Brute Horse Announcement

Cologne, August 21, 2024 – Bohemia Interactive, through its Incubator publishing label, is excited to announce its latest collaboration with indie studio Place of Departure on their upcoming game, “Brute Horse”. The announcement was made today at Gamescom 2024, where the project is being showcased to the press and industry professionals.

Watch the teaser trailer here.

Rest assured that the unusual commuting arrangement between the barbarian and his horse is just one of many conventions that Brute Horse subverts.

Brute Horse is a slightly unhinged, narrative-driven action platformer with couch co-op that’s set in the barbaric fantasy world of South Vulgaria, where one's life expectancy is as poor as a pigeon's attention to detail. The story revolves around a trio of mercenaries: a barbarian warrior, known only as Brute; his best friend and war horse, Horse; and Michelle, a skilled assassin and aspiring inventress. Their action-packed, yet funny and heartwarming journey, takes them across a number of spectacularly outlandish lands, each with its own unique set of perils. Luckily, early on, the heroes discover the most powerful weapon the world of South Vulgaria (or any world, both real and fictional) has ever seen. The game combines elements of comedy, strategic combat, and puzzle-solving.

Key Features of Brute Horse:

● Couch Co-Op Gameplay: Team up with a friend in local co-op mode and coordinate your actions, through Brute and Michelle’s various abilities to overcome numerous challenges, solve puzzles, and defeat your foes.

● Dynamic Main Characters: Experience the evolving relationships between the trio as they learn to fight together and crush anything that stands in their path, including various enemies as well as their own shortcomings and emotional baggage.

● Cast of Supporting Characters: Meet a cartoonishly odd ensemble of human and non-human friends and foes.

● Art Style: Inspired by cartoons, action figures, and fantasy elements, balancing between whimsy, over-the-top seriousness and straight-up ridiculous weirdness.

● Engaging Combat and Puzzles: Utilize a blend of fast-paced strategic combat, ridiculous upgrades, and action-driven puzzle-solving to progress through the game.

● Unique Storyline: It's actually so unique that, for now, it must be protected by an ironclad non-disclosure agreement, as well as assorted spells and curses.

● Worldbuilding: Everything in the game´s world is based on a simple creative formula: Take something utterly ridiculous and figure out how to make it have at least a shred of sense.

Place of Departure, the authors behind the creatically acclaimed title Ministry of Broadcast, are excited to bring a whole new world to life with their latest project. Known for their ability to craft engaging and thought-provoking titles, the team is dedicated to delivering a fun and funny experience for players of all ages (as long as those ages comply with the recommendations from game rating authorities).

For additional information follow Place of Departure on Twitter to stay in touch with all the latest news!

Link to press kit (video, screenshots, artworks)

About Place of Departure

Place Of Departure is a game dev studio dedicated to creating unique gameplay and story driven IPs with strong focus on creativity, humor, and unique art styles. Our most recent release, prior to founding Place of Departure, was Ministry of Broadcast, released on PC, mac OS, iOS as well as Nintendo Switch and nominated for Czech game of the year 2020 and Czech game of the decade 2010 - 2020.

For more information, please visit x.com/PlaceOfDEP or www.pod.games.

About Bohemia Incubator

Bohemia Incubator is where good ideas become fantastic games. The Incubator empowers indie game makers to develop their playable prototypes and receive the help they need to prepare their product for full release. Bohemia Incubator offers financial support and publishing services to original projects with a unique vision. All you need is a playable prototype and an undying desire to flourish.

For more information, please visit www.incubator.bohemia.net.

About Bohemia Interactive

Our story began with our first game, Arma: Cold War Assault, released back in 2001. Developed by just a handful of people, this PC-exclusive title became a massive success. It sold well over a million copies, received numerous industry awards, and was praised by critics and players alike. Since then, we've grown from a ragtag bunch of garage devs to an international family of over 400 professionals, working on Arma 3, Arma 4, Arma Reforger, DayZ, Ylands, Vigor, our proprietary Enfusion engine, and various other projects. Our ambition: to make games that act as platforms for people to explore, create, and connect.

For more information, please visit www.bistudio.com.