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Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too
Developer Santa Ragione faces unclear bans from Steam and Epic Games Store despite changes and adult-only content; game remains on itch.io, GOG, and Humble amid $100,000 debt risk.
- Epic Games Store informed Santa Ragione 24 hours before Tuesday that Horses was banned from both Steam and Epic Games Store.
- Epic's review cited violations of its 'Inappropriate Content' and 'Hateful or Abusive Content' policies, while Santa Ragione disputes specific triggering content in Horses.
- The game depicts adults wearing horse masks at a rural farm and contains three hours of gameplay with four brief sexual sequences, all pixelated for censorship.
- Financially, the studio faces more than $100,000 in debt and may close if Horses fails commercially, though the game remains available for $4.99 or $5 on GOG, Itch.io, and Humble.
- Appeals were denied about twelve hours later with no further explanation, prompting strong public support and media attention while IGN has contacted Epic as Horses remains listed as 'Coming Soon'.
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Horses (Horror Video Game)
Horses is a surrealist horror video game developed and published by Santa Ragione Game Studio in collaboration with filmmaker Andrea Lucco Borlera. The game puts players in the role of a farmhand tending to a farm filled with enslaved people dressed as horses. In November 2025, leading up to the game's December 2nd, 2025 release date, it was reported that Steam refused to distribute the game on its storefront. Later that month, the Epic Games St…
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