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Hard West cover art

Hard West

CreativeForge Games · Good Shepherd Entertainment · 2015-11-18

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 07, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 04, 2015 (Mac), Nov 04, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 04, 2015 (Linux), Jun 19, 2020 (Xbox One), Jun 28, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

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. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions

5
playing now
75%
positive of 4.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Hard West is a turn-based tactical game developed by CreativeForge Games and published by Gambitious Digital Entertainment. It was released digitally on November 18, 2015, for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux, and was released for the Nintendo Switch on March 7, 2019. A sequel, Hard West 2, was released in August 2022.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 87 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 123k–296k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,932 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
Humble Store$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-04-23) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 86 of 113 observed days · $0.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
979720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1202026-08-06 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.002015-10-192026-08-302015-10-19 — best price $15.992016-02-05 — best price $11.992016-06-24 — best price $14.572016-11-26 — best price $7.992017-05-12 — best price $6.992017-06-21 — best price $17.992017-08-06 — best price $19.992018-02-02 — best price $3.742018-08-06 — best price $1.992018-10-19 — best price $3.992019-05-10 — best price $1.622019-10-25 — best price $2.992020-01-23 — best price $1.992020-04-19 — best price $1.642020-08-24 — best price $1.992020-12-28 — best price $1.992021-03-06 — best price $16.392021-05-06 — best price $3.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-09-25 — best price $16.392021-12-02 — best price $1.992022-03-23 — best price $19.992022-06-06 — best price $1.992022-08-23 — best price $1.992022-12-01 — best price $14.692023-03-23 — best price $2.992023-07-25 — best price $1.992023-12-21 — best price $1.492024-03-23 — best price $19.992024-06-28 — best price $2.002024-09-30 — best price $1.992025-01-01 — best price $19.992025-04-18 — best price $1.992025-08-15 — best price $1.992026-01-05 — best price $14.692026-05-09 — best price $19.992026-08-21 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3282026-05-31 — 22 pageviews2026-06-03 — 14 pageviews2026-06-06 — 26 pageviews2026-06-09 — 16 pageviews2026-06-12 — 14 pageviews2026-06-15 — 23 pageviews2026-06-18 — 15 pageviews2026-06-21 — 26 pageviews2026-06-24 — 22 pageviews2026-06-27 — 17 pageviews2026-06-30 — 22 pageviews2026-07-03 — 26 pageviews2026-07-06 — 22 pageviews2026-07-09 — 11 pageviews2026-07-12 — 14 pageviews2026-07-15 — 10 pageviews2026-07-18 — 18 pageviews2026-07-21 — 16 pageviews2026-07-24 — 21 pageviews2026-07-27 — 13 pageviews2026-07-30 — 19 pageviews2026-08-02 — 22 pageviews2026-08-05 — 15 pageviews2026-08-08 — 25 pageviews2026-08-11 — 17 pageviews2026-08-14 — 19 pageviews2026-08-17 — 13 pageviews2026-08-20 — 18 pageviews2026-08-23 — 22 pageviews2026-08-26 — 24 pageviews2026-08-27 — 12 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
53.5%
earned "Raw Deal"
7.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,7983%35
Switch (Nintendo)270%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGIndieActionHorrorWesternStrategyTacticalAdventureIsometricTurn-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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