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• gamedeal user

  Sep 29, 2021

  Bought it because I used to love this game as a child. Still good, but I can't go back to those times anymore.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 18, 2014

  If you are looking for a well rounded horse game, then this is a *very* well rounded horse game. It covers many aspects of horse life that other games do not usually include. These aspects include, but not limited to, horse riding, horse caring (beyond just cleaning and feeding), training, working with multiple horses, breeding and selling said horses, and running a profitable stable yard (where guests can rent your horses). It takes a realistic approach to horses where it can while keeping in perspective that it is still a game. Some of these realities are the fact that your horse does get tired if run for too long, can get stressed, and even sick if not properly taken care of. The in-game books (used for increasing skill levels) are not limited to in-game information, but rather information on the game's aspects in general, such as actual horse care, behavior to be taken when caring for a foal, etc. As far as the technical aspects of the game goes, there are many positives. The graphics are not as realistic as most modern games, however, what it does have is beautiful. The controls are extremely simple, even if the concepts of the game are more for children 8+. The game restricts the player to an "8 hour day" where it will auto-save at the end of said day, so no night rides. I would recommend this game for children 8+ and can go as high as teens to twenties. Definitely a fun, well rounded game for children and adults of all ages.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 17, 2022

  I used to play this game on the Wii when I was younger so I get nostalgic feelings when I play this game. Yet, I feel that I should give a full honest review of this game for those looking at playing this game for the first time. Here is my full review. The positives that I found with this game were: - The graphics for the time period and with the budget were pretty good - Free riding on the trails was fun - There were several languages to choose to play this game in within the start menu The negatives that I found with this game: - Cleaning the hooves of the horses was a pain, and I am almost positive there is a better way to do it - This game is more about budgeting than horses.. well budgeting surrounding horses a. What I mean here is that there are things that you can't access until you get to a certain level which is hard to achieve on a first try.. and takes a lot longer than anticipated b. These things include trails for your horses to ride on, which I understand the purchasing of land.. but not being a certain a status. The trails are one of the funnest things in this game, at least make it achievable to ride on all of them without having to climb such a tall metaphorical ladder - To add onto my previous point about budgeting and levels, you need several horses at a certain cleanliness to get a certain level a. Trying to clean 6 or more horses per game day (Including their frustrating hooves), can really make the replayability go down - The replay value of this game was already pretty low, and gets boring/repeats actions at around the 4 to 5 hour mark I really appreciate the hard work that the game developers put into this game, but I cannot recommend this game to any new players looking for a horse simulator. I only continue to play this game because of nostalgia and the warm memories I carry with it.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 16, 2014

  I bought this game for my Fiancee who is a real life equestrian and I wanted to get her something for rainy days. She started playing and I was amazed at how excited and happy this game was making her, so I purchased it for myself too. I am usually the kind of guy who plays RPG's and Resident Evil like horror games and so this is really not the kind of game I would usually go for. After 10 minutes of playing though, I was hooked! This is a wonderful game that touches on many aspects of owning a horse in real life, and most of all it relies on teaching you how to manage your time. The horses are animated beautifully, and in my honest opinion the horse models are much better than much recent and bigger budget games like The Elder Scrolls Online, or Lord of the Rings Online. Some of the mini games are very fun to play too, like cleaning the horses hooves or hosing them down. I have found myself addicted to this game in a very short amount of time! I would recommend this game to anyone who has a passing interest in horses, and also to anyone who just simply enjoys simulator style games as the main story mode has you rebuilding your business by training and selling horses. Considering I had never previously heard of this game, nor even the company who made it, I honestly believe that this game deserves a 10/10 for playability and value for money.
• SubmssvHellkitten

  May 2, 2022

  I have been around horses irl all my life and I honestly love this game. I used to play the original Riding Star when I was a kid and as an adult, I wanted a bit of nostalgia. Thanks to playing the MMO Black Desert Online though, I've learned I really enjoy breeding horses in game as well. So when I found this game and breeding was an option, I had to get it. There are a few things I'd change as far as the first field. I wish the golden shoes were trackable so I knew how many were left, I wish there were more jumps in the field. The only other thing that would put the icing on the cake is better graphics, but considering the graphics are aged, the little details that make this game accurate make it worth it.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 26, 2022

