Horseisle Among Other Horsey Games

Classified as a MMORPG for its online gameplay, Horseisle is a virtual world centered on the car and training of horses. Similar to other MMORPGs (or massively online roleplaying game), the player can complete quests and feely roam about on the many islands Horseisle has to offer. Released in 2007 by the married couple Joe and Miranda Durbin, Horseisle functions off of Flash and Java. However the game is still popular with 4,000 active accounts and over 100 daily players. Horseisle has five basic gaming characteristics; questing, whispering, training, competing, and selling. These characteristics make the game unique compared to other MMORPGs.

Horseisle's popularity is minimal and perhaps this is due to its subject manner: horses. Many gamers could not be interested in the training or raising of equines. More than often horse games are received by the gaming community as a joke, since the bulk of the community is male-based and horse games are often targeted to younger girls. Examples of this are listed below, however there are more examples of marketing horse games to young girls, including Bella Sara and Alicia online.

Horseisle is different from this since it is difficult for new players to join. Therefore, the majority of 

gamers are veteran players can be found on servers. These players are mostly college women who 

were there on Horseisle's initial release date. From this, an intelligent community has formed.