The Ranch of Rivershine
Single-player horse ranch simulation focused on breeding and competition
Cozy Bee Games · Released May 23, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 2,323
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 27 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 38
- peak 24h 70
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- Jun 5, 2026
What is The Ranch of Rivershine?
A single-player simulation where you build a ranch, care for horses, train their skills, breed foals, and compete in cross-country events. You can also trade and catch horses, farm crops, raise livestock, explore unlockable trails, and investigate a mysterious horse near town.
For you if...
- +you enjoy breeding horses and collecting different coat colors
- +you like daily animal care and gradual ranch progression
- +you prefer horses to be the main focus
Not for you if...
- −you dislike repetitive routines and grindy progression
- −you expect deep farming and social simulation systems
- −you want substantial activities after completing ranch progression
What players say
94% of 2,323 reviews are positive · 92% of 27 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the horse breeding system, coat variety, and cycle of caring for, training, and competing with horses. Common complaints include repetitive progression, shallow non-horse activities, and limited endgame content. Players also report awkward camera and controls, motion blur, crashes, black screens, and other glitches.
Screenshots and trailer
The Ranch of Rivershine system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core i5
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Simulation
- Horses
- Farming Sim
- Life Sim
- 3D
- Cute
- Colorful
- Agriculture
- Nature
- Management
- Stylized
- Singleplayer
- Casual
- RPG
- Building
- Character Customization
Recent updates
- Jun 5, 2026 · Patch Notes 1.10.0.3.0
- May 28, 2026 · Patch Notes 1.10.0.2.7
- May 22, 2026 · Patch Notes 1.10.0.2.6 ⭐ Wild Horse Herd Improvements, Optimization & Bug Fixes!
- Apr 20, 2026 · Controller Support, Genetic Update & Photo Mode! 🐴✨ Update 1.10.0.0
- Mar 21, 2026 · Join the Playtest - Controller Support, Genetic Update, Photo Mode & More!
1 DLC available.
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