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Hard West

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3.6/5

( 159 Reviews )

3.6

159 Reviews

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Edition:
Standard Edition
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Includes: manual, Hard West localization kit, posters
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Collector's Edition
Includes: manual, Hard West localization kit, posters, soundtrack (FLAC), Hard West - A Raw Deal (digital comic book), The Art of Hard West, Hard West - A Raw Deal digital comic
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Hard West
Description
Welcome to the Wild West like you’ve never seen it before. When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Follow Warren on his descent into the darkest recesses of the human soul, and try to survive in a...
Genre:
Strategy - Turn-based - Tactical
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Atmospheric, Turn-Based, Choices Matter, show 7 more... Horror, Tactical, Open World, Survival, Gore, Isometric, Western
Critics reviews
38 %
Recommend
IGN
7.3/10
The Escapist
3.5/5 stars
God is a Geek
8.5/10
User reviews

3.6/5

( 159 Reviews )

3.6

159 Reviews

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Product details
2015, Creative Forge Games, ...
System requirements
Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 2.6 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz, 4GB RAM, Radeo...
DLCs
Hard West Collector's Pack, Hard West: Scars of Freedom
Time to beat
12 hMain
22 h Main + Sides
30 h Completionist
19.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Welcome to the Wild West like you’ve never seen it before. When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Follow Warren on his descent into the darkest recesses of the human soul, and try to survive in a world full of hard choices and even harder consequences. Because in this world, death is a constant presence and the black pacts which you make with forces beyond human comprehension will forever haunt all those around you. 

Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at more than40 individually designed turn-based combat missions. Journey deeper into the world of Hard West and meet a colorful cast of playable characters whose fates are intimately intertwined with yours. Together you will need to make divisive choices to uncover the ultimate plans of the ancient powers at play, as you unravel a deep narrative storyline featuring multiple endings depending on the choices you make during the game.
  • A Unique “Weird” West World: Explore a world where Western legends meet demons, arcane rituals and satanic cults and where the dead can walk the Earth again. For a price.
  • Compelling Turn-based Combat: Control 1-4 squad members in thrilling turn-based combat encounters and master a range of powerful western-inspired special abilities, from feats of gunslinging to survivability against all odds, to take out your opponents in a series of original tactical maps with unique story-based objectives. 
  • Collect and Combine Special Abilities: Obtain new special abilities by collecting and equipping unique cards which are earned throughout the game by completing main- and optional objectives, exploration , bartering, treasure hunting and more. These cards can be combined to create even more powerful combos, and provide additional options in combat. 
  • Choice and Fate: Experience a deep story where decisions made during and between combat scenarios will resonate through future events and change the ultimate fates of a divisive group of colourful characters.
  • Luck of the Draw: Use a combat system that goes far beyond pure probability by featuring luck as a unique guardian of engaging and challenging combat. 
  • Dynamic Cover: Change the flow of combat thanks to an extensive cover system which allows for the creation of effective cover from objects in the environment, making flanking and maneuvering during battles a truly powerful tactic.
  • Shadow Spotting: Exploit the Blazing western sun to Locate out of sight enemies by the shadows that they cast, along with the sounds they make.
  • Ricochets: Utilize Metal objects to allow master gunslingers to shoot beyond the line of sight for increased tactical combat options, and diversified planning. 
  • 40 Historically Inspired Weapons: Equip and employ an eclectic collection of deadly shotguns, rifles, pistols and sniper rifles, all based upon real outlandish prototypes, designs and ideas from the era.
Popular achievements
Raw Deal
Complete "Hard Times".
common  ·  47.04%
Fastest Gun in the West
Kill an enemy in the very first action in a tactical encounter.
common  ·  34.77%
Goodies
Contents
Standard Edition
Collector's Edition
manual
Hard West localization kit
posters
soundtrack (FLAC)
Hard West - A Raw Deal (digital comic book)
The Art of Hard West
Hard West - A Raw Deal digital comic
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
12 hMain
22 h Main + Sides
30 h Completionist
19.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Turn-based - Tactical
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Atmospheric, Turn-Based, Choices Matter, show 7 more... Horror, Tactical, Open World, Survival, Gore, Isometric, Western
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.9.5+)
Release date:
{{'2015-11-18T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Creative Forge Games / Good Shepherd Entertainment
Size:
3.4 GB
Links:
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Game features
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Controller support
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
français
audio
text
polski
audio
text
русский
audio
text
DLCs
Hard West Collector's Pack
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Critics reviews
71
Top Critic Average
38 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
IGNby Vince Ingenito
7.3/10
Hard West isn't the deepest game of its kind, but it does a good job of walking the line between cold, hard tactics, and Weird West-style personality. Its mystically-inspired abilities add a fun twist to the X-Com formula, even if they do remove some of the need for tactical forsight. A richer world outside of combat would have been nice, but as is, Hard West still presents a fun, unique take on turn-based tactics.
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The Escapistby Taylor Hidalgo
3.5/5 stars
With a little bit more cohesion and fewer drastic system changes over the course of the campaigns, Hard West could have been amazing. Instead, it's merely quite good.
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God is a Geekby Chris White
8.5/10
Hard West is a turn-based strategy game that gives you an authentic western experience whilst pushing you to the limits of your ability.
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User reviews

Posted on: July 28, 2025

TimRPalmer

Verified owner

Games: 140 Reviews: 5

Interesting content

If you are familiar with turn-based strategy, you can figure this one out quickly. Not sure if there is a strategy as far as what to keep besides the obvious more dmg / more rounds and some spread-fire capability. Have only played the first couple of missions, so lots to explore!

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Posted on: August 10, 2025

Feliciano2040

Verified owner

Games: 122 Reviews: 16

Like X-Com ? Like the Old West ?

Then this is for you. Needs a little polish in some areas but it's still a great game with challenging combat.

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Posted on: September 10, 2025

northkoreancoffee

Verified owner

Games: 10 Reviews: 1

Solid Tactics & Decent Story

It's a solid if simple turn based tactics game. I recommend using the mods or else playing on the highest difficulty to spice up the challenge. My friends play tabletop battle games and I brought this game to their attention because I thought the luck system was unique. As for the story, it was enough to keep me interested. I'm easily bored but I wanted to know the conclusion even if I guessed several story beats. I think I like "weird west" settings since I live in the American West and appreciate the mysterious quality of the open range and rugged canyons, as well as our often sordid history. Give this game a shot, pardner!

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Posted on: September 13, 2025

capek.vl

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Games: 27 Reviews: 1

HUNG ON SIME OBSTACLES

No possible reset last turn. it is annoyng

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Posted on: October 3, 2025

Mikeloop86

Verified owner

Games: 19 Reviews: 1

What could have been

Fun gameplay but glitches out ruining runs, can't savescum to counteract freeze ups.

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