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  • Humanity’s Last Stand Gets Bigger: Terra Invicta – Dark Skies Expansion Launches Today!

    Humanity’s Last Stand Gets Bigger: Terra Invicta – Dark Skies Expansion Launches Today!

    Grand-strategy enthusiasts and geopolitical masterminds, take note! Publisher Hooded Horse and developer Pavonis Interactive have officially released the first-ever expansion for their acclaimed alien-invasion grand-strategy game. Terra Invicta – Dark Skies is available now across Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store.

    If you thought managing Earth’s nations while quietly colonising the Solar System was a massive undertaking, Dark Skies shakes up the battlefield with fresh scenarios, deeper tactical choices, and unique visual options.

    What is Terra Invicta – Dark Skies?

    Terra Invicta pits players against an impending extraterrestrial threat, tasking them with uniting—or subjugating—Earth’s nations and establishing humanity’s presence across the Solar System.

    The Dark Skies expansion pushes the limits of the original game, challenging commanders to navigate two wildly distinct alternate timelines alongside real-world diplomatic fallout and post-apocalyptic survival:

    1. The 2003 Scenario: Earth in Turmoil

    Rewind the clock to 2003 on the eve of the US-led invasion of Iraq. In this scenario, global powers are caught in intense diplomatic friction, and space infrastructure is far less developed. You must navigate a longer, slower fight on Earth, researching new technologies and rooting out alien influence moving in the shadows—long before the war ever reaches the stars.

    2. The “Broken Earth” Scenario: Post-Apocalyptic Fallout

    What if the Cuban Missile Crisis spiralled into full-scale nuclear war in 1962? Step into a world shattered by atomic fire a century prior. Humanity is divided into new nations born from the ashes of former superpowers. As you claw your way back toward stability on a ruined planet, you must prepare an already-weakened Earth for the inevitable arrival of the extraterrestrial threat.

    3. New Visual Ship Sets

    Personalise your fleet with two brand-new aesthetic designs: a sleek NASA-inspired visual set and a rugged industrial hard sci-fi aesthetic, adding even more flavour to your customised warships as you fight for control of the Solar System.

    Where to Play

    Whether you prefer Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, or the Microsoft Store, Terra Invicta – Dark Skies is ready to download today.

    Are you ready to test your diplomatic, tactical, and industrial prowess under the darkest skies humanity has ever seen? Grab the DLC, pick your faction, and defend the planet!

    Find out more here

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  • All Aboard! Post-Apocalyptic Roguelite Strategy Game ‘Fogpiercer’ Chugs Onto PC and Xbox Game Pass today

    All Aboard! Post-Apocalyptic Roguelite Strategy Game ‘Fogpiercer’ Chugs Onto PC and Xbox Game Pass today

    Post-apocalyptic strategy fans, rejoice! Hooded Horse and Mad Cookies Studio have officially launched their highly anticipated roguelite strategy game, Fogpiercer. Starting today, players can dive into this brutal, fog-covered world across multiple PC storefronts—including Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store—as well as day one on PC Game Pass.

    If you’ve been looking for a tactical game that combines survival, deck-building, and high-stakes train management, Fogpiercer is ready to pull into the station.

    What is Fogpiercer?

    In Fogpiercer, the world has been consumed by a toxic, suffocating fog, leaving humanity’s remnants to survive aboard massive, armoured trains. As the commander, your mission is to guide your locomotive through a procedurally generated wasteland, fighting off mutated horrors, managing scarce resources, and keeping the engine running at all costs.

    Because it’s a roguelite, no two runs are ever the same. Every departure presents a fresh grid of challenges, unexpected text encounters, and deadly tactical battles where positioning and planning are everything.

    Key Features to Look Forward To:

    • Tactical Train Combat: Defend your locomotive sections from invading monsters. Customise your train with different cars, turrets, and defensive upgrades.
    • Roguelite Replayability: Explore a shifting map hidden beneath the fog. Collect powerful relics, recruit diverse crew members, and discover new cards to build the ultimate survival deck.
    • Perma-fog, Perma-death: Every choice matters. Losing your engine means the end of the line, but you’ll unlock permanent upgrades and new commanders to help your next run go further.
    • Publisher Pedigree: Published by Hooded Horse—known for strategy gems like Manor Lords and Against the StormFogpiercer promises deep tactical mechanics paired with high replay value.

