Western is a type of video games which tell the storylines usually takes place in the later-half of the nineteenth century in the Old West of America, often revolving around the life of the nomadic gunfighter or cowboy. In the old times, Gunfighter and Cowboy are equipped with a rifle or revolver and ride on the horseback. They typically wear bandannas gun, Stetson, spurs, buckskins, cowboy boots, and more. There are several video games available, taking place in the Western-themed environment. These games often represent the stress the harshness of the wilderness and take action in an arid, desolate the harsh landscapes of mountains and deserts. The massive landscapes assume an essential role, offering the mythic vision of the deserts and plains of the America West. Red Dead Redemption is the best example of Western-themed games, in which the player controls the former outlaw named John Marston as he struggled to atone for his past sins. The player navigates the landscapes either on foot or horseback with an objective to battle against enemies using the old classic weapons. Gun, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Red Dead Redemption, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, etc. are prominent games with the Western-theme environment.

14 Best Western Themed Games for PC

#1 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is an Action, Single and Multiplayer First-person Shooter video game developed by Techland and published by Ubisoft. It is the 2nd marvelous installment in the series of Call of Juarez video game and the direct sequel to the Call of Juarez. It takes place in the fictional Mexico and Los Angeles and offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor. There are two different protagonists named as Ray McCall and his brother Thomas. The player can take on the role of one of them and start exploring the game world. He can manipulate the world from the first-person perspective, and his ultimate task is to rescue her family from enemies. At the end of the American Civil War, the protagonist left his post and set out on an epic adventure to save his family home. The game features a variety of challenging missions, and the player has to complete each one of progress in the match. The player equips with different weapons and can upgrade them by using his XP points. With detailed environment, exciting gameplay, and brilliant mechanics Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is the best game to play and enjoy.

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#2 Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is an Action-Adventure, First-person Shooter and Single-player video game developed by Techland and published by Ubisoft. It is the 4th game in the series of Call of Juarez video game and offers the traditional old-west settings, unlike its previous entries. The game has three unique modes such as Duel, Arcade and Story while the storyline of the game focuses on the bounty hunter named as Silas Greaves. The game represents the linear FPS (First-person Shooter) gameplay and focuses on completing a variety of objectives to advance through the plot. Staple gameplay components such as gunslinger duels and bullet-time make a return, and the game comes with a novel element, offering the ability to the player to dodge the bullets via a quick response time event. During the gameplay, the player can make experience points and can use to level up his skills in either shotgun, dual pistols, or rifles. The player explores the land from a first-person viewpoint, the battle against evil guys and take down them to earn points.

#3 Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD

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Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD is an Action-Adventure, and Single-player Shooter video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by Electronic Arts. The gameplay is a mix of both First and Third-person Shooter elements and revolves around the protagonist named as Stranger. It takes place in the fictional world filled with mysterious creatures. Assume your role, jump into the world where you have to capture outlaws to gather bounties and your basic aim is to earn moolah (game’s currency) by fulfilling your objectives and use them to enhance your abilities. In Third-player Perspective, you can take on the role of the stranger and your character is capable of jumping, climbing, and traveling the long distance, and in First-person Perspective, your character can use a variety of weapons to take down enemies and complete his tasks. There are a set of levels and each level is challenging to play. Use melee combat to fight against enemies and slaughter them to earn moolah. Unlock further content and features by progressing through the game and become the ultimate hero by showing off your abilities. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD offers prominent features such as Thirty-Five Achievements, Three Level Difficulty, Easter, Unlockable Contents and more. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.

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#4 Fistful of Frags

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Fistful of Frags is a Free-to-play, First-person Shooter, Action-Adventure and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Fistful of Frags Team. The game takes place in the fictional land filled with enemies. You can get into the role of the protagonist and your primary goal is to survive as long as possible in the forest-themed world and fulfill your tasks to gain experience. Your character is armed with primary weapons such as pistol, gun, items and useful equipment. During exploration, you have to slaughter a number of enemies, collect power-ups to enhance your abilities and move freely around open environment. Use melee weapons and attacks to take down foes and prove yourself as the best survival. It has three different modes such as Teamplay mode, Break Bad mode, and Team Elimination mode. Through customization features, you can create your character and can modify your weapons for better performance. Fistful of Frags offers features such as Advance Multiplayer mode, Skill-based System, Customization, Detailed Environment, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#5 Hard West

