Hooded Horse: How this US Publisher Tackles Neglected Genres
Strategy, tactics, simulation and management games are often a niche market that is neglected by many publishers, with the exception of Paradox and Slitherine. But Hooded Horse has been shaking up this market since 2022. The company signed five games from German developers.
There are plenty of independent game publishers out there, especially as many mid-tier studios continue to put their feelers out in this area - just look at Deck13 Interactive and their hit Chained Echoes. For many other publishers, however, the dream of hitting it big with small indie titles has largely failed. Hooded Horse, on the other hand, has a knack for picking its titles, which tend to be strategy, management, and role-playing games...
There are plenty of independent game publishers out there, especially as many mid-tier studios continue to put their feelers out in this area - just look at Deck13 Interactive and their hit Chained Echoes. For many other publishers, however, the dream of hitting it big with small indie titles has largely failed. Hooded Horse, on the other hand, has a knack for picking its titles, which tend to be strategy, management, and role-playing games...
