List of Western video games explained

This is a list of computer and video games that are set in the Old West or that are defined by a Western style, including those that blend Western elements with other genres, such as Space Westerns.

Traditional Westerns

TitleRelease datePlatform(s)Publisher(s)Notes
3 Skulls of the ToltecsMicrosoft Windows, MS-DOSRevistronicPoint-and-click game.
12 is Better Than 6Microsoft Windows, LinuxPinkapp GamesTop-down action video game.
Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's MineMicrosoft Windows, Linux, iOSHimalaya Studios2D point-and-click adventure. 2015 iOS version is discontinued.
AmericaMicrosoft Windows, OS X, LinuxData BeckerReal-time strategy game.
Arcade Archives: WILD WESTERNNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4Hamster CorporationRe-release of 1982/1983 original on arcades & Japanese computers.
Back to the Future Part IIIMega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Master System, ZX SpectrumImage Works, Mirrorsoft
Back to the Future Part II & IIINESBeam Software, LJNThe Part III portion takes place in the Old West.
BadlandsArcadeKonami
Bakushou Yoshimoto No ShinkigekiPC-Engine Super CD-ROM²Hudson SoftOne world has a Western theme.
Bank PanicAmstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 (as West Bank), SG-1000, MSX, Master System, ZX Spectrum (as West Bank)Sega
Big Challenge! Gun FighterFamicom Disk SystemJaleco
Billy the Kid Returns!MS-DOSAlive Software
Blood Bros.Arcade TAD Corporation
Fabtek
Boot HillArcadeMidway Games
Wild West-themed arcade shooter game.
Boot Hill HeroesWindows, Xbox 360, PlayStation MobileExperimental Gamer StudiosRole-playing game set in a Spaghetti Western-style world.
Boot Hill BountiesWindows, Nintendo SwitchExperimental Gamer StudiosSequel to Boot Hill Heroes.
Call of JuarezWindows, Xbox 360Ubisoft
Focus Home Interactive
Ascaron
First-person shooter
first in a four-game series.
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Ubisoft, TechlandA prequel to Call of Juarez.
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Ubisoft, Techland
CheyenneArcadeExidy
Cowboy KidNESRomstar
Custer's RevengeAtari 2600Mystique
Cowboy Life Simulator (TBA)Microsoft WindowsRockGame S.A.3D 19th-century American sim with survival, farming & FPS elements.
Day Dreamin' DaveyNESHAL LaboratoryOne of Davey's dream sequences takes place in the Old West.
Dead Man's HandMicrosoft Windows, XboxAtari SA
Microsoft WindowsInfogramesReal-time tactics game.
Microsoft WindowsAtari
Desperados IIIMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, macOS, LinuxTHQ NordicReal-time tactics video game.
Don't Die In The WestMicrosoft WindowsFunday GamesIsometric, cartoony, 3D open-world cowboy sim & RPG with ranch management set in the Old West. Up to 1-4 players.
Microsoft Windows, MacCyberFlix, GTE EntertainmentPoint-and-click Western adventure game.
Duster (video game)Microsoft WindowsColdrice GamesTop-down American West roguelite with 2D retro graphics, many dangers & random areas.
Express RaiderArcade, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumData East, Amstrad CPC, U.S. GoldAka. Western Express (JP). Includes side-scrolling beat 'em up atop train carriages, and shooting gallery with horse riding.
Far WestMicrosoft WindowsGreenwood Entertainment, JoWooD ProductionsReal-time strategy with cattle & town management.
Arcade, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, WiiAmerican Laser GamesLive-action rail shooter. Modern ports released between 2006 and 2011.
Linux, Mac, Microsoft Windows, Ouya, iOS, AndroidReplay GamesPoint-and-click adventure game.
Fistful of FragsLinux, Mac, Microsoft WindowsFoF Dev TeamMultiplayer Western-themed mod for Half-Life 2.
MS-DOS, Windows, MacintoshSierra On-LineWestern comedy adventure game.
Gold Rush!Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Windows, MacintoshSierra On-LineGraphic adventure about the California Gold Rush. Windows release in 2014.
GRIT (video game)Microsoft WindowsTeam GRITThird-person NFT, 3D MP shooter.
GunXbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP
PC, GameCube
Activision
Gun FightArcade, Bally Astrocade, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore 128 Taito
Midway
First video game to depict human-to-human combat.
Gun.SmokeArcade, NES Capcom
Romstar
PlayStationUbisoft
PlayStation 2Ubisoft
Gunfright1986ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSXU.S. Gold
Gunman CliveMicrosoft WindowsHörberg Productions
Heated BarrelArcadeTad CorporationOverhead side-scrolling shoot 'em up.
HelldoradoMicrosoft WindowsViva MediaSequel to the 2006 game .
High NoonCommodore 64Ocean Software
INSANE WEST/疯狂西部Microsoft WindowsJIGUANGGamestudio2.5D side-scrolling platformer & behind-shoulders survival mode with minimalist graphics.
IronhorseArcadeKonami
KaneCommodore 64Mastertronic
The Last Bounty HunterArcade, MS-DOS, 3DO, Philips CD-i, DVD player, Wii, PlayStation 3American Laser GamesLive-action rail shooter. It got 2000's re-releases for DVD, PC, arcade, Wii, then the PS3 in 2013.
Law of the WestApple II, Commodore 64, NESAccolade
Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3Paradox InteractiveMultiplayer team-based third-person shooter.
Arcade, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CDKonamiLight gun arcade shooter.
The Lone RangerNintendo Entertainment SystemKonami
Lost Dutchman MineAmiga, Atari ST, MS-DOSMagnetic ImagesSimulation game with top down overworld exploration, side-scrolling levels view, & 1st-person view poker game.
Lucky LukeMicrosoft Windows, PlayStationInfogrames
Philips CD-iPhilips Media, SPC Vision B.V.
Microsoft Windows, PlayStationInfogrames
GBCInfogrames
GBAInfogrames
Microsoft Windows, PlayStationInfogrames
J2MEMFORMA Group Inc.Shooting gallery game based on the Lucky Luke comics series.
Mad Dog McCreeArcadeAmerican Laser GamesLive-action rail shooter.
Arcade, Sega CD, 3DO, Philips CD-i, MS-DOSAmerican Laser GamesLive-action rail shooter.
Oregon Trail IIMicrosoft WindowsMECC, SoftKey Multimedia
The Oregon TrailMainframe, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Sol-20MECC, The Learning CompanyEducational point-and-click adventure game about westward migration on the Oregon Trail. First released for mainframe computers long before the home computer ports.
OutlawArcadeAtari, Inc.
OutlawAtari 2600Atari, Inc.[1]
OutlawsCommodore 64Ultimate
OutlawsPCLucasArts
Pioneer Lands IOS, PC, Mac, AndroidNevosoft
Pecos BillPhilips CD-iRabbit Ears ProductionsInteractive storybook that included games for early childhood development. Narrated by Robin Williams & music by Ry Cooder.
Red Dead RevolverPlayStation 2, XboxRockstar Games
Red Dead RedemptionPlayStation 3, Xbox 360Rockstar GamesSpiritual successor to Red Dead Revolver.
Red Dead Redemption 2PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, StadiaRockstar GamesPrequel to Red Dead Redemption.
Retro Classix: Express RaiderMicrosoft WindowsZiggurat Interactive, 612 GamesRe-release of 1986 arcade original.
Rodeo Judge[2] Android, iOSRodeo Judge LLCRodeo-themed card game invented by champion rider, Scott Mendes.
SheriffArcadeNintendoMultidirectional arcade shooter.
Shootout at Old TucsonArcadeAmerican Laser GamesLimited release live-action rail shooter with 2-player support. 3DO port was cancelled.
Sierra Madre2018Microsoft WindowsBroken Dream StudioOpen-world Western survival game set in the 1870s.
Six-Gun ShootoutCommodore 64Strategic Simulations
Smokin' GunsLinux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, AmigaOS 4Smokin' Guns ProductionsFree Spaghetti Western FPS built on Quake III engine.
Sunset RidersArcade, Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NESKonamiHas a layout similar to the games Mystic Warriors (1993) and Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (1992).
The Town with No NameAmiga CDTV, MS-DOSOn-Line Entertainment Ltd., Prism Leisure CorporationPoint-and-click adventure with VERY garish graphics.
The WesternerMicrosoft WindowsPlaneta DeAgostiniGraphic adventure game.
The Yukon TrailMicrosoft Windows, System 7MECCEducational point-and-click adventure game about the Klondike Gold Rush.
WantedArcadeSigma EnterprisesThird-person gallery shooter. 1-2 players support.
WantedMaster SystemSega
Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Mac OSAdult SwimA 2D, third-person, revenge Western action-adventure. Based on 2013 browser game.
Western Games1987Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, AmigaMagic Bytes, DROsoftPack of 6 mini games against an AI or human player.
Microsoft WindowsGroove GamesPrimitive LithTech Talon-powered FPS.
Western GunArcade, Astrocade, Atari 8-bitTaito, Midway ManufacturingMultidirectional arcade shooter & the 1st video game to depict human-to-human combat.
Western Gun Part II (Modified)ArcadeTaitoMultidirectional arcade shooter. Modified version of Nintendo's Sheriff.
WestwardiPhone, Palm OS, Symbian, Microsoft Windows, Windows MobileSandlot GamesReal-time strategy similar to the Settlers series.
Westward II: Heroes of the Frontier[3] macOS, Microsoft WindowsSandlot GamesFirst in series to have full 3D graphics.
Westward III: Gold Rush[4] macOS, Microsoft WindowsSandlot Games
Westward IV: All Aboard[5] macOS, Microsoft WindowsSandlot GamesHas a railroads focus.
Wild GunmanArcade, Famicom, NESNintendoA 1984 light gun shooter adapted from a 1974 EM arcade game.
Wild West Builder (TBA)Microsoft WindowsG11 S.A.3D Old West city-builder with railroads.
Wild West DynastyMicrosoft WindowsToplitz Productions3D city-builder & survival sim in 19th century American West.
Wild West GunsWii, iOS, Mobile phoneGameloftLight gun/shooting gallery game.
Wild West Guns (Mobile)Mobile phoneGameloftFrom the same publisher but different to the 2008/2009 versions. 2011 mobile port was a 2D top-down action-adventure.
Microsoft Windows, MacTenderfoot GamesFree-to-play multiplayer online dueling game. Spun off from Wild West Online MMO.
Wild WesternArcade, FM-7, PC-88, Sharp X1TaitoTop-down shooter. On horseback, must prevent 3 bandits from boarding the train.
Microsoft WindowsSouthPeak InteractiveAn action-adventure game set in 1870.
Wyatt Earp's Old WestWindows 3.x, MacGrolierEducational adventure game with an arcade shooter mode & digitized visuals.

