As a long time player, I want to sincerely thank you for this video. It's the one horse game that is infinitely replayable and has the most fair monetization scheme I've seen of any online game. My account is probably worth multiple thousands of dollars in mobia, and most of it I've bought off of other players with in game currency. What I love about HI3 is that ANYONE can become a top breeder by just working long enough at it, you can get some purebred horses, breed them, sell the foals, upgrade your ranches to hold more horses, breed more mares, sell the foals, buy more space, etc, until you get up the 2,000 horse cap, buy mobia with the profits, and use that mobia for whatever you want! Clubs, ordered horses, special items to make your horses grow or foal faster, become invulnerable to injuries, stop aging, etc. It's frankly so awesome the way the game is designed. The genetics in this game is far more expansive than any game made before or after it, with each horse having individual conformation and color genetics!!! No two horses are exactly the same!
Thank you for posting this. I've been playing Horse Isle since Horse Isle 1. That was a long time ago. Horse Isle III is so vast I don't think we have even scratched the surface of how much ground there is to discover. With the addition of the Sky Land it's expanded even more. So many of the expensive games could take some pointers from Horse Isle. I can play the entire thing without paying a penny.
We're seeing so many new players all of a sudden, probably because of your video! :D If you're new and see DynamicFluffBird online (that's me!) give me a PM and I'd be happy to help you out! :D (If I don't respond immediately I'm probably AFK) I love Horse Isle 3 - there's too much for me to talk about, but I'm constantly finding something new. New breeds, new courses to try out, new cute club layouts, new foals, each biome has a unique minigame, new equipment (hangglider is the best)...and more! also new updates - like the new PEGASUS WINGS AAAAAA (please note though that they're harder to obtain and use - they cost more gold dust and you can only use them in sky islands - but so so worth it!!!)!!!! I also love the more realistic breeding mechanics and that each horse is unique. I have been trying to create my own breeds and it's really fun! My ADHD brain is easily bored so having so much to explore and discover keeps me interested! I leave most other games after a month because I get bored XD I also just love that I can relax on Horse Isle 3, and if you play for long enough, you'll find buddies that are super great to hang out with and tons of really kind people!
@@aahhhbird7177 there have been so many new players because of it! It’s been so cool to see. Yes, there’s so much to do! Hang glider is my favorite too. :) and I love breeding horses and having the chance of mutations popping up. Hope to see you online! -RareFind
Also it's a nice game if you like exploring since the world is HUGE. Its almost like minecraft with no end. You can go in one direction all day long and wouldnt even come close to the border of the map
You can craft items sell items, build stuff, buy as much land as you can afford, you can breed and sell horses with an aim for performance or genetics or both, you can create your own custom breeds, you can amulet your horses to live forever if you have a favorite, you can collect resources to create dyes, they just added a new biome. I'm so glad that someone is finally talking about HI3 infinite wilds!
Great review. I’ve been playing daily since beta. Best horse breeding game IMHO. Horse graphics are really nice. Can’t wait to see more HI3 content on your channel.
Mine too! I love that you can switch between first and third person riding-I haven’t seen other horse games do this. The genetics and breeding is so fun too!
I've been playing for years now and found that the world never really feels empty to me since there's so many collectibles, resources, activities, and ways to traverse (my fave is the handglider). Most of the biomes in this video I think are flat but actually there's mountains and valleys as well, with plenty of wild horses to find too! I guess it's just one of those things you have to try and see for yourself. I've never spent a penny on the game and own over a hundred horses! Great video! ❤
Yes, there’s definitely a lot more out there than I’m showing here. Tons of stuff to find and collect, and diverse biomes like snow and ice, deserts, beaches, oceans, islands, swamps, forests, mountains, caves (and even more cave biomes), and even some magical biomes like magic forests, candy cane lands, mushroom forests, candy mountains, and more. It’s definitely a large variety! - and I love the soundtrack too! Such lovely music
I've been playing HI3 for years now (probably since 2019) and I'm so happy that I joined! Although this game got a little bit boring after a while as you are the only person setting your own goals for it, I still keep coming back! I can't believe that so little people know about it and play it. I wish there was more content to watch about this game on RU-vid and I hope more players will join and that it will change soon! 😭
when i read the image "a horse game which is finally free" I instantly knew it was about horse isle. I love horse isle, way better than star stable for me!
