November 6, 2025 - Hooded Horse and Minakata Dynamics’ sophisticated city builder Whiskerwood is available now in early access for PC via Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store, as well as PC Game Pass (Game Preview).
Carve mountains, traverse seas, and explore untamed new lands in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse. Players will need to carefully manage the ever-increasing demands of their feline overlords while at the same time striving for economic independence to (eventually) throw off the oppressive paw.
Early access offers several map sizes, over a dozen unique crops and ores, 100+ buildings to research and construct, and plenty of quests. It also comes with exactly one oppressive regime to overthrow. The team will listen closely to player feedback as it comes in, but there are already plans to introduce additional quests, goods, production chains, tech tree options, and new buildings via major updates on the road to 1.0. Ship production and naval warfare to fight for freedom in a more literal sense will also be introduced post-launch.
Whiskerwood is localized from English into German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
Whiskerwood is out in early access for PC via Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store for $29.99 / £24.99 / €29.99 / ¥3,980. A 20% launch discount is running until November 20.
It is also available on 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 Minakata Dynamics™
Minakata Dynamics is a small independent video game developer from the Tohoku region of Japan that focuses on systems-heavy experiences with deep and layered gameplay. The studio has developed for Windows, Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation, and Xbox platforms. The team previously developed Railgrade and is currently working on cat-and-mouse city builder Whiskerwood.
You can find out more via the official website, as well as Discord.