Horace
Fair · Action · 2019
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 14h 23.8h to 100%
- Value
- $1.07/hr
- Reviews
- 80% of 694 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Any DX12 graphics card, 12 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 66 discounts in the 7 years tracked, the median cut is 60 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 11 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 86 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 79 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Iconoclasts ($19.99, scores 59) beats it on value, while it beats Owlboy ($19.99, scores 52).
More about Horace
Steam's global achievement data puts about 12 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 14-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour.
At 14 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
84% start to 12% finishA normal fall-off for a game this long. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 2 when we last checked, on Sep 28, 01:08 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
While I loved the aesthetic and was quite excited to dig into this one, I don't think i can recommend. I have a hard time really understanding what this game really wants to be. Pros: - Charming cast of characters - Pixel art is always a plus - The first major mechanic that follows you through the game is a bit unique. I never tired of walking on every surface, trying to figure out just how I was meant to get from A...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Interesting 2D-Platformer. Charming and Fun most of the Time, but the BS Difficulty in some Parts and some other weird Design Choices make it hard to recommend for the average guy. And the Game drags on for way too long
There is a lot going on in this game. It is a stunning achievement. It is also a mess. Horace is a very long game, probably too long and the solo developer issues show up a lot. I think they could have used someone to tell them to leave things out. It drives me absolutely crazy because some decisions are pretty amazing but then they are followed with something so bafflingly bad I question if I am still inhabiting a...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Horace scores 53/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/629090/horaceReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.