Non-traditional Westerns

This section is for Western games that have non-traditional themes or hybrid genres such as Space Western, Sci-fi West, Fantasy Western, Hybrid Western (e.g. Horror Western, Film noir, Martial arts (genre), anthropomorphic animal characters), neo-Western (Contemporary settings/times), Post-apocalyptic West, Weird West (Also can have supernatural, steampunk, superhero themes), among many others. It is probably okay to leave 'spaghetti westerns' and some other mixed genres in the traditional section.
See this List of Western subgenres for a comprehensive rundown on numerous types of alternate Westerns.

TitleRelease datePlatform(s)Publisher(s)Notes
Above SnakesMicrosoft WindowsCrytivoOld West-inspired polygonal, isometric, sandbox, survival base-builder with zombies.
Alone in the Dark 3DOS, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, PC-98 Infogrames
Interplay
Third-person Wild West survival horror with zombies.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestSuper NES, PCHudson SoftPlatformer based on a namesake 1991 animation starring a biped mouse.
GBA Conspiracy Entertainment
Crave Entertainment
Platformer based on an animated film series starring a biped mouse.
Bang! HowdyJavaThree Rings DesignStrategy game with Western, steampunk, and Native American mythology.
BloodMS-DOSGT InteractivePlayer is a gunslinger from the Old West. Has occult & horror themes.
Blood WestMicrosoft Windows, LinuxHyperstrange S.A.Unity-powered retro 3D, sandbox stealth FPS set in dark levels with a jumbled mess of supernatural horror and Wild West themes.
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Ubisoft, TechlandAn example of the neo-Western genre.
DarkwatchPlayStation 2, XboxCapcomHorror game set in the Old West about a vampire outlaw named Jericho Cross.
Dillon's Rolling WesternNintendo 3DSNintendoPlayer controls an anthropomorphic armadillo fighting against rock-like monsters.
DRAKE (TBA)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, LinuxSolarsuit GamesUnity-powered 3D futuristic, Sci-fi/Space Western, top-down action RPG set on an arid exoplanet.
Evil WestMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/SFocus EntertainmentNon-traditional Western third-person shooter.
ExeKiller (TBA)Microsoft WindowsParadark StudioUE4-powered retro-futuristic, post-apocalyptic, Western FPS with driveable vehicles.
WindowsSpace western role-playing game.
Fallout1997Microsoft WindowsInterplayPost-apocalyptic action RPG set in the Southern California.[6]
Fallout 21998Microsoft WindowsBlack Isle Studios, InterplayPost-apocalyptic action RPG set in Northern California, with areas in Nevada and Oregon.
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Obsidian Entertainment, Bethesda SoftworksPost-apocalyptic action RPG set in the Mojave Desert.
Fiend Hunter[7] PC-Engine Super CD-ROMRight Stuff Corp.Non-traditional Western, side-scrolling action RPG.
God HandPlayStation 2CapcomA 3D beat 'em up with Martial arts Western, Japanese-style comedy and demons.
Gunman's ProofSFCASCIIThe game uncannily resembles , but with a Sci-fi West theme.
Hard WestMicrosoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Nintendo SwitchGambitious Digital EntertainmentTurn-based tactics game with a supernatural western theme and isometric perspective.
Hard West 2Microsoft WindowsGood Shepherd EntertainmentSame publisher as Hard West 1 but with a new name. Windows only.
Live A LiveSFCSquareOne of the game's chapters is set in the Wild West.
