Horse Racing 2016

Oh, dear. I didn't look at the description carefully enough and assumed that if this was a VR game on the Rift, it would have to be a VR game on Steam too, right? Welcome to yet another Steam VR title to drop/not include VR. And in pancake, this game is just awful. It's awful in VR too, but even the full game is a joke. The controls are just mashing A repeatedly, and whipping your poor horse as you steer. The horse is either wild and fast, or sluggish like a tank mired in mud. Even when it goes on sale, and I got it for .99 cents USD, it's not worth the price. I'll likely tinker around with it a bit more, but as it's pancake, there are surely better racing titles out there.

Everyone should experience this game so everything else is better in perspective.

game of the year 2016

I was really wanting to enjoy this game because I thought that it might be similar to Gallop Racer, the horse racing games that were PlayStation exclusives back in the day. Unfortunately, the game is a little *too* similar to those games in that it is meant to be played with a PlayStation controller. I eventually slapped the keyboard enough that I was able to figure out what the different keybinds were, but there are certain portions of the game that you are unable to get past if you are simply playing with mouse and keyboard. I wanted to enjoy it since I have really been wanting more racing games to play, but this just is not worth the money (even when it's only $1-2).

Horse Racing 2016 developed and published by Yash Future Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd is an attempt to translate the structure and excitement of horse racing into a digital format, but it ultimately delivers a very shallow and uneven experience that struggles to capture either the strategy or spectacle of the sport. On the surface, the game presents a structured progression system built around multiple seasons and race types, suggesting a sense of long-term competition and advancement. In practice, however, that structure feels more like a framework without substance, lacking the depth and refinement needed to make it engaging. The gameplay centers on participating in a series of races that vary slightly in format, including straight sprints, circuit races, time-based challenges, and hurdle events. While this variety appears promising at first, the actual interaction within each race remains largely unchanged. Players are primarily tasked with maintaining speed through repeated input, occasionally managing a stamina system and triggering short bursts of acceleration. The idea of balancing speed and endurance could have introduced meaningful decision-making, but the mechanics are too sim…

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