March 2, 2023 - Hooded Horse is excited to reveal Blacksmith Master as the 20th game in its growing portfolio of genre-defining strategy, simulation, and role-playing games. From Untitled Studio, the developer of Tavern Master, this game challenges players to become the best smithy in town. Mine ores, design wares, and hire smiths to craft best-selling items in a medieval shop.
Tucked away among the winding alleys of a small medieval town lies a dormant workshop – a humble place for a humble blacksmith, but with potential for greatness. Blacksmith Master lets players manage the entire production chain from start to finish:
- Send out miners to gather ores, jewels, and other raw materials
- Smelt the ore into ingots, and have gem cutters craft precious stones
- Design the best wares - from common tools and weapons, to the finest of jewelry and glassware
- Hire a team of experienced smithies and artisans to bring creations to life, and then sell them for a tidy profit
- Rinse and repeat, until a player can become the Blacksmith Master
The player’s job will be to optimize the workspace as much as possible so the team of blacksmiths can work in tandem, creating goods from the simple to the highly complex, and servicing customers from all over. Each smith can hone specific specializations, or become generalists so they can support the player wherever they’re needed.
“I’m really pleased to be working with Hooded Horse,” says Luka Glavonjić, founder and lead developer at Untitled Studio. “The games that they represent are exactly the kinds of games I want to play and make, and they have a really good reputation among the developers I talk to - I was really sold on the company’s approach to publishing.”
“We’re thrilled to be working with Untitled Studio,” says Tim Bender, Hooded Horse CEO. “Blacksmith Master is a great example of the games we love - deep, replayable, and offering a unique experience not found anywhere else.”
Blacksmith Master will be released on PC via Steam Early Access and the Epic Games Store later this year. It will be translated into French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, and Turkish. A press kit is available.
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About Untitled Studio™
Untitled Studio is a one-person development team based in Serbia focused on making casual strategy and management games. The studio's founder, Luka, learned his trade in the mobile games industry before going solo and moving PC games. His first game, Tavern Master, was a great success and enabled him to continue his dream of creating the kinds of games he wanted to play.
You can find out more about the studio on the official website, as well as their social channels; Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
Hooded Horse Inc. is a publisher of strategy, simulation, and role-playing games based in Dallas, Texas with people and partners across the world. Starting in 2019 with a single title, Hooded Horse’s portfolio has grown to 20 games and counting. Our goal is to empower and support developers in doing what they love. From the distant past of Manor Lords, to the depths of space in Terra Invicta, Hooded Horse is the new name in deep, strategic experiences.
You can find out more about us on our Steam publisher page, as well as our social channels; Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Discord, and website.