Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Strive for glory-together!
Ratings
Age
13+
Category
Games
Languages
English
Wed Sep 30 2026
Minor bug fixed.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a deep sports life simulation where players act as trainers for girls who inherit the names and spirits of famous racehorses. The game features an intensive training system, beautifully rendered 3D races with realistic live commentary, and high-energy musical performances. Players must balance health, motivation, and skill sets to lead their trainees to the winner's circle.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Umamusume: Pretty Derby is an absolute powerhouse of a simulation game that manages to blend high-stakes horse racing mechanics with a deeply emotional character-driven narrative. As a trainer, you aren't just managing stats; you're building relationships with 'Horse Girls' who inherit the spirits and names of legendary real-life racers. The 3D graphics are genuinely top-tier for mobile, especially during the 'Winning Live' concerts where the production value rivals major rhythm games.
The gameplay loop is addictive and rewarding. You balance rigorous training schedules, rest, and skill acquisition, all while navigating personal stories that make every victory feel earned. The tension during a race—watching your trainee push for the final stretch while dynamic commentary blares—is unmatched in the genre. It’s a masterful mix of strategy, luck, and spectacle that keeps you coming back for 'just one more year' of training.
Features
In-depth 3D training system
Stunning Winning Live concerts
Realistic race commentary
Iconic characters like Special Week
Upcoming Events
Tips & Walkthrough
Focus on balancing speed, stamina, and power based on your Umamusume's distance aptitude. Don't forget to rest to avoid injuries and utilize 'Support Cards' to trigger special training events.
Gameplays
Enter your trained Umamusume into prestigious G1 races. After a victory, enjoy the 'Winning Live' concert where your racer takes center stage in a stunning 3D idol performance.
Screenshot
Q&A
Yes, the game is officially available in English published by Cygames.
Ratings & Reviews
Made me learn something new.
Wed Jul 22 2026 new jeresianI love this game for many reasons, like the storylines, the gambling aspect of course, but best of all.. its history. %95 of the characters from this game are inspired by real, Japanese race horses, that each have their own legacy that this game honors. I too began honoring the legacies these horses have had, such as Rice Shower and such. It also had made me learn more of a sport that I never thought I would love so much.. horse racing. From playing Umamusume: Pretty Derby for almost a year now, it's given me a big spark on horse racing, and has become one of my biggest interests. Any races my local race track has? I'll be watching them from TV, admiring everything there is to admire. I even went to my first horse race this year over at the Saratoga race track to witness the Belmont Stakes, where I got to see this year's Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo acquire the second leg of the triple crown and win. That was one of the best days I've had in a few months, and I'm planning again to go to the races to watch them in person. This game is the reason why I've discovered something new that's made me so happy, and I will continue to play this game continuously. I highly recommend this game to everyone who might like anime, horses, lore, or maybe all three of them at once.
I'm giving it 5 stars, but read my review.
Thu Jun 26 2025 dv_memsBeen playing this since its release 12 hours ago. Can't get into it tbh. It has great potential, but this is one of those games where you gotta dedicate your time to this game and nothing else. If you play other mobile apps, then this game isn't for you. I'm just being honest. There's so much content to this game which is GREAT! but if you're playing other games on your phone, it's just gonna get confusing for the player. If you're gonna download this game and play it, you better make sure this is the only game you're committing your time too. I play 2 other games on my phone and I clearly wanted to add Umamusume to my mobile gaming collection. Tried it for 12-13 hours stayed up all night to see if I can make something from it. Maybe if I wasn't playing my other 2 app games, I think I would've honestly enjoyed this game 100% without being confused to what stats do what to each girl on this game.
