Games like Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition
If Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition, Tap Derby: Horse Racing and Pro Cycling Manager 2021 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exciting racing mechanics, no microtransactions and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition is a 2020 release from PikPok that blends sports, strategy, simulation, and racing elements into a horse breeding and management experience. Players take on the role of a stable owner, utilizing customization options to breed and train horses across multiple game modes. The farm-management and horse-breeding mechanics form the core gameplay loop, while race-training provides competitive opportunities. Reviewers highlight the exciting racing mechanics and variety in horse colors and patterns as standout features, and players describe the experience as both challenging and immersive. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and currently holds a 93% positive rating from over 3,400 Steam reviews, with no microtransactions present.
About 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!
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Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition
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Shares horse breeding and an immersive mood with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Top pick for Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition is an immersive simulation game where you can become an equestrian champion from the comfort of your home. Raise, care for, and bond with your dream horses on a scenic ranch, then experience the thrill of the race track and the joy of horse riding!
Tap Derby: Horse Racing
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Second-strongest match for Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Tap Derby allows you to step into the shoes of a rookie horse trainer. Under the guidance of legendary trainer, Rusty Hayes, buy, train, race, and breed as you grow your stable. Conquer prestigious racing events and rise to Horse Racing Stardom.
Pro Cycling Manager 2021
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Shares an immersive mood with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Third-strongest match for Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Manage one of 80 teams in over 260 races and 700 stages. From strategy to recruitment, it's up to you alone to make the best decisions. Experience more realism and authenticity with the new features added for 2021.
我的钓鱼世界
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Ranked #4 for Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
主打沉浸式真实垂钓体验，融合野钓探索、黑坑竞技、家园养成多元玩法；坐拥开阔临海钓场 + 垂钓别墅，随时随地随心挥竿垂钓，还能与全网钓友实时联机互动，一站式解锁原汁原味的沉浸式垂钓乐趣。
F1® 24
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Shares a challenging mood with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Ranked #5 for Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Join the grid and Be One of the 20. Drive like the greatest in EA SPORTS™ F1® 24, the official video game of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship™.
F1® 2021
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Ranked #6 for Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Every story has a beginning in F1® 2021, the official videogame of the 2021 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Enjoy the stunning new features of F1® 2021, including the thrilling story experience ‘Braking Point’, two-player Career, and get even closer to the grid with ‘Real-Season Start’.
WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship
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Shares an immersive mood with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Ranked #7 for Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
The most complete and authentic official WRC simulation yet. New physics for all surfaces, a completely redesigned career mode, dynamic weather conditions, 50 teams, 14 countries, 100 tracks, weekly challenges and an eSports mode…
Starters Orders 7 Horse Racing
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Shares an immersive mood with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Ranked #8 for Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Starters Orders 7 is the latest in the acclaimed horse racing management series from Strategic Designs Ltd. New features include in-depth breeding stats and lineage, realistic dynamic commentary, newspaper style race and form cards, new racecourses, old-school style betting shop race modes and more.
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Priced ~50% under Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
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Kerbal Space Program
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Priced ~67% under Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
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Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition
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Shares horse breeding and an immersive mood with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Another title from PikPok, the studio behind Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition is an immersive simulation game where you can become an equestrian champion from the comfort of your home. Raise, care for, and bond with your dream horses on a scenic ranch, then experience the thrill of the race track and the joy of horse riding!
Into the Dead: Crimson Heights
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Another title from PikPok, the studio behind Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition.
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Frequently asked about Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition
- Is Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition cost?
- Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition are Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition, Tap Derby: Horse Racing, Pro Cycling Manager 2021.
- Who developed Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition?
- Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition was developed by PikPok.
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