Horse Tycoon Simulator

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║                          HORSE TYCOON v1.0                                 ║

║               Text-Based Horse Management Simulation                        ║

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Built for the kind of player who wants depth without the bloat.

No flashy graphics. No microtransactions. Just you, your horses, and the grind

to build the most powerful stable empire in the game.

Horse Tycoon v1.0 is a single-player C++ terminal game that puts you in charge

of a horse stable operation from the ground up. You start with one horse,

$8,000, and a beat-up single stall. From there you breed, race, rent, and

deal your way to becoming a legend of the turf.

It runs in any terminal on Windows, Mac, or Linux. No install. No engine.

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  "This scratches an itch I didn't know I had. It's like a horse-themed

   tycoon spreadsheet that somehow became genuinely addictive."

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WHAT YOU DO

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Every game week you make decisions that compound over time. Feed your horses

or save the cash? Enter the race or sit it out and bet on someone else?

Accept that renter with the low offer or hold out for better? Upgrade the

Training Track or build a Vet Clinic first?

There's no correct answer. That's the point. The game rewards planning,

not button mashing.

FULL FEATURE LIST

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HORSES & BREEDING

  • Start with a randomly generated horse (breed, gender, stats, unique trait)

  • 20+ distinct horse traits that affect race performance — some are

    reliable bonuses, some are volatile wildcards (Lucky Star, Headstrong)

  • Breed your own horses together to produce foals with blended genetics

  • Foal names are dynamically generated by blending parent name syllables —

    no two foals have the same name

  • Accept stud requests from NPC owners who want your stallion — pure profit

  • Accept breeding offers from NPC owners who bring their stallion to your mare

  • Horse stats decline naturally in old age; horses can die of old age

  • Each horse tracks career wins, races, estimated value, and health

RACING SYSTEM

  • Race events trigger every 2 weeks with 2 to 4 separate races per event day

  • Each race features a full field of 5 to 7 NPC horses with unique names,

    breeds, and calculated race power

  • Prize pool structure: 1st place takes 55%, 2nd takes 30%, 3rd takes 15%

  • Enter your own horse, or watch from the stands and place a spectator bet

  • Race outcome is influenced by speed, stamina, health, traits, jockey skill,

    and the Jockey School building level

  • Winning races boosts your horse's value and your stable's reputation

STABLE RENTAL INCOME (PASSIVE)

  • Rent out stable space to NPC horse owners for weekly passive income

  • Each renter is a fully fleshed-out NPC: name, personality type,

    stable name, horse name, horse description, and offer terms

  • Applicants rotate weekly — new faces with new offers

  • Renters near the end of their contract may offer to extend at new rates

  • Upgrade your Small Stable building to unlock more renter slots (up to 11)

  • Evict renters if needed — but it costs you reputation points

AUCTION MARKET

  • 3 auction slots per cycle (resets every 3 weeks)

  • Buy horses in a live bidding war against 3 to 6 named NPC buyers,

    each with their own maximum willingness to pay

  • Set your own reserve price when selling your horses

  • NPC bidders compete against each other even when you step out

  • Auction House building adds bonus slots and improves bidder quality

  • Every bidder in every auction has a unique generated name

BUILDINGS (12 TOTAL, LEVELS 1–10)

  • Small Stable       — expands renter capacity (Lv1: 2 slots → Lv10: 11 slots)

  • Training Track     — boosts all horse speed weekly

  • Stallion Barn      — boosts all horse stamina weekly

  • Pasture Paddock    — boosts all horse health weekly

  • Breeding Shed      — improves foal genetics (speed/stamina bonus at birth)

  • Foaling Stall      — improves foal health at birth

  • Feed Storage       — reduces weekly feed costs up to 80%

  • Vet Clinic         — cheaper vet visits, stronger healing, less race wear

  • Compost Bin        — generates passive $40–$290 per week (scales with level)

  • Trophy Hall        — multiplies prize money and horse resale value

  • Auction House      — extra auction slots per cycle, higher quality bidders

  • Jockey School      — adds flat race power bonus to all your entered horses

  Every building has 10 upgrade levels. Effects scale meaningfully —

  a Level 10 Compost Bin pays for itself every few weeks.

STABLE MANAGEMENT (9 ACTIONS)

  • Feed All Horses — health recovery, discounted with Feed Storage

  • Train All Horses — speed and stamina gains, diminishing returns at high stats

  • Daily Grooming — free health boost

  • Targeted Exercise — pay to focus one horse on speed, stamina, or health

  • Farrier Visit — stamina boost for the whole stable

  • Vet Checkup — heals injured horses, cheaper with Vet Clinic

  • Horse Massage — heavy health recovery, reduces fatigue

  • Specialized Diet — concentrated stat boost for your top horse

  • Psychological Training — amplifies trait effectiveness for upcoming races

STAFF

  • Hire Trainers, Caretakers, Jockeys, and Vets

  • Each staff member has a randomly generated name and skill level

  • Weekly salary costs — overhiring early will drain you

  • Staff effects apply automatically each week end

PROGRESSION & MILESTONES

  • 18 milestones across four categories: Racing, Breeding, Business, Wealth

  • Each milestone pays a cash reward on completion

  • Milestones scale from accessible early goals to long-term challenges

  • Reputation system (0–100) affects NPC offer quality, renter rent amounts,

    stud fees, and race invite quality

  • Difficulty increases organically — horse maintenance costs scale with

    your stable size and the current week number

SAVE SYSTEM

  • Autosave triggers at the end of every week — single overwrite file,

    no clutter

  • Named saves: quick-save with a generated name or type your own

  • Full save browser shows all files with week number and balance preview

  • Load any save at any time from the main menu or mid-session

  • Save files stored in a local saves/ folder, plaintext and portable

WHO IT'S FOR

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  • Fans of tycoon and management sims who want something lean and text-driven

  • Players who grew up on old-school DOS games and terminal programs

  • Anyone who's ever wanted a horse game that's actually about the business

    side — breeding, income, negotiation, and long-term planning

  • Developers and modders — the source code is clean, well-organized C++

    and easy to extend