I wish I could truly love it
Fri Jul 18 2025 AwesomePossum50The game is pretty awesome, breathtaking art and animation, adorable horse girls, and addictive training cycles to try and bring out their full potential. So where’s the problem? Getting the characters and supports you want is more painful than playing Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun… There’s lots of characters and even more support cards, so if there’s one you’re trying to get, it becomes extremely difficult already, even without all the future additions that’ll come. I deeply regret going for Mihono because while I thought she would be cool, I don’t like her nearly as much as the new Tokai, and it took me 180 pulls before I got her from her featured banner… And like a fool, I did another 20 to be able to actually use the exchange points you get towards a guaranteed one. That took every carat I got while that banner was active, as well as some premium ones (not using any for Support card draws)… So for any and all future banners, it’ll likely be impossible to earn enough carats to do enough pulls without paying large sums of money, and if there’s a support card you want at the same time, you’ll likely need to fork over hundreds of dollars, especially if you want to upgrade them… I was amazed when I got new Tokai in 30 pulls this new banner, but now as much as I would love to keep pulling to be able to star her up, I want a Kitasan Black card, so I need to keep trying for that sub 1% chance at that featured card and can’t afford to try to make Tokai any stronger…
Was more enjoyable
Fri Apr 24 2026 Danjd92 - 75996725I use to give it four stars for free to play people, but it’s become meh. Not enough content to keep a free to play player grinding everyday. You’re just grinding for sparks and can’t build up decks or umas. Even if you buy a limited “deal” pack to try and get one you want you are not getting anything from it. Looks like need to be ready to spend $200 to get uma you want and $1-2k for support cards, which is just insane. The club system is pretty bad for lower elo ppl. The perks; they at least give you some rewards, not that you will get anything with them, and you can borrow a support and spark umas for runs. The stories are nice but they are quick and events are either grind heavy with mostly bad cards or stuff like CMs where your matched with SS or UG ppl when your using A-S. Played since it came out and still haven’t been able to get the Uma I saved twice for lol with how many whales the game has they could at least give tickets for the Uma I want to play. Everytime I see a selection ticket it is a false hope since it’s either a support select that is useless without like 4 of the card or requires so much grinding for the Uma card that doesn’t even include them all. I’m barely playing the game now, but it should at least be enjoyable for new free players for a few months.
I still love the game, but there are some tweaks that need to be done
Sun Oct 19 2025 Sassy Girl SierraI started playing the moment it finally premiered, though I learned a hard way to try to train with what you have before you try and train the other Uma’s. But now I’m really enjoying it. The only problem is it seems like like there’s a bug or something every time when I’m in the middle of something doing career training or it’s sometimes connecting and other times it says to retry or go back screen can you fix that? It looks like you’ve got more bugs to fix again. I still sometimes have trouble when it takes a little while to connect or sometimes I have to re-try again or return me to the title, but what is with the stars pieces shop with the trainees. why do you only sell the star piece of the current trains we have why not sell the store piece of the trainers we don’t have so I can earn enough star pieces of the trainees we don’t have like I burn a few star pieces of the previous trainees from events, but I need more to unlock the new trainee and how can I if you don’t sell them and I have to wait for another event to earn more? Could you please update the star pieces area shops on the game, please? At least on the Star pieces shop.
Good game
Thu Jul 17 2025 Slayer2117Ok I play a lot of gacha games like Arknights, Fate Grand Order, and others. This game is fun to play and don’t get me wrong it’s addictive to play. The game gacha rate is 3% for a SSR which is good but the games uses the old gacha game pity which is after 200 pulls you exchange for the unit. As I have been playing since launch. I tested the gacha system and made alternate accounts. My gacha results were decent to say the least not great. Ngl I feel like I was summoning on FGO the whole time as the 3% for SSR doesn’t feel like 3% more like 1%. But that is probably just my luck mostly. Out of 5 accounts I made to test the Gacha. Out of the 5 accounts only 1 had SSR from the Gacha. Each account I did 4 tens pull. Yeah gacha system I don’t think it great. As the gacha animations to tell you got something good or decent is hard to notice. The game gives you a lot of free rewards at first and it slows down to pretty much nothing. The will give out a lot free rewards because the game just launch but after that we will see. This game is great and has a lot of potential to be awesome. I just hope they put in more gacha animations to know if we got something good like Dragon Ball Legends.
One Issue but AMAZING!!
Fri Jul 24 2026 evilzoéreviewsI absolutely LOVE playing this game and I play it almost every day! One thing I love most about it is that we get to train the Umamusume ourselves. And I love when we get support cards and new trainees! I have noticed some issues in the game though, which are multiple grammar mistakes. I recommend cheating the entire face of the apps in the characters events and scenes because I don’t know if they are in any more and I don’t have all of the trainees to tell you. One of the trainees that I remember has a grammar issue is Kitsan Black. There is a Trainee Event called, “After the Debut: The Long Uphill Battle”. In it there is a person called Spectator B and he says this: “Yeah. Now, then! Here’s were things actually get interesting. The next race has…”. In this I can see that the grammar mistake is the word were, it should be “where”. There is also another trainee I have that has a bunch of typo issues, but I can’t quite remember. Anywho, your game is still AMAZING!!! ^_^
Either too random or very unbalanced.
