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Current edition
Released November 4, 2026 · patch v1.0.2 (November 8) · official sources checked November 9, 2026 · player reports keep their dates; not played by Kingy. 6 guides and 6 connected entries. Research checked 9 Nov 2026; article edit dates are recorded separately.
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay on Steam ↗Read November 5. Released November 4, 2026. Developer Thogli Studios, publisher The Mane Quest. Single-player 2D barn build-up and horse sim; Windows and Linux. Train strength and confidence to qualify for show jumping and cross country; trail rides; breeding; staff. Lists Adjustable Difficulty and Playable without Timed Input.Official · checked
Official Horses of Hoofprint Bay Steam announcements ↗Announcement feed. Newest on November 5: the launch post of November 4. No patch notes yet. Read again each run.Official · checked
Horses of Hoofprint Bay is OUT NOW! ↗Launch post, November 4: the game is out; Supporter Pack and bundles.Official · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
First Patch with Bugfixes and Improvements (v1.0.2) ↗Patch notes posted November 8, 2026 (22:41 UTC) for v1.0.2, with short notes for v1.0.0 and v1.0.1 (the release version). Main fix: saves wrongly marked invalid after a game or PC crash, which switched off achievements; the fix is not retroactive. Also: backup saves get validation files, smaller stat loss for low-endurance mares after foaling, hay rack fill visuals, two-items-on-the-mouse fix, several hang and save fixes.Official · checked · published 8 Nov 2026
Out Now: Release Date Reveal Trailer ↗Release on November 4, 2026, straight into full release with no Early Access.Official · checked · published 21 Aug 2026
Coming Soon: updated Demo for Steam Next Fest! ↗The October demo stays limited to 25 days of playtime and closely matches the first 25 days of the full game after rebalancing.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
[OFFICIAL] Frequently Asked Questions about Horses of Hoofprint Bay ↗Pinned by the developer. Released as a finished product with no content roadmap; bug fixes as needed. October demo saves carry over, February demo saves don't. Ages count in-game days. Difficulty settings: easier competitions or more prestige gain; auto-jump accessibility setting.Official · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
how do you get more food? (reply in the FAQ thread) ↗Player reply: press the city on the home map; the store is the building on the right with the saddle sign; press the hay and food behind the clerk.Reported · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
Buying Medicine ↗2 replies. The game says to buy medicine at the vet in town, but there's no vet building and calling the vet doesn't sell it. Reply: it's in the normal shop in town, where food and tack are sold, on the shelf at the back behind the prop horse.Reported · checked · published 5 Nov 2026
Pregnant Mares Without a Breeding Station? ↗8 replies. A mare got pregnant two days after a stallion bought for an early quest joined her, with no breeding station built. Replies: geld or separate stallions; drag a horse to another field; the Management menu on the horse; a boarded mare's pregnancy cost one player $500 and prestige.Reported · checked · published 5 Nov 2026
Does Castrating have any other effect? ↗2 replies. Reply: no stat effects; it only lets the horse live with mares without unwanted pregnancies or fighting.Reported · checked · published 5 Nov 2026
Named a Stallion 'Hooters' and this man impregnated my mare who JUST GAVE BIRTH ↗A mare that had foaled the day before was pregnant again from a stallion in the same group.Reported · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
please help ↗2 replies. A mare got pregnant by her own grown-up son; calling the vet gave no way to end it. Replies: sell the foal afterwards; read the breeding section of the library before breeding.Reported · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
show exact age in boarders folder ↗A boarded yearling aged into an adult the next day and was moved into the stallion pasture because the mare pasture was full; the boarder list shows only yearling or adult.Reported · checked · published 5 Nov 2026
How do I load a horse in the trailer? ↗3 replies. After buying the parking lot the town showed 0/2 horses in the trailer. Replies: the horse is loaded and moved automatically; choose the horse when you enter the competition.Reported · checked · published 5 Nov 2026
Horses of Hoofprint Bay Guide – Breeding, Farm Management ↗Read November 5. Parking lot: upgrade it at least once to own a horse trailer; further upgrades raise trailer capacity for competitions.Walkthrough · checked
Horse bucking ↗2 replies. A full-pension horse in training bucks, snorts and won't jump on day 9. Both replies: work on confidence; the confidence training is near the bottom of the training list.Reported · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
What do treats do? ↗1 reply: a small amount of confidence if it isn't maxed; horses with the Snacky quirk get more.Reported · checked · published 5 Nov 2026
Why do my horses suddenly hate being touched... ↗6 replies. Green hearts stop near the top of confidence (one reply says at 80 or more); horses don't want to be brushed over cuts or injuries. The original poster's healthy horse still showed dislike; not resolved.Reported · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
Traits and Characteristics ↗4 replies. The traits and quirks book is in the library in the house, added a few days into the game; it explains each trait without numbers.Reported · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
Controls? ↗6 replies. Riding uses WASD and the spacebar, rebindable, one click rather than holding. Competition difficulty is in the settings; auto-jump is under accessibility and leaves only speed and strength to manage.Reported · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
What is the button that allows you to switch paths? ↗2 replies, both: the spacebar, for the U-shaped icon.Reported · checked · published 4 Nov 2026
Adjustments to Jumping + Gait Transitions ↗3 replies (October 27 from the demo, two on November 4). Turn on jump-off indicators; press space about when the front hooves reach the cones; hire Maria for jumping tips; narrow high jumps want a slower canter and a closer take-off, wide jumps a gallop and an earlier one.Reported · checked · published 27 Oct 2026
importing save file manually? ↗No replies yet. After telling the demo to load old saves again, a 9-hour full-game save stopped showing in the menu, though its file was still in the game folder.Reported · checked · published 5 Nov 2026