Horse Games for Playstation 4
The Playstation 4 brought horse games back. If you use another system, be sure to check out games for the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Playstation 5, wii & Nintendo DS.
For its first few years the console had almost nothing for horse lovers. Then, from 2018, the games arrived in a steady stream, many of them from German studios, where horse games have always had a loyal following. The list below gives a brief description of each, in the order they came out.
Run a riding school, rebuild a family ranch, tame a wild stallion or breed a champion. There is a horse game here for every kind of rider.
Riding and stable games
My Riding Stables: Life with Horses (2018)
Run a stud farm and bring a riding school back to life. Groom your horses and clean their hooves, breed and train foals, then head out on cross-country rides, nine jumping courses and races through the countryside.
Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship (2018)
Based on the German Ostwind films. Ride the black stallion Windstorm around the Kaltenbach estate in the Alps, enter races and search for hidden objects. Between rides you groom him, pick out his hooves and muck out his stable.
Bibi & Tina: Adventures with Horses (2018)
Ride as Bibi or Tina through 17 missions around the Martinshof farm, or simply explore. There are horses to groom and feed and pictures to collect for a photo album.
Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival (2019)
Play as Ari, who is new to riding and slowly wins Windstorm’s trust. Explore the mountains on foot or on horseback over 15 quests, and try archery from the saddle. Also sold as Windstorm: Ari’s Arrival.
Bibi & Tina at the Horse Farm (2019)
Ten horses, 18 riding missions and open country around Falkenstein Castle. Six care games cover feeding, hooves, grooming and washing, and the races include slalom and steeplechase.
The Unicorn Princess (2020)
A young rider helps the villagers and cares for horses by day, then enters a dream world to help the unicorn Unica. Made for children of about six to ten, with six horses and 15 missions.
My Riding Stables 2: A New Adventure (2020)
Take charge of a riding stable and look after both its horses and its guests. Ride out across open country, play mounted games and train for a tournament.
Horse Club Adventures (2021)
An open-world story around Lakeside riding stable with the four girls from the Schleich Horse Club toys. More than 40 quests, grooming and hoof-cleaning games, 90 race courses and plenty of outfits for horse and rider.
Spirit: Lucky’s Big Adventure (2021)
Play as Lucky and ride the mustang Spirit around the frontier town of Miradero. Deliver parcels, rescue animals, take photographs and follow a treasure hunt. The stronger your bond, the further Spirit will carry you.
Equestrian Training (2021)
A riding game that teaches. It is built on the French Equestrian Federation’s Galops exams, with around 2,500 questions on horses and riding and more than 15 games covering jumping, endurance and grooming.
Bibi & Tina: New Adventures with Horses (2022)
A storm has hit the farm. Ride as Bibi, Tina or Alex on one of ten horses to put things right over 30 missions, with races, jumping, slalom and horses to care for along the way.
My Life: Riding Stables 3 (2022)
Look after a stud farm and its six breeds and expand it as you go. Train in an open world, then enter jumping, slalom, gallop and steeplechase events. Up to four can play the mounted games.
Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch (2022)
Rebuild a ruined family ranch in a wide open valley. Tame wild horses, train them and breed them, with foals inheriting their parents’ traits and coat colors. There are races to win and neighbours to help.
Horse Club Adventures 2: Hazelwood Stories (2022)
The Horse Club girls move on to the town of Hazelwood. Collect pictures for a photo contest and try dressage, western riding, obstacle races and herding. Your horse needs feeding, washing and its hooves picked.
My Horse Stories (2025)
Spend a summer on a horse farm in Kentucky. Feed, groom and saddle your horse, train for races and jumping events and do the chores that pay for a better farm.
Racing games
Phar Lap: Horse Racing Challenge (2019)
Named after Australia’s great champion. Race Thoroughbreds, build a stable and breed the next generation with a system based on genetics. Up to eight can race online. It includes betting, so it is rated for older players.
Wildshade: Unicorn Champions (2023)
Racing with magic. Ride unicorns and enchanted horses over 40 courses, clear the jumps and cast spells to get ahead. Breed new coat and mane combinations and race up to three friends on one screen.
Rival Stars Horse Racing (2026)
Inherit a run-down ranch and restore it. Breed and raise foals, ride flat races in a story or online, and take on cross-country jumping courses. It includes virtual betting, so it is rated for older players.
Japan also has Winning Post, the long-running series in which you own and breed racehorses over decades. A new edition has come out for the Playstation 4 every year since 2016, but none has been translated.
Not horse games, but great horses
Three of the most admired horses in gaming are on the Playstation 4, in games about something else. These are stories for teenagers and adults rather than children, so check the age rating on the box.
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)
A western with the most lifelike horses yet seen in a game. There are many breeds, each with its own speed, stamina and temperament. Tame one in the wild and your bond grows as you ride, pat, brush and feed it.
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
A samurai story set on a Japanese island in 1274. You choose your horse and its name in the first hour, and it carries you through the whole adventure.
Shadow of the Colossus (2018)
A complete remake of the 2005 classic. Cross an empty, beautiful land on the black horse Agro, your only companion, in search of sixteen giants.