May 2, 2024 – Hooded Horse today announces that its medieval kingdom sim Norland will now release on July 18, 2024 so that developer Long Jaunt can include some extra features, and bask in the glory of hitting 500,000 wishlists for a bit longer.
New features coming to Norland as a result of the extra development time include:
- Enhanced World Map trading, which can only be done by negotiating contracts with neighboring rulers.
- Province ecology, where factors such as soil erosion, limited raw materials, and market saturation will force players to look beyond their immediate borders to ensure the continued prosperity of the kingdom.
- New local map mechanics such as patrolling, enhanced character reactions, and even market speculation.
- Aging - no longer will the ruling family be immortal.
- Prophecies and disasters for the mid-game.
- A whole host of other quality-of-life improvements and features, which can be read about in this Steam post.
Norland has successfully captured the imagination of players since its announcement in 2022, gaining over 50,000 wishlists alone during its Next Fest run back in June 2023. It currently has over 500,000 wishlists, placing it within the top 50 most wishlisted games on Steam.
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.
Norland releases on PC via Steam Early Access on July 18, 2024. 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 with people and partners worldwide. Starting in 2019 with a single title, Hooded Horse’s portfolio has grown to 29 games and counting. Our goal is to empower and support developers in doing what they love so that they can create world-class experiences for their audiences. From the distant past of Manor Lords and the haunted woods of Against the Storm, to the depths of space in Terra Invicta and Falling Frontier.
You can find out more about us on our Steam publisher page, as well as our social channels; Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Discord, and website.
About Long Jaunt(™)
Long Jaunt is a UK-based indie studio founded by individuals experienced in the mobile games sector who came together out of a shared desire to create complex games. The studio’s debut title is Norland, a medieval kingdom sim.
You can find out more via the official website, as well as Twitter, YouTube, and Discord.