Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Released Apr 2010
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is a third-person shooter that delivers an intense team-based multiplayer experience. Relive the violent era of the Wild West with adrenaline-fueled action and fast-paced gunfights. Engage in gritty battles in beautifully rendered classic Western settings.
71% positive · 2,204 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West launched on April 8, 2010. Fatshark actively patched the game in the months following launch, adding dedicated server support, a new game mode (Demolition), a new map (Jacob's Bridge), and various bug fixes. The last recorded developer communication of any kind was a bug fix patch on July 24, 2010. After that date, all developer activity ceased entirely. The one post-2010 news item from Fatshark (June 1, 2011) was an announcement for an unrelated new game, Hamilton's Great Adventure, with no mention of Lead and Gold. No DLC was ever released or announced, no roadmap was published, and the store description contains no indication of future content. Fatshark has since moved on to develop other titles (most notably the Vermintide series). The game shipped as a complete multiplayer package and received its final update in July 2010, over 15 years ago.
Evidence
Bug fix patch released to address a server browser crash. This is the last recorded developer communication about Lead and Gold.
Free content patch added a new game mode (Demolition) and new map (Jacob's Bridge). This is the only major content addition post-launch.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Fatshark
Achievements
81
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer
About this game
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is a third-person shooter that delivers an intense team-based multiplayer experience. Relive the violent era of the Wild West with adrenaline-fueled action and fast-paced gunfights. Engage in gritty battles in beautifully rendered classic Western settings. Players will test their mettle in genre-specific game modes and levels tailor-made for satisfying team play.
Lead and Gold features the unique synergy system, which provides power-ups to encourage co-operation and team tactics. This system accentuates the frantic shooter and objective-oriented gameplay by rewarding players who focus on cooperation and play as a team.
Lead and Gold features the unique synergy system, which provides power-ups to encourage co-operation and team tactics. This system accentuates the frantic shooter and objective-oriented gameplay by rewarding players who focus on cooperation and play as a team.
- Four playable characters with different strengths and weaknesses, adding depth and variety
- A multitude of different game modes and settings, all with a distinct feeling of the Old West, providing increased longevity
- Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West uses the synergy system to reward players that play as a team
- Game modes and mechanics are designed to be easy to understand
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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