[REDACTED] TMQ wants YOU to write your own Horse Game Article for the upcoming Community Section!

My dear horse game fans and lovely readers, I hope you will join me on a little experiement: I want to launch a new section on this website where other horse game enthusiasts can contribute articles. Send me your pitches now!

newsAlice RuppertSeptember 11, 2020community, tmq, community article ctaComment

Making your own Horse Game – Part Two: Involving Others

When getting into game development, it makes sense to take the first steps by yourself, to practice game creation without relying on others at first. But the moment will come when other other people become relevant: possible team mates, playtesters and eventually the public. Let’s look at some basic guidelines for how to involve other people in your passion projects.

developmentAlice RuppertAugust 21, 2020myohg, gamedev, horsegamedev, myohg 2, myohg1-2Comment

PROJECT D – A Multiplayer Survival Game that lets you Explore a Post-Apocalyptic World on Horseback

PROJECT D: Human Risen is an open world survival game, currently in development by Indonesian studio Cat Games and scheduled for a 2020 Early Access release according to its Steam page.

newsAlice RuppertAugust 17, 2020project d, early access, survival game, game with horsesComment

Making your own Horse Game – Part One: Baby Steps

Starting to make a game based on the premise of “what would be my perfect horse game” rather than “what kind of game can I reasonably expect to make” has its pitfalls. Overcomplexity, feature creep and creative burnout from wanting too much are all too common among passionate newbie creators. Let’s look at some of these challenges and how you can work your way around them.

developmentAlice RuppertAugust 9, 2020gamedev, horsegame, myohg, horsegamedev, guide, myohg 1, myohg1-2 Comment

Second Life Quadrille: Modders and Equestrians unite for Elaborate Dressage Performances

Second Life is a social online simulation, a virtual world where you can do just about anything. Thanks to active content producers and TMQ community members Teager and Monstaar, I get the occasional insight into this fascinating niche.

This is what it can look like when a group of motivated equestrian Second Life players gets practicing.

newsAlice RuppertAugust 7, 2020second life, sl, teeglepet, monstaarComment

Review: Petz Horsez 2 – A Content-Rich Adventure Game plagued by Questionable Horses and Awkward Controls

Petz Horsez 2 – also known as Pippa Funnell: Secrets of the Ranch – was originally released in 2007. It’s been named as an all-time favorite by many TMQ readers. How does the horsie adventure game hold up without a lens of nostalgia to gaze through?

The Best Horse Games to play on PC and Console in 2020 (Original)

So many of us feel the same way: we remember that one great horse game we played as a kid, having long forgotten about whatever wasn’t good about it. We start to wonder “hey, it’s been years since I played a good horse game, I wonder what’s new in that genre”.

newsAlice RuppertJuly 10, 2020best horse games on pc, good horse games, tmq, listicle, best horse games 2020, best of listComment

A Sneak Peek at “Rewrite: Fantasy” – An Upcoming Mobile RPG with Elaborate Horse Features

Rewrite: Fantasy is an adventure role-playing game coming to iOS and Android in Summer 2020. The game features a 2D side-scrolling overworld, a character driven story, and a turn-based battle system. And horses!

The TMQ Community Draws! From #BellaSaraMay to #Junicorn and beyond!

If you follow some artists on social media, you will no doubt have heard of one or the other monthly drawing challenge: from Inktober to Mermay, various such community events have popped up over the years.

In May and June, several TMQ community members — including yours truly — participated in two horse-oriented drawing marathons.

newsAlice RuppertJuly 3, 2020art, art showcase, junicorn, drawing, painting, community, tmq, bella sara, bellasaramayComment

Review: Rival Stars Horse Racing Desktop Edition — Gorgeous Graphics and Forgivable Flaws

Rival Stars Horse Racing is a horse racing game developed by New Zealand based company PikPok. The “Desktop Edition” follows the releases of Rival Stars Horse Racing on Android and iOS. Can the Desktop Edition of Rival Stars offer the best of both worlds and become one of the rare few quality horse games available on PC?

Rival Stars Horse Racing comes to PC and Mac next Month

New Zealand based games publisher PikPok has announced a desktop version of their popular mobile game Rival Stars Horse Racing.

Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition is scheduled to launch on Steam on June 24th 2020 and will be available for Mac and PC. The game’s description claims it has been “graphically enhanced for desktop”.

newsAlice RuppertMay 29, 2020rival stars, phar lap, hrc, new horse games, new releaseComment

Character Diversity, Beta Testing and Patreon Support – Latest News from Equestrian: The Game

If you’re a regular reader of The Mane Quest, you’ll already know that thousands of horse game fans are eagerly awaiting what looks like the most promising project this genre has ever seen: Equestrian the Game.

The team is diligantly sharing updates on social media. Let’s have a look at the latest.

Wholesome Gaming: Dozens of Horse Game Fans meet for virtual Trail Rides in Red Dead Online

A part of the Horses & Video Games community has started organizing horse-focused virtual get togethers for the kind of players who simply want to share in the joy of riding across the virtual countryside on well-animated horses in Red Dead Online.

Horse Games and Gender – How Video Games often fail to combine Quality and Femininity

There has been a significant amount of progress in recent years in how female characters are included and designed.

What remains is an imbalance between how our industry tackles subject matters and activities that have a gendered connotation, which is a significant factor in the utter scarcity of well-made games about horses.

Horse Isle 3, War Crimes and LGBTQ+ Visibility – A case study in how NOT to approach Community Management

When I published my article about Horse Isle 3’s development in December, I was certain I was done writing about this game for a while. After all, I had made my peace with the fact that the game is not for me and had put my most urgent criticisms into words.

And then, the Gulag incident happened. Yes, bear with me here.

analysisAlice RuppertMarch 21, 2020horse isle 3, horse isle, hi3, hi, community management, lgbtqia, diversity Comments

Horse Games That Should Exist – Vol II

Welcome back to another round of Horse Games That Should Exist! This is where we like to fantasize about what horse-focused games we would want to have in our lives, if only the world were fair. This time featuring unicorns, cowboys and puns!

Revisiting Star Stable Online – A flawed but lovable game experience

When I first looked at Star Stable Online, I came away with a very critical view, and voiced my annoyance at many of its choices in my first review. This time around, I spent significantly more time with the game, and spent some Star Coins here or there. Let’s dive into new realizations, remaining gripes, minor nitpicks and major flaws.

reviewAlice RuppertMarch 3, 2020sso2, sso, star stable online, star stable, jorvik Comments

TMQ Merchandise Shop: Get yourself some stickers or shirts to support the website!

If you’d like to show your support and proclaim your horse game enthusiasm to the world, you can now get some cool merch items from RedBubble.

newsAlice RuppertFebruary 22, 2020tmq, the mane quest, support, community, redbubble, merchandiseComment