Cataclysm It was launched in Early Access at the end of July and has already sold 120,000 copies.
My Friend Tim BenderCEO of the game's publisher Hooded Horse, boasted about the RTS's success, noting its high 93 percent rating on Steam. “We are honored to be the publisher of the amazing developers at Digital Sun,” he wrote.
In the meantime, the studio called him separately best selling game in its history to surpass 100,000 copies. It is also its highest rated Steam game ever, surpassing the League of Legends spin off Seeker of Magic (84 percent) and Night worker (82 percent).
“Thanks for the support, Hogardians!” he concluded.
Hooded Horse is riding toward a successful year
Cataclysm is another feather in Hooded Horse's cap for 2024. Last May, Slavic Magic's Lords of the fiefdom sold 2 million copies in nearly three weeks, exceeding the publisher's expectations.
About Manor, Bender argued that publishers should not only stop chasing instant successbut to be comfortable with the games dropping a bit.
“Not every game should be targeted to be a live service boom or bust,” he said in July“Success should not create an ever-higher bar of new growth expectations.”
Last year, Game Developer spoke with Bender about how to turn Hooded Horse into a good publisher for indie strategy and simulation games, which you can read Here.