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Equinox: Homecoming
Saddle up with friends and investigate a dark mystery, where each trail leads to wonder and intrigue. A string of events has set the idyllic island on edge. Discover the truth behind your mother’s disappearance and a local's sudden death. For fans of horses, murder mysteries, and cozy exploration!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “intriguing dark murder mystery” (47 of 104 reviews) and “enjoyable riding and exploration” (41); the most common complaint is “repetitive fetch quests” (16). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Let's start with the pros: The world looks great, the graphics are nice. The story is intriguing and keeps me interested in playing the game. I don't feel like there is much point to this game being an MMO, but I…”
“I really do want this game to flourish and hope to see far more. First and foremost best say the pros: -The story is actually interesting, it is what got me going multiple hours in a row, but it is my type of story,…”
“OK, good points: - the look of the world and nature is quite beautiful and nice to ride around in. - horses look good and starter horse is customizable to a point - fair. - the forward gates look realistic enough and…”
41 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I really do want this game to flourish and hope to see far more. First and foremost best say the pros: -The story is actually interesting, it is what got me going multiple hours in a row, but it is my type of story,…”
“OK, good points: - the look of the world and nature is quite beautiful and nice to ride around in. - horses look good and starter horse is customizable to a point - fair. - the forward gates look realistic enough and…”
“WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO PLAY Equinox: Homecoming The world is beautiful. The horses are beautiful.* Even your character can be beautiful. The riding is pure joy. On the strength of all that, I recommend the game. ❤ Game…”
33 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is incredibly beautiful with a fantastic marketing team. Don't be fooled like I was and purchase it thinking you'd get a good game, this is the most soul-less ♥♥♥♥ ass ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I've ever played. I spent hours…”
“Equinox: Homecoming, 111 hours of gameplay, 60 of it spent during the EA... I really didn't want to be harsh, yet I feel that there are some things that new players must know before buying and engaging with the game and…”
“Very sad for me to announce that, and even more because I was there since the very first day of EA, but this review will be mostly negative. First things first, the open world IS captivating, but it is almost impossible…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Incredibly stunning and getting better every week. The devs and CEO hang out and join events like trail rides, wedding ceremonies and cult sacrifices. They're down to earth and listen to the players. The ambience and…”
“I haven't gotten super far in the game yet. But, can say this is paving to be a contender in competition to SSO. Albeit definitely in Early Access, I see so much crazy potential for this game. Not to mention, the devs…”
“after playing this game for a bit here are the pro and cons for me, Pro's -Nice design menu and interface -Interesting story (although somewhat lackluster) -Great support when opening a ticket -both male and female body…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“OK, good points: - the look of the world and nature is quite beautiful and nice to ride around in. - horses look good and starter horse is customizable to a point - fair. - the forward gates look realistic enough and…”
“WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO PLAY Equinox: Homecoming The world is beautiful. The horses are beautiful.* Even your character can be beautiful. The riding is pure joy. On the strength of all that, I recommend the game. ❤ Game…”
“Incredibly stunning and getting better every week. The devs and CEO hang out and join events like trail rides, wedding ceremonies and cult sacrifices. They're down to earth and listen to the players. The ambience and…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is incredibly beautiful with a fantastic marketing team. Don't be fooled like I was and purchase it thinking you'd get a good game, this is the most soul-less ♥♥♥♥ ass ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I've ever played. I spent hours…”
“I cannot in good faith say that anyone should play this game or even pay for it. The story practically doesn't exist, the game play is running back and forth and back again, bugs abound, and the usage of AI and…”
“Very sad for me to announce that, and even more because I was there since the very first day of EA, but this review will be mostly negative. First things first, the open world IS captivating, but it is almost impossible…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I cannot in good faith say that anyone should play this game or even pay for it. The story practically doesn't exist, the game play is running back and forth and back again, bugs abound, and the usage of AI and…”
