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West of Loathing

West of Loathing

Released: 5/31/2018

Say howdy to West of Loathing -- a single-player slapstick 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. Talk your way out of trouble as a silver-tongued Snake Oiler, plumb the refried mysteries of the cosmos as a wise and subtle Beanslinger, or let your fists do the talking as a fierce Cow Puncher. Explore a vast open world and encounter a colorful cast of characters, some of whom are good, many of whom are bad, and a few of whom are ugly.

Say howdy to West of Loathing -- a single-player slapstick 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. Talk your way out of trouble as a silver-tongued Snake Oiler, plumb the refried mysteries of the cosmos as a wise and subtle Beanslinger, or let your fists do the talking as a fierce Cow Puncher. Explore a vast open world and encounter a colorful cast of characters, some of whom are good, many of whom are bad, and a few of whom are ugly.

Say howdy to West of Loathing -- a single-player slapstick 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. Talk your way out of trouble as a silver-tongued Snake Oiler, plumb the refried mysteries of the cosmos as a wise and subtle Beanslinger, or let your fists do the talking as a fierce Cow Puncher. Explore a vast open world and encounter a colorful cast of characters, some of whom are good, many of whom are bad, and a few of whom are ugly.

Critics
86
Steam
98
Metacritic
80

Score Breakdown

85.7

Critic Average

31 reviews

98

Steam User Score

10,159 reviews

80

Metacritic User Score

85 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-12.0
Metacritic Disparity
+5.7
Combined Disparity
-3.2

Average of both sources

Review Timing

10 early (32%)18 launch window (58%)3 late (10%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 31 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 85.7/100. Critics score this game 12.0 points lower than Steam users and 5.7 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 31)+
  1. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Apr 25, 2023·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 97.7/100 · -7.7 ptsMetacritic 80/100 · +10.0 pts
  2. Sydney StoddardviaGeeks Under Grace
    Mar 2, 2021·Late review
    95/100View review
    Steam 97.7/100 · -2.7 ptsMetacritic 80/100 · +15.0 pts
  3. Jonathan LoganviaRPG Fan
    Feb 5, 2019·Late review
    95/100View review
    Steam 97.7/100 · -2.7 ptsMetacritic 80/100 · +15.0 pts
  4. Daniel NewviaThumbsticks
    Jul 26, 2018·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 97.7/100 · -17.7 ptsMetacritic 80/100 · 0.0 pts
  5. Alex OlneyviaNintendo Life
    Jul 19, 2018·Launch window
    90/100View review
    Steam 97.7/100 · -7.7 ptsMetacritic 80/100 · +10.0 pts