Guide Index
All 80+ articles, organized by what you came here to figure out.
FIRST NIGHT QUICK START
5 verified steps · ~45 min in-game- STEP 1
Reset for free $50
Settings → Reset. Starting cash $50 → $100.
- STEP 2
Buy 6 beers
Tavern: 4× $10. Steal 2 from the couple.
- STEP 3
Drug-and-drag aces
5 farm owners × 3 beers each. Drag horses, sell owners back.
- STEP 4
Power the nuclear plant
Desert. Wheel-running aces unlock the DNA Lab.
- STEP 5
Splice → win race
Run the Horse Simulator 9000, race the next morning.
Sourced from 老番茄's 7.3M-view Bilibili playthrough + community comments.
FULL 6-STEP GUIDEBeginners
Opening Speedrun — $50 to a Champion in One Day
The 6-step community-validated chain that unlocks the DNA Lab in 45 minutes.
Complete Beginner's Walkthrough
Your first hour, with verified income payouts from Cheru's playthrough.
Common Mistakes
Coming Week 2 — top 10 newbie traps.
Economy
Horsey Game Economy — Verified Prices, Race Entry, Payouts
Every shop price, race entry, glue rate, bet ceiling — anchored to YouTube + Bilibili timestamps.
Horsey Game Betting & Odds Mechanics
1:5 default, 1:2 trophy bump, $5→$130 win+place combo, VIP mode, Champion Race $250→$2,500.
Item Flipping
Coming once flip prices are video-verified.
Racing
Race-Time Optimization — Verified Records and the 5-Second Soft Cap
Every verified race-time record from public playthroughs — 60s baseline → 5.0s floor.
Track-by-Track Strategy
Coming once we have track-stat-target evidence.
Wet Weather Strategy
Coming once weather modifiers are video-verified.
Genetics
How DNA Actually Works in Horsey Game
The real GCAT × 20 helix × 2 allele model, with community-data evidence (full attribution on /sources).
Horsey Game CRISPR & DNA Lab — Verified Workflow
DNA Lab's 4-step extract → vial → vat → sim loop, plutonium feeding, RAM upgrade.
Inbreeding vs. Outcrossing
Coming once we have save-file extraction.
Breeding
Champion Horse — Verified Mechanics, Two-Cup Rule, Extra-Breed Bonus
Two-prior-cups requirement, champion extra-breed bonus, 10-horse stable cap.
Horsey Game Horse Lifecycle — Aging, Retirement, Daily Limits
8-year retirement wall, hay age-trigger, daily fatigue cap, $100 retirement fee.
Generation 5 Plan
Coming once we have save-file generation tracking data.
Maps
Hidden Secrets — Cave Bones, Water Rope, Trophy NPCs
Cave bones → treasure map ($5,000 verified), water rope → fishing, trophy NPCs, top-left DNA bottle.
Horsey Game NPCs & Quests — Old Bu, Bubba, Sweetie, the Alien
Every NPC quest with a verified cash payout. Old Bu, Bubba, Sweetie $300 trophy auto-sell, alien $3 license.
Old Bu's Rabbit-Ear $2,000 Quest — full walkthrough
Step-by-step: rabbit-DNA donor → splice → 2 cup wins → Champion Race → $2,000 + unlimited lasso.
Bubba's Lineage $2,000 Quest — full walkthrough
Find a Russian-mafia or coronal-mass-ejection ancestor, splice big ears, trade for $2,000.
Endgame
All 26 Horsey Game Achievements + Known Softlocks
26 achievements total, three documented softlocks (place-bet, lost horse, hot air balloon).
Horsey Game Conservation Map — Population, Genetic Diversity, Carnivore Crisis
Population 400, 50% genetic division, the carnivore-extinction softlock + bone-revival recovery.
Late-Game Troubleshooting — Champion Race Missing, Silver Lasso, 3-Wins Cap
Why your Champion Race disappears, the silver lasso manual-drag mechanic, the hidden 3-regular-wins-per-horse cap.
Activities
Sumo Wrestling Mastery
Coming Week 2 — A-tier mid-phase income.
Circus Tricks Encyclopedia
Coming Week 2 — every trick, ranked.
Hidden Activities
Coming Week 2 — the off-screen activities.
Updates
Patch Notes Feed
Coming Week 2 — every patch, every change.
Champion League Patch (1.1)
Coming once 1.1 ships — full breakdown.
Roadmap
Coming Week 2 — what's next from devs.