Banned Steam game Horses sells 18,000 units in 2 weeks and earns $65,000 – enough to break even but not enough to keep its studio from disbanding: “Fragmentation is a lasting consequence”

Horses, the controversial indie horror game banned from Steam and other platforms, has officially broken even, but as developer Santa Ragione predicted, it hasn't made enough profit to fund another game.

Banning horses on Steamwhich Santa Ragione repeatedly stated was opaque and based on an outdated build of the game, initially appeared to increase the game's visibility, and indeed, Studio co-founder and Horses producer Pietro Rigi Riva said the public outcry and support “has made a huge, huge difference,” while acknowledging that it likely won't be enough to save the studio.. We now have hard numbers and confirmation from Santa Ragione that while it has paid off its debts to investors, Horses will likely still be the studio's last release as we know it today.