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Hard West is a Turn-based Tactics and Single-player video game developed by CreativeForge Games and published by Gamebitioius Digital Entertainment. The game comes with strategic gameplay, and it takes place in the fictional world of the American Old West environment, following the Western genre but offers supernatural elements. It offers the similar gameplay to XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the game is split into two modes such as a Strategic Exploration Map and Turn-based Tactical encounters, where the player can traverse a huge map and visit a variety of locations. The locations the player visits on the map are presented via a text panel completed by static illustrations and enable the player to do actions by selecting entries from the menu. Using this method, the player can interact with NPCs, do a variety of custom actions, and hire new characters into the posse of the player character. Hard West includes prominent features such as West World to Explore, Compelling Turn-based Combat, Gather and Combine Special Abilities, Dynamic Cover, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

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#6 Wild West Online

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Wild West Online is a Western-themed, Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing, and Action video game developed by DJ2 Entertainment and published by WWO Partners Ltd. The game is set in an online persistent Open World environment and lets the player engage himself into the unrestricted Player versus Player (PvP) conflict on the western frontier. It usually deals with world exploration, PvP combat, resource gathering, PvE Missions, etc. elements and gives the player full freedom to be an explorer, gunslinger, crafter, miner, etc. as the player immerse himself in the beautiful world. The storyline of the game revolves around two rival families, and the player needs to select one of them to start fighting to take over territories and resources in Rosewell County. It represents the Action-packed and fast-paced gameplay and introduces lots of secrets to uncover. Combat Public PvP events bring players from all over the world together to battle for riches in timed arena combat. Different events will enable the player to test his mettle and hone his skills, and struggle to earn enough points to unlock further content.

#7 America: No Peace Beyond the Line

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America: No Peace Beyond the Line is a Real-time Strategy, Wild West-themed and Single-player video game created by Related Designs Software GmbH for Microsoft Windows. The game takes place during the era after the event of American Civil War. In the game, the player has an option to select his factions from Native Americans, Outlaws, Mexicans, and Settlers. The ultimate task of the player is to struggle to settle the western frontier. Each civilization has its unique strength, weakness, and abilities. In the game, the player assumes the role of the king with a task to establish a kingdom by placing building and infrastructures like other RTS games and recruit the army to defend it. During the gameplay, the player needs to collect resources to purchase the military units and create new buildings in various scenarios. There are a series of levels and each level offers a set of objectives to accomplish. It supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and the game allows up to eight players in Multiplayer campaign to experience the team-based gameplay. With exciting gameplay, immersive graphics, and smooth controls, America: No Peace Beyond the Lin is the best game to enjoy.

#8 West of Loathing

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West of Loathing is a Role-playing and Single-player video game published and developed by Asymmetric Publications. It takes place in the universe of Kingdom of Loathing, in the weird western-themed setting. According to the story, the protagonist leaves the farm of his family and heads west to find his fortune on a trek to the Frisco’s city. It mainly revolves around turn-based combat and features the classic art made up of Stick figure drawings. During the gameplay, the player navigates the open world and communicate with a colourful cast of characters, some of whom are bad, many of whom are good, and few of whom are ugly. It introduces lush hand-drawn white graphics and offers thousands of gags, jokes, and goofs. There are more than fifty hats, and the player can unlock to wear. West of Loathing includes core features such as Several Gulches, a Drunk Horse, Turn-based Combat, Stick-figure Customization, and more. With superb gameplay, immersive graphics, and brilliant gameplay, West of Loathing is the best game to play.

#9 Lego Chess

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Lego Chess is a Single-player and Multiplayer Strategy and Chess-like Board video game developed by Krisalis Software and published by Lego Media. The game takes place in the Lego-themed world and features three different modes such as Tutorial, Versus, and Story. In Single-player mode, the player can compete against AI opponent with a task to eliminate all the foes on the board and to be the last. It offers turn-based strategic gameplay, in which the player has to take his turn, play his move by commanding the soldier and struggle to eliminate the enemy. The short video plays, displaying the character being caught, as the piece of the player is captured. In Story mode, the player can pick either a pirates theme or a western. Three are three chess tournament in each theme where the player needs to battle against AI opponent. The player will learn how to play chess from the basic movement of different pieces in Tutorial mode. With challenging gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and wonderful graphics, Lego Chess is the best game to play.

