The early access release of Olden Era exceeded the boldest expectations of both the Unfrozen studio and the publisher Hooded Horse. Today, we will not only examine the main metrics of the new “Heroes” in the context of other releases but also delve into historical sales data of the series and analyze the state of the turn-based strategy niche.

The new “Heroes” continue to sell excellently.

The publisher, Hooded Horse, and the studio Overhype Studios shared initial data on the number of MENACE copies sold in the Steam news center.

The studio Unfrozen and publisher Hooded Horse have announced the release date for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era.

The head of Hooded Horse, a publishing house best known for Manor Lords and the upcoming Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, Tim Bender, gave an interview to PC Gamer. During the conversation, he criticized the vast majority of indie publishers and essentially urged developers to self-publish their games.

Players continue to actively add the next installment of Heroes of Might and Magic to their wishlists. Unfrozen Studio and publisher Hooded Horse have announced that by mid-October, the game has already surpassed one million wishlists on Steam.

On October 9th, Unfrozen studio and publisher Hooded Horse released a demo version of the next installment of “Heroes of Might and Magic” on Steam. According to SteamDB data, a significant number of players decided to try it out.

The developer studio of the new “Heroes” series, Unfrozen, announced a partnership with one of the most successful publishers of strategy games — Hooded Horse.

The publisher Hooded Horse and the studio Sad Socket are pleased with the launch of the roguelike strategy game 9 Kings, where players build a kingdom. Within a month of early access, the game has sold more than 400,000 copies.

The success of 9 Kings has only solidified Hooded Horse’s status as one of the leading indie publishers on the market. It’s the perfect time to discuss in detail the reasons behind the company’s success, explore how it selects projects, how much it spends on game marketing, and why it considers the model of full reimbursement of publishing expenses to be harmful and outdated.

The publisher’s portfolio, Hooded Horse, has added another indie hit. The company announced that the roguelike kingdom-building game 9 Kings sold over 250,000 copies in its debut week.

Publisher Hooded Horse and studio Digital Sun have disclosed the current sales figures for Cataclismo—a real-time strategy game with Tower Defense elements. According to them, the game has sold over 250,000 copies.

An indie publisher shared information about the sales and wishlists accumulated by some of its games. Over the past 12 months, the company’s published games have sold a total of 4.5 million copies.

Players continue to purchase Manor Lords. According to the publisher Hooded Horse, the medieval city-building game has been bought over 2.5 million times worldwide as of today.

Cataclismo — a real-time strategy game with Tower Defense elements — has set a sales speed record among games by Digital Sun studio. According to the developers, it crossed the 100-thousand-copies-sold mark faster than any other game.

Tim Bender, the head of the Hooded Horse publishing house, shared with a16z Games that the revenue of the medieval city-builder Manor Lords has exceeded $60 million. The game earned this amount within three months since its early access release on April 26, 2024.

The CEO of publishing house Hooded Horse, Tim Bender, does not agree that Manor Lords has fallen into the “early access trap.” Earlier, this opinion was voiced by Hinterland Studio head Raphael van Lierop, who pointed to the rare release of updates and a decline in the game’s online player base. According to Bender, none of this is a problem for Manor Lords.

Publisher Hooded Horse discussed Manor Lords sales with the GameDiscoverCo service. During the conversation, the company shared how many copies of the game were sold in different countries.

On the evening of April 26, the medieval town planner Manor Lords was released in early access — the most desired game on Steam in recent times, which has collected more than 3 million vishlist. His online immediately grew to huge values.