Action · March 31, 2022

Weird West: Definitive Edition (2022)

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Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures. Journey through the story 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 adventures where everything counts and the world reacts to the choices you make. Form a posse or venture forth alone into an otherworldly confines of the Weird West and make each legend your own. Weird West: Dark Fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures, each playing with their own rules and their own peculiar motives. Intertwined Destinies: Discover the world through origin stories of different characters, moving from one character's journey to the next until all converge in a final chapter. Bespoke Experience: Each playthrough is unique as the game tailors the story to the player's actions and past choices for an ideal dramatic arc. Immersive Sim: Weird West supports different styles of play in a simulated sandbox world where characters, factions, and even places react to a player's decisions.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Western · 328
  • Isometric · 319
  • RPG · 312
  • Immersive Sim · 305
  • Story Rich · 279
  • Atmospheric · 268
  • Action · 267
  • Tactical RPG · 267
  • Stealth · 265
  • Dark Fantasy · 258
  • Multiple Endings · 255
  • Action RPG · 251
  • Supernatural · 250
  • Choices Matter · 239
  • Indie · 236

Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.0k Steam reviewsTop 67% in Action
Positive rating79% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 72%
Metacritic76/100Genre average 77 — top 62% of Action titles
Engagement hours14 h averageTop 36% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

79%Mostly Positive · 4.0k reviews

3.2k positive · 844 negative

Metacritic

76/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

3.7k

Press Quotes

“Weird West feel like a momentous achievement in the immersive sims genre.” Kotaku “Weird West more than lives up to its name in all the right ways.” 8/10 – IGN “One of the best RPGs of the year” 90/100 – PCGames

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 31, 2022
DeveloperWolfEye Studios
PublisherDevolver Digital
Base price$5.99 -85%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

14h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

9h

Typical completion time

Achievements

53

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Content Notes

Contains blood and gore.

Editions & Packages

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