I am so happy that this game was talked about by someone and how that's brought so many new players to the game! HI3 deseves to be talked about, especially with just how much Stuff there in the game and how it truly is the opposite of a pay to win game. Anyone can make any kind of goal for themselves and anyone can rise the ranks in whatever area they want to put effort into. It's a game that I have found no equal to, and I'm so glad that it is getting some more visibility ❤
I've been enjoying Wild Horse Islands on Roblox for many of the same reasons. I tried HI2 recently at the recommendation of some people in a horse gaming community. It was charming but overwhelming and I never picked up a horse because I didn't know how to take care of it. When I saw HI3 I was really interested in it but was concerned about trying another new game at the same time (and knew HI2 wouldn't stand a chance once I tried HI3). I actually really like the graphics of HI3 and WHI. I think people put too much emphasis on graphics and have developed unreasonable expectations in that regard. Gameplay is more important and the more time that is spent on graphics the less time gets spent on gameplay. But I think the horses in this video look great and the animations for the gaits are really good! Can't ask for more than that. :) I may wait for your guide videos to get started so I don't repeat my HI2 experience. :) Thanks for making quality content for this underrated game!
Thank you so much! ❤️ It can be overwhelming at first and there is a learning curve, so I hope the videos can help! And it’s nice to see someone who’s not bashing the graphics lol. Big name games have definitely set a high standard in people! Little games need love too, and I personally find it fun and cozy. I like the graphics too :)
@@RareFindYT I'm not familiar with the referral rewards for the game but if you share your referral ID I'll put it in when I make my account, just in case it gets you anything
I like the game. Ive played it off and on for years. I dont wish it hyper realistic but I do wish the graphics were a higher quality. Overall the game play is fun when I have time. -IGN Sirrah
That’s fair. Who knows, maybe they’ll be updated in the future. I like them, and they almost feel nostalgic to me, but I can understand other people’s concerns about it. Like anything design related, there’s always room for improvement
@equinekh89 I think the game could look a lot better with all the current models if they could find a way to add/fix the lighting effects. Buildings and things look very flat currently. Lighting really adds oomph to 3d worlds. Just as an example, Minecraft with ray tracing is a completely different experience.
Been playing since HI1 and were a tester for HI3. Changed name few days ago to Qat, but were named Xray before. Still doing the same thing after 5 years, being a cave rat anf breeding 100% purebred Akhal-Teke horses 😂
Very cool :) I didn’t play the earlier games, but I do really enjoy HI3. I think I tried HI2 as a kid but never got into it. Haha, I’m still working on my same breeding project after four years as well - Swedish Warmbloods. Hope to see you in game!
I remember playing the original horse isle. Sadly horse isle 2 just kind of petered out, haven't played in years though I made some great long time friends
Good luck ❤ it’s definitely a learning curve, but it’s a very fun game. I hope you can find someone who will be able to help you figure things out. The help tutorial desperately needs reworked!
I been playing it for a few days now and may start making videos on it HONESTLY this game needs the attention although the graphics are not magicall i like it to, but there is awesome mechanics that you dont see used often in other horse games! which is really awesome! i personally will support this game where i can
i really hope its not a just for windows game…all the best horse games ive seen are only for windows..and i am a child! i only have apple stuff right now, and cant buy windows…
Honestly my gripes with the developers are overshadowed by the fact there is literally nothing like the game. Espically as you can buy premium currency by playing the game!!
