Former id Software devs open Hidden Horses studio; tease FPS Kickstarter

The indie studio is comprised of around 20 developers and is preparing a new first-person shooter, Danger Pay, as its debut project.

A group comprised of mostly former id Software developers has formed a new indie studio, Hidden Horse. The studio is an employee-owned venture in which all of the current staff are considered co-founders. As former id Software devs, the team is focusing its initial efforts on a first-person shooter.

Hidden Horses opened its website with a listing of its staff this week. The team includes the likes of former lead VFX artist Todd Boyce, senior AI and gameplay engineer Daniel Young, producer Andrew Willis, senior technical designer Jordan Turner, principal technical designer Tim Locke, and senior skybox artist Allison Dombek, as well a number of former id Tech programmers, including Dustin Land, Regan Carver, and Ian Malerich, just to name a few.

This opening comes after Microsoft cut a significant number of id Software employees amid mass layoffs. Hidden Horses is hoping to take that talent and apply it to a new chapter for its members, and that includes the tease of its first project. Danger Pay is said to be a first-person shooter - a familiar fit for the crew - and it will be supported with a Kickstarter in the near future, which can be bookmarked for notifications now.

As Hidden Horses prepares for its future, stay tuned to where that leads, as well as updates on the Kickstarter, via the studio topic.

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