Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition Steam Charts & Stats

Amazing. Love this game. My friends and I play for hours.

The racing is tons of fun, but it's a little short on content or progression atm. Hopefully that changes soon. I played it so much I almost ruptured my achilles tendon though. :)

VR Horse Racing Game – Review So far, I really like the game. I finished it without rushing in just under 7 hours. First off, I appreciate the concept — I've never played a horse game before, so this felt like a fresh and unique experience in my personal VR gaming world. Now, on to the criticisms: Controls: Smooth locomotion on the farm feels nice, but it's a bit too slow, especially the turning speed. There's an odd imbalance between slow and fast motion: when I try to make slight adjustments — for example, while brushing the horse — the movement can feel too aggressive. It often results in a frustrating back-and-forth just to get into the right position. Characters: It would be nice to have a full 3D avatar for the player character, not just floating hands. NPCs: This is supposed to be a farm, right? Why does it feel so empty? Some non-interactive NPCs doing basic chores would help a lot with immersion. More is always better here, even if interaction isn’t the focus. Animals! A dog or some wildlife roaming around would add life and atmosphere. Right now, it feels oddly lonely. Graphics: The visuals are very basic. They serve their purpose for gameplay, but they fall short of modern standards. The farm looks too clean and artificial. The free roaming area is too small and not particularly impressive. Overall, the graphics are below average and need a visual upgrade. Progression: The core gameplay loop is: win races → earn money → breed/train a new horse → repeat. Some simple dialogs are presented through portraits, text, and voiceover — feels linear and, honestly, the story seems AI-generated (ChatGPT, perhaps?). Long-term motivation is lacking. Right now, you need money to breed, but to get money you have to race the same tracks again and again, which quickly becomes boring. So breeding becomes boring as well. Multiplayer: I don’t think I encountered any real players — just AI with labels like "Player." On the plus side, there’s a good variety in tracks. But there’s no real challenge, and multiplayer doesn’t impact singleplayer at all (no income, no progression). As it stands, it makes no sense. Conclusion: Graphics are too simple — the farm and tracks need a visual polish. The horses themselves are fine. The world feels sterile — it needs more life, NPCs, animals, animations. The core mechanics are okay, but races become repetitive and unengaging fairly quickly. Unlocking more tracks should be better tied to breeding or progression, especially at higher levels. Multiplayer needs better integration. It could be part of the endgame if there was a feedback loop (e.g., rewards like money, unlocks, cosmetics, new tracks). That would give players a reason to care. 🎮 Comparison: Compared to other racing games (four wheels vs four legs), this one falls short in graphics, sound, and mechanics. Just look at Assetto Corsa (often on sale for 5 bucks, full mod support) — compare for yourself. Why still a positive review? Because it's VR horse racing game — and that was new to me. I had a good time with it, despite its many shortcomings. There's definitely some goodwill involved in this recommendation, but it's somehow deserved.

So far it's great! but needs a lot of work which I know we will see in the future. I am not using a Quest, I am using a Oculus Rift S, very old but still works to play this game well. I've never played Rival Stars racing ever, and the VR game was my introduction to the game series, and so far it's been so fun, never seen a Horse game give us something like this and I can tell I'll be picking this up more as more updates come out. However there is a known bug that is bugging me! but it only mainly seems to happen when i play the cross country maps? and only sometimes during flat races, but occasionally one of my hands/controllers drifts out of area and thinks it somewhere else whilst i'm holding the reins, if i let go and move my hand they reset and fix, but it happens a lot during cross country, I don't know if this is just because my VR is old or if it just a bug, but if this is fixable please do so! If anyone's really on the fence about getting it, I say do it! it is really fun and such a different experience, and honestly I find it such a great source of escape almost as I get so focused on the races and cross country I can't wait to see more content though! and I hope to see this bug fixed soon! that is if it is a bug..