If you want a horse racing game (I’d recommend Star Equestrian), there’s plenty to choose from but this is not a dragon version of such a game. This is a classic type of monster raising/ ranch managing game where the gameplay consists of daily menus where you can choose to train riders or dragons stats or upgrade facilities then choose to race or skip to the next day to progress and watch your earning rise n fall with the bonus of racing to watch all your hard work of stat raising and breeding work in action as you rise to the tops of the ranks to fulfill the protagonist’s dreams. The racing in this game has no steering, instead your focus is on well timed boosts to overcome the others and/or dragon’s breath to sabotage them. In the begging this mechanic may seem underwhelming, as they ease you into this play style with a dragon with one basic ability, it gets much more challenging as you progress. The kind that makes your heart race as you manage your stamina and abilities to overcome opponents also using their abilities to their advantage and keep you wondering if you used them at the right time, nervous that you might not make it out on top!This is a style of game I’m quite fond of and wish there was more like this :]TLDR: Not a steerable animal racing game (try Star Equestrian if that’s what you’re looking for), the racing focuses on stamina management and activating abilities

In some ways this game fills the hole left behind by sonic adventure 2’s chao garden. Obviously it’s not the same but if I make a game/project that aims to capture that (which I probably will) I’ll also take inspiration from this game. I really like games that use a daily/weekly system where time progresses when you play, rather than when real days pass. I feel like there’s room for specialized runs of this game and optimization. I like it when time and my choices mean something. I like that I can choose a playstyle and train the characters and dragons that play into that, while always having the chance to try a different one if I want, though it would take some time to build up (it wouldn’t be worth it otherwise). I like that individual dragons need to rank up to try more challenging races. I like that dragons and riders get tired. I love this type of game, and that even though when I first played it, I loved and played it for a while before dropping it, but then it stayed on my mind and I came back. Started a new file.

Like the title says, this is a very fun game with gorgeous graphics (but with quite simple gameplay mechanics, really. It's a pretty casual game.) The encyclopedia is cool for describing the dragons but the online glossary thing is kinda worthless except for lore if you are into that kind of thing. In really just spitballing on a lot of it though, especially when it comes to breeding and powers. "Growth period" "elements" "cross species bonus" "cross element bonus" etc. Everything needs to have explanations when you hover over them, click them, or at least have an encyclopedia entry for them, as they're not as obvious as the devs think.I know that's a lot of what sounds like negative feedback, but it's mostly just for the devs and doesn't significantly hinder the fun I'm having with it. Great game!

I’m able to play for hours as I try to figure out all the many aspects of this game. Now that several of my dragons are legends, the race options have (again) drawn me deeper into figuring out how to get the most out of your dragon for each race. This is as much a strategy game as any I’ve played. What dragon and rider combo to pick for each type of race and weather pattern? How to maximize your (twice a season) sale of your wares, still is a head scratcher. I’ve been playing for weeks and learn something new about the game every day. Others have likened this game to a horse racing simulator. All I know is this is a game with very cool dragons that take a lot of strategy and execution to win a race, no matter what level your dragon and rider are.