- Adventure, Indie, Horror
In Horses, you will take on the role of a summer worker taking a break from his college studies. You will be responsible for taking care of the farm and its animals for a fortnight.
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Contemporary, unpretentious, bleak and plot-driven.
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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EurogamerMatt WalesDec 20254/5Santa Ragione delivers a subversive, sometimes shocking, often funny first-person narrative horror that, while perhaps a little insubstantial, remains an engagingly unconventional exploration of some timely themes.
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Slant MagazineDec 20254/5 starsAnd, indeed, the skuzzy and harrowing Horses gains much of its power through its linearity, shepherding you through your own complicity in a cycle of dehumanization with scarcely an option to offer a word of protest. The lack of meaningful choice makes the very act of playing the game feel practically unbearable, what with players themselves being led forward like animals.
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Indie Games DevelChiara RosciniJan 20268.3/10HORSES is a deeply author-driven horror experience that uses the language of videogames to portray a world where violence does not appear as an exceptional event, but gradually integrates into everyday life. Through an essential structure, restrained narration, and a strongly symbolic staging, the game builds a subtle and persistent form of horror that works through habituation, impotence, and the growing difficulty of distancing oneself from an internalized system. The experience does not aim for immediate shock or spectacle, but for a constant sense of unease that moves through bodies, gestures, and spaces. HORSES observes violence from within, showing how it can become accepted, managed, and sustained over time through roles and routines, without the need for explicit justification. The result is an uncomfortable, coherent, and courageous work that rejects traditional entertainment in favor of a disturbing and self-aware reflection, one that leaves a lasting mark precisely because it avoids compromise.
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IGNSarah ThwaitesDec 20257/10Horses is an affecting first-person horror game that, despite some repetitive tasks and signposting issues, delivers a harrowing story you won’t forget in a hurry.
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Snippets via OpenCritic, where 56% of critics recommend it.
About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Andrea Lucco Borlera
- Publisher
- Santa Ragione
- Released
- December 2, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
IGDB rating 7.4/10 from 7 ratings.
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