Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition
Horse racing and stable management with breeding and ranch restoration
PikPok · Released Jun 24, 2020
RacingSimulationSportsStrategy
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 5,322
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 55 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 85
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 months ago
- Jul 22, 2026
What is Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition?
A horse racing and stable management simulation where you steer horses through track races, cross-country courses, and show-jumping events, breed foals, manage resources, and upgrade a neglected family ranch. It includes story progression, online PvP races, and open locations to explore on horseback.
For you if...
- +you want a cozy horse breeding and stable management game
- +you enjoy track racing, cross-country, and show jumping
- +you want both story races and online competition
Not for you if...
- −you dislike repetitive grinding for breeding and ranch upgrades
- −you want detailed riding controls and hands-on horse interaction
- −you want a lengthy, heavily developed story
What players say
92% of 5,322 reviews are positive · 83% of 55 in the last 30 days
Players praise the horse models and animations, breeding system, range of activities, and lack of in-game purchases. The most common recent complaint is that desktop updates lag far behind the mobile version, with players reporting that updates are currently paused.
Screenshots and trailer
Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 (SP1+)/10 64bit
- Processor
- Core i5 Processor
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- Core i5 Processor
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 3GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 37
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.
Tags
- Cozy
- Horses
- Racing
- Sports
- Immersive Sim
- Management
- Family Friendly
- Nature
- Agriculture
- Simulation
- Realistic
- 3D
- Multiplayer
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- Cinematic
Recent updates
- Jul 22, 2026 · Update 1.40.2
- Dec 1, 2025 · Hotfix 1.40.1
- Nov 24, 2025 · Update 1.40 - Known issues acknowledgement
- Nov 19, 2025 · Update 1.40 Roam Together!
- Nov 12, 2025 · Update 1.40 - Announcement Two