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About This Game

Anything Goes Derby is a party game that mixes horse racing with a classic naming game: take turns naming things that fit a theme.

Give your racehorse any name you like that fits the theme, then send it out to race.

If the theme is "sushi toppings," will your runner be Tuna, Salmon, or the connoisseur's pick, Sea Urchin?

Play solo, take on strangers in Random Match, or get a group together: up to 8 people as horse owners, and up to 64 including spectators.

Speed, Stamina, Power, Guts, and Wits. Running style (Front, Stalker, Closer, or Late), distance aptitude, even coat color. Everything is decided by the name you give it, and the same name always makes the same horse.

Find a name that fits the theme and wins!

Keep your favorite horses in the stable to build up their race records and bring them back for the next race.

Races play out automatically as a 3D simulation, with synthesized-voice commentary that reads the names you chose out loud. (The commentary voice is in Japanese, with English subtitles.)

Switch between multiple camera angles at any time and see how it ends: a wire-to-wire escape, a charge down the far outside, or a head-to-head duel all the way down the stretch.

Can't wait for the result? Skip ahead to the drama of the final turn.

Buy betting tickets from the race card before the off, starting at ¥100 a ticket.

The real deal: 7 bet types (Win, Place, Quinella Place, Quinella, Exacta, Trio, and Trifecta), plus Wheel, Box, and Formation bets.

Pick your betting style: Easy for quick bets, or Detailed for building your own combinations.

Back your own horse, or jump ship to someone else's that looks like a winner.

If you go broke, you'll be topped back up to ¥1,000, so don't worry about blowing your whole bankroll!

Compete with every player on the Steam rankings for the highest odds hit and for daily and weekly betting profit.

All money is in-game currency only. It can't be bought with real money or cashed out.

Spend your winnings on a gacha to collect horse skins. From real tack like ear bonnets and leg bandages to crowns, UFOs, jetpacks, and even dragon wings, mix and match over 250 items by body part and make your horse impossible to miss!

Horse skins have no effect on race results.

Full Version Bonus: Buy the full version by November 30, 2026 (JST) to get the exclusive horse skins Ink Wash, Ink Brush, and Ink Splatter.

Up to 8 players meet online, each bringing up to 4 horses into the same race.

In a Private Match, spectator mode lets up to 64 people play at once!

"Wait, does that name even fit the theme?" Call a vote. If the majority agrees, that horse is scratched.

Send reactions during the race, and give carrots to the horse you're rooting for. The owner of the horse with the most carrots wins the Carrot Prize.

• 302 themes (food, animals, places, characters, and more). The host can also set any theme they like

• 4 distances (1200m / 1600m / 2000m / 2400m), turf and dirt, left- and right-handed courses, 3 weather types, and 4 track conditions. Change the conditions, and the "strong names" change too

• 7 bet types, 250+ horse skins, and 44 reactions

• The host can freely set race conditions, field size, and the time limit for each phase

• Each race takes just a few minutes, and Nonstop Mode runs 600m races back to back, so it's quick to play again and again

• Kill time while matchmaking with the minigame Dawdle Derby

About the Voice Synthesis

The race commentary in this game is generated with the text-to-speech software VOICEVOX.

• VOICEVOX:玄野武宏(VirVox Project)

• VOICEVOX:四国めたん(SSS合同会社)

VOICEVOX / VOICEVOX CORE: ヒホ(Hiroshiba Kazuyuki)

Streaming & Video Policy

Anyone, whether an individual or a company, may stream or make videos of Anything Goes Derby (full game and demo) without contacting us first. Monetization on YouTube, Twitch, Niconico, TikTok, and other platforms (ads, memberships, tips) is fine. You're also free to use gameplay footage in clips, Shorts, and thumbnails. We will never file copyright claims.

The commentary reads out horse names exactly as players type them. In line with the voice library terms, please do not publish videos or streams where it reads out any of the following:

• Content that goes against public order or morals, or attacks specific individuals or groups

• Content tied to political or religious activities, or that calls for support of specific individuals or groups

• Intentionally false or misleading information

• Content that seriously damages the image of the characters or voice providers

We'd be thrilled if you tag your posts with #AnythingGoesDerby or #古今東西ダービー, or include the store page URL in your description!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

This game uses generative AI in the following six areas:
[Music] The in-game music was created with generative AI (Suno), then selected and edited by the developer.
[Race commentary] The commentary script (a set of fixed lines) was written with generative AI (Claude Code), then reviewed and adjusted by the developer. The audio is generated from this script at runtime with the VOICEVOX speech synthesis engine. No AI generates any text during play, and the only variable part of the script is the horse names entered by players.
[Themes and horse names] The themes and horse names included in the game (in both Japanese and English) were created with generative AI (Claude Code), then reviewed and adjusted by the developer. Horse names entered by players are not affected.
[Game icon] The game icon was created with generative AI (Claude Code) and adjusted by the developer.
[Horse skins] Some 3D accessory models were built with procedural generation scripts (Blender/GDScript) written by an AI assistant, then reviewed and adjusted by the developer. No image-generation AI was used.
[English translation] The English UI text, help, commentary subtitles, and store page description were translated from the original Japanese with generative AI (Claude Code), then reviewed and adjusted by the developer.
No generative AI was used for any other graphics, 3D models, sound effects, or fonts.

Name of AI model included with the game: Claude Code

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The game includes a simulated gambling element: players bet in-game currency on horse races and receive payouts when their bets win. The in-game currency can only be earned through play and cannot be bought with real money or exchanged for it.
The same in-game currency can be spent on a gacha that randomly awards cosmetic items that change a horse's appearance. There are no real-money purchases.
In online play, horse names and categories freely entered by players are shown to other players.
There is no sexual content, violence, blood, or depiction of self-harm.