After 2 years and $100,000 invested, acclaimed indie studio is "likely closing" due to Steam ban, says it was "tricked and betrayed" by Valve: "A system that allows that is broken"

Acclaimed Italy-based indie studio Santa Ragione says its upcoming experimental horror game Horses will likely be its final project due to a Steam ban it calls "extremely frustrating and also fucked up."Santa Ragione is by no means a household name, but it has a stable of acclaimed releases including the 2023 visual novel Mediterranea Inferno and the survival horror game from the same year, Saturnalia, as well as a brand identified by surrealist themes and avant-garde storytelling. Its next game