Santa Ragione's HORSES has sold 30,000 copies but remains unprofitable, with $42,000 of its $50,000 development cost still unrecovered. The game is available on GOG.com, itch.io, and the Humble Store, and received an official Japanese language update on June 16, 2026.
Santa Ragione's controversial horror game HORSES has found a niche audience despite being banned from major PC storefronts. The game, in which a college student works on a farm where horses are naked humans in horse masks, was rejected by Steam and the Epic Games Store before release due to its extreme depictions. It is sold on GOG.com, itch.io, and the Humble Store for $4.99. On GOG.com it holds a 4.3-star rating from about 800 reviews.
The game won the Nuovo Award at the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards for innovative works and was nominated for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize. On June 16, 2026, it received an official Japanese language update, translated by Rabumu (also known as LoveMoo), who previously translated Mediterranea Inferno and CLeM.
Despite selling 30,000 copies, Santa Ragione disclosed that HORSES 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 disclosure shows that even a 30,000-copy sales milestone does not guarantee profitability for a game excluded from major PC storefronts.
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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.'