11 Best Switch Horse-Riding Games

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We all wish we could have been a cowboy or cowgirl, right? The dream of making a horsey best friend and riding them across some great plain as the wind slices through your hair is much preferred to the daily grind. Sadly, you need to be capable of riding a horse–and own a horse–to achieve these dreams. Not to fear, because that’s where video games come in handy, letting you do all of these things from the comfort of your own bedroom and without getting saddle sore. Some of the best games out there have players traveling via steed.

This got us thinking–what’s the best horse-riding game for the Nintendo Switch? We’ve got opinions.

Platform: SwitchRelease Date: May 12, 2023

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In the past, Link has only needed one horse to go ride around Hyrule, Termina, or the other lands he’s visited. However, in a certain previous title, that was thrown out the window as gamers could roam around the newest version of Hyrule, find a horse they like the most, tame it, and then ride it whenever they wanted.

You’ll be happy to know that Tears of the Kingdom will let you mount up on horses and other creatures once again. So feel free to make yet another stable full of the horses you love so you can easily ride around Hyrule.

Or, you can use the new “Fuse” ability to craft vehicles to get around. The choice is yours.

Publisher: familyplay

Developer: Sproing

Platform: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii

Release Date: March 2014

The first game on this list of the best horse-riding games is the incredibly disappointing My Riding Stables: Life with Horses. While it sounds great on paper, the graphics were extremely poor, the controls were super confusing, and the Nintendo Switch version was panned by fans