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Blackboard Ponies is a 2D Platformer where you play as a pony wreaking havoc on a classroom blackboard, developed by a two person team from Austria. The game’s prototype was originally created as an entry to the Tiny Horse Game Jam #2, a community game jam focused on making small horse games within just a month of work.
Read MoreDriftborn is a multiplayer fantasy creature racing game coming to Steam for PC. Developer Redstride Studio aims to release a playable demo in 2026 and has been making waves primarily in the horse game spaces on TikTok and Instagram with a bunch of juicy creature animation showcases.
Read MoreI am stoked to share this interview with the thogli studios team and myself from Video Game Town: Bringing ‘Horses Of Hoofprint Bay’ To Life. Definitely take a look if you’re interested in a closer look at how thogli studios works, how Horses of Hoofprint Bay and some of its features came to be, and some teasers for what’s still to come.
Read MoreThe Horse Club game series by developer and publisher Wild River Games announces its third entry! I’ve been in touch with the Wild River team before, and even consulted on the latest title: Horse Club: Ride West invites the player on a Western themed ranch vacation with the Horse Club characters and their horses. To celebrate the announcement, I sat down with Stefan Kummer and Daniel Boos from the Wild River team to learn more about their development process.
Read MoreIndie horse game developers who make games out of a passion for the subject matter are becoming more common these days. Many of these up and coming horse game devs make basic mistakes in marketing and publishing. This article is aimed at those passionate newcomers: Guidelines, basic do’s and don’ts and things to keep in mind for anyone planning to make, announce and distribute a horse game of their own.
Read MoreChampions Stable: Equestrian Dynasty is an upcoming simulation strategy game about horse racing. The game aims to provide an in-depth sports simulation along with riding races in first person and being able to ride around an open world for side activities.
Read MorePalia is an online multiplayer life sim game that I’ve had a somewhat interested eye on even without the horses, as someone who enjoys cozy life sim gameplay and prettily stylized character designs. It’s now given me an immediately convincing reason to take a closer look: The Royal Highlands Expansion, announced for release on May 12th, will add horses to the game.
Read MorePikPok, the New Zealand studio behind Rival Stars Horse Racing, and Mattel, Inc have exciting news for horse game players today: Barbie Horse Ride and Rescue is a brand new horse game coming to mobile devices on June 16th 2026, with a release on PC and Switch 2 to follow in 2027.
Read MoreRival Stars Horse Racing is coming to consoles! In a press release today, developer and publisher PikPok announces that their game will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox One on April 28, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version set to be coming soon.
Read MoreThe Legend of Khiimori, the Mongolian courier rider game developed by Aesir Interactive and published by Mindscape, releases into Early Access today. I worked on this game as Creative Producer during its early concept phase in 2023 and helped shape the game’s vision very early on.
Read MoreSteam is currently hosting a themed sale called “Horse Fest”. There are so many new and exciting things happening in horse games right now that I can’t possibly provide in-depth coverage for all of them, but I want to chime in with some recommendations to the best of my knowledge nonetheless!
Read MoreKate Gray made a list of the Best Horses on the Nintendo Switch and has consulted me for additional inputs.
Read MoreI’m publishing a game that’s being developed by two members of the TMQ community and is inspired by my childhood favorite game that nothing ever lived up to in the past 20+ years. Today, we’re launching a free public demo for everyone to try.
Read MoreFernhoof Grove: Riding Academy is finally available to wishlist on Steam. I consider it one of the more promising WIP indie projects in the horse game space at the moment, because while I haven’t played it yet, I find that the screenshots and videos shown so far give a rather more tangible impression of what the gameplay mechanics might look like.
Read MoreHorse Games are an underserved niche and their players are practically begging for new projects to follow and support. With this article, I want to give people in the horse game audience some tools and background information on how to better gauge which projects might deliver on their promises, which red flags to watch out for in new game announcements and which critical questions to ask.
Read MoreIn case you missed it, about a year ago an odd game announcement made waves in the horse game community. I have not bought it, nor do I plan to write an actual review, but I did want to put out a quick follow up to give everyone who cares a little bit of closure.
Read MoreWhat makes horses in games feel alive and how do you get players to care for them? When complex independent behaviors are out of scope, what measures can developers take to give players a sense of emotional attachment on a budget? How do you get game horses to feel like actual living creatures rather than just four-legged bicycles? Fortunately, there are a lot of options if you’re a little bit horse-savvy, so let’s look at some of them
Read MoreAs 2025 comes to an end, I’ll continue the cherished TMQ tradition of sharing numbers, insights, highlights and sappy feelings about my website and my work.
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