The horror game 'Horses', wey dey disturb people dey get ban from Steam and Epic Games Store. Dis one dey put the studio for risk of closure. Hmm, e be things dey happen o!
Epic Games Store Ban 'Horses': Why?
Last week, we talk say dem ban di disturbing horror game 'Horses' from Steam. The developer, Santa Ragione, dey claim say Valve no wan give dem clear reason for di ban or even talk about am with dem. Now, just before di game wan release for other PC stores, Epic Games Store don also ban 'Horses'. Wahala dey!
Santa Ragione tell us dis news. Dem say Epic tell dem 24 hours before di game release say dem no go sell 'Horses'. Even though dem don approve di game weeks before. Di developer say dem no give dem any specific reason why, dem just dey talk say e dey violate dia content guidelines. E be like say wahala dey sleep, yanga go wake am.
Valve Reply to Di Matter
Valve talk say dem review di game back for 2023. Dem say di developer talk say dem wan release am few months later. Dem say based on di content for di store page, dem tell di developer say dem need to review di build itself. Dis one dey happen sometimes if content on di store page dey cause concern say di game itself fit no fall within dia guidelines. After dia team play through di build and review di content, dem give di developer feedback about why dem no fit ship di game on Steam. Hmm, story story...
What be 'Horses' About?
'Horses' na first-person horror adventure wey dey tell story about "di burden of familial trauma and puritan values, di dynamics of totalitarian power, and di ethics of personal responsibility." E dey use "grotesque, subversive imagery" of ranch wey nude human beings wey dey wear horse masks dey treat like animal livestock. Chai! E be like say dis game dey trigger some people o!
Humble Store Join Di Matter
Just one day after di launch, Humble Store ban di game temporarily. Santa Ragione dey shock because dem think say dis na di place wey dem go sell dia game after Steam ban am two years ago. Now, nobody wan sell am. E be hard life for indie developers!
Valve and Epic say 'Horses' dey violate dia sexual content policies. Humble never talk why dem ban di game. But Santa Ragione dey claim say Epic and Valve no dey explain clearly wetin dey inside di game wey dem no like. Dem say dis decision dey put di studio for risk of closure. E be like say di game wan turn to national problem.