Horace is an adventure developed by Paul Helman, released 18 July 2019 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Horace is
Horace is an adventure game developed by Paul Helman and released in 2019. It was published by 505 Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Learn how to master your strongest robot abilities and reunite Horace with his long-lost family. Adventure across the world - and time and space - to save mankind from total destruction. Run and jump your way through a comical but touching story told by the charming robot protagonist and use your wits to overcome classic 2D platforming challenges, all whilst cleaning up the mess left behind from the Robot War! Experience tons of variety along the way with parodies of classic mini games ranging from rhythm action to FPS.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Horace holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Horace launched on 18 July 2019, within three weeks of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Super Mario Maker 2, The Sinking City and Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Super Mario Maker 2, The Sinking City, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Horace yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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