The Ranch of Rivershine on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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Saddle up and build your own horse ranch! Raise foals, care for your horses and train them as you explore the countryside. Participate in cross country competitions and become your town's champion! Befriend the villagers who'll help you on your adventure at the Ranch of Rivershine!
The Ranch of Rivershine is a simulation, horses and farming sim game
developed and published by Cozy Bee Games.
Released on May 23rd 2025 is available only on Windows
in 2 languages: English and French.
It has received 1,563 reviews of which 1,465 were positive and 98 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 10.31€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
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I've been playing the early access since release day, witnessed every major update, and this game has come a long way. Cant quite be compared to any other horse game I've played before, and i grew up playing any I could get my hands on. It's simple in world building, like any generic horse game where you race horses after breeding and training. The style has charm I personally like. The horse breeding mechanics is done well and probably the best in any game I've played. There's so many patterns and different combinations you can create, I've spent hours just seeing what I can make. There's also crops and small livestock. Different areas to unlock. Its nostalgic feeling like older farming games that i grew up on. The story is simple but enjoyable: Bring the town back to its glory, build relationships with villagers to unlock more story details, which isnt necessary to progress. And figure out the town mystery. My cons: The animations can be a little jank looking for the horses. The different areas are a bit empty feeling, but that's likely just me since I have so many hours and have seen every corner of this game. At first the controls feel weird but you can easily adjust that in settings. Directions and small mechanics can be missed if you DONT read the full dialogues, everything is explained in conversations with NPCs. The game can feel a little grindy when you first begin but smooths out once you unlock mid level horses. Overall, personally love this game and def recommend. The flaws can be overlooked and arent that impactful. Especially since this game was made by one dev who communicated and worked with the community to shape this game, which feels hard to find these days.
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Are you like me - an adult woman who grew up with mid to terrible horse games and for so long craved that perfect escape for your inner equestrian? Well you are finally here! You've made it! My embarrassingly large amount of game hours aside, this game fulfills everything my inner child wished for: - Countless color combinations - Fun riding competitions - Trails to explore - Foraging for ingredients for crafting - Wild horses to catch - Horses care system including illnesses, grooming, and feeding - Breeding system and the absolute cutest foal mechanics you'll ever see And that's maybe just half of it! I can now look at my inner child and say, "we made it, kid." But wait, there's more! I've been a member of the discord for around a year and a half, and I cannot express how impressed I am at the level of dedication the developer has to her community. From countless community suggestions she has implemented far too many ideas to name, and thanks to the thriving community and the developer's willingness to be open to ideas, I truly believe Rivershine exceeded what the original plan was. This game has such a wonderful and deep tie to it's fans, and it's going to be so cool that in years to come, I can look back and smile as I'm playing and say, "oh yeah, I suggested that." How. Cool. Is. That?! Do your inner child a favor. Do your current children a favor. Do your friends who love horses a favor. Buy this game. Support this dev. There's none else like it. <3
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I think this is hands-down the best horse game there is on the market. Possibly the end of the really long horse-game-curse and so many scams and horse game drama. It´s Different from other horse games, despite being about the same thing as most of them. Yes, a lot of games focus on training/caring for your horse - entering competitions - upgrading your ranch - breeding better horses - repeat. But it is so much more than that as well. It´s cozy, it´s stylized, and it´s especially perfect if you´re like me and you enjoy repetitive tasks. I don´t deviate much from what I consider my "dailies" in the game, but i know I have a lot to explore and discover when I decide I want to! Also, bonus points for having a fast graphics setting that runs well even on my ancient laptop and looks lovely. It is almost guaranteed that your device WILL run this game well.
