The absolute best horses in games, ranked

Happy Year of the Horse, everyone! Horses are a great addition to games because they make traveling across large maps more fun, but each tends to have very specific problems, which make them even more fun. So, here's the definitive ranking of all the best horses in games.Last place: the horse from Oblivion Image via Bethesda No matter how many awful horses they'll come up with for games in the future, this will always be the worst of them all. In truth, I have nothing about the szallionitself. I'm glad Oblivion gave players a faster option than their legs to explore the world, and a less stupid one than the game's instant fast travel method. My problem with the horse is that it unknowingly became the vessel for one of the worst things to ever hit the world of gaming: microtransactions. Yes, this was the first time a game featured a cosmetic that players would have to pay for, and for a single-player only experience, no less. Players and games media criticized the decision in unison, which was then mostly seen as something dumb, and not necessarily world-ending. Bethesda did not relent, so that was the first domino falling to create the cursed gaming landscape of today. To the glue factory with it.5. Roach from The Witcher 3 Image via CD Projekt Red The Witcher 3 features one of the most alive worlds I've ever seen in a game. Even the bog-filled area of Velen spills life through its beautiful golden light and wind-blown greenery. Dashing through these places at high speed on the back of Roach greatly amplifies the already high immersion. Overall, the game puts Roach to great use, by also turning him into a fully-fledged racehorse in the minigames and a loyal companion in combat. On a less serious but equally important note, however, Roach truly does feel like he underwent actual witcher training. He can run on two legs—front or rear—do flips, teleport to the top of houses, and never because that's what he was ordered to do. Roach is one of the most glitched-out horses in gaming, and somehow, none of that hurts his ranking, because every surprise he inevitably has in store for players throughout Geralt's adventures only makes Roach more fun. Roach also carries extra stuff for you, which is really cool, especially when you learn of it before you're already halfway through the second DLC.4. All horses from Red Dead Redemption 2 Image via Rockstar Games If you're looking for realistic horses, look no further. Rockstar went to great lengths to make the horses look and behave as realistically as possible for Red Dead Redemption 3, down to little details they really needn't have bothered with. They're also less prone to putting their heads right in front of your crosshair just as you're about to shoot, causing them to die immediately, than the horses from the original Red Dead Redemption, so that's another plus.3. Torrent from Elden Ring Image via Bandai Namco The most immediately striking thing about Torrent from Elden Ring is that he doesn't really look like a traditional horse, but he's so good at his duties that his horsedom is never in question. If anything, Torrent is less of a horse and more of a Horse+. This is the first video game stallion to unlock the double jump ability, which alone makes him the most useful companion you can have. As soon as I learned from the previews that Torrent would have that ability, a terrible fear hit me that it could be buggy and result in even more deaths than normal in a Souls game, but he actually plays like a dream. I still died way more times than I should have for using his double leap ability to clear impossible distances, mind you, but that's totally on me.2. Agro from Shadow Of The Colossus Image via Sony I don't even need to say it, but Agro is just majestic. I'd forgive it even if it were prone to absolutely ridiculous glitches, but it isn't. Agro is a necessary extension of the main character in Shadow of the Colossus, and he never falters. Not once did he cause me to die, even when I was making very questionable decisions (only for testing purposes, naturally). On top of making map traversal extremely fun and even soothing, Agro plays an essential role in some of the game's boss battles, somehow never causing the game to stumble or lag for it. Agro might not feature a look as realistic as that of the horses from Red Dead Redemption 2, but that also means he never makes me look at his balls. Agro is the best.1. Glitterhoof from Crusader Kings 2 Image via Paradox So yeah, I know I just said that Agro is the best horse, but he's the best horse at being a horse. Glitterhoof is the best horse at being a person, and can even be the best world leader. Because of a hilarious Easter Egg, a leader in Crusader Kings 2 with the lunatic trait may nominate his horse as an official member of his council. Play your cards right, and you will have your horse having horse babies who'll populate his dynasty and hopefully conquer the entire world. Glitterhoof's history as the horse

Feb 22, 2026 - 05:21

The absolute best horses in games, ranked

Happy Year of the Horse, everyone! Horses are a great addition to games because they make traveling across large maps more fun, but each tends to have very specific problems, which make them even more fun. So, here's the definitive ranking of all the best horses in games.

