Big Download was the first web site to break the news that developer Tilted Mill (Children of the Nile, Sim City Societies) was going to start releasing new original games on their own. Today the developer has announced the first game in their new plan. Hinterland is a fantasy strategy RPG that they plan to release sometime in summer 2008 via digital download for under $20.

The game itself sounds like a smaller scale version of Tilted Mill's city sim titles where you build up and lead a small village and then go outside the village to fight monsters, collect treasure and complete quests that can further build up your village You will also be able to forge your own weapons and magical items in the game. Tilted Mill has already launched the Hinterland web site with a number of concept art images and more info on the game.