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Hooded Horse Announces Pathbreakers: Roaming Blades, a Hex-Based Mercenary Tactics RPG

Steam Early Access is planned without a date, featuring mod tools like Workshop support to encourage community creations.

Overview

  • Developed by 6 Eyes Studio of Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark fame, the new game was unveiled with an announcement trailer and Hooded Horse as publisher.
  • Players command a mercenary company on the procedurally generated Stormtossed Isle, choosing contracts, trade opportunities, or exploration-focused paths that shape campaigns.
  • Turn-based battles play out on a hex grid with up to eight units per fight, a visible initiative bar, and nine action points per unit each turn.
  • Progression systems include multiple origin stories and eight base classes, each branching into two advanced options for deeper specialization.
  • The team plans robust mod support at launch, including Steam Workshop, a map editor, a spell editor, and easily editable JSON data files, with a PC release via Steam listed and no date set.