Recommended: The Mane Quest has been Featured on Several Podcasts to talk Horse Games and More

I’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. 

Here are links, names and a brief summary of what to expect: 

• Nice Games Club: Ellen, Mark and Stephen wanted to know what horse games even are and how we often misconceptualize them. We talked about the history of horse games and how ‘regular’ games can be better about the horses they include in simple ways, looking at examples from Shadow of the Colossus and The Witcher 3. We also talked about the genetics in Horse Tales a bit, which Ellen has taken a liking to. Of the three, this chat is probably the one with the highest entertainment value and I highly recommend it. Listen here.

• SuperGamerPodcast: Mark obviously did his research, asking me for details and reflections on various matters I’ve talked about in the recent and more distant past. We also chatted about my job at Aesir Interactive and how my actual work on Horse Tales with the Aesir team got going. Listen here.

• Indie Game Movement: Andrew from RenGen Marketing asked me about horse games in general, but also my learnings on how to market them, how to engage genuinely with the communities you’re targeting, and how to do that on Reddit specifically. Listen here.

If you have questions for me/The Mane Quest that you’d like me to talk about next time such an opportunity comes up, let me know in the comments! 

While I’m doing this little press roundup, I can also mention that Chris Zukowski of howtomarketagame.com was kind enough to give a shoutout to The Mane Quest and the underserved horse game audience as a marketing tip for game developers during a recent micro conference. Find the whole stream here and the relevant horse game content at around time stamp 34:16. 

Additionally, chariot historian Noa Leibson recently gave a talk about chariot racing at the International Museum of the Horse in Kentucky. If January’s article on Chariot Racing left you wanting to learn more about ancient sports and the first female olympics winner, I recommend giving the talk a look right here on Facebook.