Horses of Hoofprint Bay: Cosmetic Mods Guide

Horses of Hoofprint Bay supports cosmetic modding, but there is no official Steam Workshop or Nexus integration and no in-game mod browser. The developers explicitly allow and encourage mods for tack and clothing, and the game ships with built-in color-picking tools plus easily accessible texture and text files you can edit for custom palettes.

What the game officially supports

The Steam store page for Horses of Hoofprint Bay describes two layers of customization:

• In-game tools: Built-in color-picking tools let you edit the appearance of your character and tack items without touching any files.
• File editing: The developers describe "easily accessible textures and text files" you can modify to create custom color palettes, including altering the appearance of horses and characters.

The publisher's release FAQ on r/GamesWithHorses confirms the intent directly: "We explicitly allow and encourage mods for tack and clothing."

What players have reported

A launch-day creator video notes that mods already existed for the game and that the creator had used custom tack pieces in the demo version. The same video mentions uncertainty about whether hairstyles can be modded, then later notices that hairstyles are purchasable in the in-game store. Treat hairstyle modding as unconfirmed — the official material covers tack, clothing, textures, and text files, not hairstyles specifically.

Version boundaries to keep in mind

Creator footage can include demo or prerelease builds, so it is not proof of a current full-release mechanic. The publisher's statements and the Steam store page take precedence for what the released game supports. The full game released November 4, 2026, and the demo remains available as a separate Steam listing; older demo behavior should not be assumed to carry over unchanged.