Charming characters and stories
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“enjoying the exceptional art style, animation, voice acting, and surprisingly compelling writing of this beautiful little game”
Steam review · 520.9 h played ↗
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Cygames, Inc.2025Racing · Roguelite · Sports
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago
The verdict
A charming, deep gacha horse-girl training roguelite built on real racehorse history. It's heavy on RNG, grind and predatory gacha, so skip it if you hate gambling mechanics or daily chores.
Great for
Fans of horse-girl anime, stat-raising sims and real horse racing lore who tolerate RNG and gacha
Main risk
Brutal RNG, stingy gacha and endless grind that burn you out or force spending
What players love
Based on real racehorse history
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Every color choice of every ribbon on this girl's ridiculous racing outfit is a personal love letter and reference to a real life racehorse.”
Steam review · 3559.3 h played ↗
Addictive training loop with depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the game has a genuinely enjoyable gameplay loop with surprisingly deep mechanics and scenarios that allow for hundreds of hours of gameplay”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗
Fairly generous and F2P-friendly for a gacha
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“its honestly one of the most fair gachas that you will play”
Steam review · 1180.9 h played ↗
Great music, animation and concerts
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Beautiful animations and memorable music.”
Steam review · 23.9 h played ↗
Emotional attachment and comfort
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Have you ever had a game that brings you comfort just from having it open?”
Steam review · 250.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Predatory gacha with harsh pity
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Unlike other gacha games, Uma lacks any carry over points between banners”
Steam review · 217.8 h played ↗
Heavy RNG decides runs and races
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Races - RNG, your the clear favourite with significantly better stats and skills well welcome to 7th place”
Steam review · 163.6 h played ↗
Backlash over Cygames AI studio
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Never has a company failed their golden goose product this fast.”
Steam review · 1203.9 h played ↗
Repetitive, time-consuming grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The game expects you to spend a minimum of 30 minutes everyday”
Steam review · 50.9 h played ↗
Controversial English localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Localizers censored out "Christmas" into "holiday" despite the voice over clearly mentioned it.”
Steam review · 1034.6 h played ↗
Pay-to-win competitive modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Without spending real money, it becomes nearly impossible to stay competitive or perform well in any PvP content.”
Steam review · 816.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support11 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 11
ProcessorCore i3-4360 / AMD A8-7650K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 750Ti / Radeon R7 250X
Storage11 GB available space
OSWindows 11
ProcessorCore i3-4360 / AMD A8-7650K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 750Ti / Radeon R7 250X
Storage11 GB available space
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