Choose Horse Racing Manager
Choose Horse Racing Manager if you want a Strategy, Indie, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Horse Racing Manager launched in 2025.
Horse Racing Manager vs Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Horse Racing Manager and Umamusume: Pretty Derby both land in Sports, Simulation 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 Sports, Simulation on Steam. Both released in 2025. Umamusume: Pretty Derby scores higher on Steam reviews (93.5% positive) than Horse Racing Manager (85.3% positive). 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 Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Choose Umamusume: Pretty Derby if you want a Free To Play game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.5% positive across 39,251 reviews.
Both Horse Racing Manager and Umamusume: Pretty Derby sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam, 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 Racing Manager |  Umamusume: Pretty Derby | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access, Racing | Sports, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 85.3% positive (116 reviews) | 93.5% positive (39,251 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Sheep Meadow Road Games | Cygames, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby scores higher on Steam reviews (93.5% positive) than Horse Racing Manager (85.3% positive).
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby is free; Horse Racing Manager is paid (24.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Horse Racing Manager vs Umamusume: Pretty Derby — FAQ
- Which is better, Horse Racing Manager or Umamusume: Pretty Derby?
- On Steam reviews Umamusume: Pretty Derby scores higher (93.5% positive) than Horse Racing Manager (85.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Umamusume: Pretty Derby is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Horse Racing Manager and Umamusume: Pretty Derby similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Simulation 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 Racing Manager have multiplayer like Umamusume: Pretty Derby?
- No. Umamusume: Pretty Derby supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Horse Racing Manager is listed as single-player only.
- Is Umamusume: Pretty Derby free?
- Yes — Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a free-to-play Steam title. Horse Racing Manager is paid (24.99 USD).