From Press Release:
March 9, 2026 – Hooded Horse and Goldhawk Interactive are excited to announce that tactical strategy game Xenonauts 2 is gearing up for its 1.0 deployment. Announced during the Turn-Based Thursday Fest Showcase, the game will leave early access on April 2, 2026 across Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store.
Xenonauts 2 first deployed into early access in July 2023, and has enjoyed a successful run with over 160,000 copies sold to date. The game received several revisions and updates, concentrated around six major milestones. Improvements during EA include, but are not limited to:
- A completely reworked air-combat system
- Improved tutorial, and a more involved early game with The Cleaners – a pro-alien militia determined to thwart player efforts to counter the invasion
- New alien enemies, from new ground troops, to bigger UFO types, weapons, and more
- A defined endgame, letting players take their fight to the enemy, complete with closing cinematics
- New strategic layer mechanics, including supporters, operations, and a reworked invasion phases for better progression
- New maps, biomes, and mission types
- New 3D models, animations, and art
- Countless balance passes
- And an alien invasion’s worth of bug-fixes, tweaks, and quality of life improvements!
The seventh milestone, which forms the foundation of the 1.0 release, introduces Alien Praetorians, significant performance enhancements, reworks of OG maps, the Farm and small UFO, as well as Steam Workshop integration for long-term modding support.
Xenonauts 2 will release into 1.0 on April 2, 2026.
Xenonauts 2 is available in early access for PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store for a base price of $39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99 / ¥3,980. A press kit is available.
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About Hooded Horse™
Hooded Horse is a publisher of deep strategic and tactical games, including Manor Lords, Against the Storm, ENDLESS™ Legend 2, Old World, Norland, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, and 9 Kings. With people and partners around the world, our goal is to empower and support developers in doing what they do best: creating world-class experiences for their audiences.You can find out more about us on our Steam publisher page or website, as well as our social channels: Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook, YouTube, and Discord.
About Goldhawk Interactive™
Goldhawk Interactive is a UK-based developer founded in 2011 that’s focused exclusively on Xenonauts, a series of strategy games that cover an alien invasion of Earth. The first Xenonauts was released in 2014, and Xenonauts 2 released into early access in July 2023.You can follow the team via the official website and Discord.