Live A Live (Remake)Nintendo SwitchSquare EnixRemake with new graphics and different camera view. First official localisation for worldwide markets.
Xbox, PlayStation 3Oddworld InhabitantsA 3D action-adventure starring a bounty-hunting oviparous anthropoid.
Rabbids HollywoodArcadeAdrenaline AmusementsLight gun arcade game in the Rabbids franchise for 1-4 players. Set in 3 movie sets: Wild West, Zombie and Sci-Fi, with 3 levels each.
Red Steel 2WiiUbisoftMix between western and samouraï genres, with some modern architecture.
PlayStationAgetecMix between western and samouraï genres.
Samurai WesternPlayStation 2Acquire GamesMix between western and samouraï genres. Title from the Way of the Samurai series.
SilverloadPC, PlayStation Psygnosis
Vic Tokai
Graphic adventure game with horror elements.
Six-GunsiOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8GameloftThird-person, open-world action-adventure with supernatural themes.
SteamWorld DigNintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo SwitchImage & FormA 2D side-scrolling, Metroidvania platformer with steam-powered robots.
SteamWorld Dig 2Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DSImage & FormA 2D side-scrolling, Metroidvania platformer with steam-powered robots.
SteamWorld Tower DefenseDSiWareImage & FormCartoonish, isometric tower defense game set in a Western mining town with steam-powered robots; & the 1st SteamWorld series title.
Tengai Makyo: The Apocalypse IVSega Saturn, PlayStation PortableHudson SoftTop-down, supernatural horror JRPG set in a fictionalized & anachronized version of 1890s America. PSP version first released in 2006.
The GunstringerXbox 360Twisted Pixel Games, Microsoft StudiosKinect third-person rail shooter starring an undead marionette sheriff. Set in Old West, with some modern and fantasy aspects.
Tin StarSuper NESNintendoShoot 'em up-style sci-fi Western with anthropomorphic robot characters.
Weird West (video game)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneDevolver DigitalNon-traditional Western, action RPG with isometric view. Designed by Arkane Studios founder Raphaël Colantonio (With a different studio).
West of Dead2020Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo SwitchRaw FuryA non-traditional & roguelike, twin-stick shooter in isometric view with dark, Mike Mignola's comics-style visuals.
West of LoathingLinux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Apps, Nintendo Switch, StadiaAsymmetric PublicationsComedy adventure RPG with hand-drawn B&W side-scrolling visuals. Set in a Fantasy Western frontier with magic & monsters.
Wild ArmsPlayStation, PlayStation 2Agetec, SonyFantasy & supernatural Western JRPG with steampunk tech & magic. Draws from western-themed manga like Trigun.
Wild Arms 2PlayStationSonySequel adds more sci-fi tech, fantasy & steampunk themes.
Wild Arms 3PlayStation 2Sony, UbisoftFirst fully 3D Wild Arms game with cel-shaded visuals.
Wild Arms 4PlayStation 2505 Game Street, SCEI, Xseed GamesTurn-of-the-century Western theme. More action-heavy than predecessors.
Wild Arms 5PlayStation 2505 Games, SCEI, Xseed GamesGame story has ancient robot giants.
PlayStation 2Sony, AgetecFully 3D enhanced remake of the 1st Wild Arms.
Wild Arms MobileAdobe FlashYahoo! Keitai, I-Mode, and EZWebSeries of flash-based mobile games.
Wild Arms XFPlayStation Portable505 Games, SCEI, Xseed GamesSRPG.
Wild GunsSuper NES, Wii, Wii UNatsumeSpace western shooting gallery game with steampunk influences.
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo MesaArcadeKonamiCow-themed & 4-player, side-scrolling shooter based on the namesake animated TV series.

