It's been a wild ride. And thanks to you, 9 Kings has become bigger than we could've ever imagined. We couldn't be happier about where we're headed, but as we grow, we've been needing more and more help.

So today, we're bringing in the cavalry.

If you know Hooded Horse, then you probably know why we're stoked. If you don't, let's just say they're one of the coolest indie publishers in the world with some of the titles we admire most in the industry. We're thrilled to now be a part of their roster. With their help, alongside INSTINCT3 in Germany, we're sure we're gonna make the best version of 9 Kings possible.

This means 9 Kings will now have two of the things we need most: TIME and REACH. Some of you might be curious, so let's break it down. With their resources, we'll be able to:

• Localize the game into more languages
  
• Have a more thorough QA pipeline
  
• Reach a wider audience
  
• Bring the game to more platforms (TBA)
  
• Have more time to actually develop the game!!!
  
• Give our community the attention it deserves (on Discord, Reddit, and Twitter)
  
• And much more we can't share just yet

As Hooded Horse's first royal decree, 9 Kings now has its own Discord server[discord.gg] and Subreddit! You can finally engage with the community anywhere you like. They will be handling moderation, but we'll jump in every now and then to say hi (and obviously read all the feedback).

We know, the store said April. But so much happened this month, and we want to make sure that we deliver the best EA launch possible. We hope you understand! There's still a long way to go during EA, but we're confident that by May 19th we'll have a very fun 9 Kings experience for you.

Stay tuned: next week we'll be sharing what you can expect from the EA release!

Shout out to everyone involved in making this happen. We can't wait for May 19th.

Love,
Sad Socket team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/9_Kings/