Warsaw, Poland – June 15, 2026 – Publisher 9th Exodus and solo developer HIROTONFA today confirmed that HIROTONFA's American Revolution Smuggler is participating in Steam Next Fest from June 15–22 with its free demo, now in its most polished state yet. The demo has been live on Steam since late 2025 and continuously updated with new content, voice acting, and performance improvements, and remains available after the event.
American Revolution Smuggler is a merchant sim with dice-based ship combat and dating-sim elements, set during the American Revolution. Players take on the role of Mr. Law, a debt-ridden Connecticut ex-lawyer who must sail from Quebec City to Spanish Louisiana buying low, selling high, and dodging British blockades – all while building relationships with anthropomorphic colonial states. Each state-chan runs the shop at their port, has a distinct personality, and can be romanced through a social stat system.
The game draws mechanical inspiration from Recettear (trading), 100% Orange Juice (dice combat), Sid Meier's Pirates (sailing), FTL (crew management), and the Persona series (social stats and dating). It features dynamic war events that shift prices and blockades, faction alignment between Patriots and Loyalists, and mini-games including boxing, horse racing, and baseball.
The voice cast features VTubers Nene Amano (Connecticut-chan, Loyalist-chan, Maine-chan, Lady Justice, Peggy Shippen), Sour Grape Sama (New Jersey-chan, Virginia-chan), Menace (New Hampshire-chan), Angel Steps (Kamen America, Ms. Vanders), Ante Luvian (King George III, Admiral Howe), and Mitchell Haerle (Debt Collector, Navy Captains), with Zach Hadel (Smiling Friends) as Helmsman Harry.
HIROTONFA developed American Revolution Smuggler entirely solo, building its custom trading, combat, and social systems from the ground up. He has over 92,000 followers on X and previously designed the UI art for Peripeteia.
Key Features- Trade goods across 13+ ports from Quebec to Spanish Louisiana
- Date anthropomorphic colonial states – each with unique personality, dialogue, and backstory
- Dice-based ship combat inspired by 100% Orange Juice
- Dynamic war economy – blockades shift prices, battles change which ports are accessible
- Manage your ship, crew, cargo, and finances across four seasons
- Faction alignment – Patriot, Loyalist, or play both sides
- Mini-games: boxing, horse racing, baseball
- Original soundtrack by Houzatosis, GR8TREE, and Joe Keith
- Early Access September 2026 at approximately $20
- Full release (1.0) targeting 2027 with 10+ romance routes
- Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3789080/
- Presskit: https://90s.graphics/hars-presskit/
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983icPa71tI
- Developer X: https://x.com/hirotonfa
- Publisher X: https://x.com/90sGraphics
HIROTONFA is a solo American cartoonist and game developer with 92K+ followers on X. His portfolio includes the comics Blu Rivers Revolution and Ponte Historia, UI art for Peripeteia, and designs for Starspanner RPG and The Eastern Flower. American Revolution Smuggler is his first commercial release.
About 9th Exodus9th Exodus Sp. z o.o. is a Polish indie studio and publisher. Its debut title, the post-Soviet immersive sim Peripeteia, was the 10th highest-grossing new Polish game on Steam in 2025 – sharing the year's top ten with Techland, 11 bit studios, and Bloober Team, per gram.pl's analysis of Gamalytic data – and has sold more than 75,000 copies at a Very Positive Steam rating.
Press ContactAnna Klimczak-Bitner, CEO
9th Exodus Sp. z o.o.
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