HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO: They are currently in the process of adding it to steam, but only patreons will be able to play it for now! So, be sure to join it! ♥ Horse Life Simulator Patreon: www.patreon.com/horselifesimulator Ponygon Channel!: kzfaq.info/love/Q_AJPrtLI1926bbFx5HrWw For those wondering, I did not do a true in-depth review for this as I didn't feel there was really enough to review! It's more my overall thoughts! But, I'd love hear what you guys think! ♥

I don’t need a full open world for a horse game. I don’t get why more people don’t do open zones, like Dragon Age Inquisition. Start with one. Let you unlock more as you compete or something. Gives an incentive to compete, plus unlocks new places for you to explore. It doesn’t have to be seamless. I don’t mind loading into zones

7:13 I don't actually, my life has been consumed by endless horse creations

This game promises ALOT of mechanics which means it may take a while for the game to fully release, it may take 5+ years for the amount of game mechanics they feature and include in this game. But it is wonderful! I appreciate how they will promise a proper dressage experience. Many games treat it as some "fancy trotting and random cantering", they dont even list common movements like the leg yield (Well, some DO but I've only seen one game have that). I love it, it's alot to take in but I love the progress! I'm super excited for when it comes out and I'll stay in contact with this game for sure!

it looks so good! hopefully it won't end up like a 99% of horse games in the market

Minus the tail, I love the horse model! I'd be fine with her making her own custom style, like just thickening limbs, dishing face, lengthening/shortening limbs/spine/neck. Like Alicia.

oh boy it looks too good to be true but at the same time it looks so promising TT I hope this one will go through the good path of horse games

Dude, I am SO thankful that they're adding driving! Almost no horse games seem to have that, and it's something I've always wanted to try IRL.

aaaa it looks so good so far! hoping it doesn't flop like the many others!

ik theyve got a lot on their plate already, but the whole not overjumping small jumos thing sounds so cool, but a bonus bonus would be if younger/hotter horses overjumped little fences

Best jumping animations. Was worried when devs stopped updating socials for a while.

So far this game looks legitimately promising. The devs have actual experience and a plan for what will be available on release vs. what will be updated later so the scope seems less… too good to be true. Experience at least has been lacking when games fail to release/update (like SWEM). Not to mention, the footage from the demo already looks gorgeous and it’s the DEMO. Like you mentioned that does a lot for confidence in the project. While I can’t donate right now, I’m glad *some* good news has popped up lately. It’s been a bit absent for horse games lol.

Not me already planning to get the most stubborn and bad manner horse and create a fantasy-like success story for him/her by being understanding and kind while doing what's best for my pretty pony. >v> The graphics are AMAZING already, a but slow in display tbh but the design and movements are incredible nonetheless. I don't mind having no open world. I'm fine with doing it like in real life: Just doing groundwork, watching them, grooming them and occassionally taking them out for a casual ride on a small trail nearby so we can both see nature. (It might be a great idea to add wildlife and give us a camera feature so we can actually go out and take photos of interesting scenes and animals! I personally would LOVE that and probably focus on mainly that, since that would be what I'd do irl as well. XD) I adore the fact they implemented personal interactions btw. Games neglect that important part of horsegirl/horseboy life. WHO DOESN'T WANNA SNUGGLE THEIR BABY, AMIRITE??

On the one hand, I still feel like this looks and sounds like every other horse game I've ever heard of for the last 20 odd years. On the other hand, this one actually sounds like it has a fair shot at being released and being a decent product, so there's that. Time will tell I suppose.

I'm obsessed with the riding areas and how the game looks. Esp the grassy areas (they don't look generic) and the pastures with actual horses in them!!!!! Not my fav horse model but excited to see what's to come. So many other fine details like the round pen and ground poles are absent in other games. I'm not mad its not open world but its dope that's coming too. Tho its still primitive I feel like this game seems the most promising out of all the ones rising right now. Horse Isle 3 has a huge scope like this game is going for- it would be nice if this game gave them a run for its money. It can be done but should be implemented in stages to get each aspect right. Then we can have a non controversial all discipline horse game.

Definitely interesting! But seems like there is a very long way to go. Hope for the best and that the developers manage to create what they envision!

I want to be excited, and a big part of me is, but I just can't say I am overly optimistic given prior experience with some other titles... Yet! I do wish these devs a lot of luck, as I do to everyone willing to dive into horse game development, but something tells me we won't see this title being out for a long time to come. That being said it's better they take their time than to rush things, this I believe we can all agree on.

