Choose Horse Riding Tales
Choose Horse Riding Tales if you want an Action and Adventure experience. Horse Riding Tales launched in 2019.
Horse Riding Tales vs Derby's Tycoon Online
Horse Riding Tales and Derby's Tycoon Online both land in Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Horse Riding Tales (2019) is 7 years older than Derby's Tycoon Online (2026). Both are free to play. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Derby's Tycoon Online
Choose Derby's Tycoon Online if you want a Sports, Strategy, and Free To Play game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Derby's Tycoon Online launched in 2026.
Both Horse Riding Tales and Derby's Tycoon Online sit in Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Horse Riding Tales |  Derby's Tycoon Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual, Racing | Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 56.6% positive (357 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Foxie Games | Hong Kong Gamestar Limited |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Horse Riding Tales (2019) is 7 years older than Derby's Tycoon Online (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- Derby's Tycoon Online has co-op; Horse Riding Tales does not.
- Horse Riding Tales is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Derby's Tycoon Online has no Deck rating yet.
Horse Riding Tales vs Derby's Tycoon Online — FAQ
- Should I play Horse Riding Tales or Derby's Tycoon Online first?
- If you want chronology, Horse Riding Tales (2019) came out before Derby's Tycoon Online (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Horse Riding Tales and Derby's Tycoon Online similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Horse Riding Tales run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Horse Riding Tales is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Derby's Tycoon Online doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.