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World to the West cover art

World to the West

Rain Games · 2017-05-05

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 05, 2017 (Linux), May 05, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 05, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Q2 2017 (Wii U), Jan 18, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 05, 2017 (Xbox One)

World to the West is a standalone followup of Teslagrad, the indie hit that sold more than 1.6 million copies worldwide. A vast world of blue skies and dark caves awaits you in this 3D action adventure, as you try to unveil the mysteries of an ancient prophecy.

77%
positive of 400 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 200% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (58 reviews).
  • · Top 27% of 22,044 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 10k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 400 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.09 at MacGameStore (2026-07-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 8 of 9 observed days · $18.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
494920172026Week of 2017-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$1.092026-08-062026-10-012026-08-06 — best price $1.092026-08-07 — best price $1.092026-08-08 — best price $1.092026-08-09 — best price $1.092026-08-10 — best price $1.092026-08-11 — best price $1.092026-08-12 — best price $1.092026-08-13 — best price $1.092026-10-01 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
10.5%
earned "Xinu's Plea"
5.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Norwegian, Dutch, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2017-05-08, latest 2017-06-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)51037%36
PS4 (PlayStation)33462%37
Xbox One (Xbox)10844%37
Switch (Nintendo)20%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

RPGFunnyIndieRetroActionPuzzleFantasyTop-DownAdventureAction RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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