From a letter to Valve Corporation’s CEO Gabe Newell, lightly edited/

Dear Mr. Newell,

Steam has been my main source for games for over twenty years. I am disheartened that you chose not to publish Santa Ragione’s recently released game, Horses.

I’ve read some substantive critique; Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun’s among them. I have also read Santa Regione’s discussion of the ban. I bought Horses on Itch and played it through; I found it enjoyable and thought provoking, though not transformative. I was surprised to find a much tamer experience than I had been led to believe. I am particularly concerned that Steam found this title dangerous enough to ban it.