Adventure

West of Loathing

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

4.2

Users · RAWG

2017

Released

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📅 Release Info

Release DateAugust 9, 2017

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AdventureRPGIndie

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About this game

Say howdy to West of Loathing - a single-player slapstick, stick-figure comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cows, and investigate a wide variety of disgusting spittoons.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Pun-heavy, absurdist writing drives the game's comedy.
Deliberately crude stick-figure art creates a distinctive visual style.
Exploration includes unusual locations, optional encounters, secrets, and activities.
Quests offer humorous solutions, surprising outcomes, and experimentation.
Builds, dialogue choices, and quest decisions produce varied outcomes.

Cons

Combat has limited tactical depth and becomes repetitive.
Classes, equipment, and progression systems offer limited depth.
Humor relies on relentless puns, crude jokes, and silliness.
Main adventure is short relative to its asking price.

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