Paul writes "Its conceit is fairly simple: Hard West wants to be a tactical cover-based turn-based shooter within a Weird West setting. For the laymen among you, “weird west” is a term used for a setting closely resembling the Wild West (I’m going to say “west” a lot today, sorry) but with a sci-fi, paranormal, occult or fantasy element added in. Think the Jonah Hex comics, or even the dreadful Wild Wild West film from back in ’99. CreativeForge Games certainly had a tall order ahead when they pledged to give us Weird West X-COM. I’m a huge fan of supernatural themes mixed into the mundane and I loved the X-COM reboot, so to say that I was a bit excited for this game going in would be a bit of an understatement…"
While Wild West themed games are not as present as they were before, the genre itself is far from being dead. If you're done with Red Dead Redemption 2 and want to try something new, here's 10 underrated Wild West games that are worth trying out, from satirical RPGs to all-out shoot 'em ups.
No mention of Gun or the original Call of Juarez. They were good games in the wild west. I would love for Gun to make a come back.
NE: "Hard West is making its way to Switch on March 7, Forever Entertainment announced today. It’ll include the “Scars of Freedom” DLC at no extra cost."
Andrew M writes: "Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a unique tactics game that leaves you wanting more when it's over. Here are some games that may be enticing to those wanting more of the same once Road to Eden ends."
