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Weird West
Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures. Journey through the origin stories of a group of atypical heroes, written into legend by the decisions you make in an unforgiving land. Each journey is unique and tailored to the actions taken - a series of high stakes st...
Details
- Released
- March 31, 2022
- Developer
- Wolfeye Studios
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
- Platforms
- PC · PS4 · Xbox One · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
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Weird West Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
I have been itching for a game just like this and I didn’t even realize it. The story is intriguing and the setting is realized in a lovely way. The moment to moment gameplay is fun if not occasionally simple or buggy. Even still, I would not say that those things detract from the experience enough for me to not recommend it. Weird West isn’t likely going to spark a genre boom, but I hope it gets a sequel because I would love to spend more time in this strange and wonderful world, and I would love to see what the developers would be able to make with another outing given how successful this fi...
An original, imaginative dark western fantasy world with impressive immersive sim elements let down by some sloppy chaotic combat and interchangeable supporting cast.
Weird West is a game that isn't afraid to take risks and it ends up giving you something fresh and unique in the world of isometric RPGs.
Weird West is an action RPG experience set within a surreal vision of the developing frontier.
Weird West is an action roleplaying game developed by WolfEye Studios and published by Devolver Digital. The game was first announced at the Devolverland Expo on Steam in 2020 and its development team is led by Raphael Colantonio, who is best known as the founder of Arkane Studios.
Weird West offers up a world of intrigue with a terrific blend of classic Western fiction and supernatural elements, with a lot of enjoyable story bits and and a world that can change on a whim, but it's one whose awkward combat and bugs make for a bit of an uphill battle when it comes to truly enjoying this world. WolfEye should definitely be commended for their ambition and unique ideas, and the end result is still an enjoyable game, just one that could have used some extra spit and polish.
Despite its unique narrative and intriguing premise, Weird West is often a frustrating experience that is difficult to enjoy playing.
While Weird West’s story is generally engaging and its characters are great, its core gameplay teeters on terrible so often that it’s hard to recommend it when Red Dead Redemption 2 is still on sale.
Developed by ex-Arkane studio’s veterans, Weird West is Wolf Eye Studio’s first attempt to show the industry what they’re made of. At many points, Weird West
It’s buggy, the balance is off, and a good 80% of the locations only really serve as random sidequest destinations. But the storytelling drew me in, the stealth worked rather well, and on the occasions when I felt like I had resources to burn it was just so dang satisfying to slow motion dive out from behind a corner while blasting a barrage of shotgun shells.
Weird West, an occult flavored CRPG, is definitely worth playing, but it does suffer from some growing pains of creating a new property and controlling how much repetition there is in its environments and combat systems. That said, the story, characters, and world are all interesting, and often enga