I'm crossing my fingers for this one, it looks amazing as a demo already. The animations while not perfect make the horse look grounded and the transitions between the gaits are beautiful, the jump is mwah cheff kiss👌 i'm rooting for the devs I hope they can get their vision realized. I'll try to not get overly excited, ty for the Video Rattle, great work as always❤

The style is already nice but imagine this game with rdr2 levels of horses. I always thought that with the horse models from rdr2, one could make a stunning game 🎉

sounds good on paper but 1. its going to take a LONG time to make, especially open world. 2. It's going to be incredibly EXPENSIVE to make the game and maintain servers. I love the enthusiasm but i feel like they should just focus on dressage or jumping, implement that well, build up player base and a good community and then slowly start working on other things. Trying to do everything at once is a recipe for disaster

Looks and sounds good so far! Let's hope they are able to take their time and get everything done right. Ghost hunting on horseback game? Yes please!!

Its what astrides demo should have been like

I really hope they manage to pull all this off, it looks amazing!

This game promises a dream come true, for those who can’t have horses (for any reason,) i wish the creator all the best for development and community. To take the time to create their vision.

tbh too in love with how smooth and well made the animations are to even start to process what other great features they want to add edit: i hope they take their time, id gladly wait 5 years or something if thats the time they need

the gallop animation looking like the start of a real gallop with some actual stretch is honestly making my day compared to the sad little canter-gallops that seem to be plagueing horse games lmao

You know what ive just realized? (And this is no shade to the devs or this game, its just something that came to mind and i dont want to forget it). We have all these "realistic horse ownership simulators" popping out left and right, but as far as i remember i cant point to a single horse game where you actually get to be a horse.. not counting those low quality android games. Just think about it. A game like Wolfquest where you get to play as a wild horse, from birth to adulthood. Where you get to grow, leave your herd, join a bachelor herd, claim your own herd and have foals of your own. Wouldnt that be fun?

Honestly, if they make all of this happen... this game will be dangerous! I will eat it up! ♥...♥ Me want my hands on that DEMO P...P

I'm just wondering whether the realism will be fun enough to enjoy as a game. I can imagine the temperature stuff getting annoying really fast. Having no story is definitely something that lessens the chance of the game being more enjoyable for many people and seems somewhat risky to not have even a half-assed one, at least in my opinion.

The JUMPPPP AHHHHHH it’s so smoooth🥲🫶🏽

Of all the horse games currently being made, in my opinion this one has the nicest horse animations. I don't know why, they're just so nice to look at.

I was waiting for someone to talk abt this project, I've been looking forward to it

I would LOVE to see a game that has either Saddleseat horses like American Saddlebreds in it and a game that has something like the Cowboy Up Challenge in it!

Yes, this game seems amazing! I love the horse community; I just love it. Also love that you're posting more Rattle! I do have one question though, have you ever considered getting into game dev? :D

As for the scope. I hope they start with simple showjumping and cross-country first. Master that then add dressage. Master and repeat. If they keep to that, I have high hopes for them.

Im already getting ready for the drama video a year from now

2:16 I felt called out here because that's exactly what I was thinking XD Truly I have been scarred by horse game developments 😭

I can't wait for this to realeased! Edit: I WOULD LOVE LOVE LOVE to be able to edit dressage tests, I want to learn all my tests on here!

the animations are so lovely! I love the detail of the horse lowering its head slightly when trotting over poles :)

seems super promising i love the video in the background it seems it already look really good and i love that we can expect more! i also love how the horse doesn’t over jump even when the jumps are bigger unlike stable where the horses jump a cross pole like its 1m35…can’t wait to see how this game progresses!! i just joined their progress via patreon 😊❤

i LOVE how the horse properly just lifts their legs over the tiny jumps instead of doing a full, rounded jump where they lift themselves in the air! the only thing i can think to comment on right now is with the jumping mechanic, as i honestly DO wish overjumping was a possibility as that *would* be realistic; and what i mean by that is in terms of the horses training level and the riders control of speed/striding, like in tales of rein ravine where you must adjust the speed with half halts to make sure the horse doesn't absolutely launch itself over a jump, thus causing an overjump and unnecessarily tiring out the horse. otherwise, this is definitely the most ambitious and realistic horse game ive seen in YEARS and all sounds quite amazing! with only two devs too? i really hope they find more people to help them out seeing how much depth they want to add! i will say though, i am always suspicious nowadays seeing how many almost equally ambitious horse games failed or turned into something quite toxic with either money, empty promises, their community, or all of the above.

I'm excited. Whats shown in this video holds great potential. Im hoping that they grow their team however- what they have planned is a looot for two people

I dont normally play horse games. Im not much of a "horse guy", but idk. I love hearing others passion for game design and im a sucker for life sims. Especially if they have good statistics and such. Looks really good. Hope they are able to pull it all off.

