Hooded Horse

American independent video game publisher based in Dallas, Texas, founded July 2019 by Tim Bender (CEO), with Snow Rui as CFO (Wikipedia, official wiki, MCV: 'officially founded in 2019'). First signed game was Terra Invicta; active publishing from late 2020. Specialises in strategy, tactics, simulation, city-building and RPG games. Known for Against the Storm, Old World, Manor Lords, Terra Invicta, 9 Kings, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. Committed to post-release expansion and developer-friendly agreements. Moby records: 'Hooded Horse Inc.' + 'Hooded Horse' (duplicate entry).

• Type: Publisher · Buyer
• Headquarters: United States
• Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Publishing, Localisation services, QA and testing services, Audio design and production services, Game development and engineering
• Credited games in the group: 34

Partners proven by shipped credits

• QLOC — Localisation services, QA and testing services, 6 shared credits, 2024–2026
• Testronic Poland — Localisation services, QA and testing services, 5 shared credits, 2025–2026
• Mimimi Games GmbH — Development, Publishing, 4 shared credits, 2023–2023
• Slavic Magic — Development, 3 shared credits, 2024–2025
• Eremite Games — Development, Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2021–2025
• Slug Disco Studios — Development, Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2017–2025
• 3Division — Development, 3 shared credits, 2024–2025
• Active Gaming Media — Localisation services, 3 shared credits, 2025–2026
• Pavonis Interactive — Development, 2 shared credits, 2024–2026
• Digital Sun Games — Development, 2 shared credits, 2025–2026
• Smilegate Stove — Localisation services, 2 shared credits, 2025–2026
• ECI Games — Localisation services, 1 shared credits, 2025–2025
• INSTINCT3 — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2025–2025
• Words of Magic — Localisation services, 1 shared credits, 2023–2023
• EC-Interactive — Localisation services, 1 shared credits, 2025–2025

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• Hooded Horse games hit day-one break-even as Olden Era converts 1.5M wishlists into 250K sales (2026-05-01)

Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames credits and Games Atlas analysis. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/hooded-horse