Immersive weird-west atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Wonderful! The atmosphere is unforgettable.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Blood West
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Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Hyperstrange2023FPS · Stealth · RPG
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A punishing, atmospheric weird-west stealth shooter with great exploration, gunplay and sound. Skip it if you want fast action, deep stealth AI, or quicksaves.
Great for
Patient players who like STALKER/Hunt-style scavenging, headshots, resource management and dark western atmosphere
Main risk
Punishing difficulty with curses and respawns, simple stealth, and exit-only saving can feel unfun or lose progress
What players love
Rewarding exploration and secrets
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Most importantly, this game rewards you for exploration.”
Steam review · 54.4 h played ↗
Varied builds, weapons and artifacts
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“A lot of weapons, amulets, upgrades and items that lead to a lot of different playstyles”
Steam review · 290.7 h played ↗
Tense stealth and scarce resources
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Every shot counts, every encounter is deadly, and your resources are [b] very [/b] limited.”
Steam review · 47.4 h played ↗
Satisfying headshots and gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Gunplay is crunchy feeling, with satisfying headshots.”
Steam review · 23.4 h played ↗
Great sound, music and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Top tier voice acting too.”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
What players complain about
Simple, unreliable stealth and dumb AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The detection meter is just a bar that fills up when enemies are in proximity and you're moving or in sight, so there is no nuance to the stealthing at all”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Repetitive and boring after chapter 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“First its scary, then boring.”
Steam review · 141.5 h played ↗
Punishing difficulty and death curses
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I died 3 times and decided this wasn't the game for me.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Clunky combat and janky hit detection
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“You will see your arrow sticking out of the monsters fucking head and yet no head shot.”
Steam review · 40.9 h played ↗
Enemy respawns make clearing tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“after respawn, you'll find that large parts of the map you previously cleared have been re-populated by enemies”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Save only on exit loses progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Save system is bad Just lost hours of gaming”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit or later
ProcessorIntel Core i5-7500 or Equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
Storage5 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit or later
ProcessorIntel Core i5-7500 or Equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
Storage5 GB available space
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