Feel free to ask any question about the process! And please remember to share the sale links with anyone that you think would enjoy HORSES! 🙏 thank you!

The final version is scanned from a brushed stencil cutout, and made to fit the 'fence' that partially covers Anselmo's face.

But every logo with a strong personality detracted from the composition, so we tested simpler, hand-drawn approaches instead.

The shovel variant got some serious love, and was tested on the cover in various iterations.

The logo is the work of Santa Ragione's co-founder Nicolò Tedeschi @niguloto.bsky.social , who started sketching from horse-shoes and farm-related concepts

HORSES is 20% off on GOG and Itch until July 9th. To celebrate, we'll post some never-seen art and logo tests in this thread!

piracy is the only extant form of media preservation that exists in games right now, you might find it morally reprehensible but there is literally no other institution that will keep games alive in 25, 50 years' time

From those, the final style and composition slowly emerged. We almost immediately decided on the color palette:

Here are more of Guido's tests for the cover, starting from some initial sketches:

Guido Zoppi is the designer of the cover artwork that you know and love. He's incredibly talented and you can find more of his work here. www.instagram.com/guidozoppizo... Guido also designed the title screen for FOTONICA.

You can find the game on www.horses.wtf (still proud of the domain name).

HORSES is 20% off on GOG and Itch until July 9th. To celebrate, we'll post some never-seen art and logo tests in this thread!

I posted my History of Games keynote: - A materialist reexamination of the canonical game crises from a developer's POV - Thoughts on the ongoing game industry restructuring - Indiepocalypse, AAApocalypse, deprofessionalization, games at the knitting stage www.molleindustria.org/HistoryOfGam...

Excited to see what the slogan’s gonna be in a couple of years for the ‘oh-shit-we-have-no-first-party-games-and-publisher-output-is-down-quick-promo-indies’ campaigns from the platform holders. I’ve been through a few loops of that cycle now and surely we’re running out of taglines for that pitch

ENTIRE Playables Collection. $20. Cheap. Buy now! store.steampowered.com/bundle/60739...

I backed Ithaca, a very promising game by @thepixelhunt.bsky.social (Bury Me, My Love, Wednesdays...) www.kickstarter.com/projects/ith...

An absolute delight to get Chris back on Eurogamer here:

Помните их? Это они! 🐴 Мы с Ариной перевели для вас игру HORSES про, эм, лошадей... Скажем так, играйте на свой страх и риск, но в некотором роде оно того стоит 👀 ~~~ Arina and I did Russian for HORSES, thank you @santaragione.com for having us! 🤍

Here's a rare one: we're hiring a News Editor at Eurogamer! The role is hybrid in London, though there can be some wiggle room on this for a worldie of a candidate. We're after someone who can not only proof, but understand how to push a story forwards originally. www.eurogamer.net/eurogamer-is...

If you enjoyed Hob's Barrow please consider posting a quick little review on Steam, it really helps keep us afloat! 🙏💜 store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...

日本語訳を担当した『HORSES』がGOG/itch.ioでリリースされました。Steam/Epicで突如配信中止となり、IGFアワードでNuovo Awardを受賞したホラーゲームです。人間が“馬”として扱われる奇妙な農場で労働します。 『HORSES』は快適なゲームではありません。 ただ、何年経っても忘れられない夢のように、不思議と心に残り続ける作品だと思います。これ以上なんと言えばいいのかわからない作品ですが、なんと言えばいいのかわからないままプレイしていただけると翻訳者冥利に尽きます。 GOGで7.5ドル（約700円）です。ぜひ！ www.gog.com/en/game/horses

HORSES lleva vendidas más de 30.000 copias y añade 6 idiomas. Entre ellos el castellano www.gog.com/en/game/horses

Much to celebrate today for HORSES! Over 30k units sold in six months, the Best Experience award at last week's Italian Video Game Awards, and our last update to the game adding support for French, Spanish, German, Russian, Korean, and Japanese. www.horses.wtf

¡Enhorabuena @santaragione.com! Si queréis saber más de los creadores de Horses, Saturnalia o Wheels of Aurelia en Loop#Religión tenemos una entrevista donde hablamos del futuro y el pasado del estudio, la insostenibilidad de la industria y lo experimental. ✍️ @johnnypg.com @xnmcx.bsky.social

One more week to submit your games to the bundle, please consider!

