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A brand new version of Rival Stars Horse Racing is coming to Meta Quest, SteamVR and Apple Vision Pro. During my recent call with PikPok’s CEO Mario Wynands, he was able to give me a bit of advance insights into what to expect from this new version of the game.
Read MoreRival Stars Horse Racing is something of a rarity in our niche: it’s a polished game aimed at adult players, that’s generally well received and getting regular content updates. For the game’s five year anniversary, I sat down for a call with PikPok CEO Mario Wynands in order to talk about the game’s history, its position in the horse game market and why it takes different approaches to different platforms.
Read MoreWhen the long hoped-for Sims 4: Horse Ranch expansion pack released in July 2023, I briefly thought I would be on time and relevant with a review for once. And then I got distracted and put on sick leave. My in-depth look at the Horse Ranch pack may no longer be timely, but it will be overly elaborate and familiarly pedantic about equine accuracy, because that’s what you all come to The Mane Quest for, isn’t it.
My First Horse: Adventures on Seahorse Island is a brand new casual adventure game released on Steam for PC on April 8th 2024. The game promises an adventure about a young girl called Olivia that lets you explore the titular Seahorse Island, take care of and bond with your horse, take pictures and find hidden treasures.
Read MoreThe first Windstorm game, formerly known simply as Ostwind/Windstorm and later rebranded as Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship is getting remastered and released on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S. The new version of the 2017 game is set to release on June 20th 2024.
Read MoreHorse Racing Manager is an upcoming management simulation game. Solo developer Jon Mäkinen describes his goals for the project as “if Football Manager and Starters Orders got a child”. Let’s take a closer look at what Horse Racing Manager will offer, who it is for, and who is making it.
Read MoreCaballus Collecting is a game about collecting model horses and has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its further development.
Read MoreFernhoof Grove is a recently announced upcoming single player horse game. It’s still early in development with lots of work ahead, but read on to find out why it’s worth keeping an eye on, and why I believe it will might have the best horse care minigame of any game ever.
Read MoreDescribed as a “work background” game by its developers, Eternal Trails is a lightweight and low-resolution program intended to run on your computer as a casual, calm background activity. You can watch your horse explore or control its course yourself.
Read MorePro Show Jumping is a 3D horse sports simulation game, now available on Steam. In light of its launch today, I’ve given the game a first try and received some behind-the-scenes info from its solo developer, Sebastián Leguizamón.
Read MoreThere have been a handful of horse game updates in the past few months that I haven’t managed to cover individually. Let’s recap a few interesting updates and additions, for those of you who have not already heard of them.
Read MoreIt’s time for my yearly review article to recap TMQ-achievements and accomplishments and statistics.Let’s have a look at the numbers:
Read MoreWildshade is a fantasy horse racing game initially released to Android and iOS in late 2021. Wildshade: Unicorn Champions will come to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series X on Nobember 9th 2023.
Read MoreAfter numerous rumors and repeatedly shattered hopes, Electronic Arts and Maxis Studios have announced a horse-themed expansion pack for The Sims 4. The Horse Ranch pack is barely a month away, releasing on July 20th 2023.
Read More“By the 1990s, games were predominately designed with young male players in mind, featuring macho-adrenaline themes like violence, guns, and military simulations. Having never made a video game before, childhood friends Craig Laughton and Andrew Niere decided to do something different from other Australian studios by developing a horse riding game for girls.”
Read MoreI’ve been invited to three different podcasts recently to discuss horse games, my work at The Mane Quest, and what I’ve learned about working in this niche. All three podcasts were fun, interesting conversations that I can recommend listening to even if you’re already familiar with my work in general.
Read MoreRival Stars Horse Racing is a PC and mobile game created and maintained by New Zealand based dev studio PikPok. To celebrate the game’s four year anniversary – that’s counting from the mobile version’s release, in case you’re noticing that the years don’t add up – PikPok released a teaser for upcoming features.
Read MoreGhost of Tushima is an open world action adventure game released in 2020 on PlayStation 4, developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
I don’t usually review AAA games on here, but I decided to make an exception. The fact that I started playing it in August 2022 and am uploading this review about 9 months later might give you a hint as to how that’s been working out for me. Let’s take a closer look at the horses of Ghost of Tsushima.
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