The upstart indie publisher behind PC gaming’s next big hit
Ahead of the launch of Manor Lords, an interview with the married couple who founded Hooded Horse--and their vision to fix some industry problems.
Hooded Horse, the indie publisher behind the most wishlisted game on Steam, is an unusual company.
It’s not just that it was founded by a married couple who met in a class about ancient Chinese historical texts. It’s not just that they’re a publisher 100% dedicated to strategy games.
Hooded Horse is also a for-profit company that doesn’t have to put profits first. And that’s not a slogan or PR spin.
It’s in the company’s bylaws.
“Everyone says, ‘Oh, corporations are bound to always make more profit for shareholders,” Hood Horse co-founder Tim Bender recently told me.
“Yes,” he added, “Unless you put a line in.”
And, at Hooded Horse, they put a line in.
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