# Games like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival

> The closest matches to Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival: Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship, The Legend of Khiimori, Unbridled: That Horse Game, The Ranch of Rivershine, and Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship](https://imho.run/games/649810/windstorm-start-of-a-great-friendship) — Shares open world exploration with Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 50 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/649810/)
2. [The Legend of Khiimori](https://imho.run/games/2697000/the-legend-of-khiimori) — Also Horses and Life Sim, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 869 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697000/)
3. [Unbridled: That Horse Game](https://imho.run/games/1938050/unbridled-that-horse-game) — Also Horses and Racing, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 261 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1938050/)
4. [The Ranch of Rivershine](https://imho.run/games/1559600/the-ranch-of-rivershine) — A frequent pick in Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival players' libraries, and another Simulation. 1,519 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1559600/)
5. [Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch](https://imho.run/games/1474740/horse-tales-emerald-valley-ranch) — Also Horses, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 621 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1474740/)
6. [Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition](https://imho.run/games/1166860/rival-stars-horse-racing-desktop-edition) — A frequent pick in Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival players' libraries, and another Sports. 3,438 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1166860/)
7. [Gaucho and the Grassland](https://imho.run/games/1670830/gaucho-and-the-grassland) — A frequent pick in Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival players' libraries, and another Indie. 50 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1670830/)
8. [The Pathless](https://imho.run/games/1492680/the-pathless) — Also Archery and Nature, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 1,166 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492680/)
9. [Lonely Mountains: Downhill](https://imho.run/games/711540/lonely-mountains-downhill) — Also Racing and Nature, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 1,521 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/711540/)
10. [Let's Ride! Silver Buckle Stables](https://imho.run/games/1587860/let-s-ride-silver-buckle-stables) — Also Horses and Racing, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 83 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1587860/)
11. [Red Dead Redemption 2](https://imho.run/games/1174180/red-dead-redemption-2) — A frequent pick in Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival players' libraries, and another Action. 295,872 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174180/)
12. [Sound of Horses](https://imho.run/games/2705860/sound-of-horses) — A frequent pick in Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival players' libraries, and another Adventure. 131 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2705860/)
13. [Equinox: Homecoming](https://imho.run/games/3258290/equinox-homecoming) — A frequent pick in Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival players' libraries, and another RPG. 635 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3258290/)
14. [Stardew Valley](https://imho.run/games/413150/stardew-valley) — Also Life Sim, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 384,187 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/)
15. [Caravan SandWitch](https://imho.run/games/1582650/caravan-sandwitch) — Same cozy mood as Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 1,523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1582650/)
16. [Sable](https://imho.run/games/757310/sable) — Shares open world exploration with Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 3,854 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/757310/)
17. [Alba: A Wildlife Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1337010/alba-a-wildlife-adventure) — Also Nature, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 3,079 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337010/)
18. [Morels: The Hunt](https://imho.run/games/1156590/morels-the-hunt) — Also Nature, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 161 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156590/)
19. [Wildmender](https://imho.run/games/1599330/wildmender) — A frequent pick in Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,023 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1599330/)
20. [Grow: Song of the Evertree](https://imho.run/games/1380420/grow-song-of-the-evertree) — Also Life Sim, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 1,106 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1380420/)
21. [Kynseed](https://imho.run/games/758870/kynseed) — Also Life Sim, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 2,516 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758870/)
22. [Cat Simulator : Animals on Farm](https://imho.run/games/1638340/cat-simulator-animals-on-farm) — Also Life Sim and Nature, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 55 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638340/)
23. [My Riding Stables: Life with Horses](https://imho.run/games/276340/my-riding-stables-life-with-horses) — Also Horses, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 150 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/276340/)
24. [Astride](https://imho.run/games/1754960/astride) — Also Horses, like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. 251 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1754960/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=899200&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=899200&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=899200&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=899200
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/899200
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival

In the official game based on the movie ’Windstorm: Ari’s Arrival’, experience the story of Ari as she arrives in the Alpine area and quickly befriends Windstorm. Together they will go on exciting horse riding adventures and discover the true meaning of friendship!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 899200
- **Developer:** Aesir Interactive
- **Publisher:** Mindscape
- **Genres:** Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Racing
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 28, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/899200/windstorm-an-unexpected-arrival)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=899200&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/899200/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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