Indie publisher Hooded Horse is getting on the “we make our own game showcase” bandwagon, but took an even swerve turn with the Direct Horse showcase.
It’s 17-minutes of unhinged high-art horror directed by content creator Mandalore Gaming, who now serves as Hooded Horse’s Director of Player Experience.
There’s no new game announcement- it’s just a recap of what Hooded Horse games that have been announced, released, and updated post-release in 2024.
There are a few minutes of Mandalore slips into his regular Mandalore Gaming review prose and talks about the games like in his reviews, plus footage of Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender speaking in Mandarin, but mostly it’s just Devolver Direct-level of madness.
They let Mandy cook, he cooked.
The one new thing revealed at that direct is a publisher sale on Steam. Manor Lords and many of the publisher’s growing list of strategy games, simulators, and strategy-adjacent titles have price slashed to an an all-time low. Sales end on October 11.
- Manor Lords – 30% off
- Norland – 35% off
- Cataclismo – 35% off
- Xenonauts 2 – 35% off
- Terra Invicta – 35% off
- Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic – 50% off
- Empires of the Undergrowth – 50% off
- Sons of Valhalla – 50% off
- Against the Storm – 50% off
- Clanfolk – 50% off
- Old World – 50% off
- NEBULOUS: Fleet Command – 50% off
The sale also coincides with the Early Access release of sci-fi deckbuilder Breachway and the first post-launch DLC for 2023’s fantastic rougelite city-builder Against The Storm.