Latest about Hooded Horse
'We will f*ck up': The publisher of Against the Storm and Manor Lords is committed to keeping generative AI out, but it's easier said than done
News It's everywhere and unavoidable; it's probably going to slip in.
CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse wants it to be 'a positive influence and a great company for 100 plus years' by fighting AI and treating devs ethically
From the horse's mouth The indie publisher keeps striking gold, but CEO Tim Bender is still "fundamentally unambitious", prizing stability and ethics over massive growth and profits.
Manor Lords' dev is experimenting with a new trading system that allows for 'deliberate economic strategies', including establishing monopolies on resources
News "You could, for example, attempt to monopolise Iron Slabs by hiring all Merchants on routes that export them."
If you've got a spare 200 hours, the massively ambitious sci-fi grand strategy from the creators of X-COM: The Long War just launched out of early access
News Terra Invicta aims to be the last word in preparing Earth for alien invasion.
'I f**king hate gen AI art,' Hooded Horse chief says: 'If we're publishing the game, no f**king AI assets'
news Tim Bender, the CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse, says generative AI is "cancerous" and he doesn't want to deal with it.
Roguelite city builder Super Fantasy Kingdom has been a big success, and now its developer can afford a luxury he's always dreamed of: 'A real winter jacket'
News At least he's cosy now.
CEO of Manor Lords and Against the Storm publisher says publishers should not be trying to 'break even at the expense of developers' and should be willing to take a loss because they can afford to 'spread the risk'
News "Large corporate entities that can absorb risk should expect some losses to be balanced out by other gains."
Substructure is a multiplayer automation game with a deep, dark twist
news Play alone, or face the unknown terrors below with your bravest friends.
