The Mane Quest

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

The Mane Quest Website

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

 * Indie Game Website: 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
 * PreMortem Games: The authority on game horses makes her own horse game
 * Eurogamer: What Games Get Wrong About Horses

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

List of articles
Here is a list of articles published on the The Mane Quest, with the games they feature.

2018

 * The Dual Nature of Horses in Video Games
 * Farming Simulator 19 — Gamescom Trailer Reveals Horses Features Farming Simulator 19
 * Horses in Red Dead Redemption 2: Dressage and Companionship Features Red Dead Redemption 2
 * UNCOVERED: Horse Personalities
 * #Horsegame: Big Plans and Little Time Mentions Stardew Valley and Pferd & Pony – Mein Pferdehof.
 * Between Knighthood and Game Development : Interview with Jason Kingsley Features Joust Legend.
 * My Riding Stables: Life With Horses — So close to decent, so far from good Features My Riding Stables - Life With Horses.
 * Alicia Online — Good Racing and Not Much Else Features Alicia Online.
 * Two New Horse Games Headed for Steam — Bibi & Tina and MRS: Your Horse Breeding Features My Riding Stables: Your Horse Breeding and Bibi & Tina: Adventures with Horses.
 * Horses in Clive'N'Wrench — With Rob Wass Features Clive'N'Wrench.
 * UNCOVERED: Horse Riding as a Skill.