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Horace

Horace

"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!

Released Jul 18, 2019 Developer Paul Helman, Sean Scaplehorn Publisher 505 Games Platforms Windows IndieStory RichAdventureActionPlatformer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

80.5%positive665 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Heartfelt passion project. You can tell how much effort and love has gone into it, and its world, and its characters. Entertaining and genuine, challenging and engaging.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“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…”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“[b]Horace[/b] outstays its welcome period. The story seems good at first, but it is too unnecessarily stretched. Some parts of the game are hard to follow, and locking story progression behind forced mini-games is absolutely rubbish. I got genuinely enraged at those times. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:29 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
224-hour peak
55all-time peak
0 10 20 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 19 avg · May 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

58achievements
17.3%median completion
4.1%rarest: Mode 7
83.8% of players 77.3% of players 75.6% of players 66.5% of players 65.1% of players 60.9% of players 59.6% of players 57.4% of players 53.2% of players 47.8% of players 45.0% of players 39.6% of players 34.4% of players 34.1% of players 31.6% of players 31.0% of players 30.6% of players 30.4% of players 30.1% of players 30.0% of players 29.2% of players 29.2% of players 28.6% of players 26.5% of players 24.8% of players 24.3% of players 23.8% of players 22.5% of players 21.1% of players 17.3% of players 16.7% of players 16.4% of players 16.4% of players 15.7% of players 15.5% of players 15.3% of players 15.2% of players 14.4% of players 14.4% of players 14.1% of players 13.8% of players 12.9% of players 12.4% of players 11.8% of players 9.0% of players 7.6% of players 7.2% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.1% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 4.7% of players 4.1% of players 83.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.8%Top of the class! — Completed basic robot training.
77.3%Cleaning Virgin — Clean up your first thing.
75.6%Cleaning Beginner — Clean 1000 things.
Rarest badges of honor
4.1%Mode 7 — Hidden achievement
4.7%Top secret! — Hidden achievement
5.1%Avoid the blame — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.7 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 22, 2020
Horace v1.5.3 Available Now

With the recent release of Horace on a new platform, we are pleased to introduce a small patch for PC players that introduces some quality of life additions: - Gameplay balancing with additional shiel

Mar 10, 2020
Save 40% on Horace for a limited time!

There has never been a better time to jump in Horace! Save 40% for a limited time and experience this hidden gem about a small robot on a big adventure. Need a reason to buy the game? Well, here are 5

Feb 12, 2020
Horace Hotfix v1.5.2 Out Now

We noticed that some of our players were experiencing some bugs since our last update and this hotfix aims to fix those bugs we have seen our players experiencing. - Fix for any previously collected j

Feb 06, 2020
Horace v1.5.1 Now Available - Hats, Photos Booths and more!

It's not been long since our last content update and we have some more content for you to enjoy in our latest v1.5.2 patch along with a couple of fixes. See the full patch notes below: * Hats! Once yo

Jan 23, 2020
Horace v1.5.0 out now - Ninja Suit, Game Guys and more!

Surprise! We are continuing to release new content for Horace and this small update brings some exciting new ideas that you won't want to miss! Features * The Ninja Suit! This becomes available to buy

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Story Rich · Adventure · Action · Platformer · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Cinematic · Difficult · Puzzle-Platformer · 2D · Comedy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain *
ControllerFull support
Achievements58
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Any DX12 graphics card DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 12 GB available space Sound Card: Any, onboard