Exactly how realistic are horses in games? Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Exactly how realistic are horses in games? What they get right, and what they get wrong. Podcast by Robert Purchese Senior Staff Writer Published on 4 Oct 2022 How much do you know about horses? I don't know very much. As far as I'm concerned, they really can do press-ups like Roach in The Witcher 3, or double-jump like Torrent in Elden Ring. Alice Ruppert knows a lot more about horses than I do. She's been obsessed with them ever since she was a child. She would draw them, play games about them, and many years later she would eventually make games about them. How she got her horse-break in games makes for a great origin story. The way she tells it, she complained so much about bad horse representation in games that eventually someone gave her a job and told her to do better, and that's what she's doing now, making Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch, which is coming out really soon. A lot of that complaining - her word, by the way, not mine! - happened over on her brilliantly named website The Mane Quest. There, she looks in depth at horses in games, points out some common mistakes they make, interviews developers making horse games, and much more. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings To hear her at full gallop - ahem - tune into Episode 24 of One-to-one, now available anywhere you listen to podcasts. Look for "Eurogamer Podcasts" if you're having trouble tracking it down. Here are some handy links: iTunes Google Podcasts Spotify Audible RSS Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Podcasts Weekly What's week one been like in Overwatch 2? Mei, Mei. 9 Weekly All the goss from EGX London Street Fighter 6! Wo Long! More. Podcast Nearly a decade of video with Eurogamer's Ian Higton And his world famous jorts. 11 Weekly Why Splatoon 3 wasn't quite an Essential but still splats Plus: A Plague Tale: Requiem, a Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, and more. 1 Latest Articles Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 2 Sonic Frontiers will receive free Monster Hunter DLC Get ready to roast. 1 2K confirms some personal data obtained in recent data breach "No indication" financial information compromised. Jelly Deals Samsung's premium PRO 980 1TB SSD is under £80 during Prime's Early Access sale A great PC or PS5 upgrade. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store