Hard West

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

CreativeForge Games · Western · Nov 18, 2015

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Hard West?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 140 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
140 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The one surprising addition is it's all told with a fantastic dark written narrative(some voiced) that I could swear was written by Stephen King himself.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
133 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The mechanics are also quite interesting, with the "Luck" parameter playing a major role.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a neat little risk-reward feature where giving your posse stealth-related bonuses, stripping them of tougher weapons for higher concealment, and staggering them throughout the battlefield can potentially make the objective a lot less painful.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting is pleasant to listen to (although game has only 1 voiced character).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics, character portraits, voice, music and guns all fit the world perfectly
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has flaws, mainly the world map bit, but it's gameplay is fun, the story is interesting, and the character customization is a blast.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story140 reviews
Gameplay133 reviews
Combat106 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Characters25 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Bugs
33% still recommend
Difficulty
69% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Crashes
31% still recommend
Performance
58% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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