Wed Jul 02 2025 Petite WitchI played Umamusume for over 16 hours across two days. That’s a lot of time! I want to like it, but Umamusume either doesn’t give value for my time/money, has too much randomness, and/or has a big balance issue between SSR cards. The gameplay loop is repetitive & roguelike with a lot of decision making about statistics. After 16 hours of gameplay, supplemented with online researching statistics and $200: my account with at least 2 SSR cards could not complete a finale race. I decided to make a second account and reroll for the holy grail SSR card “Fine Motion” which took maybe 10 minutes. The second account’s first ever career run 100% completed the finale with just that 1 SSR and 5 other level 1-30 cards. This means either the game has too much career/race randomness that negates competent decision making or a huge imbalance between SSR cards strength. And I have never played a game where you spend $200 on transactions and feel like your account gained no net strength or progression until Umamusume. I wish I never spent money on the game and just wait until my second account.
Some Youtube Videos found!
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Gameplay Introduction - YouTube
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Gameplay Android - YouTube
Umamusume is The Best Gacha Game You'll Never Play - YouTube
≪Umamusume Pretty Derby≫ FIRST GACHA HERE WE GO - YouTube
【Umamusume Pretty Derby】kitasan black - YouTube
Uma Musume Pretty Derby Gameplay | New Game (Android / iOS) HD - YouTube
Pretty Derby - Winning Ticket career completed gameplay (read desc. for details) - YouTube
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby/Android Racing Sim/Waifu Collector - YouTube
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Gold Ship career completed gameplay (read desc. for details)
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Nice Nature career completed gameplay (read desc. for details)
News found!
I have spent the morning learning about a recently deceased horse thanks to Umamusume: Pretty DerbyUmamusume: Pretty Derby has led me to consider the death of a horse I have never met, and there is a certain profundity in this.
Rock Paper Shotgun Tue Oct 14 2025
Umamusume: Pretty Derby’s English release is our third biggest hit, says Cygames’ parent companyEven before its worldwide release, Umamusume was already a best-seller in Japan and Asia, making over $2.4 billion dollars between its initial...
AUTOMATON Tue Oct 14 2025
What I Wish I Knew When Starting Umamusume: Pretty DerbyA list of do's and dont's for players wanting to get the most out of their first days playing Umamusume: Pretty Derby.
Sports Illustrated Sun Sep 28 2025
5 reasons why Umamusume Pretty Derby has become the most addictive game of 2025Esports News: Umamusume: Pretty Derby, a blend of idol culture, horse racing, and gacha mechanics, has exploded globally, becoming 2025's...
Times of India Sun Sep 28 2025
‘Umamusume: Pretty Derby’ Is An Anime Girl Horse Racing Gacha Game … Wait, WHAT?Some folks may call the game 'PEAK'... well, peak gaming. But that reign is about to end, as 'Umamusume: Pretty Derby' has just launched.
VICE Thu Aug 28 2025
Umamusume: Pretty Derby English Version Launches on June 26, 2025Check out Gameplay below! TOKYO — June 26, 2025 — Video game publisher and developer Cygames, Inc. (HQ: Shibuya, Tokyo; President: Koichi...
Capsule Computers Thu Aug 28 2025
"Uma Musume Pretty Derby 6th EVENT: The New Frontier" Spring Performance Held! Latest Information Such as New Uma Musume "Stay Gold" and Main Story Part 2 Second Half ReleasedCygames, Inc. announced the latest information regarding "Uma Musume Pretty Derby" (hereafter, "Uma Musume"), including a new Uma Musume,...
Saiga NAK Mon Jul 28 2025
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Launches on June 26 on Steam and Mobile Devices; Pre-register TodayTOKYO — April 28, 2025 — Video game publisher and developer Cygames, Inc. (HQ: Shibuya, Tokyo; President: Koichi Watanabe,...
Games Press Sat Jun 28 2025
Umamusume: Pretty Derby English version will be released on June 26!Cygames has announced that the English version of its game "Umamusume: Pretty Derby" will be released on iOS, Android, and Steam on June 26,...
QooApp Sat Jun 28 2025
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Opens Pre-registration for English ReleaseCygames, Inc. has officially opened pre-registration for the English version of Umamusume: Pretty Derby. This long-awaited simulation game.
COGconnected Sat Jun 28 2025
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