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June 9, 2026 – Strategy game publishers Hooded Horse and Firesquid are excited to announce that TactiCon, their annual Steam-based digital event, is returning for its fifth year in a row from July 9 to 13. Celebrate the best the genre has to offer with deep discounts, new reveals, and more!
The focus of this year’s edition is tactics, and TactiCon 2026 features the best games that challenge players through combat or tactical reasoning. From discounts on the most exciting releases of the past 12 months to sneak peeks of top-tier upcoming tactical games of 2026, there’s something for everyone during the week-long event.
Highlights for this year include:
- The latest from Firesquid’s portfolio, including Vultures Scavengers of Death and Prelude Dark Pain.
- Updates and discounts on a range of Hooded Horse titles, from MENACE to Manor Lords, as well as a new game announcement!
- City-building auto-battler Northgard Battlegrounds, from Shiro Unlimited and Funday Games.
- Legendary developer Rami Ismail’s newest game, Australia Did It.
- More exciting news, reveals, and discounted games!
A press kit for the event is available, and you can also visit the official TactiCon website.
For all event inquiries, please email contact@tacticon.games
For press inquiries, please email 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, MENACE, 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 Firesquid Games™
Firesquid is a developer-focused publisher helping teams realize their vision. We form deep, trust-based relationships with our partners. Firesquid aims to create a catalogue of strategy titles that modernise and revisit the genre, while delighting our players the world over. From the dark fantasy world of Prelude: Dark Pain to the innovative gameplay of Vultures: Scavengers of Death, we’re always seeking games that surprise, captivate, and amaze our players.
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