MENACE outlines battleplan for early access in first development roadmap

March 6, 2026 - Hooded Horse and Overhype Studio are pleased to announce that the initial early access deployment of their turn-based tactics game MENACE has been a resounding success. With the initial landing secure, the team is now looking ahead with an outline of operations to come during development.



While the developers want to remain flexible regarding specific timings and details, overall objectives for Operation Early Access include:

• At least two expansions to the game’s central narrative, especially the growing threat of the MENACE
• Other narrative content, including factions and content linked to specific planets
• More squad leader options, from additional Republic Marine starting options, to new squad leaders from the Wayback factions. These will be spread out across several updates
• An overhaul of the OCI screen and associated mechanics
• New planets, along with sub-biomes and reworked environments for existing planets
• New boss units and other smaller enemies
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All of these items are subject to change and revision over time, and additional roadmap updates will be communicated as needed.

The team has been hard at work responding to player feedback, with five patches released since launch. The game currently sits at 91% “Very Positive” on Steam with over 8,000 reviews, and has sold over 230,000 copies to date across all platforms.

MENACE is available 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. 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 the team is currently working on MENACE.

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