[UPDATED] Devs' Corner: June 2026

Because this change goes above and beyond anything Howrse have done before (since the removed the objectives).

This update has effectively killed a huge part of the game and players are very justified to be angry. Players invested huge amounts of time and money into the trophies and this new update is

a) unfit for purpose
b) riddled with issues
c) has erased years of hard work
d) is lazy, lacklustre, and unprofessional.

It's a huge slap in the face and considering Howrse haven't even addressed the issues, or even attempted to make contact with their player base, i'm not surprised its a bit tense!

I would love if they at least did that, but possibly the amount of GAs you have (there are 13k GA coats on site) plus landscapes, plus RCs are too much to store in there. Not sure.

But it doesn't justify insulting the team and some of the, quite frankly, nasty comments that I have seen aimed at them. The admins probably don't even have the final say in these changes, yet are the ones that suffer the anger from players. I'm not saying don't criticize or anything like that, but just to remember that the admins are human and have feelings as well.

Oh yeah I agree with that 100%! Maybe I missed some comments but most of them seem to just be criticising the changes and the fact that whoever is in charge seems unwilling to engage with the player base (not necessarily Admin's fault, it could be the 'big bosses' but who knows at this point!)

I believe over the years we have had a few other game killing changes that evoked a big portion of the community to pages and pages of negative comments. Many players left over those changes and some may leave due to this one. This is just the worst in recent memory.

This is a fairly regular occurrence. Think it is just when the game is over crowded. Super frustrating

I'd argue that the pass horses (and whole pass system over hall) changes got even more backlash than this. Nothing changed. That's why I'm accepting and moving on with my game, nothing will change unfortunately. Not worth wasting energy over.

But I'll disclaimer that I don't buy passes so therefore have no actual investment in this game. Harder to accept changes when it's real money lost.

I 100% agree that some of the comments towards the admin and even in some cases the mods have been misplaced. Criticism towards the change is valid, however when it turns to disparaging comments towards those who have no power in the change I personally think it is inappropriate.

I don't know how this plays into the change, if it does, however I would note that Ubisoft is having some financial issues at the moment. They have cancelled 3 games recently, pushed back development on one of their anticipated titles, redirected focus to their two major franchises (that has been seeing some franchise fatigue), among other things.

Howrse isn't just Howrse. Howrse is Owlient which is Ubisoft. If Ubisoft starts tightening its belt, it is likely to start seeing affects downward. How those will truly affect Howrse, I don't know, nor if this specific change was affected by this.

All of that to say however they came to this conclusion to make this change it is likely not the Admin of Howrse. They are the face of the company within our game, so its understandable that they would receive the criticism, but I believe it is misplaced. I think we should take them at their word when they say they are giving the team responses. But we are the players of a game that doesn't make Ubisoft as much money as others in the grand scheme of things so our complaints may not make as much of an impact as we may like. Its unfortunate, but this isn't a AAA franchise game.

Please don't take this as me bashing the game, I enjoy Howrse. Maybe I'm completely misplaced and Ubisoft's financial difficulties have nothing to do with what is going on with Howrse. I have no idea how it would specifically help financially, I don't understand anything in the back end. All I was saying was that this is what the parent company is currently going through and that it will likely be felt downward, but that should not be used as an excuse to be rude towards the admins and mods of this game.

It would just be nice to get a statement I guess! It would make us (well me anyway) feel appreciated and valued as a player and that the team are willing to engage with their player base.

I know it's just a game, but Howrse does have a great community which is missing from most games these days!

I think that a statement showing appreciation for our views would really help us understand where this update came from, and would help us feel less blindsided and ignored by whoever is in charge!

Oh I for sure agree that communication would be nice, never disputing that. Communication is important everywhere. There for sure is a great community here on Howrse, I love it.