Publisher Hooded Horse and developer Overhype Studios have unveiled the Menace early access content roadmap, promising several hefty servings of content for the turn-based tactical RPG throughout 2026 and beyond.
Although “not complete by any means” and set to be accompanied by “constant adjustments and improvements to most game components,” Menace’s early access content roadmap nonetheless paints a promising picture for anyone interested in trying their hand at taming the Wayback system.
Menace Early Access Content Roadmap
The turn-based tactical RPG’s upcoming content is splint into several sections, detailing what appear to be both bigger drops and continuous improvements likely slated to be delivered through a steady stream of patches.
Main story expansions, a new boss, planets we’ve yet to explore, character interaction updates, and much more are included. Here is how the future of the turn-based tactical RPG looks at the moment.
Continuous Throughout EA
- Bug fixes, balancing changes
- New weapons, items, and enemy variations
- New operations and missions
- UI improvements
- AI improvements
Major Content Updates
- Squad Leader Reinforcements 1 - New SLs based on story factions in the game
- Squad Leader Reinforcements 2 - New SLS, including marine and Wayback-based characters
- Squad Leader Reinforcements 3 - New SLS based on additional story factions in the game
- Main story expansion 1
- Main story expansion 2
System and Feature Updates
- [Redacted] update 1
- [Redacted] update 2
- [Redacted] update 3 - adding new large boss unit and new small unit
- OCI overhaul
- Character interaction update
World and Campaign Expansion
- Existing planet environment rework
- New planet additions - new planets with environments with sub-biomes
- Planet-linked story factions and OCIs
You’ll notice that Menace’s early access content roadmap doesn’t include specific timeframes for its updates.
Although we should definitely expect some of them throughout 2026, the developer “explicitly decided against showing a predetermined order for adding the features,” opting instead to “go with the flow and repeatedly evaluate which feature makes the most sense to be added next.
“The problem with rigid roadmaps is that they impose strict boundaries on our development process, and that is not how we want to work,” it noted in a post on Steam.
Naturally, the shape of Menace’s early access content roadmap can change as development progresses and priorities shift. That being said, 2026 already sounds like an exciting year for the tactical turn-based RPG.
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