Last place: the horse from Oblivion

Image via Bethesda No matter how many awful horses they'll come up with for games in the future, this will always be the worst of them all. In truth, I have nothing about the szallionitself. I'm glad Oblivion gave players a faster option than their legs to explore the world, and a less stupid one than the game's instant fast travel method.

My problem with the horse is that it unknowingly became the vessel for one of the worst things to ever hit the world of gaming: microtransactions. Yes, this was the first time a game featured a cosmetic that players would have to pay for, and for a single-player only experience, no less. Players and games media criticized the decision in unison, which was then mostly seen as something dumb, and not necessarily world-ending. Bethesda did not relent, so that was the first domino falling to create the cursed gaming landscape of today.

To the glue factory with it.

5. Roach from The Witcher 3

Image via CD Projekt Red The Witcher 3 features one of the most alive worlds I've ever seen in a game. Even the bog-filled area of Velen spills life through its beautiful golden light and wind-blown greenery. Dashing through these places at high speed on the back of Roach greatly amplifies the already high immersion. Overall, the game puts Roach to great use, by also turning him into a fully-fledged racehorse in the minigames and a loyal companion in combat.

On a less serious but equally important note, however, Roach truly does feel like he underwent actual witcher training. He can run on two legs—front or rear—do flips, teleport to the top of houses, and never because that's what he was ordered to do. Roach is one of the most glitched-out horses in gaming, and somehow, none of that hurts his ranking, because every surprise he inevitably has in store for players throughout Geralt's adventures only makes Roach more fun.

Roach also carries extra stuff for you, which is really cool, especially when you learn of it before you're already halfway through the second DLC.

4. All horses from Red Dead Redemption 2

Image via Rockstar Games If you're looking for realistic horses, look no further. Rockstar went to great lengths to make the horses look and behave as realistically as possible for Red Dead Redemption 3, down to little details they really needn't have bothered with.

They're also less prone to putting their heads right in front of your crosshair just as you're about to shoot, causing them to die immediately, than the horses from the original Red Dead Redemption, so that's another plus.

3. Torrent from Elden Ring

Image via Bandai Namco The most immediately striking thing about Torrent from Elden Ring is that he doesn't really look like a traditional horse, but he's so good at his duties that his horsedom is never in question. If anything, Torrent is less of a horse and more of a Horse+. This is the first video game stallion to unlock the double jump ability, which alone makes him the most useful companion you can have.

As soon as I learned from the previews that Torrent would have that ability, a terrible fear hit me that it could be buggy and result in even more deaths than normal in a Souls game, but he actually plays like a dream. I still died way more times than I should have for using his double leap ability to clear impossible distances, mind you, but that's totally on me.

2. Agro from Shadow Of The Colossus

Image via Sony I don't even need to say it, but Agro is just majestic. I'd forgive it even if it were prone to absolutely ridiculous glitches, but it isn't. Agro is a necessary extension of the main character in Shadow of the Colossus, and he never falters. Not once did he cause me to die, even when I was making very questionable decisions (only for testing purposes, naturally). On top of making map traversal extremely fun and even soothing, Agro plays an essential role in some of the game's boss battles, somehow never causing the game to stumble or lag for it.

Agro might not feature a look as realistic as that of the horses from Red Dead Redemption 2, but that also means he never makes me look at his balls. Agro is the best.

1. Glitterhoof from Crusader Kings 2

Image via Paradox So yeah, I know I just said that Agro is the best horse, but he's the best horse at being a horse. Glitterhoof is the best horse at being a person, and can even be the best world leader.

Because of a hilarious Easter Egg, a leader in Crusader Kings 2 with the lunatic trait may nominate his horse as an official member of his council. Play your cards right, and you will have your horse having horse babies who'll populate his dynasty and hopefully conquer the entire world.

Glitterhoof's history as the horse that went from belonging to a mad Viking to restoring the Roman Empire is the best-documented instance of this Easter Egg coming to glorious fruition, and hopefully, now that you've read this, it won't be the last.

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