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The Ranch of Rivershine
Saddle up and build your own horse ranch! Raise foals, care for your horses and train them as you explore the countryside. Participate in cross country competitions and become your town's champion! Befriend the villagers who'll help you on your adventure at the Ranch of Rivershine!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“The game itself is a really charming, fun and niche horse game. It's not perfect by any means and can get very repetitive but most games do at some point. I believe a lot of the negative reviews for The Ranch of Rivershine are misguided and a bit too harsh considering the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played“I tend to be very critical of horse games, as a lot of them tend to lack substance. I'm not someone who goes to Early Access games and gives them a positive review based on hopes that "one day it will be a good game". I don't find it praise-worthy when a horse "game" is really…”
— a player, Steam review · 302 hrs played“A few things I should say before I delve into my critics of the game: the game is alright for a discounted price. If you want a horse game, this is likely it. However... the developer already moved on. This is a theme for the developer and they will likely never touch this game…”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:44 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch Notes 1.10.0.3.0
Fixed a bug that could cause the player to become stuck when adopting a wild horse.
Patch Notes 1.10.0.2.7
Hey Ranchers! Here's a small patch to fix issues found in the last update.General ChangesFixed an issue where upgrading the stable would cause stabled horses to be stuck in walls or under the world (a
Patch Notes 1.10.0.2.6 ⭐ Wild Horse Herd Improvements, Optimization & Bug Fixes!
Hi Ranchers! We've been working on a small patch since the last update came out to fix reported issues and improve the overall game performance. We’ve also improved the wild horse behaviour to be more
Controller Support, Genetic Update & Photo Mode! 🐴✨ Update 1.10.0.0
Howdy Ranchers! 🐴✨ I’m back with a new update for Rivershine that includes native controller support, a photo mode, a genetic update, new coat colors, and many quality of life improvements and bug fix
Join the Playtest - Controller Support, Genetic Update, Photo Mode & More!
Hi Ranchers! I have been working behind the scenes on an update for The Ranch of Rivershine, and the beta is now ready for playtesters to join in!Here’s an overview of the changes coming in this updat
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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.
| Genres | Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Horses · Farming Sim · Life Sim · 3D · Colorful · Cute · Agriculture · Nature · Management · Stylized · Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space