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I've been looking for a decent horse game forever. This game is really, really cute. It's peaceful, it has plenty to do, the horses look great. It's sort of like a nice, cozy game with very pretty horses. I haven't had it long, but it seems like the updates have been pretty regular, and I have not finished all there is to do yet. It's a bit 'slow' to progress through training the horses but that is honestly fine, since I play this kind of game to just relax. I love the breeding and the different coat options that are available, and even in early access I have been pleasantly surprised by how fun this game is. Also, I play it exclusively on Steam deck. It is noted that it may not play perfectly, and that's true but it's mostly fine. I have to use the touch screen to manage a couple of menus, and the keyboard doesn't automatically pop up in a few places, but I have gotten used to those tiny things and it other wise works just fine on the Steam Deck.
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Ranch of Rivershine is everything i've wanted in a horse game since the fall of horse games genre in the early 2000's. Buy, tame,and train horses to be the best cross country rider in the town and bring people back to the struggling town. Seems simple enough right? In other horse games in the past you'd just win some competitions and be done with it but Ranch of Rivershine is so much more. the art style is adorable, and everytime i play i find a new horse colour or pattern design in a wild horse in the fields, or even hitched in the town that just makes me go "wow". i love seeing the combos i can make in the "fertility paddock" in my little foals running around- and now with the latest update where i can train my foals and wild horses before riding them? so much more fun to have babies in my paddock! a valid concern i have seen with a few of the reviews here is about the manes and tails and the horses movements within the game. personally i am unbothered by the manes and tails physics as they stand but i can see why others would be bothered with them flailing around as you ride or move, however i do know that in about 2 months (if current track record of update releases stand) there will be a mane and tail hair update released, and as such the hair will not be a problem most likely. horses personalities and the way they behave is a cute little update that was released alongside the foals update, and has been a net positive i have found with training my horses and gameplay. training is fun and feels quicker now than when i first started playing, and with it comes a satisfying leap in difficulty when it comes to each level of competitions, beginner, intermediate, advanced and i havent quite reached the next level even after 30 hours of active gameplay! with each level up in difficulty there is a significant skill increase the player must use and practice- however finishing in first place each time has felt all the more sweeter! the tack and accessories are super cute, and the clipping of the reins through the neck is something even triple AAA studios struggle with so that complaint i find ridiculous considering this is a one man game. i love giving each of my horses a specific colour of tack and blankets to match, and going each day to the shop to see what is in stock has been super fun and rewarding. i also love the touch of the pregnant mummas bellies poking out the bottom of their blankets so endearing and an adorable touch that simply HAS to stay. my only gripes i truly have with this game is it needs more information stored somewhere like in a journal of what has happened each day and where, such as what plants are ready to harvest in your plots, who is in the town each day and where the wild horses if any are in the world. sometimes the text at the start of each day goes too quick for me to see who and what is going on, or when i click exit of a letter i forget where things are. maybe a journal or calendar of all the characters and places would be a nice touch to solve this problem? maybe even having a data base on each area and what colours of wild horses would appear more where? id also love a preview of possible foal colours and patterns and skills that might occur with each breeding, i know its not realistic but i feel it would make my choices on babies a little easier to make whether i would breed two horses together or not. in short- the art of the characters, the beauty in the world, the cuteness of the horses both young and grown, the cute tack, the music AND the gameplay as it stands is fantastic and a firm favourite of mine. i have recommended this game to non horsey cozy game friends and have been told its a delight so that is what my review hopefully reflects. for a one man team this game is a delight and a joy to play and see grow and i cant wait to see how the finished project looks.
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The Ranch of Rivershine is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.
The Ranch of Rivershine is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.
The Ranch of Rivershine received 1,465 positive votes out of a total of 1,563 achieving a rating of 8.90.
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The Ranch of Rivershine was developed and published by Cozy Bee Games.
The Ranch of Rivershine is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Ranch of Rivershine is not playable on MacOS.
The Ranch of Rivershine is not playable on Linux.
The Ranch of Rivershine is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for The Ranch of Rivershine. Explore additional content available for The Ranch of Rivershine on Steam.
The Ranch of Rivershine does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
The Ranch of Rivershine does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Ranch of Rivershine is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Cozy Bee Games
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