Specialist strategy and tactics publisher Hooded Horse has partnered with German studio Limbic Entertainment on their latest project: The game is the pirate-themed city-builder titled Corsair Cove.
During the Find Your Next Game Caggtus Showcase, Hooded Horse and Limbic Entertainment announced Corsair Cove. In this city-building game, players will build a "sprawling pirate haven", raise a fleet to explore the high seas and take on the Crown in order to keep the Age of Piracy alive. This city-building game sees players managing production chains and governing a rowdy crew, overcoming the challenges of limited building space by building tall. They use cliffs and hilltops to build factories that manufacture everything from spyglasses to cannons to meet the needs of their population. However, this will not be a peaceful pirate paradise - players will also need to equip ships of war to take to the high seas, fight back against pirate hunters, resist agents of the Crown and uncover the dangers lurking in uncharted waters.
"Limbic Entertainment is a great studio with a long history of creating fun and innovative city-building games," says Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender. "We're honored to serve as publisher for their next title."
"As a studio deeply focused on strategy and city-building experiences, partnering with Hooded Horse was the obvious choice," says Limbic Entertainment CEO Lionel Lovisa. "They have become a leading force in this space, driven by a strong commitment to quality and to the players who define the genre. We share that same ambition and passion, which makes this collaboration both natural and truly exciting for us."
Corsair Cove © Limbic Entertainment & Hooded Horse
Corsiar Cove will be localized from English into German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. It will be available on PC via the Steam, Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store. The game will also be released via PC Game Pass on day one. A release date has not been announced.
Limbic Entertainment is an independent German video game development studio that creates strategy and simulation games for PC and console platforms. Founded near Frankfurt in 2002 and now headquartered in Langen, Germany, the studio has delivered over 80 projects with publishing partners worldwide, including Tropico 6, Park Beyond and various Might & Magic games. In 2021, Bandai Namco Entertainment acquired a stake in the studio and commissioned it to develop two games (including Park Beyond). The following year, the publisher acquired a majority stake in the studio. At the end of 2024, there was a change in studio management after the founders stepped down. In December 2025, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe divested Limbic Entertainment. The buyer is an unnamed private investor specializing in video games.
Corsair Cove © Limbic Entertainment & Hooded Horse
Hooded Horse is a US-based publisher of strategic and tactical games. Its portfolio includes Manor Lords, Against the Storm, Endless Legend 2, Old World, Norland and 9 Kings. The company has a catalogue of over 50 titles and many more planned for release in 2026. These include the Early Access launch of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, developed by Unfrozen and in collaboration with Ubisoft, is set to launch on 30 April 2026. The game is on over a million wishlists. Then, in May, Mars Tactics by Takibi Games will follow.
