Stellmoor Stables
Raise horses on a cozy farm, then race them. Your jockey rides and you call the race by playing cards. You got fired for refusing to race an injured mare, and now you want to beat the boss who fired you. Play solo or in online co-op with up to 4 players.
Stellmoor Stables is a cozy farm game where you raise horses and race them. In a race you play cards to tell your jockey what to do. You're trying to beat your old boss, who just buys his champions, with horses you raised yourself. Your first horse is Ember, the injured mare you refused to race.
Call the race
Your jockey does the riding and you tell them what to do. Before the start you can look over your rivals in the paddock, and what you notice there can change who's the favourite.
Pace: Speed Up, Hold Pace or Ease Off. Tuck in behind a rival or run in the clear. Burn your stamina early and you'll have nothing left for the final straight.
Chances: You might get a slipstream behind a rival or a gap on the inside, and there's a final kick at the end. They only last a few seconds.
Decisions: Say you're boxed in on a bend. Do you force your way through or swing wide? The race pauses while you pick.
Jockeys: They each have their own temperament and specialty, plus a card of their own.
If you'd rather just watch, you can leave any race to your jockey. There are no whips in this game.
Raise your horses
You feed them, brush them, train them and ride them into town. Each horse has its own personality and wants different things each day. You build a bond with them over time, and that carries over to the track.
Pair two good horses and the foal gets talent and looks from both. When Ember gets too old to race she stays on the farm and helps with the young ones. Horses in Stellmoor grow old, but they don't die.
The farm
You grow carrots, cut grass, clear land and fill the feeder. Seasons change, rain waters your fields, and on some race days the track is muddy.
Co-op
Up to 4 players online, sharing the chores on one farm. You can also play the whole game solo.
The town
People in Stellmoor don't do the same thing every day. They'll stop to chat or change their plans, and they remember what happened yesterday.
Roadmap
The game is coming to Early Access and will keep getting updates. There's a roadmap screen in the game that shows what's in and what's next.
In Early Access:
- Farming, horse care, training and riding
- Breeding, foals and appearance genetics
- Tactical races: paddock, jockeys, cards, decision moments, three leagues
- The story of your rivalry with Roland Ashcombe, up to the National Cup
- The town of Stellmoor and its people
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
After launch I'll add new areas and race types. I'm making this alone, so each update comes out when it's ready.
