FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOODED HORSE TO PUBLISH FALLING FRONTIER, RELEASE DELAYED TO LATE 2021
DALLAS – 27th April 2021 – Hooded Horse™ announced it will publish Falling Frontier™, a sci-fi RTS title developed by Stutter Fox Studios™. Falling Frontier was previously scheduled for a June 2021 Early Access release but has been delayed until late 2021 to allow additional development time to fully realize Falling Frontier’s potential. In addition to English, Falling Frontier will now also release in German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.
“Falling Frontier is the future of the RTS genre,” said Tim Bender, CEO of Hooded Horse. “There has been increasing interest in a revival of RTS games these past several years, with several companies attempting to recapture the magic of those early titles of the 1990s and 2000s. But Falling Frontier is instead looking forward—to everything that the RTS genre could become. Intel, logistics—the kinds of depth usually associated with the 4x or grand strategy genres—are seamlessly integrated as core gameplay mechanics, while still retaining the excitement and charm of the classic RTS experience.”
In Falling Frontier players will explore a vast procedurally generated star system filled with planets, moons, asteroid fields, and nebulae. The game includes a detailed intel system, complete with recon stations, scout ships, and probes, which all are influenced by planetary bodies and stellar phenomena and present trade-offs in the choice between active and passive scanning modes.
There is also no global resource system, and instead all raw materials and supplies must be delivered where needed. The logistics system extends to resupply of combat ships, and a strike force that neglects to protect its supply lines or is cut off in enemy territory may find itself without adequate ammunition for defense or fuel to escape, or, at the extreme, with a crew slowly starving in the void of space.
“We are thrilled by what this new collaboration means for Falling Frontier,” said Todd D'Arcy, founder of Stutter Fox Studios. “Hooded Horse’s focus on strategy games makes it an ideal partner for our studio, and the additional development time will allow Falling Frontier’s Early Access release to live up to its full promise of offering players a distinctly new kind of RTS experience. For example, in order to step outside the standard RTS formula of chasing numerical advantage, we are modelling the strategic terrain of a realistic star system. Players can attempt to hide their ships behind a planet or moon, mask their heat signature near a gas giant or star, or launch an ambush from within an asteroid field or nebula.”
To celebrate the announcement, Stutter Fox Studios has released a new Falling Frontier trailer showcasing the game’s nebulae. These beautiful stellar phenomena both disrupt scanning technology and render jump drives inoperable, presenting the ideal terrain for laying an ambush. The new trailer also features an in-game cinematic reveal of the new battlecruiser dropping out of a jump conduit and deploying a pair of fighter craft.
Falling Frontier will release in late 2021 for PC and is available to be wishlisted on Steam.
A Press Kit is available. For press inquiries, please contact press@hoodedhorse.com.
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About Falling Frontier™:
Falling Frontier is a sci-fi real-time strategy game developed by Stutter Fox Studios and published by Hooded Horse. Players explore and conquer a vast procedurally generated star system where intel and logistics are decisive factors. Falling Frontier is set for a late 2021 release on PC and can be found on Steam.
About Stutter Fox Studios™:
Stutter Fox Studios is a Melbourne, Australia development studio devoted to creating innovative strategy games. Stutter Fox Studios is currently developing the real-time strategy game Falling Frontier. Stutter Fox Studios can be found at its Website, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, or Discord.
About Hooded Horse™:
Hooded Horse Inc. is a publisher of strategy, simulation, and role-playing games based in Dallas, Texas. Hooded Horse is the publisher of Terra Invicta, developed by the Long War mod creators Pavonis Interactive; Alliance of the Sacred Suns, developed by KatHawk Studios; and Falling Frontier, developed by Stutter Fox Studios. Hooded Horse can be found at its Website, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Discord, or Steam.