Astride

There isn't anything to do apart from taking a walk in the map and creating nice coats... in two years. Yes it's early access but come on.. you can do better than that. I'm so heavily disappointed.. I had so much hope in this game and defended it for a while. Now I'm just eh about it. I doubt it will ever be finished honestly. So sad

At the moment, the game is extremely undeveloped and buggy, which is a given due to its early stages. However, I must note that I have seen little to no improvements over the course of about ten months, which was the time where I acquired the game. If you compare the actual product to the promises that were made in social media, you would see inconsistencies with the result that is to be expected from this game. I remember passing by a video in 2021 of the animations that were allegedly being produced and thinking, "Wow, this game looks promising already." Upon release, I found that those animations were nowhere to be seen, and the models look different from what was promised as well. Overall, I find that the game is extremely lackluster and underwhelming, and would not recommend it to anyone who values their time and money.

I got this game when it first launched and was very disappointed. I am not sure you can even call it a game, there's nothing to do except make a horse (which at the time of launch was very limited in terms of customization) and ride around in a clunky map. At the time they didn't even have a player model, and I was riding through some ground objects instead of above them. I decided to put it away until they had more time to develop it and hopefully it would be better. So I waited a couple of years to check it out again. Unfortunately, still disappinted. While there are more customization options for the horse and there is a player model riding it now, and the map has seen some improvements, it still feels clunky and there's not really anything to do other than ride the horse around the map, which still needs improvements (I went into some water and instead of swimming my horse was walking underneath the water). I get that it's an indie game and I'm not expencting this to be the best horse game ever, but after all this time, and for it to be listed at the price it's at for it not even to really feel like a game... it just doesn't feel like it's worth it. I hope the developers can make it a full functioning game in the future but I don't think I'll be revisiting it.

I think its actually fun, even though it's pretty limited. I recommend this game to those who just love a good RP or public servers involving horses. I DONT recommend this game to someone looking for a long-term horse game(quests are limited ATM). This game does have a few bugs but its not bad enough to ruin the whole game. I believe they are doing a nice job and they do regularly come out with updates and dev logs!

I got the game via Patreon, so some of the hours played are from the initial release and exploring / getting back on after updates. I've left the game for probably about 2 years because I was on a non-gaming laptop anyway, but I've finally bought myself a PC, and am able to play more games! Which means I got to see how far Astride has come, and... I cannot in good conscious recommend it in this state. In fact, I don't even think this 'game' should be available for purchase. Unfortunately, Astride is nowhere near ready for Early Access. 1) The world's graphics are pretty, but it's incredibly empty. 2) The horses are very lifeless and stiff. Aside from the fact that they don't yet have idle animations, the gaits and things they can do don't feel natural. Jumping is especially a good example, as the horse slows down and almost jumps in slow-motion (it's very clear that the animation changes from cantering to jumping), so it's not fluid at all. At least it seems like they added some weight to the horses, because in the initial release the horse felt like it was gliding over the ground. 3) The character, when on the ground, has some problems with stuttering while she is walking / jogging. It's not PC related; it's only the character that does this. 4) There is a stable where you can buy and breed horses, but buying only allows you to choose the gender and it basically generates a random horse. So if you want a specific breed or even colour, you'd have to sell and buy until you have one you like. Breeding is realistic (regarding the colour genetics), but not interactive. 5) Activities appear to be some jumping and dressage courses. I did one jumping course, so not sure what happens with more progress or if it's just course after course after course. I think if you can play with very imaginative roleplaying (i.e. imagine this horse is tied to the fence and I'm saddling it), you could get a short while of fun, but that's being generous. Honestly, this can't really be called a game - not even an EA game. It's a decorated box with some mechanics. That's it.

Coming from someone who has had the early access for about a year. PLEASE focus on the gameplay. Focusing only adding different breeds to the game will be your downfall as it has been with games like Star Stable. Of course you can add them later, but when making a game the GAMEPLAY should be the main focus, not the cosmetics. I do want to see this game succeed but the state that it is right now is not looking to good.

dont get this game!! charging an unholy amount for a demo which looks like a 2018 simulator with very boring decals and the most basic atmosphere ever. ive played this game for 3 hours trying to get it to load when it didnt, just a reminder i can run red dead redemption 2 at full quality, so no this is NOT my pc. This game shouldnt even be out of testing yet,such a high price for a game that should be free.

Horrible and too much $ for how in progress this is. This = trash!! Unbridled that horse game rip off if you'd ask me!!! Im sure alot of people agree with me on that too; wish i didn't pay money on it. Luckily i got a refund just in time for the steam horse fest to end. Would i recommend? NO!