Developers defend transgressive stop-motion horror amid delistings

Indie duo Talha & Jack Co are working on Abide, a disturbing, transgressive stop-motion horror game, and they are keenly aware of the risks involved in today's climate. "Horror seems to be under pressure from censorship, some subtle and some blatant," the duo wrote on Abide's Kickstarter page.

"Sites are delisting mature rated games and recently a horror game was taken off some of the biggest marketplaces." Tying that trend to a recent removal, they discussed Horses. "I bought, played, and liked Horses. I think it’s a good game," said Talha Kaya. "I also met with the developer and the publisher at an event during development and didn’t sense any ill-intent in their making of the game.

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