Timeline
| Date | Update | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2025 | Announcement | Game revealed; Animal Fest in November |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Demo out | 25-day demo: care, training, lessons, competitions, two building levels, boarders, first foals |
| Feb 25 | Demo v0.1.8 | More settings (disable lesson sounds, less background movement, zoomed lessons), Esc pauses, horses switchable between full stable groups, training/trail exercise costs rebalanced, jump-off indicator popup, dirt visible on hooves, deletable saves, boarder icons, body-condition explanation in the library book |
| Feb 26 | Demo v0.1.9 | Fix: couldn’t start lessons on a fresh install; impossible competitor times in Competition Low |
| Mar 17 | Demo v0.1.10–12 | New open-front and tendon boots (purple boots removed), skippable lesson tutorial, right-click zoom-out in the yard, sales-stable filter and sort, strength/endurance (+potential) on the training end screen, Space as default jump key, daily activities table, many fixes |
| Mar 20 | Insights post | Demo numbers; release window “end of 2026”; demo saves won’t carry over; balancing overhaul planned |
| May 27 | Dev update | Leopard/appaloosa patterns (three layers: blankets, spots, snowflakes), beach trail rides, staff hiring/assignment overhaul, starter horses rebalanced to low stats, Caprilli tests, building backgrounds change per stage, 20 horses + 13 yearlings at max, board extra horses at the breeder |
| Aug 12 | Dev update | Prestige, walks (foals follow nursing mares), confidence overhaul + desensitization course + gait-change warning icon, cross country with path choices, trainer Maria, personality traits; 50,000 wishlists |
| Aug 21 | Release date | Nov 4; full release, no Early Access, no roadmap |
| Oct 9 | Next Fest demo | Mirrors the first 25 days of the real game; face markings, appaloosa patterns; October saves carry over, February saves don’t |
| Oct 30 | Supporter Pack | Art book, coloring pages, Discord role; price ballparks |
| Nov 4 | Release | Out now; bundles; creator policy |
We’ll append post-launch patches here as the developers post them.