Former ID Software employees have formed Hidden Horses
, by Enzo
This is the kind of thing that may happen when several people are laid off at the same time: they stay in touch and start new projects together. Hidden Horses is a studio made up of just over 20 people who were recently laid off from FromSoftware.
The studio turned to the Kickstarter platform to try to raise the funds needed to create its first game. Titled Danger Pay, it’s a first-person shooter set in a deadly game show.
A video was posted yesterday on their brand-new YouTube channel. It explains, among other things, how they were laid off and how they came together to form Hidden Horses.
"As a group of developers who have dedicated our careers to making games, we believe this structure allows us to build a company that prioritizes long-term health over short-term growth, longevity over quarterly returns, and innovative gameplay over questionable monetization."