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Horse Runner DX

Horse Runner DX

Lead your herd. Survive the chaos. Add more and more horses to your wild herd, dodge obstacles, and dash through this action-packed arcade runner. Stack unique power-ups, master the trail, and push your limits in addictive high-score runs to climb the global leaderboard.

Released Mar 6, 2025 Developer Mat Makes Games Publisher Data FTW Platforms Windows · Linux Pixel GraphicsPlatformerCutePrecision PlatformerIndie
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-05-19)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

91.9%positive62 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Note: I received this game for free as part of the Steam Curators program. Check out My Curator Page for more reviews! On the Surface, Horse Runner DX looks like a simple endless runner with some roguelike elements, and for the most part, that's what it is. However, simple does…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Fun Game, Very Stylized graphics and the audio is very satisfying. As a achievement hunter, this seems a great one to 100%. Saw the game through the MonoGame subreddit, showing support to other MonoGame developers. Your game is really great”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“New update: Choose your own starting herd makes a world of difference. I played the demo a while back and never really understood the herd concept in the game. Horse Runner DX is all about unlocking better horses through achievements. When the demo was initially released, I…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

50achievements
24.6%median completion
6.7%rarest: Full Throttle
85.9% of players 83.4% of players 76.1% of players 74.4% of players 72.9% of players 69.4% of players 62.0% of players 60.5% of players 58.4% of players 49.0% of players 48.9% of players 46.4% of players 41.4% of players 39.7% of players 39.6% of players 38.1% of players 34.4% of players 34.1% of players 31.3% of players 30.3% of players 28.0% of players 27.9% of players 27.4% of players 27.0% of players 25.8% of players 24.6% of players 22.4% of players 22.1% of players 20.8% of players 20.7% of players 18.4% of players 18.2% of players 15.8% of players 15.7% of players 14.4% of players 13.9% of players 13.1% of players 12.5% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 12.0% of players 11.9% of players 11.8% of players 11.4% of players 11.3% of players 10.9% of players 10.5% of players 10.2% of players 8.4% of players 6.7% of players 85.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.9%Off to Adventure! — Complete level 1
83.4%Fruit Ninja — Collect all apples in a level
76.1%First Signs of Sweat — Complete level 5
Rarest badges of honor
6.7%Full Throttle — Reach level 15 with 4 faster power-ups
8.4%Mane Character — Reach level 10 with only the starting horse
10.2%Gotta Collect 'Em All! — Unlock all horses

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 22, 2026
🥳 Update 1.6.0 - Visual Clarity, Herd Rescues & Retro Chiptune Beats!

Hey everyone! 🙋‍♂️ It is time for another major update for Horse Runner DX ! Over the past few weeks, I have carefully read through all your Steam reviews and community threads. Update 1.6.0 directly

Jul 21, 2026
Joining Games Composed in Germany & Update Recap

Hi everyone! 🙋‍♂️ I'm happy to share that Horse Runner DX is part of the Games Composed in Germany event this week. With new players joining the herd, I wanted to take a moment to recap some of the ma

Jun 18, 2026
🥳 Update 1.5.0 - Build Your Starting Herd

Hey everyone! 🙋‍♂️ This is by far the biggest update of Horse Runner DX! The new starting herd system lets you begin each run with up to 3 horses and create your own herd builds right from the start.

Apr 07, 2026
🦄 Update 1.3.5 - Visual Clarity & New Leaderboard

Hey everyone! 🙋‍♂️ This update directly addresses the player feedback I've received over the past few weeks: Improvements Improved visual clarity : All obstacle graphics have been reworked, resulting

Nov 26, 2025
🦄 Update 1.3.2 - Improved Graphics & Sound

Hey everyone! 🙋‍♂️ This update brings improved graphics, new ambient sounds and many small improvements: Lots of little things that make the game prettier and more enjoyable :-) Improved Graphics & So

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsPixel Graphics · Platformer · Cute · Precision Platformer · Indie · Casual · Side Scroller · 2D · 2D Platformer · Arcade · Rogue-lite · Horses (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Official sitehttps://impress.games/press-kit/mat-makes-games/horse-runner-dx
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Storage: 80 MB available space