'So Bad it's Good' Jam 2025

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Hole Your HorsesView game page

Advanced Tactical Dressage Simulation

Submitted by Intrusive Thoughts Creative Collective, Tetramorph Heavy Industries — 22 hours, 47 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Gameplay	#6	3.684	3.684
Overall Bad	#9	4.000	4.000
Overall	#9	3.695	3.695
Overall Good	#10	3.526	3.526
Sound	#12	3.579	3.579
Graphics	#15	3.684	3.684

Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

If you have implemented the modifier, how have you done so?
It says it's a "dressage simulator". I cannot stress this enough: this is not a simulation of the sport of dressage. This is not how dressage works. If you go to a professional dressage event in real life expecting something like this, you will be sorely disappointed. If you are inspired by our game to get into the real-life sport of dressage and do anything from this game in real life, you will be arrested and charged with something new nobody's ever heard of.

Any additional information for voters?
Runs in the browser! No download required!! There's a special treat for you if you score a perfect 10... Post your score in the comments! As of the time of submission today, August 2 2025, nobody has managed to score a perfect 10, including us. It's definitely possible, though it may require truly inordinate chutzpah. Anyway. From the Intrusive Thoughts Creative Collective: Thank you for playing.

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Ned ReidHost1 year ago(+1)

What a game! Makes me really want to get into dressage!

Love the concept and it's executed very well! I used to love watching Hole in the wall back in the day, and this has scratched my itch with out having to feel any actual pain!

I was not good at this though 😅 Some of the later stages definitely require a level of skill (would love to see a dressage pro try play this!). At one point I did consider the 'over-the-wall' tactic, but this didn't really work 🙈

Overall a really cool entry! thanks for submitting!

FranTheCavemanSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very challenging and fun! My all time high score is 4 and will probably stay that way lol

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MoonSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Horses here! Horses there! Horses everywhere! Random giraffe...

On a serious note, this has been one of the best games I played so far. While my permanent high score is 4, I really enjoyed playing it.

Also, the cursor disappears sometimes making it really difficult to play.

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Fruits of Labor

11BelowStudioSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

Genuinely impressive game. I would appreciate having the option of a downloadable build as well (couple of Web Build Hiccups:tm:), but that’s kinda besides the point.

The game has a very well-polished presentation, with a genuinely entertaining twist, and I liked how each of the horses presented unique challenges. I also appreciated having the orthogonal camera up on the screen as well, which helped a lot with lining things up.

Not sure what else there is to say, besides ‘great work!’

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Intrusive Thoughts Creative CollectiveDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Just for you, we've added downloadable builds to the game page

11BelowStudioSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

🙏‍ unfathomably based

EnygmaticSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This is one of the most unique games I've ever seen in SBIG, and I am certain it is a 100% accurate recreation of dressage!

The main menu starts on a very SBIG note, and the character selection only improves upon it. And then the various horse types of course are a hilarious selection, I sadly never did too well and ended up actually doing the best with the giraffe.

The controls actually worked surprisingly well, and the physics were some nice goofy jank.

The visuals were perfect, the sound was perfect, all around this was very well done! Excellent work!

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HazaliahSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

As somebody who knows nothing about dressage I can confidently say that this has to be the best, most accurate and only dressage simulator I've ever played!
It's a fun game and I like the stupidity of it all a lot. Great entry for this Jam.

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MomaBear1 year ago(+1)

Fun game, very creative. Never have I ever seen a giraffe so relaxed.

SoupOrWormSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This is... certainly a game that you can play.

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Heat AssemblySubmitted1 year ago(+1)

didn't read the disclaimer and went to a dressage event expecting this. i was sorely disappointed

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Death and Taxis

exr_879Submitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

absolutely incredible game, I will hang it on my wall

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CE-StudioSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

would not be surprised if this is the game to finally beat Znedd at his own jam. 12/10 would shove a transparent green horse through a wall again.

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Kevin34 3: The Third One Despite It Actually Being The Second

The cursor seems to disappear on press, making it a bit hard to grab. Anyways, bravo!

Intrusive Thoughts Creative CollectiveDeveloper1 year ago

Well that's not supposed to happen! Seems like something's screwy with the virtual cursor on some platforms/browsers. Playing the game in fullscreen might fix it.

BoastingfukSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

i played this game and went to a dressage event, needless to say that now i am the fbi top 1 most wanted criminal in the world, thank you.

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