Horse Games for Xbox One
The Xbox One has fewer horse games than its rivals, but the list is longer than most people think. If you use another system, be sure to check out games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Series X, Playstation 4 & Nintendo Switch.
Several well known horse games skipped the Xbox altogether, among them Horse Tales, Windstorm’s first outings and the My Riding Stables series. What did arrive is listed below, in the order it came out.
Fewer stables than the other consoles, but a good string of racehorses.
Riding and stable games
My Little Riding Champion (2018)
Choose a horse at the village riding club, care for it and train it, then ride in competitions to win medals for the club. Between events you can ride out into open countryside and earn new outfits and tack.
The Unicorn Princess (2019)
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.
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.
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 Fantastic Ranch (2022)
A gentle management game with unicorns and dragons in the stalls. Build the ranch, hire staff, give riding and flying lessons and send your pupils to tournaments.
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.
Barbie Horse Trails (2025)
Barbie is back in the saddle. Ride through an open park as one of two Barbies on Junior Ranger missions, photograph the wildlife and search for a mystery horse. There is grooming to do and outfits to choose.
Bibi & Tina: Ready, Set, Ride! (2026)
A Summer Cup at Falkenstein Castle. Compete as Bibi, Tina or Alex in checkpoint races, show jumping, slalom, ring jousting and carriage driving. Between events you brush, feed and cool down your horse.
Racing games
Stakes Winner (2018)
An arcade classic from 1995, reissued in the ACA NeoGeo series. Ride as a jockey through a season of races, with the whip, a burst of speed and items to collect on the track, all the way to the Grade 1 races.
Stakes Winner 2 (2018)
The 1996 sequel, also reissued. Twelve horses to choose from, training between races, and penalties for jockeys who break the rules.
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.
Pocket Stables (2024)
A pocket-sized management game in pixel art. Build a ranch with training grounds and attractions for visitors, then train your racehorses for speed and stamina and chase the Triple Crown.
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.
Not horse games, but great horses
Three of the most admired horses in gaming can be ridden on the Xbox One, 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.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
A dark fantasy for adults. The monster hunter Geralt calls every horse he owns Roach, and she comes at a whistle to carry him across a huge open world.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)
Ancient Greece at the time of the Peloponnesian War. Your horse Phobos comes when you whistle and carries you across the mainland and the islands.