Theres an browser-game thats for free, its called Equine Passion, has a german and an english version. Its completely playable for free. Yes, it has SOME features u need to have Premium for, but they're not needed to play the game. Also there are monthly updates from wishes of the community and the premium feature is really cheap from 90ct to 1,67€ per month. The thing is its only one person who programmed the whole game and one person for all the graphics and they do fantastic work so for me its worth it to pay them for new functions and updates. But the game has NO pay-to-win. And there are so many directions you can go in that game.
ive played for a bit, but i just had to make a new account. for anyone who dosnt know after a while of not playing (a month i think, at least from what i experionced) your account gets deleted, not banned, not put aside somehow, but permamenty deleted, i learned the hard way once when i first played, and the second time when i accualy got out of the stages of beeing a complete begginer my laptop broke, and i couldnt play for a long time, leaving my account to be deleted. thets the only minus of the game in my eyes
I'm not exactly sure how account deletion works, but I think how long you have played changes that timeframe. For example, on my account it says deletion isn't until 2029 if I stopped playing today. I think newer accounts have a shorter grace period of around 60 days. I'm sorry about your account though! :(
@@RareFindYT yeah, I think that's how it may work. On the first time I emailed them, thinking it was some kind of error and I was told there was nothing to done. (And thank you, I miss that account, it had a good-ish horse, that was given to me for free with an immortality amulet and tack by a super nice person. Him I miss the most, I'm happy I at least have pictures of him.)
As someone who used to play, I do not recommend this game. Not only does it have micro transactions, it is also incredibly grindy with a community who has been toxic back and forth for various reasons. Any subject regarding LGBT+ (even the minimum of "pronounce" is labelled as dating and/or sex). Any mention of a "mom and dad" is fine, but "two moms" or "two dads" will get censored out by the moderation team. There are alot of "ghost towns" scattered about the massive map of players and clubs having simply quit the game. Something the devs never bothered to clean up even after years. Their development is slow, and they do infact not listen to their community's wishes, the only ones being granted are those already planned... So I'd look elsewhere for your horse gaming needs. An alternative; I would highly suggest trying out Minecraft, alongside the SWEM mod and others on Java Edition, as the horse community there goes strong and will likewise show you an open world. There are many servers one could find to play on with said mod, or you could play alone or make your own server with friends.
Do be aware though, that if you are inactive on this game with a free account and don’t log in for a month or so your account will be deleted and all of your progress will be lost. Learned this the hard way.
Nice video, this is the first time I'm hearing about this game. If I had known about it back in 2009-2012 (but honestly, graphics looks more like its a game developed in 2000, maybe even earlier, its very bad) , I definitely would have liked it. However, for today’s standards, it looks outdated. Also, what's the point of having such a vast world if it feels so empty? Map looks like its only flat with few assets that are keep repeating. I might give it a try, but the world seems very lackluster.
Funny thing is that this game released in 2019. It's the dev's first attempt at 3D graphics and it shows. IIRC their reasoning for the poor graphics was to make the game more accessible for low spec PCs, but there's some folks who've said the game runs poorly for them even though they have PCs that can handle far more graphically intense games. The one thing this game excels at though is breeding, and it's not just stats and coat colors, but also conformation and somatic mutations like mosaic, tetrarch, flash, etc. That, and the fact that I can roam the world and catch wild horses is what's kept me hooked to this game for the last 4 years.
Thank you! :) I can understand concern about graphics. It’s not a triple A game, but it’s nice for what it is. And who knows if they’ll be improved in the future. I personally like the graphics, but I also recognize that there’s always room for improvement, and everyone has their own opinion. As for the world itself, don’t take a 5 minute video as the game in it’s entirety! There’s so much I didn’t show. There’s 25+ unique biomes, sub-biomes, and cave biomes. There’s lots to find, things to collect, games and puzzles, wild horses, and more. I can’t tell you if you’re still going to find it boring and empty or not, it’s just an experience you have to find out for yourself
Love this game and love this video! I live for the breeding aspect of this game and I cannot get over the fact you can play it completely for free! Please if you enjoy horse games, check it out! Do keep in mind there is a learning curve but its totally worth it!
