{"id":361445,"date":"2026-02-23T13:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=411275"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:11:58","slug":"the-developers-of-one-of-the-most-interesting-upcoming-horror-games-fear-steams-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-developers-of-one-of-the-most-interesting-upcoming-horror-games-fear-steams-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"The developers of one of the most interesting upcoming horror games fear Steam&#039;s censorship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world of video games faces a new challenge related to censorship and mature content, as demonstrated by the recent removal of the game Horses from platforms like Steam and Epic. <strong>This event has sparked a significant debate regarding the viability of horror titles in today&#8217;s digital environment<\/strong>. Talha Kaya and Jack Co, developers of the upcoming horror game Abide, have been vocal about the pressure they feel regarding the acceptance of transgressive content in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They fear that what happened with Horses could happen with their game<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaya, who enjoyed Horses, defended the work of its creators, stating that they deserve space in digital stores. \u201cI think it\u2019s a good game and there is no pornographic content in it. It should be available,\u201d she commented. For his part, <strong>Jack King-Spooner criticized the perception of video games as mere children&#8217;s entertainment and argued that this view is behind the existence of restrictions on bolder titles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both developers are in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for Abide, a game that promises unsettling content. On their page, they warned about the climate of censorship affecting the industry. <strong>\u201cHorror games are being pressured to be removed due to their mature nature,\u201d they noted, referring to Horses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ABIDE Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tqO7smpntMQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinions about Horses are diverse; while Kaya and King-Spooner find merit in its approach, <strong>critic Maddi Chilton argues that the real problem lies in the game&#8217;s pacing, which does not allow for the necessary tension to build between its most impactful scenes<\/strong>. This slowdown could be one of the reasons behind its controversy and eventual removal from larger platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Abide seeks to meet its funding goals, <strong>the future of horror in the world of video games seems uncertain, but willing to challenge the established norms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of video games is facing a new challenge related to censorship and mature content, as demonstrated by the recent removal of the game Horses from platforms like Steam and Epic. This event has sparked a significant debate about the viability of horror titles in today&#8217;s digital environment. Talha Kaya and Jack Co, developers of the upcoming horror game Abide, have been vocal about the pressure they feel regarding the acceptance of transgressive content in the industry. They fear that what happened with Horses could happen to their game Kaya, who enjoyed Horses, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":361446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-361445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361445"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":361466,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361445\/revisions\/361466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361445"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=361445"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=361445"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=361445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}