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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 31/08/2026

To all Mediterranea Inferno fans: we're releasing a physical edition in collaboration with @lostincult.co.uk www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/medit... There's a limited edition with an exclusive dev interview (and more), plus a regular retail version. Both for PS5. Lots of love poured into this one <3

Mediterranea Inferno EDITION and its contents: game, poster, sticker, essay, alt cover

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 19/07/2026

Saturnalia is 90% off for the first time on Steam. If you were ever curious about this multi-character non-linear narrative horror game, or if you think your friends should check it out, now is the time. store.steampowered.com/app/916350/S...

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/07/2026

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

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/07/2026

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

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/07/2026

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

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/07/2026

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

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/07/2026

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

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/07/2026

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

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/07/2026

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.

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/07/2026

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

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/07/2026

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!

The very first picture of HORSES' cover illustration

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 15/06/2026

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

card says "THANK YOU FOR 30k COPIES SOLD"

A sample of translations in different languages

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 08/05/2026

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

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 24/04/2026

Can't believe that the version on the right is closer to the original intent tho!

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 20/03/2026

We are looking for multiple copies of Edge Magazine #419 (the one with the HORSES review!) our order package got lost MULTIPLE TIMES, and it's now seemingly impossible to find. Can anyone help, maybe from the UK?

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 13/03/2026

To celebrate HORSES’ Nuovo Award win, we’ve launched a new Italian Horror Trilogy bundle featuring 2024 IGF Excellence in Narrative winner Mediterranea Inferno and 2022 IGF Grand Prize Honorable Mention Saturnalia, all for $15.99 for a limited time! www.gog.com/en/game/ital...

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 12/03/2026

HORSES won the IGF Nuovo Award. We’re profoundly grateful. To us, this recognition also speaks to a broader idea: that no gatekeeper should decide which games deserve to exist or what counts as art. Thank you to everyone who supported HORSES and helped carry it this far. PS: What a wonderful team!

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 01/03/2026

To celebrate the Year of the Horse, HORSES is available in Simplified Chinese! 马年大吉！《HORSES》简体中文版现已正式上线！ www.gog.com/zh/game/horses

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 18/02/2026

If you are in Vancouver this Friday... luma.com/zjgatp6i

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 07/02/2026

Interesting theory, except #4 search result for "horses" on Steam is...

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 15/01/2026

Santa Ragione co-founder Nicolò Tedeschi @niguloto.bsky.social designed the HORSES logo, realized with a precision-cut stencil which was hand-brushed in and digitized. Nicolò was the art director for Wheels of Aurelia, and co-directed MirrorMoon EP and FOTONICA.

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 15/01/2026

Alberto Putignano implemented all UI systems, including support for superimposed translations on 3D elements, in addition to the game’s dialogue, options, menus, saves, and credits. He’s previously worked on fantastic digital board game adaptations with @horribleguild.bsky.social

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 15/01/2026

Stefano Sanitate @stefanosanitate.bsky.social masterfully refactored all interactions and systems drafted by Andrea, helping streamline gameplay, on top of implementing the most intricate sequences from scratch. Before, he directed Saturnalia’s gameplay programming in the 2nd half of development.

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 15/01/2026

Flaminia Grimaldi @sunkenlola.bsky.social contributed additional 3D art and stage design. You know her work from 2021 IGF Excellence in Art nominee JETT: The Far Shore, on which she acted as Lead Environment Artist. Previously, Flaminia researched and modeled all environments in Wheels of Aurelia.

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 15/01/2026

HORSES was written and directed by Andrea Lucco Borlera. This is his first game, as he previously studied cinema and directed short films, and he now teaches audiovisual disciplines. Creatives who come from different disciplines seem to have a much greater sense of freedom in what games can tackle!

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 15/01/2026

HORSES was nominated for the Grand Prize and Nuovo Award at the 2026 Independent Games Festival! What a great opportunity to give shoutouts to the incredible talent that made this production possible. Check out the following posts to find out who they are, and what else they worked on! Thread:

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 19/12/2025

Does anyone know what is going on with Opencritic's page for HORSES? All recorded reviews all have 75+ scores, but the average website score is 65 "WEAK" 😱 opencritic.com/game/19792/h...

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 08/12/2025

Thank you @slantmagazine.com for including HORSES in your Best of 2025! www.slantmagazine.com/features/the...

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 03/12/2025

HORSES is currently the best-selling game on GOG 😱

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 03/12/2025

Logo was painted with a brush on a stencil, there's no hidden imagery :D sorry to disappoint!

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 02/12/2025

Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 28/11/2025

Currently featured on the homepage! www.gog.com/en

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 28/11/2025

Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 25/11/2025

Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...