Choose Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship
Choose Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship launched in 2017.
Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship vs Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde
Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship and Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde both land in Adventure, Simulation, Casual 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 Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship (2017) is 3 years older than Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde (2020). Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship (2.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD). 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 Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde
Choose Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde launched in 2020.
Both Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship and Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde sit in Adventure, Simulation, and Casual 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
 Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship |  Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Racing | Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive (50 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Aesir Interactive | Caipirinha Games GmbH |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship (2017) is 3 years older than Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde (2020).
- Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship (2.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde has no Deck rating yet.
Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship vs Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde — FAQ
- Should I play Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship or Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde first?
- If you want chronology, Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship (2017) came out before Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde (2020). 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 Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship and Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation, Casual 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 Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship have multiplayer like Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde?
- No. Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship is listed as single-player only.
- Does Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Reiterland - Meine Rennpferde doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.