Looking for adventure in the wild wild west? Here are the best Wild Western Games you need to check out
Has your trigger finger been gettin’ itchy for a good quick draw against an outlaw? Or maybe you’re the outlaw looking to take down the sheriff and escape hanging? Either way we got a game or two for you.
13. Fistful of Frags
Fistful of Frags Trailer
In our first western feature, we are taken to a Steam game born of mods. This game is an FPS with some humor built in.
You can fight with anything from a revolver to a bow to your own fists and feet. And you can play in many different modes. Some are as classic as shootout which is the classic death match style FPS play and some are as unique as ‘Break Bad’ which has you all unarmed and jailed for many different reasons throughout play.
The best part about this game is that it is completely free to play. No add-ons. No pricey DLC’s. Nada. So if you want some Wild West fun for free check this bad boy out!
A short glimpse at the hours of free fun
Bang! Bang! Gotta love double fisting revolvers!
Different landscapes switch up the play but stay true to the western motif
12. Hard West
Hard West Launch Trailer
In a completely different style of game, Hard West is a game of choices. You play as Warren, who “should be dead,” as he sets out on a quest of vengeance. He has made a deal with some pretty nasty ancient supernatural forces and has a total of 40 unique missions ahead of him across 8 scenarios.
Like other story-based games, there are multiple endings that are available based on your different actions throughout the game. This game has lots of replayability and darkness. And is well-worth the play.
Experience the turn based action
A unique top-down play style gives the game a fresh feel
Nothing to see here… Just a deal with the Devil in progress
11. Call of Juarez®: Gunslinger
Gunslinger Trailer
Adventure out into the West as Silas, a bounty hunter on a mission to take down some of the West’s most infamous desperados.
As you play you will be tasked with developing specific gun skills to decide how you will be taking down these baddies. It is an FPS style game with brilliant graphics and all the grit and darkness of the West.
Like any good classic Western bounty hunter, you eventually will master skills that will help you take down multiple enemies at once. Skills like this will make you a force to be reckoned with.
Kill the indians and listen to some dulcet tones.
Cops and robbers never looked so good
Explore different surroundings like this saw mill
10. Westerado: Double Barreled
Westerado Trailer
As the trailer could tell you, considering the riding in on a buffalo, this game is full of humor. Based on classic Spaghetti Westerns, you are investigating the murder of your family. While on the hunt for the desperado, you can shoot anyone anywhere.
It is entirely up to you whether you kill everyone you meet or kill no one. All in glorious pixelated grit. And your actions directly impact the outcome of the game. So think carefully which path you choose and then just have fun with it since the game is not for taking seriously, but instead just for the laughs.
Watch the beginning of the game and learn the pitfalls of shooting at random
Keep track of your missions easily in your own personal journal
You decide whether you are a rule breaker or a rule follower
9. Call of Juarez®: Bound in Blood
Bound in Blood Trailer
This one is an oldie but a goodie. Follow the McCall brothers on their path to claim a pile of Aztec gold from outside of Juarez.
Set at the end of the Civil War, the McCall brothers set out to reclaim their plantation in Atlanta after it was burned with the rest of the city. But they quickly get drawn into the bloody life of desperados.
When you begin the game you will decide which brother to play as. This decision is mainly about gameplay preference: close or distance fighting. Each brother also has their own unique weapon systems and leveling specializations.
Whichever brother you choose, your path will not be easy.
Take down a lot of baddies while trying to bust out a weapons dealer
The McCall Brothers are ready for battle
Lassos are just one of the specialized weapons you can harness
8. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Desperados Trailer
Although this game made its debut in 2001, it is well worth a play through (or replay). It combines all the best elements of action gameplay and real time tactical gaming.
You’re the leader of a team of six mercenaries and you are adventuring in real time across the Wild West. Your team has been hired by an El Paso train company for the hefty sum of $15,000 to put a stop to the series of train robberies that have been occurring in the last few years.
You’ll need to keep track of 25 different enemy types with 10 different attributes each. You’ll also need to keep track of all the different settings as well, such as daytime, nighttime, and stormy skies. It is challenging and fun with all the thrills of a classic Western.
One of the later stages cleared!
