High School Story vs Howrse
High School Story
High School Story is a fun and pretty unique simulation game where you'll not only get to meet a host of interesting high schoolers, from the nerds to the jocks to the preppies; you'll also get to build a high school of your own! Recruit classmates, customize them to your liking, build hangouts for them and even link these characters with your real life friends through Facebook. Enjoy the game's myriad of mini-storylines that mostly cover the struggles that high schoolers go through, though there are some general life lessons in there as well. You can even throw parties to attract new "hybrid-clique" students or date any of the other students at your high school.High School Story lives up to its name by offering players the opportunity to reveal new stories by completing quests or buying new special classmates - or All-stars - that comes with their respectively unique background stories. The game is honestly as compelling as its stories and if you love a good tale or two or if you're a fan of games like Suburbia, this is the game you'll want to play.
Howrse
Howrse is a text-and-graphics-based horse game by Ubisoft. The game has been on the internet since 2005 and is still going strong despite the emergence of graphically better horse games like Star Stable, Horse Haven Adventures and others. Unlike other horse games, Howrse focuses more on the management aspect of owning a horse ranch, requiring you to have good organization skills as you make sure your horses are all well-taken care of and trained. The game also has a competitive edge, allowing you to send your best horses out for challenging races. There are plenty of beautiful horses and ponies you can raise, as well as other fun features like horse breeding and trading too. You can even set up your own equestrian center and join up with a team so you'll have some company while playing the game.Howrse may not look like much on the outside, but once you've gotten into the game, you'll start to realize what a gem this game is. The depth of the gameplay is simply amazing for a text-based game, and of course, there's the irrefutable joy that this game has brought to horse and pony lovers worldwide for more than a decade! If it hasn't already, Howrse should definitely be deemed a horse game classic.