Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch review

Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch suits players who want a story to ride through. Microids' Steam page starts you at your aunt's ruined stud farm, which you rebuild with stables, horse care facilities, supplies and decorations, helped by characters such as Gabriel, Mattéo and Noella. The open world covers the seashore, forests and a coral lagoon, and you can tame wild horses that each have their own abilities, personality traits and training needs. Breeding improves abilities and produces unique coat colors, and races sit alongside missions and quests. Steam lists full controller support plus DualShock and DualSense support, and the game is single-player on Windows with a minimum of 8 GB of RAM. It costs $29.99. It came out in November 2022, so newer games such as The Ranch of Rivershine go deeper on ranch management, but this one has the clearest story.

Who it is for

players who want a story-led riding adventure

Price

$29.99 on Steam (US store), one-time purchase.

Set off on a captivating horseback adventure and discover the mysteries of Emerald Valley! $29.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Restore a ruined family stud farm with stables, care facilities and decorations
• Tame and mount wild horses, each with its own abilities and personality
• Breed horses to improve abilities and get unique coat colors
• Open world with seashore, forest and coral lagoon areas
• Missions, quests and races alongside a cast of local characters

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Steam lists full controller support
• Strength: Supported in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese
• Strength: Single-player with no online requirement listed
• Weakness: Windows only on Steam
• Weakness: Released in 2022, so it is older than most picks here
• Weakness: Racing is one activity among many rather than the focus

Key facts

• Developer: Aesir Interactive (publisher Microids)
• Price: $29.99 on Steam
• Released: November 3, 2022
• Minimum RAM: 8 GB
• Controller: Full support

Where it ranks

Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch is No. 5 in our Best Horse Games verdict.