Architect of Ruin Steam news

• Steam app typegame
• Steam App ID3778820
• PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
• Release dateComing soon
• DeveloperDead Money LLC
• PublisherHooded Horse
• Parent gameNot available

Genres: Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Dead Money LLCPublisher: Hooded Horse

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• Bosslords and Architect of Ruin from Hooded Horse look great as they refuse to sign AI "art" - 9 January 2026

  Game publisher Hooded Horse have recently revealed another two titles with Bosslords and Architect of Ruin that looks awesome, as they fight against AI "art". Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bosslords-and-architect-of-ruin-from-hooded-horse-look-great-as-they-refuse-to-sign-ai-art/

• Architect Of Ruin is a beautiful dark fantasy temple builder from former Valve devs and Hooded Horse - 8 January 2026

  Was your new year resolution to rebuild an evil temple on behalf of a baleful god? I bring wonderful news, then. The former Epic and Valve developers of Dead Money LLC have signed a wicked pact with the strategy game illuminati of Hooded Horse to release Architect of Ruin – a “completely hand drawn” fantasy colony simulation game that looks like Dwarf Fortress twisted by 45 degrees and pumped full of Dungeon Keeper DNA. I am already in love with the trees, their rich foliage flattening to a core of shadow. Do not turn your back on the trees. Especially when you’re chopping them down to make arcane icons. Read more

• New colony sim Architect of Ruin is basically Rimworld but you're building an evil cult to a vengeful god - 8 January 2026

  City builders and colony sims thrive on the satisfaction of the moment when you can finally watch your happy, healthy citizens buzzing about their daily tasks after days, weeks, and months of struggle. But the best games like Rimworld often have a darker side, and Architect of Ruin embraces that to its fullest. Putting you in charge of a growing cult, it's up to you to lead your followers to glory as they rebuild and revive an ancient temple under the watchful eye of a wrathful god, and it's already found a spot on my wishlist. Read the rest of the story...

• Architect of Ruin now rides with Hooded Horse. - 8 January 2026

  Gather, loyal acolytes. The dark gods bring blessed tidings. Hooded Horse is now the global publisher of Architect of Ruin. The Pact has been Sealed. For the uninitiated: Hooded Horse is one of the most respected indie publishers in gaming, with an incredible roster for strategy and simulation games. Games that we love and have played for hours. It's an honor to be listed amongst such a finely crafted library with a publisher who puts player happiness and positive experiences first. The Temple Grows Stronger Architect of Ruin is a hand-drawn colony survival game where you'll rebuild an ancient temple to a dark god and command your cultists and denizens to maintain a foothold of evil. An Unholy Invitation Dead Money is an American studio based in Las Vegas that combines meticulous polish with hand-drawn artistry. Our company Discord doubles as our workspace. You’ll see development discus…

• From Flat to Fantastic - 17 October 2025

  If you've seen any older screenshots or concepts of our game from a few years ago, you might notice a substantial change: the game is now dimetric! This wasn't a decision we made lightly. It represents one of the most significant technical overhauls we've undertaken.Our original orthonormal tilemap approach was hitting its limits. We kept running into frustrating gameplay issues like goblins disappearing behind walls and ogres clipping awkwardly through narrow north-south corridors. The strict grid system put hard constraints on how we could design environments vertically. We were fighting against the perspective instead of working with it.Looking back at this development screenshot from May, you can see how the scene is completely squared off, except for the wagon is already dimetric. We'd created the wagon long before actually changing the game's perspective, revealing our internal co…

• Strike the Earth! - 23 September 2025

  A concept of step 1 of embarking a new colony.Memories of OldI remember the first time I read the words Strike the Earth: the epic call to action that opens a new game of Dwarf Fortress. I was working at Valve on Team Fortress 2 and my on and off again obsession with World of Warcraft (that great scourge of productivity) was winding down. I was introduced to Dwarf Fortress by the Something Awful forums, where players recounted tales of newly born children being hauled into battle while their beer guzzling parents fired crossbow bolts crafted of kitten bone, of carp maiming the unlucky, and of total base collapse as frothing madmen carved insane tales of atrocity into stone.I was hooked by the idea that losing is fun and the oddly rewarding feeling of watching your careful effort burn down in hilarious fashion. I stayed up late at night thinking about how I would avoid things like a cats…