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CD Projekt co-founder says "curation is the privilege" of platforms like Steam, but selling banned horror game Horses on GOG was worth it since "we thought it was very cool"

You know what, it is cool

Banned Steam game Horses sells 18,000 units in 2 weeks and earns $65,000 – enough to break even but not enough to keep its studio from disbanding: "Fragmentation is a lasting consequence"

Banned Steam game Horses sells 18,000 units in 2 weeks and earns $65,000 – enough to break even but not enough to keep its studio from disbanding: "Fragmentation is a lasting consequence"

Santa Ragione wants "clearer rules, transparent processes, and meaningful accountability from near monopolistic distribution platforms and the systems they enforce"

There's more to Horses than the Steam ban: The controversial horror game is a great example of how games can effectively borrow from film, and how they can also stumble

There's more to Horses than the Steam ban: The controversial horror game is a great example of how games can effectively borrow from film, and how they can also stumble

After playing Horses, I found it fascinating, but it didn't take its juxtaposition of mundane chores and extreme violence far enough.

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As Larian disgusts and excites with Divinity trailer, Obsidian's Josh Sawyer says "it is wild what people will get upset about in games" and then cheer "Wicker Man x Event Horizon"

The Divinity reveal is far more graphic than Baldur's Gate 3's gruesome trailers

Producer behind banned horror game Horses says public outcry and support "made a huge, huge difference," but it's still "very likely" the end for the studio

"We might be able to pay back the people who have lent us the money and pay off the debt. But it's unlikely that will give us enough money to actually produce something new at this point"

"This still does not compare to the kind of audience we would have on Steam": Horses lead says ban virality helped sales "but we're not out of the woods," and he fears "self-censorship" with future games

Horses has become a top seller on GOG

Horror game Horses has been banned from sale – but is it as controversial as you’d think?

Pulled by Steam and Epic Games Store, indie horror Horses shook up the industry before it was even released. Now it’s out, all the drama surrounding it seems superfluous

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Horses is back on the Humble Store: 'After a full review they determined that while the content is heavy, nothing in the game warrants removal'

Horses is back on the Humble Store: 'After a full review they determined that while the content is heavy, nothing in the game warrants removal'

It turns out that all the press about Horses being banned on Steam and Epic made the Humble folks nervous, and they freaked out a bit. And didn't tell anyone.

Getting banned by Steam and Epic has made HORSES a best-seller — but this censorship bodes ill for creativity

Getting banned by Steam and Epic has made HORSES a best-seller — but this censorship bodes ill for creativity

HORSES is now a top seller on GOG and itch.io after it was controversially banned on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and now Humble.

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Epic bans indie horror game Horses just one day before launch due to 'inappropriate content', despite having approved that content weeks ago

Epic bans indie horror game Horses just one day before launch due to 'inappropriate content', despite having approved that content weeks ago

Horses is out today, but you won't find it on the two biggest PC gaming storefronts.

Banned by Steam, $100,000 in the hole, and facing shutdown, graphic horror game dev now dropped by Epic Games Store "roughly 24 hours before launch"

Banned by Steam, $100,000 in the hole, and facing shutdown, graphic horror game dev now dropped by Epic Games Store "roughly 24 hours before launch"

This game can't catch a break

GOG says it's 'proud to give Horses a home' after the horror game was rejected by Steam, but commenters won't let it forget the time it rejected another horror game

GOG says it's 'proud to give Horses a home' after the horror game was rejected by Steam, but commenters won't let it forget the time it rejected another horror game

Horses won't be leaving GOG, but it isn't the first game to get this treatment from big storefronts.

GOG shades Steam in support for horror game banned by Valve: "We've always believed that players should be able to choose the experiences that speak to them"

GOG shades Steam in support for horror game banned by Valve: "We've always believed that players should be able to choose the experiences that speak to them"

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Valve responds as indie horror studio accuses Steam of 'censorship' for banning its game about nude human 'Horses' (Update)

Valve responds as indie horror studio accuses Steam of 'censorship' for banning its game about nude human 'Horses' (Update)

Valve told Santa Ragione its game featured child exploitation. The studio says otherwise.

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