Fit check
Is Horace worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want a story-led single-player adventure
- Players who enjoy challenging 2D puzzles and boss encounters
- Retro game enthusiasts who want nostalgic references and arcade-style diversions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short platformer rather than an adventure lasting over 15 hours
- Players who prefer a consistent platforming loop without narrative scenes or mini games
- Players looking for multiplayer gameplay instead of a single-player experience
Our take on Horace
Rather than treating platforming as a sequence of challenges alone, Horace places a lengthy character story, cinematic scenes, unusual conversations, and arcade-style diversions inside the platformer structure. Its robot protagonist and nostalgic cultural references make the genre framework serve a broader narrative journey.
What is Horace?
Horace is a single-player 2D platform adventure following a small robot’s search for his family as he discovers life, the universe, and Douglas Adams.
Players tackle platforming puzzles and challenging boss fights, using newly gained abilities inspired by metroidvania games to get past obstacles in unusual ways. The cinematic narrative brings Horace into contact with dozens of eccentric characters and mixes emotional moments with references to 8-bit and 16-bit games. Retro-styled mini games based on arcade classics appear throughout the story. The pixel-art worlds are handcrafted, and the game offers more than 15 hours of varied platforming, created by a team of two.
How Horace plays
- 01Robot Ability Progression
- New abilities inspired by metroidvania games change how Horace handles obstacles and platforming puzzles.
- 02Narrative Platforming
- Cinematic story sequences follow Horace as he meets unusual characters and searches for his family.
- 03Varied Boss Battles
- Boss encounters offer different takes on the usual boss battle structure.
- 04Retro Mini Games
- Arcade-inspired diversions appear as part of the main narrative.
Horace compared to similar games
Horace combines 2D platforming, a character-focused story, metroidvania-inspired abilities, boss battles, and narrative mini games. Sundered®: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while Horace emphasizes cinematic storytelling, a family search, and retro arcade diversions.
Horace: platforms & release
Is Horace worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want a story-led single-player adventure. Skip it if: players seeking a short platformer rather than an adventure lasting over 15 hours.
Where can I download Horace?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Horace's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Horace on?
Windows only.