Cancelled games

Also includes delisted games which can't be downloaded anywhere again.

Traditional Westerns

TitleRelease datePlatform(s)Publisher(s)Notes
Magnificent 5Microsoft WindowsFree Reign Entertainment2020 battle Royale FPS spun off from bad MMO, Wild West Online (2018) / New Frontier (2019). Delisted in 2023.
New FrontierMicrosoft WindowsFree Reign EntertainmentRecycled from delisted 2018 MMO, Wild West Online. Delisted in mid-2021.
Wild West Online[8] Microsoft Windows612 GamesStunning but badly reviewed MMO. Delisted in 2019.

Non-traditional Westerns

TitleRelease datePlatform(s)Publisher(s)Notes
PriestCancelled (2003 or after)Microsoft WindowsJC EntertainmentA Korean MMORPG, based on a popular, namesake Korean comic book, that mixed horror and Wild West themes.
Cancelled (After 2002)PlayStation 2SegaThird-person shooter based on the Trigun manga. Slightly similar to same dev's Gungrave.[9] [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bunch, Kevin. Atari Archive: Vol.1 1977-1978. Press Run Books. 978-1-955183-21-5. 2022. 148.
  2. Web site: Rodeo Judge. June 21, 2015 .
  3. Web site: Westward II: Heroes of the Frontier Game > Download Free Games | Big Fish . 2014-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140822180252/http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/3150/westward-ii-heroes-of-the-frontier/index.html . August 22, 2014 . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: Westward III: Gold Rush Game > Download Free Games | Big Fish . 2014-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712182706/http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/4635/westward-iii/index.html . July 12, 2014 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Westward IV: All Aboard Game > Download Free Games | Big Fish . 2014-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712182846/http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/6836/westward-iv-all-aboard/index.html . July 12, 2014 . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Make 'Fallout 4' A Bit More Wild West With This Mod . January 31, 2020 . December 28, 2023 . Alex Kane . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915061440/https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkane/2020/01/31/make-fallout-4-a-bit-more-wild-west-with-this-mod/ . September 15, 2022 . live .
  7. Web site: Video Game Den | PCエンジン | PC Engine Turbografx CDRom reviews. www.videogameden.com.
  8. Web site: Wild West Online revealed: The Red Dead-like MMO 'built from the ground up' for PC. Steven. Messner. PC Gamer. May 11, 2017.
  9. Web site: Trigun: The Planet Gunsmoke (lost build of cancelled manga-based PlayStation 2 game; 2002) . The Lost Media Wiki . 17 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210104184453/https://lostmediawiki.com/Trigun:_The_Planet_Gunsmoke_(lost_build_of_cancelled_manga-based_PlayStation_2_game;_2002) . January 4, 2021 . live.
  10. Web site: Nicholas Brooks . Was a Canceled Trigun Game Repurposed Into PS2 Cult Classic Gungrave? . . Valnet Inc. . 17 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034655/https://www.cbr.com/trigun-canceled-game-gungrave/ . January 27, 2022 . English . Jan 4, 2022 . live.