Third Closed Alpha Playtest is Live!

We've sent a new batch of keys to players on the Firstlook.gg waiting list!

A huge thank you to everyone who's been testing the game and sharing feedback. Every bug report, suggestion, and discussion has helped us improve the experience.

This third closed playtest focuses on expanding the management side of the game while continuing to bring the world to life. We've reworked existing systems based on your feedback, introduced the first version of several new management features, and taken another step toward making the ranch feel more immersive.

As always, please join our Discord server to report bugs, share your feedback, and help us shape the game.

Here's everything that's new!

🤝Sponsors Reworked

The sponsor system has been completely redesigned following your feedback.

You can now compare multiple sponsorship offers side by side, making it much easier to evaluate contracts before making a decision. This is just the first step toward making sponsorships a deeper and more meaningful part of your management strategy.

👥Staff

The first version of the Staff screen is now available.

Browse the job market, negotiate with candidates, and start building your team. While this is only the first iteration of the system, it's ready for its first round of player feedback and will continue to grow over future updates.

🐎Better Horses, Better Breeding

We're continuing to improve our horse genetics system to create a more believable breeding experience.

Although the complete feature isn't available yet, you'll already notice more consistent horses appearing in auctions, along with improved horse information that better reflects each animal's individual characteristics.

🌍A Bigger Open World

The world around your ranch continues to expand.

Press F to mount your horse and start exploring.

Three Points of Interest are now available, giving you the first locations to discover outside your ranch. We've also started introducing interactive world elements. For now, your horse can stop and graze on flowers... a small detail, but the first step toward creating a more immersive and lively world.

There's still a lot more to come, but this is another milestone in making the open world feel truly alive.

🏠Buildings

Buildings now have their own dedicated 3D view and play a much bigger role in your progression.

Upgrading your facilities allows you to unlock better staff members and expand your management options. Improving your stable also increases the number of horses you can own, creating a stronger connection between infrastructure and long-term ranch development.

Please note that the building models are still a work in progress and are not final.

🏇Racing Improvements

Horse races have received several quality-of-life improvements.

The race interface has been completely redesigned with a new UI, an Auto Follow option has been added, and races now feature alternative routes with dual-surface circuits, allowing competitors to switch between soil and grass sections.

Thank You!

Your feedback continues to shape every update we release.

Everything we've introduced in this playtest is the result of suggestions, discussions, and bug reports from previous testing phases. We can't wait to hear what you think about these new features as we keep moving toward the next milestone.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

See you on the track!