    Where to Play

    Fogpiercer is available right now on PC via Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store.

    Even better news for subscribers: if you have an active PC Game Pass subscription, you can download the full game and start your journey through the fog today at no extra cost!

    Grab your conductor hat, stock up on fuel, and prepare to pierce the fog.

    For more indie game updates, breaking industry news, and strategy game reviews, keep your eyes locked right here on BizNooz!

    Find out more here

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  • Terra Invicta is a game you need on your radar

    Terra Invicta is a game you need on your radar

    Developed by the creators of the famous Long War mod for XCOM, this isn’t just a game about shooting aliens – it’s a game about the politics, science, and industrialisation required to save (or sell out) humanity.

    Why It’s Different

    Most games start with an interstellar war. In Terra Invicta, you start with a telescope and a few shadowy agents. You don’t control a nation; you control a shadowy faction (like the Resistance, the Humanity First, or the pro-alien Servants) competing for influence over Earth’s superpowers.

    The Scale is Mind-Blowing

    • Earth Politics: Manipulate the US, China, or the EU to funnel resources into your space program.
    • True Newtonian Physics: No “planes in space.” Ships move based on actual delta-v and orbital mechanics.
    • The Solar System is Your Sandbox: Build mines on the Moon, shipyards around Mars, and outposts in the asteroid belt.
    • A Hard Sci-Fi Tech Tree: Research everything from nuclear thermal rockets to antimatter reactors.

    Which Path Will You Choose?

    Are you going to build a planetary defence force to kick the invaders out? Or will you flee the solar system in a desperate exodus? Maybe you believe the aliens are here to save us?

    “The stars are cold, but the war for them is just heating up.”

    Available now on Steam (Early Access). If you love The Expanse or XCOM, this is your next obsession. Find out more here – https://epic.gm/terra-invicta


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  • Sci-fi roguelike Breachway gets early access next month

    Sci-fi roguelike Breachway gets early access next month

    The wait is almost over for Breachway the turn-based tactical space game as it will go into early access at the end of August for PC gamers, head on over to Steam, GOG or the Epic Games Store for this brilliant sci-fi roguelike deck builder where you can get your ship, gather a crew together and take on the galaxy with everything it can throw at you in this turn-based game, who know what cards you will be dealt! Are you ready to take on the Breachway game?

    Find out more about the Breachway game here on the Steam website; https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118810/Breachway/

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  • New Terra Invicta update changes the world

    New Terra Invicta update changes the world

    Hooded Horse is excited to announce that the latest major patch for sci-fi grand strategy game Terra Invicta is here. Update 0.4 makes a wide range of changes, from a reorganization of the geopolitical layer, to a rework of tech tree, and other quality-of-life features to spaceships, such as officers and new modules.

    For those who enjoy competing for control over the nations of the world, the early portion of the game will look significantly different as plenty of regions have been split up, with several new countries emerging, and some larger ones broken up into more regions. India and China have been reorganized and nations such as Switzerland have emerged, to name a few of the changes made. The world will literally never be the same!

    Ships can now gain officers as a form of “reward”, based on triggering conditions and a successful die roll. There are 15 types of officers in total, and each can advance three levels. For example, a ship can gain or promote a gunnery officer when it gets a kill with gun-type weaponry. There are also new modules, reworked internal damage mechanics, and particle weaponry has been completely overhauled.

    Other major changes in the patch include:

    A rework of the tech tree, including consolidating similar techs into one

    Changes to terrestrial warfare

    A rework of greenhouse gas generation

    Comets are now a thing – you can explore and develop these like you can asteroids

    The invaders get Tier-3 technology

    Changes to mission frequency over time

    You can read the full patch notes here. Note that the update will break any existing saves, however the 0.3 version of the game will be kept running on a separate branch. The game was recently released on PC Game Pass, joining other Hooded Horse titles Against the Storm and (when it releases) Manor Lords.

    Terra Invicta is available in early access for PC via Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store for $39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99 / ¥4,980. It is also available for PC Game Pass via game preview.

    Find out more about the Terra Invicta game here; https://www.gog.com/game/terra_invicta and here; https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/Terra_Invicta/

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