Blood West
Release Date: December 5, 2023
Action, FPP, stealth, western, FPS, horror, Polish, indie games, shooters, immersive sim, singleplayer
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Steam
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.
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.
Videos and Screens
[1:41] Blood West launch trailer
[25:00] Blood West gameplay #1
God is a Geek: 9 / 10 by Lyle Carr
Blood West doesn't pull any punches and is more than happy to kill you over and over again, but it makes overcoming the odds so satisfying.
GameGrin: 8.5 / 10 by Jacob Sanderson
Blood West is a fantastic stealth FPS with some light immersive sim elements. The world feels incredibly bleak, yet super atmospheric, definitely worth the pickup!
Screen Rant: 4.5 / 5 by Leo Faierman
But perhaps Blood West’s strongest component is its exploration, and the pull to devour every inch of its creepy map design can be reason enough to turn the game into a 30-hour experience or more. The amount of that time spent dying and backtracking are all part of the hellish journey, but the difficulty is balanced such that gamers of all stripes should find enough equipment and upgrades to power their way through. For a combat-heavy horror game, Blood West focuses on the most important details and leaves the rest to rot, and their full release version delivers one of the year's best surprises.
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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Adrian Werner
December 5, 2023