Thank you so much! ❤ I love the breeding too!! It’s so fun to see progress being made in a breeding goal, and to be kept on your toes since there’s always the possibility of a rare mutation.
Ofc its not on mobile 😓 Imma go shimmy back to my 2yo etg account bc i thrive on etg even without ever spending any irl money (i giggle at the haters who simply have no patience and thats why they never get any new tack)
I tried that for few hours with friend. I ran out of travel energy, because we were stuck in dark forest and we tried to find each other. I tried to find any club, but on my way I didnt find nothing for 2 hours. I gave up, it will be probably fun game, but we are struggling. I cant even ride faster on caught horse, because I cant find materials for saddle. There is no proper guides for that game 😢
I'm so sorry to hear about that. Because clubs are so far from each other and the world is infinite, trying to travel to a club via horse is nearly impossible. It's better to quick travel to clubs using the "club" tab. If you are out of travel, a free way to quick travel back to civilization is by going to courses>mane event>free quick travel. The mane event is a randomly selected player-made course that changes every hour. This should at least put you near other players, and typically near a club. You can then go to clubs>sort by distance. From there you can set the nearest club as a waypoint/heading. Any clubs farther than 5km away aren't really worth trying to travel to by horse. Did you complete the in-game tutorial? It's found on the right side of the screen, and the benefit of it is that you get a horse with tack that you can ride. It's not much, but it's something. I agree that there needs to be a better system in place for new players. It's just way too difficult for new players to get started in the game. I'm currently working on a video guide for new players, so be on the lookout for that if you want to try the game again.
There’s 25+ unique biomes, wild horses, and plenty to find in your travels. But since the world is infinite, there aren’t going to be a whole lot of players found out in the wilderness. If you’re looking for players, they usually group up at competitions, clubs, random server events like party trips, essence anomalies, and more.
This game looks to be an embodiment of the phrase “You get what you pay for.” It looks great if you can ignore the graphics and enjoy just riding around playing games and chatting with people. For me, I’m not interested in socializing so I see this getting boring fast without a story behind it.
I've never been interested in socializing much throughout my many years playing the game, and I still haven't gotten bored. Sometimes I'll take a break from the game, but I'll always come back to it. There's way more to it than just riding around. It may not be for you if you need a storyline to enjoy a game. It's more of a sandbox type where you set your own goals, but this can make things fun and interesting.
@@kyra_yt.4603 there’s a link to the game in the description of my video. You need to copy and paste it into your browser since I don’t have access to clickable links yet. Good luck!
I got banned for saying the silliest thing ever in chat. Horseisle was my favorite game growing up, but I think a lot has changed. The game is fun but I want to be apart of a community again. That's why I'll stick with my other horse games.
graphically.. i'd think this game would look a lot better if the horses were toonier, OR if they updated the literally-everything-else to match the horses more. never heard of this game but seeing this i would have thought it was a tech demo because the 'open world' looks ridiculously unfinished. while graphics do not ENTIRELY make a game of course going somewhere pretty is one of the primary incentives to explore.. which is hard to do when living in a playdoh near textureless world lol
That’s what I thought, although games like Star Stable can get expensive, the world looks and feels more complete. This game doesn’t look complete, even if there’s a lot to do, I think that the world looks a little barren and flat
@@Pinkflamingogaming03 Agreed... like if they're going the route of "make the game first, make the graphics second", GOOD, thats how it should be done! too many games focus entirely on making the game pretty and forget that there needs to be a game, too. but if these are considered completed graphics.. uh..
Awful game I just played and it's horrible! I don't know where have you seen kind and helpful players... I spent 3 hrs searching for a horse to catch and when I finally found one some player 999 lvl came out of nowhere caught it in front of me and then they laughed me off. I've had enough, this repeated for 3 times.
@@dailydoseofchaoslol I’m so sorry that you had such a poor first experience. Most players aren’t like this. I and a few others have been helping as many people as we can in-game. It’s hard to keep up with so many new people joining at once. I wouldn’t blame the entire game on one awful player, but I understand why you wouldn’t want to play again.
