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's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 39,251 Steam reviews back the pick.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby vs Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain
Umamusume: Pretty Derby and Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain 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. Umamusume: Pretty Derby is free; Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain is paid (Price unknown). Umamusume: Pretty Derby is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain has no Deck rating yet. 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 Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain
Choose Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain if you want an Action, Strategy, and Indie game with Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, and Mouse Only Option. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.
Both Umamusume: Pretty Derby and Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain 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
 Umamusume: Pretty Derby |  Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | — |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Free To Play | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 93.5% positive (39,251 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cygames, Inc. | BƱCKET MEGASYSTEMS |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam.
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby is free; Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain is paid (Price unknown).
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain has no Deck rating yet.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby vs Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain — FAQ
- Are Umamusume: Pretty Derby and Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain 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 Race Tests: Life is Pain have multiplayer like Umamusume: Pretty Derby?
- No. Umamusume: Pretty Derby supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain is listed as single-player only.
- Is Umamusume: Pretty Derby free?
- Yes — Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a free-to-play Steam title. Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Umamusume: Pretty Derby run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Umamusume: Pretty Derby is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Horse Race Tests: Life is Pain doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.