The Ranch of Rivershine
Worth it · Strategy · 2025
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $29.99, a BANGER if it drops to $19.46.
- Length
- 21h
- Value
- $1.43/hr
- Reviews
- 94% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 5 GB of storage. Windows only.
Saddle up and build your own horse ranch! Raise foals, care for your horses and train them as you explore the countryside. Participate in cross country competitions and become your town's champion! Befriend the villagers who'll help you on your adventure at the Ranch of Rivershine!
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
February 2026 is where it bottomed out, at $17.99. 31 discounts in the 3 years on record. They run about 20 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart. The math puts its BANGER price at $19.46. The record reaches that level 2 times.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 96 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Capybara Spa ($7.99, scores 86) beats it on value, while it beats Lemon Cake ($14.99, scores 64).
This site sampled 419 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 16 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written May 2023 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 45 percent of the 110 reviews written there were positive, against 94 percent overall, and those are 5 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 21 hours. Doing everything runs 72, 3.4 times as long.
The drop-off
65% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
50 players online when we last checked, on Sep 29, 13:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
I love this game however it does sometimes bug its a great game though graphics are basic for those who are looking for more realistic looks
Ranch of Rivershine is one of the best horse games on steam, although it still lacks some polish. If you're looking for a semi-realistic horse game with minimal fantasy and both riding and breeding, while still maintaining an engaging gameplay loop even in the late-game stages, this beats all the rest and is second to none. However, if you're looking for realistic breeding mechanics, go buy Medieval Horse Dealer...
I enjoyed every minute playing The Ranch of Rivershine! Such and cute cosy game! I Played until I completed the story and reached every achievement without getting bored! BUT once you have completed the game and achievements, there's nothing more to do apart from enter the same competitions and breed horses to build up money which you wont need to spend. I would still HIGHLY recommend this game as i LOVED it... i...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
The Ranch of Rivershine scores 77/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1559600/the-ranch-of-rivershineReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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