Ride! Equestrian Simulation vs Shelter 2
Ride! Equestrian Simulation
Ride! Equestrian Simulation is a fun horse riding simulator published by Big Fish Games. In this game, you'll get to live your dream of being a professional equestrian and ride your horse to victory in the game's many competitive events, which ranges from dressage to cross-country riding. What makes Ride! stand out though is its realistic gameplay. The gameplay mimic actual horseback riding pretty closely, making the game a rather unique tool for young riders to learn the basics of horse riding. Best yet, you'll be pushed to further improve your skills as you advance through the ranks and eventually, you'll be competing against other world-class equestrians for the chance to bring home the coveted blue ribbon.Ride! Equestrian Simulation is not a free-to-play game though. You can try the game for 1 hour for free, but if you want to continue playing, you'll need to buy the game.
Shelter 2
Shelter 2 is a simulation/RPG where you play as a lynx, an animal that lives out on the cold tundra and is somewhere in the middle of the food chain. In this game, you start as a pregnant lynx who's looking for a safe space to give birth and rear your cubs. You'll get to experience parenthood from the perspective of an animal and the experience can be pretty immersive thanks to the many maternal and hunting features available, including calling the cubs to move closer to you and smelling the air for any prey nearby. The game is a lot richer in terms of its diversity than the original game as well, and you'll get access to a lot more movements and jumps, giving you the range of movements you'd come to expect for a graceful animal like the lynx.Although the graphics here may be an acquired taste, Shelter 2 is still a masterpiece of a game and is definitely the sort of game you'll want to play if you love playing animal games where you're placed in the paws of said animal.