Hilarious, sharp writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“West of Loathing is hands down the funniest game I’ve ever played, packed with dumb jokes, clever writing, and nonstop surprises that actually land.”
Steam review · 47.8 h played ↗
West of Loathing
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Asymmetric2017Turn-Based Combat · RPG · Adventure
$10.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A hilarious, charming stick-figure comedy RPG with sharp writing, clever puzzles and light turn-based combat. Skip it if the humor doesn't click or you want deep combat.
Great for
Fans of absurd, dialogue-heavy humor, puzzle-exploration and light RPGs with branching solutions
Main risk
The humor stops landing and the simple, repetitive combat and fetch quests can't carry the game
What players love
Many ways to solve quests, replayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The variety of options for solving puzzles and quests is insane.”
Steam review · 29.9 h played ↗
Great value and lots of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“tons of gameplay and exploration for a nice price”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Charming stick-figure art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The crude stickmen art style really fits the light hearted nature of this game, and even with that aspect, the soundtrack is amazing”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Fun, easy-to-learn turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I LOVE the turn based mechanics, which are clean, easy to get the hang of”
Steam review · 59.7 h played ↗
Surprising depth beneath the silliness
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“I don't understand how a game that looks like this can be SOO deep!”
Steam review · 46.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Combat is simple, repetitive and uneven
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The battles are incredibly easy, and as you only have 1 or 2 characters, each with only a few moves, they are very repetative and boring.”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Humor wears thin
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The humour grows stale after say... 4 hours?”
Steam review · 11.5 h played ↗
Developer abuse allegations
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Zack Johnson, creator of West of Loathing, has admitted to beating his wife.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Obtuse puzzles and no quest log
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It's pure trial and error, and you're only allowed to try a few times”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Fetch quests and little content
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Too bad the game is an almost unending series of fetch quests and afterthought combat.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Missable content and no manual saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“You have ONE save file.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2+
Processor2.8 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 SP1+
Processor3.3 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows XP SP2+
Processor2.8 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB
Storage4 GB available space
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