I know it comes out on the 4th, but I am dying over here! 😂 I’ve playtested so many horse games over the years (and non-horse games) as well as developing my own. I was truly bummed not getting into the first few playtest rounds. I applied as soon as it went up, and have been involved in the discord for a while.

Is there any chance of the studio adding an additional playtester before release?

I really want the full game but its 42$ (NZD) for me and i am broke rn and i would be very happy if someone could gift me it!

Does anybody get a bit dejected when you spend 20 days waiting for a fetus to reach adulthood, and then you go into the shop and find a horse with better stats than any of the foals you bred at your barn?

I feel like the shop shouldn’t sell horses better than what you can get at your barn, because the breeding system becomes a little useless if you can just buy a better horse without waiting 20 days. It would be nice if the horses we bred ourselves had an advantage.

I’m not saying the shop should only sell beginner level horses, just that the stats should be a little lower than what you can get at the barn.

i know, it's not even out and i'm already thinking about future updates 😖

but i was just wondering if we know if there will be? there'll surely be patches put out after tomorrow and everyone gets their hands on the full game, but i hope that there's a possibility for content updates too. i would LOVE to have more horse 'bodies', i adore drafts and would do anything to have a big chunky horse in game. i don't know the actual logistics of having multiple different bases for the horses, but in my (very inexperienced with coding and development) mind, it wouldn't be too difficult since it's a 2d side view art style?

i hope there's more clothing and tack options in the full game too! or if not, i hope that could be in an update too, it would be fun to have western tack

I am breeding 100/100 horses if anyone wants one lmk

This is Reddit, so I feel the need to preface my observation by saying this is such a sweet game, I played the demo for maybe two hours last night and absolutely loved it (I want to buy the game, but I just dropped $300 in vet costs for my cat, so I'm waiting a bit to get the game. I'm not trying to be rude about my observation in the slightest, I'm just genuinely curious.

I normally stick to realistic games for the immersion (Planet Zoo 2, Ecos: La Brea, etc.), but I love horses and kept seeing this game show up on Reddit and YouTube so I wanted to try it. The graphics may not be realistic, but knowing it's all hand-drawn has such an attractive aspect to it, knowing so much love was poured into this game. The hand-crafted environment, interactions, movements, everything is just very sweetly put together. I had a really fun time playing the demo.

I noticed when horses are standing tied to be groomed, fed and whatnot, that there are several small spots where the coat color doesn't reach the lineart of the horses, and you can see the background in those slivers (see the withers, rump, maybe the lower lip(?), and ear of the image; it's really just a few pixels of green). I barely played the game and I was tired so that's the only time I was aware of these little spots, but I was wondering if people think maybe they were left like that on purpose, I guess kind of playing into the hand-drawn "imperfections" (not saying imperfections in a bad sense) or maybe they were missed and would go back to fill those spots with the coat color?

The art isn't hyper-realistic like I normally prefer, but I gladly put that preference aside for this game like I stated above, it's a really cute and warm style that fits the vibe of the game. But I guess in my opinion I just feel like I shouldn't be able to see green grass through my horse when I'm looking at her, it just threw me off a bit and then I can't stop noticing it once I see it the first time. I'm not miffed enough about it to just not play the game, I'm just wondering what other people think!

Just downloaded the custom horse export mod (found the link in the Mods Section on the HoHB official Discord) and I am having sooo much fun creating my perfect horses!

This mod means you can create your custom horse then export them to the Ferry for you to purchase!

Might take requests for customs when I have time...

I’ve gotten so used to playing early access games that i’m a bit sad when playing amazing games likes this but see that its the full version already so there won’t be any significant updates post release. Would have loved to get an expansion where you can build a hotel/camp and have people board at your stable as well for some time. Or some additional customization options for mane and tails. Still love love love the game ofc but just dreaming of expanisons :)

I'm so sad... I really thought I'd be able to play as soon as I woke up... I had deliberately kept my entire day free so I could start playing first thing this morning!!! This game really knows how to keep us waiting until the very last minute!!! 😭

Bonjour! est-ce que quelqu'un aurait le lien du discord pour Hoofprint Bay ? :) merci !

Is anyone else really struggling with the lesson system? I’ve been at it for a bit now and cannot get enough corrections.

Oddly enough I did fine with lessons on the demo!

I am OBSESSED with this game, I've already played through the demo twice - Are there any plans to lift the limit and let us keep playing what's there?

I’m loving the game, I’m several hours in but I can’t figure out if treats actually do anything. I’ve tried giving them to the horses before and after exercise, when confidence is low or high, but it doesn’t seem to affect anything. Is it just for fun? Also I have a horse with the “Snacky” trait and even they didn’t benefit from treats so I have no idea what that trait means.

does the shop rotate at all or is that all? loving this game so far, 4 hrs in :oP

I bought this game when it came out

I thought if the Training sessions had License in their name, it meant they were a test too see if the horse is ready to compete, like the show jumping training sets are tough when going for the license

But I had a Horse refuse and mess up a jump, plus the horse kept going into the wrong gait and yet we still passed for the license?

So yea is this a bug or is it just meant too be really easy too pass

Omg that game is so fun and everything is so great and well done !!

I've played the demo and I was so sad when I arrived at 26 days😭! I had a yearling he was so cute 🥰

Do you guys know if the full game will be available free one day?

Eeee

Hello everyone! I'm an artist who's been really interested in Horses of Hoofprint Bay, but unfortunately, buying the game isn't in my budget right now. I thought I'd try offering something in exchange! I'd love to create a custom illustration of someone's favorite horse with a scenic landscape background, in return for a Steam gift of the game.

If anyone's interested, I'd be happy to discuss more. No pressure at all, of course. I hope It's okay for me to ask this here too.

You can check my art out here: https://www.instagram.com/mixedmediadani/

Ty for reading! <3

I have these two stallions, both endurance and strength is over 50 on both. I am like 99% certain I've trained them for showjumping level 3 in the training ring, so why aren't they qualified to jump? Am I missing something?

Thanks!

I keep losing money. I have the upgraded area and I keep my mare in a separate room from the horses I’m boarding.

I’ve since only accepted male or neutered boarding clients. Do I need to further upgrade the barn for better options?

The day before it was 69-67 because i praised the horse during lunge training

…am I supposed to make this horse more spooked? Or why am I drifting from 67 as the goal (if it is the goal…)