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
    783·
    23 hours ago

    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.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
      42·
      5 hours ago

      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
        3·
        5 hours ago

        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.

    • cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      14·
      23 hours ago

      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.

          • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
            191·
            20 hours ago

            Like the other user said, porn implies some level of consent which children cannot give. Calling it csam ensures there’s no confusion about it being abuse.

            • bobzer@lemmy.zipEnglish
              36·
              19 hours ago

              Calling it csam ensures there’s no confusion about it being abuse.

              Just confusion about what the stupid acronym stands for.

              • Nelots@piefed.zipEnglish
                8·
                10 hours ago

                I mean, it’s not like people were miraculously born with the knowledge of what CP meant. That had to be learned just like CSAM.

          • TrippaSnippa@aussie.zoneEnglish
            301·
            22 hours ago

            Calling it “porn” makes it sound more legitimate and less like the heinous abuse that it really is.