The Mane Quest

The Mane Quest is a website dedicated to horses and video games. Website link. The website was created by Swiss game designer and producer Alice Ruppert and originally launched in October 2018.

Origin
Alice Ruppert always had an interest in horse games. In 2018, she realized through multiple social media interactions that other people might be interested in her opinions on them. The Mane Quest was more concretely planned in Summer 2018 and a placeholder page went live on 16 September.

The Mane Quest officially launched with 10 starting articles on 23 October 2018.

Other Media
The Mane Quest has been introduced or talked about by multiple media outlets. Known coverage is included here:

English

 * Mucking Out The Stables of Horse Games
 * Polygon: Why horses are so hard for video games to get right
 * The Mary Sue: The Galloping Return of the Horse Game

German

 * The Pod: Wer macht denn sowas?
 * OK COOL: The Mane Quest: Alice Ruppert bring Pferde und Spielejournalismus zusammen
 * OK COOL fragt nach: Viel Arbeit für kein Geld: Was treibt Blogger*innen an?
 * Pferde-Games am Pranger | Reddit nimmt das Genre auseinander