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Banned From Steam and Epic, Horror Game Horses Sells 18,000 Copies but Leaves Its Studio in Limbo

The studio says opaque storefront decisions left it repaying debt without the means to start its next project.

Overview

  • Santa Ragione reports roughly 18,000 copies sold in two weeks, generating about $65,000 in net revenue across GOG, Humble, and Itch.io.
  • Proceeds covered development loans and royalties owed to creator Andrea Lucco Borlera, yet the team says it cannot begin a new game.
  • Developers say Steam rejected an earlier build over concerns about sexual content involving a minor, prompting changes to make characters visibly over 20.
  • Epic Games Store approved then pulled the release roughly a day before launch, and the game remains off the largest PC storefronts.
  • The studio argues smaller-storefront success cannot replace Steam’s long-tail sales and calls for clearer, more transparent platform rules and appeals.