Star Stable Online

Summary
Description from the official website:


 * Ride into an exciting world. Welcome to Jorvik, an enchanting island full of endless adventure. Together with your very own horse, you become part of a magical story as you explore a fantastic world from the saddle.
 * Care for and train your horses. Ride, race, and care for your very own horses. Jorvik is home to a huge variety of different horses, from beautiful real-life breeds to spectacular magical steeds, each with its own unique look and personality.
 * Play with your friends. Make friends with players from all over the world, meet up and share your adventures. You can ride together, chat and even create your own Riding Clubs.
 * Solve quests and mysteries. There are lots of intriguing characters and thrilling mysteries waiting for you in Star Stable Online. Solve the quests and experience the epic story together with the people of Jorvik.

Star Stable Online Official Trailer

Game Design
The graphics are stylised 3D with a semi-cartoony, handpainted look.

Horse model
Horse models are classed in three generations. Only generations 3 models are debbuged and upped to date, and generation 1, 1.5 and 2 models will be progressively unavailable to purchase in game.

Create a new horse model take about 12 weeks. Each model has about 36 animations.

All coats are handpainting. Table with animations

Horse breeds
Horses breeds are based on real horse breeds, except for some breeds as the Jorvik Warmblood and the Jorvik Wild Horse. Some breeds have special coats, and some horse, named magical horses, can have two coats: one magical and one no-magical.

The table below presents briefly Generation 3 Horse Breeds. More infos about horse breeds can be find in Jorvikipedia for general infos, or in the Star Stable Database for prices, locations or stats.

Other Equines
Other equines visible in Star Stable Online.

Some donkeys are located in Starshine Ranch, and are part of "Mary's Lost Animals" quests. Donkeys are also collectables in Jorvik Stables. They are pettable during the Spring Equestrian Festival at Jorvik Stables, but are not rideable. They exist in three variations: Brown, Grey and White.

They are no real zebras, but special coats of Jorvik Starter Pony, named Zony and Vega, are respectively bay and grey ponies with zebra stripes. screenshot of Vega and Zony

Story
The story begins a few years after the Starshine Legacy, Star Academy, and Star Stable games. The player arrives at Moorland Stables, ready for summer riding camp. But more adventures will arrive in the magical world of Jorvik.

Gameplay
The game is played in third-person perspective, although by changing the camera settings, you can achieve a fake first-person mode.

Caring for a horse will improve its mood, which in turn improves its speed and stamina. Horses cannot die from neglect.

There are a variety of collectable items. Some give quest rewards upon completing certain milestones, and others are there simply to encourage exploration.

Riding Mechanics
The horse is controlled via the arrow keys or WASD. Pressing up or W increases speed, while down and S slow it down. The remaining arrow keys, or S and D turn the horse left and right respectively. Pressing Spacebar at a canter or gallop will make the horse jump.

Some horses have special gaits, which are typically triggered by walking, then holding down Shift while speeding up. Some horses also have extra moves, which are typically accessed by pressing Spacebar while the horse is standing still.

Riding gameplay primarily focuses on cross-country style racing, with some show jumping mixed in. The goal is always the same: complete the circuit as fast as possible. Most obstacles cannot be knocked down, but if the horse hits one, it will slow down.

At a certain point in the story, other riding gameplay will become available, focusing more on precision and evasion of enemies. These segments have time limits, and players will lose valuable seconds if hit by an enemy. If they run out of time, the mission will fail and cannot be retried that day.

Tips
Press X while in jump allows to turn sharper.

Press F1 to mask the User Interface - if you talk to a NPC, UI reappears but not questmark, in this case press again F1 to see questmarks. Press F2 to take screenshots.

Tricks & Hacks
Equipments & Tacks with full stat

Accessibility
Inputs cannot be changed.

For keyboard other than QWERTY, see Keyboard Language.

System Requirements & Compatibility
What specifications does the game need to run, and on which systems? This information can usually be found on the back of the game box. If a game has both PC and Mac versions, include two separate lists. See the example below for how to do this.

PC Operating System: Processor: Memory: Storage: Graphics: Audio:

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Additional Media
Spoiler-free screenshots of gameplay, box art, game manual... If you have a lot of images, consider creating a gallery!

Official links

 * Star Stable Online website
 * Star Stable Entertainment website
 * Star Stable blog

Social Media

 * Facebook
 * Instagram
 * Twitter
 * YouTube
 * Bug reports & alerts on Twitter

Help

 * Jorvikipedia, the Star Stable Series Fandom Wiki
 * Star Stable Online page on Jorvikipedia
 * Fanmade Database

Review & Gameplay

 * The Mane Quest first glimpse
 * The Mane Quest review

Interviews & Development

 * The Mane Quest article: “It’s a dream come true” — Nika Bender talks about her work on Star Stable Online
 * Growth report
 * Director interview (2022)