have the full version include brighter and more polished weapon graphics more notably, we want more explosions and screen shaking which is missing now. ”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Playable game end to end, game works on windows, linux, Steam Deck, gameplay is solid from beginning to end. Working on graphical assets and gameplay based on user feedback. All the features listed in the "About This" section are already implemented, please refer to that section for details. ”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes we plan to price the game at a discount during early access and we plan to gradually raise the price as we ship new content and features. ”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Community will be invited to play the game during early access and provide feedback to our development team so we can improve the game.

Conducting playtests and collecting user feedback we will refine the game. Feel free to call us directly anytime!

The community plays a crucial role in our Early Access development. We will use feedback from our players to improve the quality of our game.”
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Planned Release Date: Jun 4, 2026

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About This Game

Save The World! 

A movement-only bullet-heaven roguelite where absurd founder archetypes auto-attack through hunger, healthcare, and energy crises. Draft ridiculous weapons, evolve chaotic synergies, and save the world.


Founders Save The World is a movement-only, auto-attacking, 2D bullet-heaven roguelite about ridiculous founder archetypes finally building things that matter.

Dodge, weave, and out-position collapsing systems while your arsenal auto-fires through three civilization-scale campaigns:

- End World Hunger

- Healthcare for All

- Nuclear Renaissance

This is a comedy with a conscience. It mocks hype, ego, bureaucracy, and scarcity theater — but it plays the mission straight when it comes to feeding people, caring for people, and building clean energy.

All Proceeds Earned From Sales of Founders Save The World will be invested in projects to help save the world. 

Move Only. Everything Else Is Buildcraft.

There is no aiming, no active attack spam, and no hotbar piano. Survival comes from movement, positioning, route planning, and smart build choices.

Draft weapons, stack passives, trigger evolutions, and chase absurd late-run ultimate fusions as your run snowballs from civic nuisance control into arena-wide policy violence.

Choose Your Founder

Play as a roster of weirdly specific founder archetypes, each with their own starting weapon, stat bias, and personality.

Launch fizzy startup ordnance as Feloine Husk, deliver Same Day Armageddon with Beff Jezos , or get the memo from Sailor Drift and more. Then reshape the whole run with a Business Class like Logistics, Biotech, Energy, Finance, or Media.

Three Stages. Three Crises. No Chill.

Fight across three densely replayable stages with distinct enemy ecologies, elite encounters, boss fights, and emotional goals:

- Turn false scarcity into abundance in The Great Pantry Panic

- Break the denial hydra in The United Clinics of Chaos

- Build competent clean power in Atoms for Everybody

Build the Most Ridiculous Solution Possible

Create runs around bizarre weapons and evolutions like:

- Same-Day Armageddon

- Universal Coverage

- Clean Green Beam

- Grid Ballet

- Infinite Spreadsheet

- Crimson Safety Net

- Fundalafundaloo

Key Features

- Movement-only, auto-attacking bullet-heaven combat

- 10 playable founders with distinct starting kits

- 6 business classes that reshape your runs

- Weapon drafting, passives, evolutions, and ultimate fusions

- 3 full stages with unique enemies, elites, bosses, and themes

- Meta progression with unlocks, badges, codex discoveries, and run history

- Keyboard, mouse, and controller support

- Accessibility options including remapping, font scaling, reduced flash, reduced shake, and high-contrast helpers

- Sharp satire wrapped around genuine optimism

Think startup launch video meets civic musical meets sports montage meets educational sci-fi — all filtered through a bright, satirical cartoon apocalypse that still believes competence can win.


Playable Founders: 
Squeezy

“I used to sell vibes in a can. Now I can the vibes and sell food systems.”

Jorge Washington

“I have never trusted a charismatic person in a hoodie. I say this with great concern.”

Beff Jeezos

“I have looked into the abyss. The abyss arrived on schedule.”

Feloine Husk

“We can terraform mars with satellites, soil science, and possibly lasers.”

Sailor Drift

“My deck has ninety-nine slides and one moonbeam. Guess which is more persuasive.”

Dr Penny Cillin

“I brought medicine, data, and a profound lack of patience.”

Wanda Buffet

“Speculation is cute. Soup is better.”

Roddy Reactor

“The atom is not the problem. The problem is bad project management.”

 Mayor McLedger

“Municipal budgeting is foreplay for civilization.”

 DJ Algo Rhythm

“This beat has epidemiological rigor.”

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Used GenAI for the trailer, code, assets.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10+
    • Processor: Intel Pentium 4+
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: SteamOS
    • Processor: AMD Threadripper
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA Blackwell Pro 6000
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu
    • Processor: Intel Pentium 4+
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: SteamOS
    • Processor: AMD Threadripper
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA Blackwell Pro 6000
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
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