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Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition

Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition

With stunning, realistic horses, an in-depth breeding system, and a range of exciting game modes, Rival Stars Horse Racing offers horse fans the ultimate racing and riding experience. Take the reins and become an equestrian legend!

Released Jun 24, 2020 Developer PikPok Platforms Windows · Mac HorsesRacingImmersive SimSportsManagement
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.9%positive4,278 reviews
Recommended · 29 found this helpful

“As a horse girl, would recommend. As a student with a budget, wouldn't recommend paying the full price - it's not worth it. The mobile version is very good and free! However, this is a great cozy game for people who like horses. I like the story even though I wish there was more…”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“great game. BUT the lack of updates it gets compared to mobile is just disapointing.”

— a player, Steam review · 126 hrs played
Not recommended · 100 found this helpful

“I’ve spent a lot of time with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition, and at its best, it’s a genuinely enjoyable game. The one‑time purchase, lack of microtransactions, and access to features that don’t exist on mobile make it a strong foundation with a lot of potential,…”

— a player, Steam review · 349 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

197playing at last check
25024-hour peak
1,163all-time peak
0 250 500 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 288 avg · Feb 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

37achievements
59.5%median completion
4.0%rarest: Championship racer
96.8% of players 96.4% of players 94.8% of players 94.5% of players 86.2% of players 83.2% of players 83.2% of players 82.1% of players 81.6% of players 79.9% of players 79.7% of players 72.8% of players 72.7% of players 70.2% of players 68.6% of players 68.3% of players 65.6% of players 65.0% of players 59.5% of players 55.6% of players 54.6% of players 54.4% of players 47.8% of players 44.5% of players 39.2% of players 34.7% of players 34.0% of players 33.6% of players 32.5% of players 30.4% of players 27.0% of players 27.0% of players 26.0% of players 25.2% of players 13.0% of players 7.3% of players 4.0% of players 96.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.8%First foal — Own a grade 2 horse
96.4%First steps — Reach player prestige 2
94.8%Horse friends — Own 2 horses
Rarest badges of honor
4.0%Championship racer — Win 5 races in Online Racing
7.3%Racing Life — Complete a round of Betting Party
13.0%Down to the wire — Win 10 races in a photo finish

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US14.99 USD−50%
EU15.24 EUR−50%
UK13.37 GBP−50%
Australia20.97 AUD−50%
Canada17.99 CAD−50%
Japan1,925 JPY−50%
Brazil49.99 BRL−50%
China54.50 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.0 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$18

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Jul 22, 2026
Update 1.40.2

Changes: Made social links more accessible from the Main Menu and Game Hub Updated Japanese Localization Fixes: Fixed an issue that made Info Popups difficult to scroll using the mouse wheel Fixed an

Feb 20, 2026
Happy Horse Fest everyone!

Steam Horse Fest is here and Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition is 50% off! To celebrate we’ve partnered with two other games and bring you two awesome bundles.If you purchase either of these b

Dec 24, 2025
Community Items are Here!

Steam Community Items have landed! 🎉 Grab badges, backgrounds, and emojis, and deck out your Steam profile with all things Rival Stars Horse Racing!

Dec 01, 2025
Hotfix 1.40.1

Hi everyone, Hotfix 1.40.1 is now live. This update focuses on cleaning up a number of issues that surfaced after Update 1.40. Here’s what’s been addressed in Hotfix 1.40.1: Fixed an issue causing Loc

Nov 24, 2025
Update 1.40 - Known issues acknowledgement

Hi everyone, We are currently aware of a few issues affecting Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition at this time, They are: Marjor:Some players are experiencing missing save files, both local and

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRacing, Simulation, Sports, Strategy
Player tagsHorses · Racing · Immersive Sim · Sports · Management · Family Friendly · PvP · Competitive · Farming Sim · Realistic · Character Customization · 3D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements37
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://rivalstarshorseracing.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+)/10 64bit Processor: Core i5 Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space