505 Games

Horace

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2019

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Spanish - Spain*

Community tags · historical

  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    37*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    37*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    34*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    34*
  • Platformer*
    Votes · historical
    32*
  • Metroidvania*
    Votes · historical
    29*
  • Pixel Graphics*
    Votes · historical
    25*
  • Cinematic*
    Votes · historical
    24*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    24*
  • Puzzle-Platformer*
    Votes · historical
    22*
  • 2D*
    Votes · historical
    20*
  • Comedy*
    Votes · historical
    20*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    19*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    19*
  • Retro*
    Votes · historical
    17*
  • Side Scroller*
    Votes · historical
    16*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    16*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    14*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i5*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Any DX12 graphics card*
    Graphics API
    Version 12*
    Storage
    12 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    Any, onboard*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Graphics alternatives
    Any DX12 graphics card*
    Memory
    8 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i7*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    8 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    12*
    Community confidence
    moderate*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Paul Helman
  • Sean Scaplehorn

Publishers

  • 505 Games

Release history

  • 2019-07-19
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2020-10-21
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2023-02-28
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2019-07-17 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2019-07-17*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Jul 18, 2019*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel i5*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Any DX12 graphics card*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
Horace*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel i7*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Any DX12 graphics card*
Windows recommended memory requirement
8* GB
Release year
2,019*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel i5*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Any DX12 graphics card*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel i7*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
Any DX12 graphics card*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Sean Scaplehorn
Sean Scaplehorn*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
platform game
platform game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
505 Games
505 Games*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2019-07-17 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2019-07-17*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
58*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
309* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Paul Helman*
  • Sean Scaplehorn*
DLC count · historical
1*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
50000 - 100000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
228* min
Metacritic score
81*
Name
Horace*
Negative reviews · historical
130*
Peak ccu
1*
Positive reviews · historical
535*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
4.49*
Publishers
  • 505 Games*
Recommendations
336*
Store release date · historical
Jul 18, 2019*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Paul Helman
Paul Helman*
Sean Scaplehorn
Sean Scaplehorn*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
505 Games
505 Games*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jul 18, 2019*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
474* min
Ccu
1*
Developer
Paul Helman, Sean Scaplehorn*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Historical US original list price
1,499* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
486* min
Name
Horace*
Negative reviews · historical
130*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
50,000 .. 100,000*
Positive reviews · historical
535*
Historical US price
1,499* US cents
Publisher
505 Games*
Community tags · historical
  • Indie*
  • Story Rich*
  • Adventure*
  • Action*
  • Platformer*
  • Metroidvania*
  • Pixel Graphics*
  • Cinematic*
  • Difficult*
  • Puzzle-Platformer*
  • 2D*
  • Comedy*
  • Funny*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Retro*
  • Side Scroller*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Atmospheric*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Community tags · historical
Indie
Indie*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Adventure
Adventure*
Action
Action*
Platformer
Platformer*
Metroidvania
Metroidvania*
Pixel Graphics
Pixel Graphics*
Cinematic
Cinematic*
Difficult
Difficult*
Puzzle-Platformer
Puzzle-Platformer*
2D
2D*
Comedy
Comedy*
Funny
Funny*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Retro
Retro*
Side Scroller
Side Scroller*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Tags votes
Indie
Votes · historical
37*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
37*
Adventure
Votes · historical
34*
Action
Votes · historical
34*
Platformer
Votes · historical
32*
Metroidvania
Votes · historical
29*
Pixel Graphics
Votes · historical
25*
Cinematic
Votes · historical
24*
Difficult
Votes · historical
24*
Puzzle-Platformer
Votes · historical
22*
2D
Votes · historical
20*
Comedy
Votes · historical
20*
Funny
Votes · historical
19*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
19*
Retro
Votes · historical
17*
Side Scroller
Votes · historical
16*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
16*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
14*
Specifications 5 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Paul Helman*
  • Sean Scaplehorn*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
81*
Name
Horace*
Windows requirements
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 *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$14.99*
Publishers
  • 505 Games*
Recommendations total
336*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Jul 18, 2019*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Paul Helman
Paul Helman*
Sean Scaplehorn
Sean Scaplehorn*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7*
Processor alternatives
Intel i5*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Any DX12 graphics card*
Graphics API
Version 12*
Storage
12 GB available space*
Audio hardware
Any, onboard*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
505 Games
505 Games*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jul 18, 2019*
Interface languages
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
verified*
Store genres
Action|Adventure|Indie*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
13,321*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
moderate*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
12*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
8* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,019*
Title
Horace*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Verified*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
12*
Community confidence
moderate*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
8 GB*

* Provisional data