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

 * #Horsegame: Big Plans and Little Time Mentioned Games: Stardew Valley and Pferd & Pony – Mein Pferdehof


 * UNCOVERED: Horse Personalities


 * Horses in Red Dead Redemption 2: Dressage and Companionship Featured Games: Red Dead Redemption 2


 * Farming Simulator 19 — Gamescom Trailer Reveals Horses Featured Games: Farming Simulator 19


 * The Dual Nature of Horses in Video Games Mentioned Games: Assassin’s Creed Series, Red Dead Redemption, Shadow of the Colossus, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Pferd & Pony – Mein Pferdehof


 * UNCOVERED: Horse Riding as a Skill


 * Horses in Clive'N'Wrench — With Rob Wass Featured Games: Clive'N'Wrench


 * Two New Horse Games Headed for Steam — Bibi & Tina and MRS: Your Horse Breeding Featured Games: My Riding Stables: Your Horse Breeding and Bibi & Tina: Adventures with Horses


 * Alicia Online — Good Racing and Not Much Else Featured Games: Alicia Online


 * My Riding Stables: Life With Horses — So close to decent, so far from good Featured Games: My Riding Stables - Life With Horses


 * Between Knighthood and Game Development : Interview with Jason Kingsley Featured Games: Joust Legend


 * Dressage Moves in Red Dead Redemption II and their Real Life Equivalents Featured Games: Red Dead Redemption 2


 * Darksiders III will be out on November 27th - But Where is Fury's Horse? Featured Games: Darksiders III


 * Darksiders III: New Trailer reveals Fury's Horse Featured Games: Darksiders III


 * Disappointing Darksiders 3 Reviews: No Horse Gameplay Featured Games: Darksiders III


 * Game Z Festival Talk About the Best Horse Game of My Childhood: Mein Pferdehof Featured Games: Pferd & Pony – Mein Pferdehof


 * Farming Simulator 19 — Can Rideable Horses make the Tractor Driving Worthwhile? Featured Games: Farming Simulator 19


 * The Mane Quest wishes you all a very Merry Christmas!

2019

 * “Working on a horse game nobody cared about was soul crushing” — The Unenthusiastic Making Of Riding Star 2 Featured Games: Riding Star and Riding Star 2


 * Showcase: Our Favorite Horse Art from #PortfolioDay


 * My Time At Portia leaves Steam Early Access Featured Games: My Time at Portia


 * Star Stable Online — Much Variety, Little Depth Featured Games: Star Stable Online


 * Ludicious19 Talk: All Horse Games Are Bad and Here's Why You Should Care About That


 * My Riding Stables: Life With Horses/Your Horse Breeding — Horse Fans Deserve Better Featured Games: My Riding Stables: Life With Horses


 * Online multiplayer horse game Dash Society opens Player Registration Featured Games: Dash Society


 * Equestrian: The Game — A Project to Keep Your Eyes on Featured Games: Equestrian the Game


 * #horsegame Prototype Update: Progress and Priorities


 * Twitter is falling in love with a Red Dead Online Horse named Hayseed Featured Games: Red Dead Online


 * Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord — Accuracy Reins Supreme Featured Games: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord


 * My Time At Portia — A Wonderful Crafting Game Despite Rudimentary Horse Mechanics Featured Games: My Time at Portia


 * Horse Games That Should Exist – Vol I


 * "Very Far Away Horse" Game Cover Confuses Gamers Featured Games: Very Far Away Horse


 * Horse Riding Tales: The Mobile Free-To-Play Multiplayer Horse Game is out on Steam now Featured Games: Horse Riding Tales


 * Horse Riding Tales — Cute Horses, Bad Interface and Excessive Microtransactions Featured Games: Horse Riding Tales


 * “Horses are already magical, they don’t need fairy dust!” — Interview with the team of Equestrian: a Horse Game for Adults Featured Games: Equestrian the Game


 * The Most Popular Unity Asset for Horse Animation has a Fatal Flaw, but it’s Getting an Update Mentioned Games: Animallica and My Little Riding Champion


 * Ostwind/Windstorm — Gorgeous Landscapes, Strange Horse Animation and Shallow Gameplay Featured Games: Windstorm – The Game


 * “I joined Tivola because I wanted to make horse games” — Studio Visit and Interview with Inga Panten Mentioned Games: HorseWorld: Show Jumping, HorseWorld: My Riding Horse and Horse Hotel


 * The Best Horse Games to Play in 2019 on PC & Consoles Featured Games: Star Stable Online, The Sims 3: Pets Expansion Pack, Alicia Online, Horse Isle 3: Infinite Wilds, Windstorm – The Game, Windstorm: Ari's Arrival, Phar Lap: Horse Racing Challenge, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Equestrian the Game Games to avoid: Horse Riding Tales, My Riding Stables: Life With Horses


 * Recommended: Dash Society Developer Talks About Horse AI Featured Games: Dash Society


 * “It’s a dream come true” — Nika Bender talks about her work on Star Stable Online Featured Games: Star Stable Online


 * Horse Isle 3: Infinite Wilds has left its Beta Phase and is Officially Live now! Featured Games: Horse Isle 3: Infinite Wilds


 * Recommended Resource: Horse & Rider Sprite Pack by Onfe


 * Horses in Games: Companions and Collectibles Featured Games: The Legend of Zelda Series, Shadow of the Colossus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Darksiders Series, Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Assassin's Creed Series, Stardew Valley Mentioned Games: Star Stable Online, My Horse Farm (?), My Riding Stables Series, Windstorm games


 * Six Ages: Ride Like The Wind — Mobile Mythology-driven Strategy with Pretty Horses Featured Games: Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind


 * Pokémon Shield Announces New Regional Ponyta Variant Featured Games: Pokémon Sword & Shield


 * The Unicorn Princess: An Open World Fantasy Horse Game Coming to PC and Consoles This November Featured Games: The Unicorn Princess


 * Wild Horse's Valley: The Herd Management Browser Game Leaves Beta and goes Live Featured Games: Wild Horse's Valley


 * The Mane Quest Celebrates its First Birthday!


 * Bibi & Tina at the horse farm — An Exercise in Mediocrity Featured Games: Bibi & Tina at the horse farm


 * Horse Care Mechanics: Why They’re Often Horrible and How To Get Them Right Mentioned Games: TO DO


 * Horse Isle 3: Player base divided over development priorities Featured Games: Horse Isle 3: Infinite Wilds


 * New Facebook Group: Join the Horses & Video Games Communities to meet fellow Horse Game Lovers


 * Kanna: An Open World Indie RPG with lots of horse variety Featured Games: Kanna


 * Horse Isle 3: First Impressions Stream Highlights Featured Games: Horse Isle 3: Infinite Wilds


 * Windstorm Studio announces new Open World Horse Riding Adventure Featured Games: Stable Girl Mentioned Games: Windstorm games


 * “There is no need to do anything differently” — Insights from Horse Isle 3 Lead Developer Joe ‘Jor’ Durbin Featured Games: Horse Isle 3: Infinite Wilds