BERLIN, November 9, 2026 — HŌRU is a science-fantasy RTS/4X hybrid for PC where players command armies of hundreds of thousands of units across land and space battles in simultaneous battles across multiple planets. Solo developer GlassBeaver will launch the game's Kickstarter on Thursday, November 12 at 7 a.m. PST / 4 p.m. CET.
Inspired by Star Wars: Empire at War and the Total War series, HŌRU lets players wage war across multiple fronts at once. You can lead armies as they invade planets, hand command over to one of your commanders, then take control of the fleet overhead. Zoom out to the galaxy map and launch an invasion of another world while the battle continues. All battles progress in parallel.
On the galaxy map, players colonize planets, build forge worlds and orbital structures, and mine planets for mana. Merchant ships carry resources to the planets where they're needed, but can be waylaid by pirates and privateers. A shipyard that depends on alloys from another world needs the shipment to arrive before it can build the next fleet.
GlassBeaver built GlassEngine from scratch in C++ using DirectX 12 over several years to run these large battles simultaneously. All footage in the trailer was captured directly in-engine. An early alpha for backers is planned for six months after the Kickstarter campaign ends, with the PC release targeted for Q3 2028.
Trailer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t4cOeEToJRBUkLnzRExiBIZFj4IZ-fEn/view?usp=sharing
Press kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/121UwjFXSb2VzBLuejuVKCRZ7dphiIcoT?usp=sharing
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glassbeaver/horu
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297450/
Website: https://horugame.com