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Western Press

Western Press

Based on a true story, Western Press is the most historically accurate frontier dueling game available for PC and Mac. Probably. Up to 16 players (or bots) compete in a tournament of 1v1 sprints to press a random string of ten buttons the fastest.

Released Apr 21, 2016 Developer Bandit-1 Publisher Surprise Attack Platforms Windows · Mac IndieTypingLocal MultiplayerWesternAction
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

67.6%positive293 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Western Press is a fast-paced competitive party game developed by Bandit-1 and published by Surprise Attack that transforms the classic Wild West quick-draw duel into a reflex-based challenge built around speed and precision. Rather than focusing on complex shooting mechanics or…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

25achievements
5.7%median completion
2.0%rarest: Qantas never crashed
40.5% of players 37.8% of players 33.3% of players 30.7% of players 26.8% of players 22.0% of players 18.6% of players 13.9% of players 13.7% of players 9.3% of players 8.9% of players 7.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 40.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
40.5%Cangratulations — Beat level 1 of the Skill Tester
37.8%High spirits — Beat level 2 of the Skill Tester
33.3%Tomahawk ground — Beat level 3 of the Skill Tester
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Qantas never crashed — Remember a 20 button combo in Memory Mode
2.1%Billy the Kid — Win 100 duels
2.3%Bourne again — Remember a 15 button combo in Memory Mode

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$0.79lowest since tracking began2026-08-27
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan580 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

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

China≈$3.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Jul 26, 2018
Surprise Attack Games is now Fellow Traveller

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25928706/db6b95e8d4668f488883e5105a283d714f68caf7.png Today our publisher, Surprise Attack Games, is relaunching as Fellow Traveller.

Dec 10, 2016
Wyatt and Vocabulary (1.3.5 Update)

Hey everyone! Just put up an update that addresses a few things players have mentioned or requested in the forums. Let us know what you think! Both about this update, and anything else you want to get

Dec 10, 2016
Wyatt and Vocabulary (1.3.5 Update)

Hey everyone! Just put up an update that addresses a few things players have mentioned or requested in the forums. Let us know what you think! Both about this update, and anything else you want to get

Dec 05, 2016
Readability Fix!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/23479142/77400ff9fe911762e5990ce208bc8ad8eb50b66b.jpg Hi all! We had a number of complaints both in reviews and via email about t

Dec 05, 2016
Readability Fix!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/23479142/77400ff9fe911762e5990ce208bc8ad8eb50b66b.jpg Hi all! We had a number of complaints both in reviews and via email about t

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Typing · Local Multiplayer · Western · Action · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Casual · Multiplayer · Funny · Memes · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Camera Comfort
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements25
Official sitehttp://bandit-1.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.2 GHz or faster Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB of Video Memory Storage: 500 MB available space