Blood West
Release Date: December 5, 2023
Action, FPP, stealth, western, FPS, horror, Polish, indie games, shooters, immersive sim, singleplayer
OpenCritic
Retro FPS with a horror and western feel from the Polish studio Hyperstrange. In Blood West, as a ghostly desperado we deal with demons in an abandoned mining settlement, whether massacring enemies in dynamic clashes or eliminating them silently.
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OpenCritic Rating
Top Critic Average: 82 / 100, game is Recomended by 86% of Critics. There are 10 Critic Reviews.
COGconnected: 80 / 100 by Michael Chow
If you are a fan of classic stealth FPS games, classic FPS games, or even Western games in general, Blood West will be right up your alley. And if you’re not, Blood West may still be worth your time if you have any interest in it based on some of its other factors such as the eldritch horror, resource management, or even challenging gameplay. As someone who hasn’t had as much experience with stealth FPS games, it did take a bit of time to get accustomed to its workings, but once I hit my stride, I found it hard to put the game down.
GamingBolt: 8 / 10 by Shunal Doke
Blood West is an excellent game for fans of stealth games. It makes use of classic design ideas from games as wide ranging as the seminal Thief titles, to more modern ones like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in order to shape its mechanics and general gameplay loop. The progression system encourages exploration, which is made all the better thanks to excellent level design.
Try Hard Guides: 9 / 10 by Erik Hodges
Blood West is a spine-chilling, grim, and bloody take on the American West, with stealth-focussed combat and non-linear gameplay that shines through the muck of spilled blood and zombie guts. Monsters, curses, and death await you in this brutal quest to save the bleak frontier.
Blood West Description
Blood West is a first-person survival horror western-style shooter. It is another project of the Warsaw-based independent studio Hyperstrange, which previously created Elderborn and Postal: Brain Damaged.
Plot
In Blood West we play a dead gunman, who is not granted peace. Instead of heaven (or hell) a cursed mining town, overrun by demons and ancient horror, awaits him. In this place you can't count on faith and prayers for the dead - only a shotgun at your side gives you comfort and maybe allows you to stop this afterlife adventure.
Mechanics
Although the mix of FPS and hordes from hell may bring to mind the Doom series, Blood West goes in a slightly different direction. Instead of incredible stunts and neck-breaking action, the Hyperstrange studio's creation features a more methodical and somewhat survivalist gameplay. Of course, there are dynamic clashes with demonic enemies, but the game doesn't discourage us to eliminate them quietly.
Exploration of locations and searching for resources such as ammunition plays an important role. In addition, as we progress in the game, we develop the character's attributes, which makes fighting groups of increasingly difficult enemies easier.
Technical aspects
Graphically Blood West is a retro-style game, using angular graphics ( low poly) and clearly low resolution.
Blood West Summary
Early Access:February 10, 2022
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Hyperstrange
Publisher: Hyperstrange
Age restrictions: 18+
Blood West System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 780M or better, 5 GB HDD, Windows 10
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Today is shaping up to be a real feast for fans of retro shooters. This is because Kingpin: Reloaded and version 1.0 of Blood West will debut on Steam.
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Adrian Werner
December 5, 2023