Horace

Buy80%

Mostly Positive · 694 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Paul Helman · Indie · Jul 18, 2019

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.49−70%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
58
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Horace?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 191 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 130 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 694 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise18% are divided36% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
191 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game has the "story-rich" tag on it on Steam, and it absolute deserves that.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
130 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's built in such a way that just when you start to get comfortable with the game mechanics, something really mind-bending gets in the way for you to have to start doing your actions more efficiently, more timely, and more accurately.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics: pixel art style - maintained throughout the game. done at a resolution to allow everyone to be expressive without placing to much detail.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What helps to blend a dramatic scene in a movie to grip the audience is often a wonderful soundtrack.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In order to describe somehow the genre: it's a platformer / puzzle game, mixed with some metroidvania mechanics, with a beautiful pixel art, scenarios and character design.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story191 reviews
Gameplay130 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
20% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
71% still recommend
Bugs
36% still recommend
Controls
40% still recommend
Interface
57% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.49$14.99−70%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.49