“I want to like this game, I played a lot of the game in EA, I knew everything would reset upon full release. I cannot recommend this game in this stage, they needed to cook this much longer. I would honestly return this…”
“The game looked impressive in Instagram clips, but overall, it's rather disappointing and feels empty. I purchased the game during its final week of Early Access to take advantage of the riding pass. It had been on my…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I cannot in good faith say that anyone should play this game or even pay for it. The story practically doesn't exist, the game play is running back and forth and back again, bugs abound, and the usage of AI and…”
“Very sad for me to announce that, and even more because I was there since the very first day of EA, but this review will be mostly negative. First things first, the open world IS captivating, but it is almost impossible…”
“OK, good points: - the look of the world and nature is quite beautiful and nice to ride around in. - horses look good and starter horse is customizable to a point - fair. - the forward gates look realistic enough and…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I cannot in good faith say that anyone should play this game or even pay for it. The story practically doesn't exist, the game play is running back and forth and back again, bugs abound, and the usage of AI and…”
“I want to like this game, I played a lot of the game in EA, I knew everything would reset upon full release. I cannot recommend this game in this stage, they needed to cook this much longer. I would honestly return this…”
“OK, good points: - the look of the world and nature is quite beautiful and nice to ride around in. - horses look good and starter horse is customizable to a point - fair. - the forward gates look realistic enough and…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“The game looked impressive in Instagram clips, but overall, it's rather disappointing and feels empty. I purchased the game during its final week of Early Access to take advantage of the riding pass. It had been on my…”
“Waited for the 1.0 release to see how things would have improved but besides new polish here and there, the horses are still just transportation on the background of a mystery game, that features nothing besides really…”
“First off, I was torn between yes and no for recommendation, decided on no for these reasons: - the animations and models look extremely unfinished. Compared to the super-realistic and pretty landscape, I find this very…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-15
“Reviewing this game as a single-player experience - I've participated very little in the multiplayer side of things. [[Edited 19th April 2026]] Equinox: Homecoming is a rare gem in the horse game world. Positives: - Very active and responsive dev team who take on board feedback.…”
— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs played“I would rate this mixed, if I could. Well, I had some fun in the about 10 hours it has lasted so far, even though I don’t understand why they dropped the Early Access tag, because it’s clearly not a finished game in all aspects. Let’s start with the positive things. The voice…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“I have enjoyed playing this game despite a few kinks and bugs here and there, but there is NO INDICATION that the entire plot/story is inaccessible right now. Super disappointing to just get a popup that says "you did it! more content later!" This should absolutely be noted…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Steam Autumn Sale | 25% off Equinox: Homecoming!
It's time for the Steam Autumn Sale, and we are participating! You can get the main game for 25% off! Now is a great time to get on that horse and ride around Alderwood 💜 In addition to the base game
Hotfix 1.8.1
Acquired Knowledge to make sure no one gets stuck. - Made sure Lewis is visible in all quests. Don't go hiding 🫣 - Fix for the Oakley quest interfering with weeklies. No more keeping the cows to himse
Patch 1.8.0 - Chapter 6, new horses and French translation
6 main quest 6 side quests 11 weeklies New DWB Horse Coats - Two Grey Horses! Dapple grey horse: Oakley the Lovesick Fleabitten grey horse: Scout the Vigilant 8 new Western blankets - Can be found at
Additional double golden alders sale!
We work hard to avoid FOMO promotions and content as much as possible. We are also doing our best to listen to our community. So in the interest of getting everyone a fair shot at a big discount we're
Golden Alders double sale continues an extra day!
Due to the back end issues we had last weekend, we are extending the double alders sale for additional 24 hours! The sale ends 10 AM Stockholm time, so make sure you grab your double alders while you
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Player tags | Cozy · Horses · Mystery · Exploration · MMORPG · Relaxing · Open World · RPG · Story Rich · Multiplayer · Massively Multiplayer · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 373 |
| Official site | https://equinox.game/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Processor: i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8 Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce RTX 2070 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space