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Hard West 2

Hard West 2

Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.

Released Aug 4, 2022 Developer Ice Code Games Publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment Platforms Windows Turn-Based StrategyWesternTurn-Based TacticsRPGStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.0%positive2,784 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“This review is specially made for those who like to get all the achievements in games. Some gameplay and story event spoilers ahead. Hard West 2 is a turn-based tactics game that is similar to Wasteland 3 but simpler and with a more limited arsenal and tactical options, but with…”

— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“[b]Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)[/b] For some reason, I’ve always liked westerns. Maybe it’s those cozy Sunday morning movies from childhood, or maybe it’s Ennio Morricone and his unforgettable soundtracks—I honestly don’t know. Either way, this turn-based western, which feels like a…”

— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played
Not recommended · 38 found this helpful

“This is a fantastically made game with a lot of heart. A lot of love and care was put into making this game look and play well . . . However, I don't recommend it to others tactics players, because it *isn't* a tactics game in the way you'd expect, it's a puzzle game that just…”

— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:30 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

41playing at last check
3824-hour peak
3,038all-time peak
0 500 1k 2023 2024 2025 2026 706 avg · Aug 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

38achievements
10.8%median completion
1.7%rarest: Now We're Talkin'
43.9% of players 41.8% of players 33.8% of players 32.1% of players 21.6% of players 19.4% of players 19.0% of players 18.5% of players 17.7% of players 16.3% of players 15.9% of players 15.8% of players 15.7% of players 13.7% of players 12.4% of players 12.4% of players 12.1% of players 12.1% of players 12.0% of players 10.8% of players 10.4% of players 9.2% of players 8.1% of players 7.7% of players 6.9% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.3% of players 3.6% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 43.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
43.9%Is That All You've Got? — Killed 100 Bandits.
41.8%True Daredevils — Finish "Daredevils" in no more than 8 turns with all objectives completed.
33.8%Those Freaking Undead — Killed 80 Revenants.
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%Now We're Talkin' — Finished the game on the Nightmare+ difficulty.
1.8%Full Blast — Completed a mission using only Shotguns.
2.0%Let's Play — Collected every card in the game.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU28.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia43.95 AUD
Canada38.99 CAD
Japan3,400 JPY
Brazil88.99 BRL
China108.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$16 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$33

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 16, 2025
Surprise patch and a new Frontier

Surprised, Gunslingers? While working on our newest title, Nightmare Frontier, we stumbled upon a Hard West 2 patch It has been ready for a while but then it got lost in the wildlands. So we decided t

May 05, 2025
Nightmare Frontier - announced

Howdy, Cowboys!! From the moment you stepped into the world of Hard West 2, guns blazing and grit unshaken, it was a thrill to watch you blaze your own trail through the Weird West. You tackled every

Sep 30, 2024
Rogue Waters - Available now!

Howdy, Cowboys!! Watching you play through the trials and tribulations of the Devil's plot, shooting your way through the Weird West with bravado and bouncing bullets, was an honor. Since then we saw

Nov 28, 2022
Hard West 2 nominated for Best Game You Suck At - Steam Award 2022!

We are excited to announce that Hard West 2 has been nominated for Best Game You Suck At for the 2022 Steam Awards! Cowpokes from all over the world! If you enjoyed our game and are really good at it,

Oct 17, 2022
Patch 2 is now Live: After Dark Update!

Howdy pardners, we bring you good tidings: the new Hard West 2 After Dark Update is now live! This update includes free additional new content and player-requested balance tweaks. To celebrate the rel

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsTurn-Based Strategy · Western · Turn-Based Tactics · RPG · Strategy · Isometric · Turn-Based · Tactical RPG · Tactical · Turn-Based Combat · Story Rich · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements38
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://hardwestgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz/AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750/Radeon RX 550 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space