#10 SteamWorld Dig

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SteamWorld Dig is an Action-Adventure, Platform and Single-player Mining video game with Metroidvania developed and published by Image and Form. The game cast you in the role of the protagonist named as Rusty, a lone mining steam-bot who arrives at an old town. It takes place in the underground environment, and your task is to dig the old earth, search valuables while unearthing the threat. Steampunk and Western themes inspire the game, and the game introduces an underground world full of terrors, treasure, and mysteries. It consists of a variety of levels, and each level offers a challenging gameplay with challenging objectives. Control the character and start navigating the environment from side-scroll view, avoid hurdles, unleash power-ups and find treasure to progress through the game. Use your points to unlock further content in the game and become the master. SteamWorld Dig offers prominent features such as a Rich World, Underground Environment, Human Civilization, Degenerated Races, and more. SteamWorld Dig is the best Platform game to play and enjoy.

#11 Interstate 76

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Interstate 76 developed and published by Activision is a Single and Multiplayer Vehicular Combat video game available to play on Microsoft Windows. The game takes place in the Southwestern United States in the historical year 1976 and introduces four different modes such as the T.R.I.P, Multi-Melee, Auto Melee, and Scenarios. In the T.R.I.P mode, the player needs to select his vehicle and dive into a match where he has to follow the story to progress through the game. In Multi-Melee mode, the player must compete against a variety of vehicles and eliminate them from playfield using modern weapons. Upgrade the vehicle, equip it with powerful weapons and navigate the environment from a third-person perspective. Smash the vehicles of opponents by shooting and rank-up the level of the player to become the best driver. It features open-world environment where the game is set and puts the player in the role of the driver. Interstate 76 offers prominent features such as a variety of Vehicles, Post-apocalyptic World, Street Racing, Off-Roading, First-person view, etc. Try it out, if you’re a fan of racing games.

#12 Gun

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Gun, developed by “Neversoft” in collaboration with “Beenox” and “Rebellion Developments”, published by “Activision” is a westerner style action-adventure, RPG and shooting video game. Game features the protagonist “Colton White” who travels town to town and fighting off the Bandits and law-offending insurgents. The protagonist in his adventures kills animals and causes mayhems wherever necessary to save himself from the police and gunslingers. Player gets to use weapons like revolvers, shotguns and bows according to the situation and uses explosives to divert the attention of his enemies or to kill them. “Gun” with an open world, super fine HD graphics, an appealing storyline and a thrilling game-play, is a fast-paced action and adventure packed video game that entertains you enough to get lost in the act. You should definitely try it. “Gun” is available to play on PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360 and PlayStation Portable.

#13 GunZ 2: The Second Duel

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GunZ 2: The Second Duel, is a 3D MMO and Third-person Shooter video game that features a truly Fast Paced gameplay you have ever experienced along with epic MMO gaming. With a unique rediscovery of shooting and third person elements, “GunZ 2: The Second Duel” provides with a unique action and thrill filled game-play, Unique character classes and loads of customization options, hundreds of varieties of weapons to choose between and some super western shooting skills. GunZ 2: The Second Duel provides with good number of upgrades and DLC (Downloadable Content) for all the hardcore shooting games enthusiasts around the world. With all the blasting Action, Thrill and MMO Shooting elements, GunZ 2: The Second Duel offers great visuals, an addictive gameplay and revamped mechanics to enjoy.

#14 Wasteland 2

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Wasteland 2 is Tactical Action, RPG and Post-Apocalyptic video game set in an alternate history. Wasteland 2 is the first ever Sequel to the 1988’s popular Wasteland video game and it offers more enhanced game mechanics, graphics and core gameplay etc. The game is based on a Nuclear War that started when a cluster of Meteors hit various Nuclear sites. A huge Nuclear war started out that almost totally devastated the world. The day when all this happened, some of the U.S. Army Engineers were working in a desolate Desert deep into the Southwestern region, minutes after the Cataclysmic event they went into hiding in the prison they were setting up for the Death Row prisoners. The Soldiers sought shelter in the prison and when the time was right, they got back up to the surface and started searching for the Survivors, who ever was found, teamed up with them and all of the survivors formed the Desert Rangers, years after the Nuclear Holocaust. Wasteland 2 starts off 15 years after the events of Wasteland and connects the story to its predecessor in a way that it literally feels like the same. Wasteland 2 is a kind of strategic game that allows you to play as anyone of the available characters, Control a total number of seven characters (Three main and 4 NPCs), Explore the game world, face some of the worst ever mutants and nightmarish creatures, fight them off with all the available weapons such as guns, melee weapons and stuff, earn experience points, develop new skills, get health updates, and complete a number of quests, etc. With all the amazingly bashing Combats, hardcore Action and Thrill, Wasteland 2 offers a fantastic Story-driven gameplay, unique characters and fabulous visuals to enjoy. If you haven’t yet played this game, try it out and enjoy all the Post-Apocalyptic fun.