"Horses has become the current face of the fight against video game censorship and what gets to be art. After getting banned from Steam and the Epic Game Store, the narrative horror game has become a bestseller on GOG.com, and has brought gamers of all stripes together in support of it. But as a game, Horses doesn't deserve all this - neither its bans nor, after playing it myself, all the glowing praise."
"Horses is a collaboration between indie studio Santa Ragione and Italian filmmaker Andrea Lucco Bolera. Bolera wrote the game and acted in and directed the FMV cutscenes that are interspersed throughout, while the developers at Santa Ragione worked on the technical aspects. It's a brief experience, taking roughly three to four hours to complete. But though it's mercifully short, by the end I was desperate to be done with it."
Horses became a focal point in debates over video game censorship after bans on major storefronts led to a surge in purchases and support on GOG.com. The game is a collaboration between indie studio Santa Ragione and filmmaker Andrea Lucco Bolera, who wrote and directed FMV cutscenes while Santa Ragione handled technical development. The experience lasts roughly three to four hours. Players control Anselmo, a 20-year-old sent to work on a farm, performing simple chores via mouse clicks. The game’s atmospheric approach and controversy elevated its profile despite criticisms of its gameplay and pacing.
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