Controversial horror game Horses is the top-selling new game on GOG even as it gets kicked off the Humble Store one day after launch
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Horses is proving to be something of a surprise hit, at least on the storefronts where you can still buy it.

Currently, only GOG and Itch are still selling this game.

EDIT: It seems the game has returned to Humble Bundle.

  • Mark with a Z@suppo.fiEnglish
    963·
    21 天前

    It was a child doing pony play, riding a naked adult man-horse. The dev claimed it was not sexual.

    This was removed later but it’s the build you send for review that gets reviewed. Other stores got a later version, hence why it passed on those.

    Dev was not given a chance to remove it as it turns out steam has a policy that anything that resembles CSAM gets denied permanently.

    • cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      18·
      21 天前

      I haven’t heard about the details, what’s your source on that?

      As far as I recall, the developer said he didn’t know the actual reason for the ban.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
      64·
      20 天前

      Considering there website proudly shows it is banned on Steam I’m sure this was done on purpose for the publicity.

      Why did Epic ban it though? They didn’t get the ‘tainted’ preview version and normally love to have games that aren’t on Steam.

      • Mark with a Z@suppo.fiEnglish
        5·
        20 天前

        Anything’s possible but I wouldn’t assume it was planned unless something else came up. I think he’s just riding the accidental publicity, which I don’t really blame him for, though the dishonesty of his spin kinda pisses me off.

        I’d like to hear epic’s explanation on why the clean version was still too much.

      • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        19 天前

        It might not be what they planned but they’re now using it as an opportunity for more publicity to get something out of it especially now there are some potential sales they won’t be getting anymore.

    • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      19 天前

      Does being naked make something sexual? I would argue that for content to be sexual it has to have intent to cause arousal.

      The fact that it vaguely resembles fetish content does not in and of it’s self make it fetish content.

      The trailers i have seen for this game do not seem to intend to cause arousal, they seem to want to make the player empathize with the plight of domesticated animals

      • Mark with a Z@suppo.fiEnglish
        0·
        19 天前

        I can believe the the dev in that it wasn’t intended to be sexual. But should intent excuse otherwise unacceptable content? Valve says it depicts a sexual interaction, though that seems to be debated a lot.

        My own opinion is that it’s too close, and that this is the kind of boundary shouldn’t be pushed. Despite intentions, the dev really should have known better than to send in anything that could be interpreted as even remotely pedo content.

        • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukEnglish
          01·
          19 天前

          But should intent excuse otherwise unacceptable content

          Define unacceptable? It’s subjective. A lot of people had a problem with the cover for Nirvanas Nevermind.

          • Mark with a Z@suppo.fiEnglish
            2·
            19 天前

            It’s been about sexual abuse. I’m going to call it universally unacceptable.

            Does it count? I think the activity would be harmful to the child. If you think it’d be fine, not even in the gray area, then I guess there’s no argument left.