No, the game is not free. There is a subscription. If you don't pay any money, then your account will be deleted after 60 days or whenever the devs see fit. They state that on their website. I decided to try the game out even though the graphics are hideous, and it was alright. Kinda boring, very toxic community, etc. I did however enjoy breeding horses. I had a fjord and a friesian. Two of my favorite breeds. So I was kinda happy with my gaming experience as long as I avoided other players. I put a lot of time and effort into my account and ranch building. But alas... I was busy with life (Work, college, etc.) and could not log on for about a month or two. I decide once everything is fine, to log back in and get back to my horses. Oh wait... my account was DELETED! Yea, fuck this game. Besides the grindy and ugly/empty world aspect of the gameplay, the players and company is overall toxic and unhelpful. Don't bother asking for help. I saw new people in the chats asking for help, only to be degraded by other veteran players. It's a kids game... so what do ya know... disrespectful goblins play it and make the game hell for everyone else. So please, do not waste your time with game like this. It may be fun at first, but once you actually start getting into it, you realize how horrid it truly is.
@@wolfiemix This is simply *not* true. The game is FREE, although there is a membership that can be purchased with mobia. I’m very transparent in the video. Mobia can be purchased with the in-game currency, gold dust. How many games do you know where you can obtain premium currency with in-game currency? I haven’t heard of accounts getting deleted within 60 days. My friend has never purchased membership, and she hasn’t gotten on in 8 months due to her computer breaking. Her account is still fine. New players are being helped around the clock with questions being answered in the help chat. With the large influx of new players there’s only so much everyone can do to keep up with helping everyone. You’re welcome to have your own opinion about the game and not like it, but don’t spread misinformation.
@@RareFindYT Read the website. I'm spreading perfectly factual information. Accounts do in fact get deleted after 60 days of inactivity per the terms of service. I understand you enjoy white knighting this game, but it may be best if you actually do some research on what you're supporting.
@@wolfiemixI actually did just check it out, thanks for making me aware of this. I do think the 60 days should be extended to at least 6 months to a year. So I’m sorry to hear about your account. I can support a game while also having my own opinions lol. I obviously don’t think everything about it is perfect by any means, so don’t make assumptions about me. With that being said, I do still stand by the fact that this game is as free as most horse games get. It’s very reasonable.
The game is very free, I've played for 3 years and never had a subscription once. the subscription doesn't even have anything locked behind it. It just gives you extra perks. As for the account deletion, I am sorry to hear about that. I know that when you play for longer (not sure how much longer) the amount of time increases to about 2 years. I've taken a year break before. And I mean all I can say about the community is maybe you've found a bad bunch? The people that I found from day 1 were nice and helpful. Sorry you had a bad experience!
I tried the game straight away after watching the video and I have to say: the fact that it's free is the only "good" thing about it. The graphics look terrible, the world is empty and very plastic, the movement of the horses is mostly very unpleasant to look at and the rider is even worse. The controls are awkward and clumsy and the gameplay is very slow. I uninstalled it straight away
I'm sorry to hear that you had a bad experience! Starting out, I also found the beginner horses to be a bit clunky but once I upgraded to a better horse, I found that my problems with controls went away. Traversing is also easier once you get things like the hang-glider. As for graphics, I can get why they might not be for everyone but I feel the need to ask you if the graphics in the video looked better to you than what you experienced as there are (though quite simple) graphics settings that you can turn up. I guess lastly the fullness of the world is sort of what you make of it. I've personally enjoy searching for wilds, collecting recourses, exploring the many biomes to solve different puzzles, completing player-made quests, searching caves/ sky islands, and finding loot. And that's only when I'm exploring. Otherwise I enjoy being around other players at the various clubs and intermittent events that occur. I guess I also always play with friends which helps but have made quite a few friends online too since they're all so approachable. Good luck on your horse game journey though!