  rdr2 aint got shit on this
• gamedeal user

  Dec 5, 2014

  It's not bad. I've played many horse games over the years, and this is one of the best. That said, even the best wasn't that great. It might just be that I'm picky, though. It IS the best horse game currently on Steam, in my opinion. Note that this review is from the POV of an equestrian, and is probably best targeted at someone similar. This is mostly me being picky. Things I like: - I like that you can lead your horse. It takes goddamn forever, but I recently realized I could speed up the game (hotkey 1 to speed up/slow down) while leading my horse or doing other similarly slow tasks to speed them up. - I like the upgrades to the facilities even though it's slightly linear as to what you can do, and when - I like the animations, which are very good compared to many other games with horses in (though not necessarily horse games) - I like the riding activity. I've only got the first field unlocked, but it's nice, and I like that there are bonus points scattered around for you to find. Things I don't like: - You can tell whoever they hired is not totally on the up-and-up on all things horses. This list is primarily going to revolve around that. - Lunging foals that look like they haven't even been weaned? And on tiny circles? If you did that in real life you'd have a broke-ass (and not in the good way) horse within a year. Their joints would just disintegrate (not a technical term) with the stress. - There are only three breeds. Hanoverian, Friesian and Andalusian. Not bad breeds, but who the hell's idea was it to put Friesians in the game? Friesians only come in solid black, in reality. It's kind of their thing. In this game, they can come in any damn colour. NO. NOT RIGHT. WRONG. D: Hanoverians and Andalusians do not come in cream, either. Totally inaccurate. Not even close. They could have improved the realism tenfold just by adding a few more breeds, making them actually look like those breeds, and STICKING TO REALITY. Having a gray (white), palomino or spotty Friesian is the equivalent of having a purple polkadotted pony. It's not possible. - Only being able to gallop over jumps, when in reality you want to NOT speed over jumps, usually. That's how you break legs. - Lack of show jumping or dressage. The best horse game I ever played incorporated all three branches of eventing. Sadly, it lacked in other areas. I have yet to find one that hits every note.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 16, 2015

  As an avid equestrian since childhood, I have played several horse games, and this is by far the best one I've ever played. One of the most impressive points for me was the riding. It's not perfect, but the horses look better than in any other horse game I've played. Their gaits look realistic and when you turn them while trotting or cantering their heads actually look pretty. Their legs don't look all wonky and weird. The riding controls are very simple- click the left mouse button to speed up and the right to slow down. You don't have to make the horse jump yourself, but you do have to set them up right for it by taking them straight at it (most of the time, sometimes they jump at crazy angles) or the will refuse the jump. There are so may aspects of horse care (grooming, bathing, picking hooves, massaging), growing your farm (building a training facility, therapy center, guest house, and breeding center), and riding and competing ( There are 3 races in each area. The areas are the field, forest, and mountains). It is a very involved game with more goals than simply competing and brushing your horse. You earn money by training foals, massaging client's horses, breeding foals for clients, and booking guests. You can also breed your own foals and sell them. You can buy 3 different types of feed, supplements, a general vaccine, and a myriad of other medications to cure your horse of ailments (you'd only need them if you didn't keep your horses' health up, and it's very easy to keep them healthy). You can also buy show coats, boots, saddles, casual clothing, and books (which increase the amount of money you earn for each activity). Your focus it to achieve the next star rating by meeting all of the requirments for each level. It is very addictive and very fun!
• gamedeal user

  Jul 17, 2015

  By far the best horse game I have ever played. I was really surprised. With open riding and a wider variety of horse and farm maintenance, this game far exceeded my expectations. The only negative thing that I can say about it, for me at least, was that I didn't know how the star level worked, but I found the game's manual so that cleared it up. Plus, after 20 hours, I lost all my saves... but it's not the game's problem, just my computer's. But yeah, you should get it. It's a lot of fun, and totally worth all the crap you'll get over about playing a horse game openly on steam!!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 21, 2017

  This game is too heavy on the tedium and too lacking in instruction and enjoyment. It expects you to spend WAY too much time cleaning hooves, grooming, walking your horse slowly from place to place, etc. When riding your horse in the field, your horse runs out of energy after just a few minutes - not enough time to get from one side of the field to the other, and when you're finished you need to slowly walk the horse back to its stall, put it away, then walk the saddle back to the saddle rack, then walk back to your house to reset the day. OR you can take the more time consuming option of walking to the feed bin to fill a bucket of feed, walking to the horse's stall to dump it in the horse's feed bucket, walking your empty bucket BACK to the feed bins to put it away, and waiting for your horse to finish eating. It took me WAY too long to figure out how to actually ride my horse. Despite having a "saddle horse" option on the horse's stall, and a "mount" option when you're leading the horse, you have to actually put the horse back in its stall, walk over to the saddle rack, pick up a saddle, walk it to the stall, then you can finally use the saddle horse option. But then you're left leading your horse, not on top of it, and the mount option doesn't work. So you need to walk your horse out of the barn to mount up. The controls are very poorly done as well; the game shows you to click left mouse to move. I assumed that, like most games that use left mouse movement, this meant you click where you want your avatar to walk and spent a minute or two scooting and rotating in place before I realized you need to actually click and hold the left mouse button. When you stop holding the left mouse, you stop moving. This is poor design for accessibility: rough if you happen to have carpal tunnel or a similar condition. I played this game for an hour and a half and wasn't able to complete the first major goal of "achieving a one star rating". Most of my time playing was spent walking back and forth between the various chores the game asks you to do, with none of the quality of life improvements you might expect (such as, for example, putting you on your horse after you saddle, putting your saddle away for you when you dismount, putting your bucket back for you after feeding). If you're really into doing tedious chores - and as a horse owner, I can assure you they are far more tedious in this game than they are in real life - then this game is for you. If you're looking for a game that's actually fun, this isn't it. Even if this game was aiming for high realism, a game needs an element of enjoyment to keep people playing. If you expect users to play for over an hour and a half to get to the part that's supposed to be fun (assuming it exists), you should consider revisiting the design and planning stage.