Umamusume: Pretty Derby similar games & best alternatives

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Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2025

Should you play it?

Umamusume: Pretty Derby, winner of Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025, is ready to race! Scout featured trainees and supporters as you navigate the immersive sports life simulation through the game's in-depth training system and top-of-the-line 3D graphics!

What works

  • Engaging character stories and personalities
  • Addictive and strategic training and racing gameplay
  • Generous free-to-play rewards and accessibility
  • High-quality visuals, music, and animations
  • Strong community and wholesome atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Heavy rng can cause frustration and grind
  • Gacha mechanics may be costly and punishing
  • Repetitive gameplay loops and daily tasks
  • Accelerated event schedule challenging for casuals
  • Sedentary play with potential for unhealthy habits

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Spike Cross

  • 奇迹一刻 Surmount

  • Stardom 3

  • Potionomics

  • Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue

  • Idol Manager

More violent

Games that feels like Umamusume: Pretty Derby but with more combat and destruction

  • Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online

  • How To Date A Magical Girl!

  • MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA

  • Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless

  • Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded-

  • TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

Less competitive

Games that feels like Umamusume: Pretty Derby but with less competition against others

  • Rune Factory 5

  • The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots

  • Witches x Warlocks

  • Little Busters! English Edition

  • Sunrider Academy

  • Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Umamusume: Pretty Derby but with less leadership over others

  • Backstage Pass

  • Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them

  • Tailor Tales

  • Love Esquire - RPG/Dating Sim/Visual Novel

  • Love n Life: Happy Student

  • SENRAN KAGURA Peach Beach Splash

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Swipe to compare nearby games with Umamusume: Pretty Derby. These titles are not in What to play next.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026