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I’m publishing a game that’s being developed by two members of the TMQ community and is inspired by my childhood favorite game that nothing ever lived up to in the past 20+ years. Today, we’re launching a free public demo for everyone to try.
Read MoreFernhoof Grove: Riding Academy is finally available to wishlist on Steam. I consider it one of the more promising WIP indie projects in the horse game space at the moment, because while I haven’t played it yet, I find that the screenshots and videos shown so far give a rather more tangible impression of what the gameplay mechanics might look like.
Read MoreHorse Games are an underserved niche and their players are practically begging for new projects to follow and support. With this article, I want to give people in the horse game audience some tools and background information on how to better gauge which projects might deliver on their promises, which red flags to watch out for in new game announcements and which critical questions to ask.
Read MoreIn case you missed it, about a year ago an odd game announcement made waves in the horse game community. I have not bought it, nor do I plan to write an actual review, but I did want to put out a quick follow up to give everyone who cares a little bit of closure.
Read MoreWhat makes horses in games feel alive and how do you get players to care for them? When complex independent behaviors are out of scope, what measures can developers take to give players a sense of emotional attachment on a budget? How do you get game horses to feel like actual living creatures rather than just four-legged bicycles? Fortunately, there are a lot of options if you’re a little bit horse-savvy, so let’s look at some of them
Read MoreAs 2025 comes to an end, I’ll continue the cherished TMQ tradition of sharing numbers, insights, highlights and sappy feelings about my website and my work.
Read MoreThe Tiny Horse Game Jam is a community project that took place for the second time already in November 2025. Game developers get together to create and finish very small horse games over the course of a month.
The Tiny Horse Game Jam is the perfect antidote to beginners’ general tendency to hopelessly overscope when making their own horse game.
Read MoreI have written about The Ranch of Rivershine on this site on various occasions over the years, but what’s been missing is an actual review of the game. The time for that has definitely come, so let’s dive into my actual play experience with the most successful indie horse game on Steam.
Read MoreSteam’s “Animal Fest” is happening right now, and quite a few horse games are part of it – meaning, a lot of them are on discount. Here’s some tips for what to check out, along with links to my reviews where they exist:
Read MoreI have very special news to share today: Horses of Hoofprint Bay is a brand new upcoming horse game that’s incredibly special and dear to me for various reasons I’ll tell you all about below. But first of all, here’s the just-released trailer
Read MoreHorse Racing Manager is a 2D Management Game where you run your own racing stables, breed and train horses, and manage staff. Since its announcement, the project has grown and evolved – adding Harness Racing , Betting, Medical Care for horses and new locations, among other things – and launches into Early Access today!
Read MoreRoly-Pony is a Suika style puzzle game that you can play in your browser for free on itch.io. It was developed by two TMQ Community members. In true Tiny Horse Game Spirit, the two creators got together for about two weeks to create, finish and release Roly-Pony to the community.
Read MoreDisney Dreamlight Valley is an adventure life-sim featuring lots of classic and modern Disney characters all the way from Mickey Mouse to Moana. Needless to say that when its publisher Gameloft reached out to me before gamescom with a request to show me something relevant to my interests at the event, I was stoked to take an exclusive look.
Read MoreGather up horse game fans, it is time for another announcement roundup. This is where I do a quick rundown of upcoming and recently released games that I want to let you all know about, but don’t have capacity for deep dives and dedicated articles for.
Read MoreBarbie Horse Adventures fans rejoice! There’s going to be a brand new Barbie horse game published by Outright Games and developed by PHL Collective. Mattel announced that Barbie Horse Trails will come to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) on October 10th 2025.
Read MoreIn an announcement post for Steam Developers on July 31st 2025, Valve revealed its sales and events schedule for the first half of 2026. Among other genre-specific and focused thematic sales Steam announces Horse Fest, taking place from February 19 - 23 next year.
Read MoreThe Ranch of Rivershine stands out among the horse game niche. I’ve followed Rivershine and its creator Éloise Laroche of Cozy Bee Games for years and previously featured them on TMQ on multiple occasion. With the full release now a few weeks back, I sat down with Éloise once more to look back on five years of development, the lessons learned along the way, and of course, to learn what’s next in store for her one woman studio.
Read MoreUmamusume: Pretty Derby is a game about horse girl racing. Yes, you read that right, not horse racing, horse girl racing. The questions of “is this a horse game?” and “will TMQ review it?” have been in the room, so let me take this opportunity to turn the several questions and requests I’ve received about this into Content™.
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