HORSES is a black-and-white silent-film-style horror ADV available on GOG.com, itch.io, and the Humble Store, with a Japanese-language update released on June 16, 2026. Despite selling 30,000 copies, the developer has not recouped its development cost.
HORSES is a first-person horror adventure game developed by Santa Ragione. It was banned from Steam and the Epic Games Store before release due to its extreme depictions. The game is available on GOG.com, itch.io, and the Humble Store for $4.99. It has earned a 4.3-star rating from about 800 reviews on GOG.com and won the Nuovo Award at the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards for innovative works. It was also nominated for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
The game presents a three-hour black-and-white silent film-style experience set on a farm where humans are treated as livestock. The player takes the role of a college student who spends 14 days working on the farm, where the horses are naked humans wearing horse masks. The experience includes live-action full-motion video segments and sexual content that is mosaicked but present. The horror comes from showing everyday routines of animal husbandry applied to humans, rather than gore.
Santa Ragione disclosed that despite selling 30,000 copies of HORSES, it has not recouped $42,000 of its $50,000 development cost. Revenue reached $100,000, but most went to the director and an investor, leaving only $8,000 for cost recovery. The game received an official Japanese language update on June 16, 2026, handled by translator Rabumu, who previously translated 'Mediterranea Inferno' and 'CLeM.'
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The first-person horror ADV HORSES, banned from Steam and the Epic Games Store last November, received a Japanese-language update on June 16. A new playthrough report describes a three-hour black-and-white silent film-style experience set on a farm where humans are treated as livestock, with sexual content mosaicked but present, and horror that comes from showing everyday life rather than gore.
Santa Ragione disclosed that despite selling 30,000 copies of HORSES, it has not recouped $42,000 of its $50,000 development cost. The game was banned from Steam and Epic Games Store before release. Revenue reached $100,000, but most went to the director and an investor, leaving only $8,000 for cost recovery.
Santa Ragione's controversial horror game 'HORSES' will receive an official Japanese language update on June 16, 2026. The announcement was made by translator Rabumu (also known as LoveMoo) on June 15. The game, which was banned from sale on Steam and the Epic Games Store due to its extreme depictions, is available on GOG.com, itch.io, and the Humble Store for $4.99 (approximately 700 yen). In 'HORSES,' the player takes on the role of a college student who spends 14 days working on a farm where the horses are naked humans wearing horse masks. The experience is presented in monochrome with live-action full-motion video segments. Despite the platform bans, the game has earned a 4.3-star rating from about 800 reviews on GOG.com and won the 'Nuovo Award' at the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards for innovative works. It was also nominated for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize. The Japanese translation is handled by Rabumu, who previously translated 'Mediterranea Inferno' and 'CLeM.'