“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.

developmentAlice RuppertOctober 16, 2024equestrian, equestrian the game, kavalri games, molly ericson, etg, etg dev interview 2024, community management, project scope Comments

Horse Isle 3, War Crimes and LGBTQ+ Visibility – A case study in how NOT to approach Community Management

When I published my article about Horse Isle 3’s development in December, I was certain I was done writing about this game for a while. After all, I had made my peace with the fact that the game is not for me and had put my most urgent criticisms into words.

And then, the Gulag incident happened. Yes, bear with me here.

analysisAlice RuppertMarch 21, 2020horse isle 3, horse isle, hi3, hi, community management, lgbtqia, diversity Comments