Cozy horse-loading simulator · iPhone & iPad

Read the horse.
Load it calm.

Load Up is a gentle simulator about a real skill: getting a horse into a trailer without forcing it. Read its body language, master a calm press-and-release, then back, drive and unload across cozy scenes.

Free to play · Optional one-time PRO unlock · No ads · No subscription

Load Up gameplay — reading a calm horse and timing the release to load it

One calm loop, six phases

Every run is the same gentle rhythm — choose, reverse, load, transport, unload, and a score for staying kind and quick.

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Phase 1

Pick a horse & scene

Choose one of three horses and one of four scenes. The horse’s personality is the difficulty; the scene stacks the pressure.

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Phase 2

Back the trailer in

Reverse up to the stall along three-color guide lines and time your dodges. A clean setup makes the load easier.

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Phase 3

Load — the calm mechanic

Read ears, head and breath. Press and hold to ask, release on the open window. Push too hard and it balks or rears.

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Phase 4

Transport

Take the wheel and drive the rig to the destination — keep it steady through hard stops, potholes and oncoming traffic.

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Phase 5

Unload

Same gentle read-and-release, in reverse — ease the horse back down calmly without spooking it.

Phase 6

Results

Scored on staying gentle and efficient: calm kept, combos, accuracy, a steady drive. Earn stars, then share your highlight clip.

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CALM 88 · Safe
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Ears forward · head lowered · breathing slow
Release window
“It’s about to step — release now!”
The heart of the game

Hold to ask.
Release on the window.

Loading isn’t a button-mash — it’s a conversation. Press and hold to ask the horse forward and watch its CALM meter. Let go the moment its window opens for a perfect, gentle step. Hold too long and you push past it; it balks, pulls back, or rears.

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Stay in the green
Keep CALM high and your gentle combo climbing — calm is what the score rewards.
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Time the release
Read ears, head and breath to feel the window coming, and let go right on it.
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Step back when it asks
If it pulls back, ease off and let it settle. Forcing it only makes the next ask harder.
EarsHead heightBreathStanceThe window

Three horses. The personality is the difficulty.

There’s no difficulty slider — just three very different horses. Learn one, and the next will test you in a new way.

Easy

Lao Li · The Veteran

Chestnut Quarter Horse

Calm and forgiving. A wide release window and patience with your mistakes — the gentle place to learn the read.

Intermediate

Xiao Yan · The Greenie

Smoke-grey Arabian

Young and spooky. Wary of new things, with a narrow window and a real penalty for pulling too hard.

Expert

Lei Ting · The Problem Loader

Dark-bay Warmblood

Rears and pulls back at the smallest mistake. Read the body language and win with patience — force always backfires.

Four scenarios

Same horse,
very different day.

Each scene layers its own modifiers onto the horse you picked — a watching crowd, an anxious patient, or open ground with no wall to back against. The veteran on a ranch day is a gentle warm-up; the same horse in a vet emergency is a different challenge.

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Ranch day
Fair weather, baseline difficulty — the place to find your rhythm.
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Horse show — running late
A crowd is watching and the clock is ticking. More pressure, less patience.
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Vet emergency
An anxious horse heading to the clinic — lower starting calm, easier to spook.
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Open field — no walls
No fence to back against and lots of room to flee. The hardest setup to control.
Load Up results screen — stars for a gentle, efficient run

Everything in Load Up

A small game with a lot of heart — built around one real skill, done gently.

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Read the horse

Living horse art reacts in real time — ears swivel, the head lifts, the breath quickens. Calm, tense and about-to-react all look different.

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Press · hold · release

The whole game in one gesture: hold to ask the horse forward, then release the instant its window opens. Gentle combos build your score.

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Three horses, three difficulties

The veteran, the greenie and the problem loader. Their temperament — not a number — sets how hard each load is.

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Four scenarios

Ranch, horse show, vet emergency and open field, each stacking its own modifiers onto the horse you picked.

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Drive the rig

Real driving: steer with the wheel and hold the trailer steady through hard stops, potholes and oncoming traffic — on routes from a quiet country lane to a tight mountain pass.

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Make a horse like yours

Custom coat and point colors, face markings, leg socks, patterns, body and build, mane and tail. Name it, save a whole stable, and preview every change live.

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Share the moment

Every run saves a vertical highlight clip — share it in a tap and challenge a friend to beat your gentlest, highest-scoring load.

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Cozy to the core

Light and dark themes, selectable background music, and real sound and haptics you can mute anytime. No ads, no subscription.

See it in motion

Pick a horse, name it, choose a scene
Pick a horse, name it, choose a scene
Back the rig in along the guide lines
Back the rig in along the guide lines
Take the wheel and drive it there
Take the wheel and drive it there
Recreate your own horse, coat to socks
Recreate your own horse, coat to socks

Eight achievements to earn

From your first load to taming Thunder with full stars — plus a Game Center leaderboard for your best, gentlest runs.

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First Load
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Gentle Hands
Five in a Row
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Steady Calm
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Smooth Driver
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Emergency Hero
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Coat Collector
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Tame the Storm

Questions, answered

More in our Support & FAQ.

Is Load Up free?

Yes — it’s free to download and play the full loop, name your horse, and share your highlight clips. An optional one-time PRO unlock adds the full horse customization — every coat, markings, patterns, build, mane & tail and a multi-horse stable — plus unlimited retries. There are no ads and no subscription.

Do I need to know anything about horses?

Not at all. The game teaches you to read a horse the same way a real handler does — ears, head height and breath — and the gentle press-and-release mechanic clicks within a load or two.

What does “read the horse” actually mean?

The horse shows its state before it acts. Forward ears and a lowered head mean it’s ready to step; pinned ears, a high head and quick breath mean back off. You hold to ask and release on the calm window.

Why did my horse rear or pull back?

You pushed too hard, too fast — exactly like a real horse. Ease off, let it settle, and ask again when its body language opens up. With the problem loader especially, patience beats force every time.

Does my progress save? Do I need an account?

No account, ever. Progress is stored locally on your device. Game Center is optional, for the leaderboard and achievements — it’s operated by Apple.

Which devices and languages does it support?

iPhone and iPad on iOS 17 or later. The app is fully localized in English and 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese) — it follows your device language on first launch, and you can switch any time in Settings.

Ready to load up?

Free to play. Calm, cozy, and quietly hard to put down.

Download on the App Store