alehel@lemmy.zip to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoThe game "Horses" now barred on Steam, Epic and Humble Bundlewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkThe game "Horses" now barred on Steam, Epic and Humble Bundlewww.pcgamer.comalehel@lemmy.zip to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-text
Currently, only GOG and Itch are still selling this game. EDIT: It seems the game has returned to Humble Bundle.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down6·2 months agoSounds like the gaming equivalent of the play “Equus”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_(play) I can see why some would shy away from it, but banning it is the sort of thing that will keep gaming from becoming a unique art form. 😟
minus-squaredukemirage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoIt already is a unique art form. This is not defined by the commercial availability, and this game wouldn’t be the first art piece that understands controversy as part of its essence.
Sounds like the gaming equivalent of the play “Equus”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_(play)
I can see why some would shy away from it, but banning it is the sort of thing that will keep gaming from becoming a unique art form. 😟
It already is a unique art form. This is not defined by the commercial availability, and this game wouldn’t be the first art piece that understands controversy as part of its essence.