Wait HOLD ON??? 30k units sold is impressive, for sure. And I sincerely congratulate Santa Ragione! But that number needs to go WAY the frick up! PLAY. THIS. GAME. PEOPLE!!

Much to celebrate today for HORSES! Over 30k units sold in six months, the Best Experience award at last week's Italian Video Game Awards, and our last update to the game adding support for French, Spanish, German, Russian, Korean, and Japanese. www.horses.wtf

Super Happy to announce to the world #BioEden a cozy management journey to bring life back to a world quietly waiting to be healed Wishlist, play the demo and pre-order if you like it: store.steampowered.com/app/3265840/...

Time to repost this BANGER

It’s Pride Month and I’d like to share some love for MILKY WAY PRINCE - THE VAMPIRE STAR, my very first video game, released in 2020. store.steampowered.com/app/1302050/...

Time to repost this BANGER

Okay, so this is massive and we're terrified. Partnering with @play.breakthrought1d.org in the fight against diabetes, the ENTIRE inkle catalogue is on Humble Bundle right now for $20 -- including TR-49, all four novels, both Overboard! games, 80 Days, all four parts of Sorcery! ... everything.

Anyone want to help with testing the standalone iOS #FlickGame app? :) I want to make it the design lovely and slick. DM me your email address.

FINALLY! 😭

With your help, we unlocked this, last few hours for these achievements, And Yes we get what we collect Launchgood.com/1948

So... if you skipped the showcases, I announced a new game on Sunday night!

Last two days to help fund the development of Dreams on a Pillow! Unlike Kickstarter, developers receive all contributions even if the goal isn’t reached, and LaunchGood takes 0% in commissions. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/... Please RT and most importantly support the project if you can 🙏

99/100 Only missing 1!!!

Announcing: Hidden Folks 2 - New themes and areas. - Improved graphical quality. - Second (not text!) clue. - Lots of new mouth sounds. - Various quality-of-life improvements. - Made in #godot. Get an email when it releases: hiddenfolks.com Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4480060

It has been such a pleasure to work on this game with the @innersloth.com team! I can’t wait for you all to get to play!! ♥️♥️♥️

Here's the official revel trailer for Ithaca, our road-trip RPG about climate resistance. The world is burning. There’s a hostage in your trunk. How far will you go? If you'd like to play this one day, please consider backing the project on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ith...

99/100 Only missing 1!!!

Last two days to help fund the development of Dreams on a Pillow! Unlike Kickstarter, developers receive all contributions even if the goal isn’t reached, and LaunchGood takes 0% in commissions. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/... Please RT and most importantly support the project if you can 🙏

After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba. I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share! 🔗 launchgood.com/1948

Dreams on a Pillow a videogame about the Nakba "Before Their Diaspora" by Walid Khalidi is one of the books that we use for visual reference Support us building Dreams on a Pillow www.launchgood.com/1948

HORSES + Mediterranea Inferno + Saturnalia for less than 20$? www.gog.com/en/game/ital...

Thank you, everyone We got this. We need to keep pushing

I’m NOT excited and I’m NOT thrilled. I’m honestly scared to share this, but I’m not a coward. I have to show you what you helped us create. None of this would have been possible without your help, and we can’t finish it without your support www.launchgood.com/1948 youtu.be/D4qh1FAPEUo

Khadra Support us to tell the full story of Khadra www.launchgood.com/1948

Over a year ago, I spoke with @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about Dreams on a Pillow for a piece that was killed before it could be published. I am honored that he was willing to take the time to speak with me again in spite of that and tell me about his beautiful homeland: kotaku.com/upcoming-ste...