Lay in wait for unsuspecting victims to come into range
Intuitive controls let you quickly get an idea of what you’re walking into
7. GUN™
Gun Trailer
In this action adventure based game you are Colton White. Life has robbed him of everything he cares about except his gun.
It boasts extremely realistic gameplay. You can play as brutally as you want even using computer players as human shields. It’s up to you how noble you want your character to be. Does he protect righteousness or become a corrupt outlaw?
You can use an extensive array of weapons on your journey. And the game boasts a very open and extensive world to explore. So have at it with this classic western.
Get a taste for the game with a short sampling of the gameplay
Was that a lady of the night that just walked by?
Horseback fighting is not out of the question
6. Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Lead and Gold Trailer
This game packs a lot of Wild West shoot-em-up fun. It’s a third-person shooter that specializes in co-op and multiplayer action. Utilize co-op and synergy based power-up systems to advance your character and emphasize the frantic style of the game’s many shoot outs.
You have your choice of one of four unique characters to play as in your beautiful and gritty battles. And you can play with those different characters across many objective-based battlefields. And every single field and mode and character has the feel of the Old West.
Lead and Gold multi-player fun
Gatling guns bring excitement to every battle
Red vs. Blue in the Old West
5. Bounty Train
Bounty Train Trailer
This game is some crazy mash up of historical, action and point and click style game. It promises hours of fun in a completely different fashion. Explore the tracks of the old West and discover actual historical events.
Not only that, but you control your crew on the train. This means dealing with robberies and break downs and everything else that comes with a real-life steam train. It’s up to you to manage goods as well. You must decide when and where to trade goods to make the most money and to keep your employees happy.
Bounty Train is a completely different type of game and is incredibly fun.
Learn the ropes and watch the beginning
Conduct your steam train through historical locations
Control your train and workers as you are confronted by robbers
4. Wild Frontera
WIld Frontera Trailer
This is a game of silliness. It is a top down shooter where you can either play by yourself or with 3 of your closest friends to save the west. You may start with the weakest of weapons, but before long you have command of some impressive weapons to fight everything from wild animals to black magic wielding Repulsive Brotherhood Members.
There are 8 stages with 17 bosses to be fought and the built-in jokes and spaghetti style will keep you laughing while you play. But don’t mistake silliness for easiness. The game is difficult and non-stop trigger finger fun.
Watch the beginning of the game and get caught up on the story.
Bosses are literally larger than life
I’d steer clear of those buffalo and bullets if I were you.
3. Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age
HUNT trailer
Co-op is the name of the game in this dark and zombie-packed adventure through the West. You’ll play as one of four characters who all have different abilities to complete challenging stages. You’ll need to rely on each other to make it through each stage which will demand all of your supplies and skills.
What’s more: the monsters that spawn have the potential to be different each and every time you play. Making each play through a unique experience. You’ll need to make those monsters fear your homemade weapons and you to win this game.
An early look at the game
Send those Zombies back to where they came from
That’s a big knife…
2. PAYDAY 2: The Butcher's Western Pack
Butcher's Western Pack Trailer
In this expansion of Payday 2, Sheriff Cloaker is ready to take down any lawbreakers that may come his way. There are an abundance of new weapons available with this expansion that fit neatly into the Western theme including a peacemaker, a bow and a tomahawk.
How you go about getting all those nifty new weapons and their mods is up to you. You can pick up side jobs and missions or you can also pick up mods from loot drop points.
Bring your western guns to the Payday 2 world
Pick a mask any mask
Those gloves look familiar…
1. Frontier
Frontier Trailer
Think of Frontier as a Wild West Minecraft with prettier graphics. It’s a vast open-world RPG which allows you to play any role you want in the developing West. Farmer? Saloon owner? Outlaw? You decide. You are literally building the West from the ground up. Build campsites and saloons. Go hunting. Butcher your loot for necessary supplies. Harvest supplies from the surrounding environment.
If you love Westerns and RPG’s this is the game for you.
explore the vast wilderness
Build your own playground
Cozy up by the fire and admire the moonlight
These few games should help you through those lonely nights on the frontier. Whether that’s fightin’ zombies or building a saloon, the West has a little bit of something for everyone.
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