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The Mane Quest is a website dedicated to "horse games" and the portrayal of horses in video games. Always happy to learn about and give feedback to upcoming games with horses! 💖

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a lot of horse games either force the player to groom/brush their horses outright, or make it a completely optional bonus thing. In Horses of Hoofprint Bay, not brushing your horse before you ride it can lead to saddle sores, and not picking its hooves can lead to abscesses.
thoglistudios.com thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay @thoglistudios.com · 16h
A longer look at horse care in our game! 😍
You use the curry comb to remove dirt, but this roughens up the coat. You then use the brush to smooth down the hair again. The game never forces you to clean your horse, but riding while dirty may cause saddle sores!
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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A longer look at horse care in our game! 😍
You use the curry comb to remove dirt, but this roughens up the coat. You then use the brush to smooth down the hair again. The game never forces you to clean your horse, but riding while dirty may cause saddle sores!
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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thoglistudios.com
Horses of Hoofprint Bay was wishlisted 4000 times within two weeks of announcing the game 🥳🥳🥳

We're so excited to show you more soon! What part of the game would you be most interested in seeing more of? 👀
thoglistudios.com thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay @thoglistudios.com · 16d
🐴 ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER 🐴 Horses of Hoofprint Bay – a lovingly hand-drawn 2D point and click barn buildup game where you take care of horses, train them, and compete for prize money! Breed adorable foals, hire and manage staff, and build the stable of your dreams!
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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if you haven't checked in on Rival Stars Desktop Edition in a while, it might be time 🥰
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Are you interested in more behind-the-scenes looks at Horses of Hoofprint Bay? 👀
thoglistudios.com thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay @thoglistudios.com · 2d
Another glimpse behind the scenes of making Horses of Hoofprint Bay: We're currently improving on the horse trader visuals. While parts of the game were polished for the announcement trailer, a lot of features currently still consist of sketches and placeholders! (see alt text for more info!)
Screenshot of the horse breeder menu in Horses of Hoofprint Bay. This is how the feature looks and works in the engine/build already. Buttons on the left say Cover Mare, Buy Horse, Sell Horse and Board Horse. Two Windows are labelled "Select Mare" and "Select Stallion" and show options for each, showing the horses' strength and endurance stats as well as their age (in in-game rounds) Screenshot of a rough digital sketch, dark brown lines on grey background, of what the horse breeder menu should look like. There are horses in individual stalls on the top left, an info panel on the bottom right, a side view of a horse on the top right, and an empty space with a question mark on the bottom left. Sketch of what visiting the breeder should look like, from the outside: there is a 2d lineart drawing of a woman in a hoodie, her hair in a ponytail on the bottom left. A stable building stands slightly further back. Pasture fences run into the background behind the woman. Screenshot of how the scene is coming together in-engine. One horse (in final in-game cartoon visuals) stands in the top right section of the screen, other horses' heads are visible in the top left section. A rough portrait sketch of a woman overlays the image from the bottom left corner. An info panel for the horse of the right is visible at the bottom right of the screen, showing the horse's name (Nelli), age, and stats. There is a "Buy Horse" button underneath a "Price: 2604" label
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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💸 NEWS ARTICLE 💸 Animal Fest is live on Steam now, and lots of Horse Games are on Discount

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Animal Fest is live on Steam now, and lots of Horse Games are on Discount — The Mane Quest
Steam’s “Animal Fest” is happening right now, and quite a few horse games are part of it – meaning, a lot of them are on discount. Here’s some tips for what to check out, along with links to my review...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Are you ready for Animal Fest the coming week? 👀
thoglistudios.com thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay @thoglistudios.com · 5d
We‘ll be part of Steam‘s animal fest the coming week 😍😍
Make sure to check Steam tomorrow for a lot of discounts on cozy animal-focused game experiences… and maybe tell your friends about Horses of Hoofprint Bay 👀
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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malicedafirenze.bsky.social
this is me with "what horses do and don't do"
the Average Familiarity XKCD comic, edited to say "horse behavior is second nature to us absolute horse sickos so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows two or three plausible idle animation options - and which way their legs bend, of course - of course"
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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malicedafirenze.bsky.social
I'm not sure my non-horsey audience is appreciating what is happening in this clip. Are people generally aware that

a) horses are social animals and groom each other, i.e. scratch each other's backs with their mouths

and b) that that behavior has probably never been represented in a video game?
thoglistudios.com thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay @thoglistudios.com · 23d
In the yard overview in our game, horses are quite tiny. That won't stop us from making them as adorable as we possibly can 😤

Sign up here to hear more very soon: forms.gle/JzRJocMJvGsT...
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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malicedafirenze.bsky.social
I'm working on my Ranch of Rivershine review, so I read this interview again and I would very much like everyone to read it because it is honestly so inspiring, and I want every other game developer to learn from Éloise and make good horse games thank you

www.themanequest.com/blog/2025/7/...
“I Hope the Horse Game Genre will Continue to Grow” – Reflecting on Five Years of Making The Ranch of Rivershine with Éloïse Laroche — The Mane Quest
The Ranch of Rivershine stands out among the horse game niche. I’ve followed Rivershine and its creator Éloise Laroche of Cozy Bee Games for years and previously featured them on TMQ on multiple occas...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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malicedafirenze.bsky.social
Is #pitchyagame a thing over here?