Really hopeing this come through

Id really love to have the possibility to drive a carriage in game. Idc about harness racing but carriage driving already has their own dressage and obstacle discipline they could go into!

it sounds and looks so amazing already, they definitely should add an option to have more than one game though if your wanting for eg a breeding barn or a riding school barn it would be super helpful and really good for players to be able to pick from their creations

This game sounds far too good to be true and I hate that I am so suspicious about these games now after so much disappointment in the past. I really do hope this materialises into the game they promise

Any horse game that has the horse lift their feet over the poles and not through them is a yes from me!

If this game is as good as the developers want it to be I’ll literally play this every day, I have been desperate for a realistic horse game that makes me feel like I own a horse with all the freedom to explore different disciplines and the lack of story is a good thing to me because it gives more of that freedom. I really hope this game doesn’t end up with any of the typical horse game issues it has too much potential to get ruined now

Cautiously optimistic are we’ll chosen words 😅 the development looks great, I can already see smart things being implemented! Let’s hope it continues like this! Thanks for the video! Very informative!🫶

These horse models are undeniably the best I've ever seen. I'm soooo excited to play this!

I wish I didn't have to pay money just to play the demo, and the fact that it isnt 100 % guaranteed that I would get it as well is rather upsetting, but I hope in the future they make it free

i love listening to your voice! ive never cared about horse games before, but these videos have opened me up to them because of how interesting you manage to make them + your narration of course!!!

This game looks incredible. I'm with you on quality over quantity, though. I do hope they don't get too "feature" crazy, and continue to add more and more without fully fleshing out and polishing the core features, which I think should be - clean/realistic looking graphics, accurate horse movement, satisfying and challenging gameplay mechanics (i.e. riding that feels like riding). Other than those core features, all I want is a fairly insular 3-day eventing focused game, where you train the 3 disciplines, along with the ability to walk around your stable, clean your horses and their environment, feed and supplement your horses (a bit of a nutrition focus would be cool), and maybe even maintain your gear. It would be cool to have DLC's with new shows you can go to and stuff like that, that allow you to compete in new environments. I guess I just want a modern first person version of Equestriad 2001 (anyone else remember that game, or am I aging myself here?), but with an on-the-ground at home stable element.

I'm excited for this game, it looks really great and if they achieve everything they're planning at the level of the demo it will be easily the best horse game on the market! (loved that you mentioned "Ride!", it really was a great game for jumping, not so much for dressage)

This game sounds like my childhood dream. I am sceptical. They are aiming for the sky which is a huge task. I think they bit of more than they can chew. Great video Rattle.

as someone who owns a horse and works with horses, this game sounds super good. So much attention to detail and different difficulties ect!! cant wait to see how far they go..

I’m just hoping that the game doesn’t cost loads.. I would understand if the game itself costed a lot because of how extensive it is but I’m hoping there won’t be too many In-game purchases.. All of the elements in this game sound so amazing.. I’m so so excited! Im going to keep checking in on it, saving my money etc, if it does end up costing a bunch. The developer/s sound amazing and very knowledgeable! I love the fact you have to warm your horse up because for some reason I enjoy that part the most in real life, I’m hoping that it does end up being a space to jump system because I prefer that but it’s obviously what works best ❤ Another thing I noticed that seems to happen in a lot of horse games is the leg animations.. the lower leg never seems to move and im hoping maybe this will be the game to change that, the other thing is that most of the time, developers over animate neck movements and don’t do as much to the legs or the other way around but the balance is so hard to find, I would love forehand turns aswell 😊. Right now because it’s so early on in development I feel like we’re all still holding on for dear life hoping nothing goes wrong… 😭😂 but they seem to have everything really well mapped out so I’m rooting for this to be the end horse game to over take or battle star stable 😂🎉 13:54 GREAT IDEA 😂

I know the developer, I used to ride one of her horses actually! I still remember when she first told me about this game 4 years ago, behind the cash register at our local supermarket. She told me she was gonna make the best horse game ever made. I believe her. It looks very promising so far. They don’t seem to get ahead of themselves - They put alot of work in to the basics to give the game a good foundation, which, if lacking, seems to be what ruins most horse games in development these days. I’m sure this is gonna be awesome, but we have to give it time. I’ve been playing the game of patience ever since I first heard of it!

These are beautiful! I wish they would make the tails more realistic, though

As excited I wanna be, I don't want to get my hopes up. We've been burned too many times with horse games, especially those with high promises and initial passion that I think I'm gonna wait. it's very easy for all of it to fall apart. I will admit I'm cynical, but for a good reason. It feels like there's TOO much promised here.

Its a good start for a good horse game, as long as it doesn´t go south.

i love the idea of this game would love to practice my dressage test in a game so when i don't have time i can still go through it also... i would also love phasy on horse back just a fun game that could be made funnier by horses.

The scope sounds huge which is great but worrying lol. Im also slightly worried at the lack of actual plot/storyline. I think it may turn into a grind

i feel like this game should be life with horses as horse life sim more gives the idea your living as a horse

It can be done, but they need to be patient and space the other things like harness racing, western etc, over a few years instead of throwing them out unfinished. Of course, it also depends on the fanbase not getting impatient.

The project seems promising, but I just can't shake off the worry that this is going to be a case of the game that maybe won't be an intentional scam, but may end up in a lot of hot water for not keeping promises due to overambition. Those are just two people with a bunch of patreon supporters. Studios with 10+ people burn through budgets of 500k in a matter of weeks when making games this big. The development either is going to be very slow and funded mostly out of the devs' pockets, or at some point they will have to give up on some of the most ambitious features.

It looks sooo good!!! I hope everything goes well with development this time, I want this game😩😩😩 I'm a bit worried about the "as realistic as possible" part, because every time a horse game has this description it ends up with everything feeling like a boring repetitive chore instead of being fun. People (devs and players) need to understand and remember it's a game and 'Fun/Entertaining' is what every game should be, not real life but digital.

This games speak to me! Way more then the games, I love the model and the world look!

the last update on the progression of adding it to steam was september 30:< do yall know when its coming to steam?

trying not to be too excited.exe

I've been watching your videos about a bunch of different horse games, I hope you can give a review on Red Dead Redemption 2 horses though. It's not too in depth when it comes to horse riding and its disciplines but having played Star Stable online many years ago when I was a kid, once I played RDR2 I truly enjoyed the horse riding in that game. I've seen modders make it solely a horse game tbh because of how good the feel of the horse riding is haha.

I love it!!! 😍

Sounds good!! I'm surprised tough that people nowaday are still willing to invest in an unfinishied game after all the drama with astride, equestrian the game, horse riding trails, and equest. I'ts a miracle rein ravine and that horsegame unbridled are still going good.

13:53 "Ghost hunting on horseback! Can someone make this game?" Ooooooh! :D I like the idea of a SPOOKY horse sim! The only issue is, horses are scaredy-cats... ^^;

I haven’t finished the video yet so maybe it will be a detail you mention later on but I just hope this game will require you to turn out your horses regularly for optimal performance. I’m very fed up with horse games (and other such media) normalizing horses being stalled 24/7 when it’s so severely detrimental to them. If they want realism/to simulate the world of owning and riding horses then necessary turn out would be a good addition.

If rattle loves it, so do I

Those horse animations are beautiful! It's early stages yet, but I hope they improve the rider model a little and give them a little expression, and don't just go for SSO's lifeless character face.

hey just a question can you play the demo in a MacBrook Air?

The darkness will take you...💀🤣🤣🤣

Where can i find this game i wanna put it on my wishlist on steam

I'll believe it when i see it...

4:28 Does anyone know what PRE stands for? Maybe something involving paints?

While I don’t like or support (western/American) horse racing, I guess it will add variety. It’s ok I guess, options are options! I’m sure some people will be happy with it

how did u play the demo as a patreon? :)

It's so sad I don't have a computer to play this game😪

It's definitely promising for sure. But, per past experiences with horse games, I will be following the development but not keeping my hopes high what-so-ever.

Which patron do you have to buy ? X

I'm scared to get my hopes up 😅. Astride was a disaster

i dont know how to login into the game

how do i play it??

Is it just me or there was no publication date in the video?

How to download?

The game sounds really interesting, but even if the development team has fifty years of experience, the scope of the game compared to the size of the team worries me. Either the game will take an incredible amount of time to have all the systems that it is promising, those systems will be a shell of what was promised, or the game is just going to fall through before realizing the original idea. Overpromising and underdelivering/burning out is a big problem in the indie market and I hope this team doesn't fall into the trap of making the "most complex and best there is" when fewer but meaningful and deep systems is more than enough.

I simply don't trust a game with such a large scale, tiny team and is promising so much. I just think they should scale down. Games that aim for 100% realism don't make it the devs realiase that it would take them 10 years. People saying 5 years are being too optimistic, i follow a lot of video games and their development and still the most realistic games are made by rockstar a company that has hundreds of staff but still had to abuse their staff to get the game out the door. Its one thing to promise the world its another to actually deliver it. The devs need to scale back now or this Will never come out

Do they have a discord?

is it on macs?

one question, how is it that every game has so many problems with the reigns xD

i want to play it but i cant pay for it 😭😭😭

10:01 What is this game called?