From the first hoofbeat across Canterbury Trails Park, Barbie Horse Trails invites players into a sun-dappled world of wildlife, friendship, and gentle exploration. This isn’t just a trot through nostalgia; it’s a full-on gallop into a surprisingly layered open-world experience, where Junior Ranger duties meet photojournalism and horse care. Whether you’re bonding with Lucky, snapping shots of rare critters, or styling Barbie for a lakeside mission, every moment feels like a scrapbook come to life. Let’s saddle up and dig into the heart of this sparkling adventure.

Barbie Horse Trails Review Pros

• Decent graphics. 
• 2.46GB download size. 
• Platinum trophy. 
• You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game, so you can potentially earn two Platinum trophies. 
• Officially licensed game. 
• Controls settings – Invert axis and sensitivity slider, vibration on/off, auto horse jump boost, and show mission markers toggles. 
• Video settings – brightness sliders. 
• Audio volume sliders for music, SFX, and voice-over. 
• Two playable Barbies – Brooklyn and Malibu. 
• Horse customisation options – body pattern, head pattern, body colour 1/2, hair colour, eye colour, and nose colour. 
• In-game cutscenes and character interactions that can be skipped or clicked through. 
• Character voice work, which is fine. 
• A full 3D game world, and you have 360-degree camera control. 
• Third-person view. 
• Adventure gameplay. 
• Tutorial pop-ups as you play after an initial controls demonstration. 
• Open world, and you are free to explore. 
• Find scenic photography spots to capture the moment or location. 
• Mini games for tending to your horse, where you can change their appearance, wash them, brush their hair, etc. 
• When riding your horse, there are five speeds you can select from, from trotting to gallop. Use stamina to go really fast for a short time. 
• Hidden crates (they shine) are hidden all over the world, and finding them gives a random reward like stickers, clothing, horse gear, etc. 
• Button prompts show for controls and help show interactive points. 
• Level up your horse and get new passive buffs and abilities with them. 
• Your photo album keeps track of all your photography you have taken. 
• Inventory shows quest and collectable items. 
• The park catalogue is where it keeps progress on what you find in the world, from animals to locations. 
• Quests can be main story-based ones or optional side quests; you can select which ones to follow. 
• Find and use fast travel markers around the map. 
• As you earn progress in a quest or discover something new, it pops up on screen. 
• To be honest, it’s a game you can quite easily just chill out with and rack up an easy Platinum trophy. Obviously, this is aimed at NON Barbie fans. 
• You can feel free to run around without your horse; it’s a lot slower, but if you need your steps, then get to it. 
• Great looking locations, and it is chill to just ride around with no danger and take it in. 
• Play how you want and interact with who you want, and do the quests how you want. I, for example, just explored and searched for fast travel markers and crates. 
• At any time, you can bring up a marker path that will show you where to go or how to get to a marker. 
• The world is somewhat living in that random people are walking and riding around, and there is a lot of wildlife. 
• It’s a great game for the younger kids, as they have no pressure to hit quests and can kind of treat it like a sandbox and explore and create their own adventures. 
• Day and night cycle, and this affects what animals will show up and where. You can also wait and change the time to whatever you want. 
• Call your horse with the radial menu so he’s always nearby. 
• The controls are standard: left stick to move, right stick for the camera, then you can jump, sit, call your horse, etc. 

Barbie Horse Trails Review Cons

• You cannot skip all cutscenes or flyovers. 
• There is no auto-scroll or auto-advance through conversations. 
• No real accessibility options. 
• There are elements of slowdown and pop-in of textures at random times. 
• If you do go the story all the time route, you miss a lot of what the game offers, and the story is very standard and safe. 

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Barbie Horse Trails

Official Website: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2786660/Barbie_Horse_Trails/

Developer: PHL Collective

Publisher: Outright Games Ltd.

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