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Indie developer Santa Ragione and the Epic Games Store are trading barbs again over the surreal horror title Horses. The game was previously turned away by both Steam and the Epic storefront over rules about explicit material, and an Epic executive's public admiration for the title has reopened the dispute.

  • Horses was refused release on Steam and the Epic Games Store after both platforms judged the content violated their policies on adult material.
  • Santa Ragione says the work is intended to prompt conversation and challenge players, not to be sexually explicit or exploitative.
  • An interview in which an Epic Store executive spoke warmly about Horses has complicated the narrative and prompted renewed scrutiny of Epic's stance.
  • The studio has accused Epic of making demonstrably incorrect claims about what actually appears in the game, saying the store's public statements do not match the content.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun