Horse Games – History of a Neglected Genre and its Untapped Potential – Talk from Devcom 2024

I was a speaker at Devcom 2024 in Cologne, giving a presentation on my horse game work. The recorded talk is now available on YouTube!

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Game Release: ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator is out on Steam now!

A cute, somewhat silly little game that tackles the “horse game where you actually play as a horse” concept, which is remarkably rare in our niche. As of November 22nd, after only a few months of solo development, ROAM is now available on Steam for around 5 €/USD!

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Horse World Online Celebrates its Anniversary and Looks Back on 20 Years of Browser Game History

Horse World Online is a free to play browser game about training and breeding horses. This month, the game celebrates its 20th anniversary, giving us an excellent opportunity to dive into a bit of living horse game history with its developers, and take a look at what running a profitable browser game can look like in 2024.

Recommended: A horse game went viral, and a horse game expert feels vindicated

I was recently interviewed by renowned games journalist Stephen Totilo about my horse game work, including my involvement in the upcoming Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori.

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My Horsez: The Dutch Browser Game celebrates its 16th Birthday and Launches for International Audiences

Static, image-based browser games may seem like a relic of the distant past and the early internet to the games industry at large, but in the horse game niche, this medium is going strong. Today we’re having a look at My Horsez: A Dutch Browser game that launches internationally this week after long-running success in its home country.

The Best Horse Games to Play on PC and Console in 2025

Are you new to horse games and not sure where to start? Find out what’s the latest and best, and what you may have missed!

Recommended: Indie developers are trying to make horse games that don’t suck. It’s not easy

Earlier this year, I was interviewed by Cheyenne Macdonald for the tech and gaming site Engadget. I only just realized that Cheyenne ended up interviewing a handful of devs from the teams of Astride and Unbridled: That Horse Game and that the resulting article was published a few months ago!

I can only recommend having a look for yourself:

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“We’ve learned a lot, but our mission to make great horse games hasn’t changed” – Reflecting on Equestrian The Game with Kavalri Games’ Molly Ericson

Equestrian the Game is a mobile game about owning, training and breeding horses. Kavalri Games’ co-founder and CEO Molly Ericson sat down for a call with me to discuss some critical learnings about making free-to-play games and how to handle players and their feedback, about what’s left in store for ETG and what we can expect from Kavalri games in the future.

Game Release: Tales of Rein Ravine is Now Available on Steam For Free

Tales of Rein Ravine is a new horse game now available in Steam Early Access at no cost. While “an intriguing story - more mature than typical in its genre” is planned for the future, the Early Access version of ToRR doesn’t have much narrative content yet, but lets you take riding lessons and explore.

Introducing The Bridle Paths: A New Website about Horses in Games, Films and More!

Laura Gaspa is a horse girl on a mission to educate, analyze and report on horses in media. The Bridle Paths is her brand new website where she plans to do just that.

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Horse Animation: Guides, References and Resources

Horse Animation is really hard, I know. The purpose of this article is to summarize some common issues and provide helpful resources for how to do better. While I’m coming from a game dev perspective, I hope these tips and guides can also be useful to anyone animating horses for other media such as film or TV.

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ROAM is an Open World Wild Horse Simulator and There's a Free Demo Available Now!

“What about a horse game where you play AS THE HORSE"?” is a demand I see in the TMQ-Communities quite often. When people imagine a game like this, they often start hoping for survival gameplay, complex herd dynamics and some sort of Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron vibe.

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Preview: I tried the VR Edition of Rival Stars Horse Racing and it's Looking Pretty Good

Between my talk at devcom and a ton of interesting horse game related conversations, I’ve had an absolutely splendid time at gamescom in Cologne this year. One highlight that I want to tell you all more about is this though: I got to try the upcoming VR Edition of Rival Stars Horse Racing!

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The Mane Quest at Devcom and Gamescom: I'm giving a talk about Horse Games!

I will be attending Gamescom and Devcom in Cologne this August, and I will give a talk on the topic of Horse Games – History of a Neglected Genre and its Untapped Potential.

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Adding Horses to your Game: Tips, Resources, Do’s and Don’ts

This article is aimed at game developers who want to include horses in their games without making the same couple of basic mistakes that make equestrians cry – to give game creators a starting point for further research and some ideas for how to add a bit of depth, variety and authenticity to their portrayal of horses.

New High Quality Horse Asset for Developers: This animated Horse by Aragon 3D is now available in Unreal Marketplace

There’s a brand new animated horse model available for Unreal Engine, and it looks like the best game-ready horse model I’ve seen to date. Let’s take a brief look.

Game Announcement Roundup: Here are 6 New and Upcoming Horse Games to have a Look at

Let’s have a brief look at a handful of games that were announced or released recently: I may not bee able to try them all out or research them in depth, but I can at the very least tell you that they exist, and maybe some of TMQ’s readers want to take a closer look at these new projects.

Horse Life on Roblox – The New Fantasy Horse Breeding Game is Now Available – Developer Q&A

The Roblox horse game line up grows once again with Horse Life, a new fantasy horse breeding game made by a Roblox-focused studio. Developer Twin Atlas reached out to The Mane Quest to give us some insight into their development and what to expect from Horse Life