Overview
- Horses launches December 2 on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store, with no Steam release after Valve’s rejection.
- Valve’s automated 2023 decision cited content that appears to depict sexual conduct involving a minor and declared the app banned with no resubmissions allowed.
- Santa Ragione reports receiving no detailed explanation from Valve despite repeated requests and says the studio may wind down operations without Steam access.
- The developers invested roughly $100,000, estimate Steam represents over 75% of the PC market, and say they can support the game for about six months post-launch.
- A scene originally showing a young girl on a masked, naked adult’s shoulders was changed to feature a twenty-something woman; other storefronts have approved the game, which the studio insists is non-pornographic.