June 18, 2026 - Hooded Horse and Mad Cookies Studio are excited to announce that roguelite train-battling deckbuilder, Fogpiercer, is arriving next month for a summer of intensely tactical, card-modding, bandit-blasting fun! The post-apocalyptic train game will release on PC via Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store on July 17, 2026. It will also be coming to PC Game Pass day one.
In the world of Fogpiercer, players must battle their way through a perilous winter wasteland in search of safety. The future of humanity relies on careful optimization of the train and deck, utilizing a multitude of skills to shunt, harpoon, or otherwise blast enemies off their tail (and straight each other).
Players will endure a constant barrage from ravenous bandits as they speed through the branching map – delivering cargo, engaging with points of interest, or dealing with the competing factions across two biomes. Head to the nearest Chop Shop to spend hard-earned scrap to improve the deck with crucial upgrades, and make use of each driver’s unique skills to bolster the train’s arsenal, whether that’s by rousing ghostly units, summoning devastating environmental hazards, or literally manipulating time.
A demo is available to play now, for anyone keen to try it out before launch.
The game will be localized from English into German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
Fogpiercer will launch on PC via Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store on July 17, 2026.
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, 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 Mad Cookies Studio™
Mad Cookies Studio is an independent company based in Slovakia. Founded in 2020 by four friends with a passion for games (and later, trains), their mission is to create experiences with mechanical depth. Their debut title was the trainless Cardbob, which released in 2023. They are currently working on roguelike deckbuilding game, Fogpiercer, which has trains.
You can find out more via the studio’s official website, as well as Twitter, and Discord.