Let me (once again) introduce Horses of Hoofprint Bay:

🏡2D Stable Management
🐴Horse care, training & breeding
🏆Ride in competitions for prizes
🎨100% hand-drawn and made by horse girls
screenshot from horses of hoofprint bay, showing a chestnut horse at a hitching post. hand-drawn 2D visuals in bright colors screenshot from horses of hoofprint bay, showing a bay horse jumping an obstacle. screenshot from horses of hoofprint bay, showing a palomino horse at a hitching post along with her dark palomino foal. hand-drawn 2D visuals in bright colors screenshot from horses of hoofprint bay, showing a top-down view of a stable yard
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The winners of the Horse Racing Manager giveaway have been chosen! Commenters Rose, Emily and Aywren will receive a key! If that's you, please make sure to check your email (including your spam folder!) for a message from alice@themanequest.com 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Two Bavarian studios, @thoglistudios.com and @pixel-maniacs.bsky.social, have announced their new game projects around Halloween: A horse game homage, including horse expert @themanequest.com, and a horror culinary quest respectively.
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Cozy or Spooky? Two Bavarian Game Announcements Have it All
Two Bavarian game studios, Thogli Games from Fürstenfeldbruck and Pixel Maniacs from Nuremberg, have announced their new game projects around Halloween: A horse game hommage, including horse game expe...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Have you heard about how Horses of Hoofprint Bay came to be? 😍😍😍

Head over to @themanequest.com for the full story of community coming together to make magic happen 💖

www.themanequest.com/blog/2025/10...
Exclusive Game Announcement: Horses of Hoofprint Bay, a 2D Stable Management Game Inspired by My Childhood Favorite Horse Game — The Mane Quest
I have very special news to share today: Horses of Hoofprint Bay is a brand new upcoming horse game that’s incredibly special and dear to me for various reasons I’ll tell you all about below. But fi...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Hello I try telling literally everyone so this isn‘t on me 😇

But glad you found it, welcome to the horse game side of the internet 😄❤️
notbel.la notbella 🌱 @notbel.la · 16d
why did nobody tell me about the existence of @themanequest.com

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October 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Check out this lovely article Alice wrote about us! can you believe that origin story?! everything fell into place perfectly 💚
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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malicedafirenze.bsky.social
Here's how this whole adventure came to be PLEASE have a look the origin story is kind of amazing okay
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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NEW ARTICLE AND IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE 😱🐴 Exclusive Game Announcement: Horses of Hoofprint Bay, a 2D Stable Management Game Inspired by My Childhood Favorite Horse Game

www.themanequest.com/blog/2025/10...
Exclusive Game Announcement: Horses of Hoofprint Bay, a 2D Stable Management Game Inspired by My Childhood Favorite Horse Game — The Mane Quest
I have very special news to share today: Horses of Hoofprint Bay is a brand new upcoming horse game that’s incredibly special and dear to me for various reasons I’ll tell you all about below. But fi...
www.themanequest.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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There's gonna be an incredibly exciting game announcement tomorrow, please keep an eye on this!! 👀
thoglistudios.com thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay @thoglistudios.com · 17d
Friends, we are getting ready for the big reveal 😱
Here's where you'll find our Announcement Trailer around this time tomorrow 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwCP...
Horse Game Announcement Trailer 🐴💕
YouTube video by thogli studios
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October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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I've finally made a bit of progress on my Rivershine review draft today (~800 words)! I know this is taking ages (sorry) but I've been way too busy the past few weeks and especially the weekends where I usually do my non-urgent TMQ website work. Thanks for your patience, y'all ❤️
October 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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malicedafirenze.bsky.social
Anyone up for football manager but horses? You can even win a key 😇
October 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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NEWS ARTICLE: Horse Racing Manager is Out Now in Early Access! Key Giveaway & Developer Q&A

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Horse Racing Manager is Out Now in Early Access! Key Giveaway & Developer Q&A — The Mane Quest
Horse Racing Manager is a 2D Management Game where you run your own racing stables, breed and train horses, and manage staff. Since its announcement, the project has grown and evolved – adding Harness...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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In case you're not paying attention, Equinox Homecoming is patching and updating quite regularly 👇
equinoxgame.bsky.social Equinox: Homecoming @equinoxgame.bsky.social · 23d
Patch 13 is LIVE! 💜🐴

This patch brings new Cinematics, VO options, QoL and autumn events to the game. 📹🍂

Join me in breaking the patch down with part 5, where we go through our Autumn Events!

Enjoy! 💜

#horsegame #equestrian #horses #indiegame #equinoxhomecoming #indiegame #mmo
October 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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another important teaser from the adorable 2D horse game I'm publishing!!! Proper announcement coming very soon, stay tuned 💖
thoglistudios.com thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay @thoglistudios.com · 23d
In the yard overview in our game, horses are quite tiny. That won't stop us from making them as adorable as we possibly can 😤

Sign up here to hear more very soon: forms.gle/JzRJocMJvGsT...
October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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thoglistudios.com
We can't wait to fully reveal our game very soon – for now, here's a first glance at where you'll be managing your stable from at the start of the game! (Don't worry, you can upgrade to a proper house later on!)

Who wants to move in? 😇

Newsletter signup: forms.gle/JzRJocMJvGsT...
Cropped screenshot of our upcoming game, it shows an orange trailer home in a slightly messy yard, with a rusty old car and horse transporter parked on the side. In the background, you see a small town as well as the sea. Everything is hand-drawn in 2D.
October 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM