Is Howrse still online?

Yes. Howrse was online when we last checked.

Browser horse-breeding game by French studio Owlient, now published by Ubisoft. ^[1]

Press startPlay at howrse.com How to play

Opens the official site in a new tab.

What is Howrse?

“Howrse is a free horse breeding game. Create your own equestrian center, enter competitions and unlock collections of unique horses”
From the official site, howrse.com

From Wikipedia

Howrse is a free-to-play browser game developed by French studio Owlient and currently published by Ubisoft. It is a breeding simulation game with horses.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Howrse”, by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Unmodified except for paragraph trimming.

In this directory, Howrse sits in the classic web collection and is tagged virtual pet (10 games), simulation (15 games) and animals (7 games). It launched in 2005, which places it on our timeline.

Fact file

Developer: Owlient
Publisher: Owlient
First released: 2005
Genre: simulation video game
Platforms: Android, web browser
Game modes: single-player video game
Country of origin: France

Source: Wikidata (CC0). Wikidata is community-edited; corrections welcome there.

How to play

1Open howrse.com in a desktop or mobile browser. It is the official site; avoid “unblocked” mirrors.
2The homepage doesn't say whether you need an account. Many games here let you play as a guest and register later to keep progress.
3The homepage doesn't list controls, so we don't guess. Most games show a tutorial or a “how to play” screen on first launch.

Platform notes

Browser: Plays in the browser from howrse.com (our inclusion rule).
Account: Not stated on the homepage.
Mobile: Not stated on the homepage.

Status history

Checked (UTC)	Status	Response
Nov 2, 2026, 03:19 UTC	Up	656 ms

Per-check history started on Oct 29, 2026. Status changes across all games are in the status log.

Questions about Howrse

Is Howrse still online?

Yes. At our last check on Nov 2, 2026, 03:19 UTC, the official site at howrse.com responded normally (HTTP 200) in 656 ms. A site that answers doesn't guarantee busy servers, so if a lobby is empty, try a different time of day.

When did Howrse come out?

Howrse launched in 2005 (source: Wikidata).

Who made Howrse?

Wikidata lists Owlient as the developer, and Owlient as publisher.

Do I need to download anything or make an account to play Howrse?

Howrse is playable from its official website in a web browser; that's our inclusion rule. Its homepage doesn't state whether an account is required, so expect a possible sign-up step.

What's the official Howrse website?

https://www.howrse.com/. Still Online only links to official game sites, never to re-uploads or mirror sites.

What games are similar to Howrse?

If you like Howrse, try Lioden, Wolvden, Horse Reality, Cyber Nations.