Turn-based tactics game MENACE out now in early access

February 5, 2026 - Hooded Horse and Overhype Studios' turn-based tactical game MENACE is out now in early access for PC! Lead a strike force of marines, misfits, and malcontents to a lawless frontier and establish order across Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store, as well as PC Game Pass.

Aboard the TCRN Impetus, players will command an ensemble cast of colorful characters. Lead infantry squads, mechs, and armored units across the Wayback system at the behest of local warlords, morally bankrupt corporations, and other disparate factions fighting for control.

Cut off from the core worlds, players must utilize whatever resources they can buy or scrounge, with a vast array of equipment, weapons, and vehicles to choose from when assembling their squads. Travelling from planet to planet, players will need to plan out multi-staged operations, ensuring there is enough manpower and equipment to meet all challenges as they fight against pirates, xenos, and the unrelenting, unknowable constructs of the Menace…

The initial early access offering provides 50+ mission types across several planets, with more biomes, mission types, and equipment planned throughout early access. The team will also build out the storyline and endgame scenarios, and respond to player feedback as they go.

The game will be localized from English into German, French, Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

MENACE is out now in early access for PC via Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store for $39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99 / ¥3,980. A 25% launch discount is running until February 19, 2026. 

It is also available via PC Game Pass (Game Preview).

A press kit is available.
Press inquiries: press@hoodedhorse.com

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About Hooded Horse™
Hooded Horse is a publisher of deep strategic and tactical games, including Manor Lords, Against the Storm, ENDLESS™ Legend 2, Old World, Norland, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, and 9 Kings. With people and partners around the world, our goal is to empower and support developers in doing what they do best: creating world-class experiences for their audiences.

You can find out more about us on our Steam publisher page or website, as well as our social channels: Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook, YouTube, and Discord.

About Overhype Studios™
Overhype Studios is an independent developer based in Hamburg, Germany, that strives to reflect the creativity, complexity, and originality of the old days when developers were passionate gamers. Its debut title, Battle Brothers, was released to great success in 2017, and it's currently working on a new game, MENACE.

You can find out more via the official website as well as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Discord social channels.