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ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator is a single player open world simulation game. It was developed by chipken games and was released on November 22, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

You are a wild horse in the wild west! That's it . . . that's the game! ROAM is an silly sandbox game where you play as a wild horse! ✮ ✮ ✮ GAME FEATURES ✮ ✮ ✮ Customize your horse and herd! • The detailed horse editor allows you to create fun, unique horses! • Choose their ages, genders, names, and appearances and build the horse family of your dreams! Expand your herd by …

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76%Audience ScoreBased on 38 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
stability6 negative mentions

  • Charming, simple, and cute low-poly art style with well-done and realistic horse animations including various gaits and expressive movements.
  • Enjoyable horse and herd customization options that offer good variety without being overwhelming.
  • Unique concept allowing players to embody a horse and roam a fairly large, open world with peaceful exploration and some silly, sandbox-style interactions.
  • The game is unfinished and buggy, including frequent crashes, control issues like awkward turning, stuck horses, and broken systems such as breeding and herd management.
  • User interface and menus are janky, confusing, and sometimes temperamental, making navigation frustrating.
  • Lack of meaningful gameplay content, with little to do beyond roaming; limited AI behavior for herd and NPCs; and some jarring/unimmersive random cartoonish events disrupting the experience.
  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a charming and appealing art style that complements the game's atmosphere, though visuals are relatively simple. Performance issues, including lag and high GPU/RAM usage at higher settings, affect gameplay, with medium settings offering a better balance. Some users found turning and visual clarity problematic, particularly at lower graphics levels.

    • “The graphics are charming.”
    • “Awesome to run around as one in this game and the art style is perfect coupled with the background music.”
    • “Graphically, I like the style a lot. Though my PC struggled at the higher settings with lag, the medium option was fine, but any lower and the 'blur' in the distance was a little hard on my eyes.”
    • “There is almost nothing to do and the graphics aren't pretty enough to just 'roam' around for relaxation, but by far the most frustrating thing of all is that turning is almost impossible.”
    • “The game lags after lowering the graphics (and looks really bad on high/medium), and the GPU/RAM usage was very high.”
  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    Gameplay is limited and feels unfinished, with underdeveloped herd and survival mechanics that reduce immersion. While the concept of living as a horse and managing a herd is appealing, buggy follow mechanics and lack of depth hinder the experience. Despite this, some find it enjoyable and worth the low price.

    • “I would love to see the herd aspect of roam expanded on more considering it's one of the main mechanics.”
    • “Almost no one gets how much a lot of people out there want a game where we can be the horse, live our little horsie lives, build our own herd, and have a grand old time without survival mechanics beating us over the head.”
    • “The gameplay is limited, but for $5, it's worth it!”
    • “This system seems very unfinished; the eat and rest mechanics aren't mirrored by horses you're leading.”
    • “I think this game has a lot of potential but it was a bit too limited in mechanics for me, which ultimately led to me refunding it.”
    • “It's fun to be able to free captive horses but the follow mechanics can be buggy.”
  • stability

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Roam has notable stability issues, including bugs and poor optimization, with occasional problems in music and follow mechanics. However, despite these flaws, players find it charming and enjoyable, especially appreciating its horse anatomy and movements.

    • “Roam is unfinished and buggy but very charming in what it offers.”
    • “Quite buggy and very poorly optimized.”
    • “It's fun to be able to free captive horses but the follow mechanics can be buggy.”
  • music

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, -50% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the game's background music and find it complements the art style well, with satisfying gallop sounds. However, there are some issues with the music being buggy, and the inability to permanently turn off the music is a noted drawback.

    • “Awesome to run around as one in this game and the art style is perfect, coupled with the background music.”
    • “The gallop sounds are satisfying enough.”
    • “An option to completely turn off the music would be nice, as dragging the slider only temporarily turns off the music before it returns.”
    • “The gallop sounds are satisfying enough, though an option to completely turn off the music would be nice. Dragging the slider seemed to only temporarily turn off the music, and it would return after a few moments.”
    • “The gallop sounds are satisfying enough, though an option to completely turn off the music would be nice. Dragging the slider seemed to only temporarily turn off the music, and it would return after a few moments.”
    • “Edit: I just remembered, the music is a bit buggy at the moment!”
  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game initially suffered from significant bugs and poor optimization, but the developers have since made efforts to improve performance.

    • “Quite buggy and very poorly optimized.”
  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the emotional experience somewhat affected by camera issues that cause jarring movements, leading to discomfort and slight nausea over time despite generally not being prone to motion sickness.

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story lacks clear objectives, quests, or mini-challenges, resulting in a gameplay experience that feels unengaging and monotonous for players.

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ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator is a open world simulation game. Common tags for ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator include 3D, indie, exploration, family friendly, nature and others.

ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator is available on PC and Windows.

ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator was released on November 22, 2024.

ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator was developed by chipken games.

ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

ROAM: Wild Horse Simulator is a single player game.

Similar games include inZOI, Unbridled: That Horse Game, The WILDS, The Ranch of Rivershine, Len's Island and others.