Developer Diaries

Development Diaries provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the development process and philosophy for MENACE, and provide tidbits and previews of the game systems to tide over the fans as we await the release of the full game. Usually posted on Fridays except for holidays and bank holidays in Germany.

Dev Diary #1: Breaking the Silence: Imitating the community-beloved dev diaries from Battle Brothers, the first Dev Diary describes MENACE as a game, gives a rough release date for Early Access in Fall 2025 (subsequently changed), and describes their (Overhype Studios') intent in creating a new game in a different genre.

Dev Diary #2 - Strategic Part Overview: The second dev diary and first real one, this describes the starmap in which the player will select destinations for missions, etc., the OCI system to upgrade the TCS Impetus (the player's ship and base of operations), and the armory, wherein the player can examine troops, change loadouts, promote squad leaders, etc.

Dev Diary #3 - Tactical Combat Overview: Describes the tactical missions: How maps are designed, how Action Points and Turn Order works, differences between vehicles and infantry, and cover/LOS mechanics.