Manor Lords is poised to become the next big indie hit on Steam. A medieval city-builder with a development narrative to match Stardew Valley, the weeks ahead of its release have seen it become the most-wishlisted game on Valve's platform, with more than three million prospective buyers. If everything goes to plan, it stands to make its solo developer an awful lot of money, pretty much overnight. But that's not really what the people behind the game care about.
"The things that Greg cares most about are the game being good and players being happy. That's where his focus is." Tim Bender is the CEO of Hooded Horse, a strategy game-focused publisher that's also primed to get a healthy influx of revenue when Manor Lords releases. As I speak to Bender, we're only three days out from release. Manor Lords' single developer, Greg Styczeń, is busy ensuring that the game is ready for launch.
