Game Announcement: Barbie Horse Trails is coming to PC and Consoles in October 2025
Disclaimer: I have done consulting work for Outright Games on this title early in its development.
Barbie 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 announces that Barbie Horse Trails will come to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) on October 10th 2025.
Watch the announcement trailer right here:
Mattel and Outright advertise the game’s key features as follows:
Join the Junior Rangers: Team up as Junior Rangers-in-Training with Park Rangers and Ken’s aunt, Lady Carson, to refresh and beautify Canterbury Trails Park.
Find Your Adventure: Explore diverse environments like wildflower meadows, lush forests, mountains, and peaceful lakes.
Meet Familiar Faces: Reunite with friends like Ken, Teresa, Nikki, and Daisy for side missions and fun challenges.
Discover Wildlife: Learn about the park with Head Ranger Annalise and visit the Wildlife Centre to discover animals and plants.
Capture the Magic: Use the in-world camera to capture magical moments and document findings in a journal to help guide players on their quests.
Solve Mysteries: Collaborate with Archaeologist Dr. Potts to unearth ancient ceramics, follow clues, and solve the mystery horse quest.
Horse Care: Build a bond with Lucky by cleaning, grooming, pampering, and feeding her.
Express Your Style: Find collectible chests to customize outfits, gear, and colorful accessories like bridles, saddles, braids, and ribbons.
I supported Outright Games with some feedback for the game’s concept, horse animations and controls early on in development, but haven’t played a complete version of the game. What I can tell you from the early look I got is that I was super happy to see some of my animation feedback be taken into account, and that I had a very positive first impression of the game’s writing and its variety of activities such as the in-game camera and the archeology mechanics.
And just as a fun aside, this wasn’t actually the first time I worked with developer PHL Collective: the Philadelphia based studio made several games for AirConsole when I worked there as Head of Games you know, back when having horse game opinions was just a hobby for me.
Unlike many of TMQ’s readers, I didn’t play Barbie Horse Adventures or any other Barbie themed horse games as a kid, so I’ll have to leave this judgement to the community: can Barbie Horse Trails lean into that nostalgia and scratch your Barbie horse game itch? What do you make of the Barbie Horse Trails trailer and announcement? Will you be picking up the game when it releases this fall?
Barbie Horse Trails will be released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) on October 10th 2025.