West of Loathing

West of Loathing

Released Aug 2017

West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.

97% positive · 10K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

West of Loathing launched on August 10, 2017 as a complete, self-contained comedy RPG. The developer released one paid DLC expansion — Reckonin' at Gun Manor — on February 8, 2019, which represents the only major content addition to the game. Both DLC entries in the store listing (the expansion and the soundtrack) are fully released, and there are no unreleased DLC items. Since the Gun Manor expansion shipped, Asymmetric has continued to support the game with maintenance and polish patches — fixing bugs, improving compatibility, adding Steam Deck support in March 2022, and applying a security fix as recently as October 16, 2025. However, none of these updates constitute new major content, and the developer has made no announcements of any additional expansions, DLC, or content updates. The developer has never explicitly announced an end to content development, but the pattern is clear: one expansion shipped in 2019, and over six years have passed with no major content releases and no announcements of any future content. The game launched as a finished product and received a single content expansion, which has now also been out for years. There is nothing announced or pending, and the ongoing patches are purely maintenance in nature. The game is complete as of the Gun Manor expansion's release date.
Evidence
Reckonin' at Gun Manor DLC released — the only paid content expansion for the game, now fully available.
dlc listing · Feb 8, 2019 source content shipped
high
Developer announced Reckonin' at Gun Manor as the first DLC for West of Loathing, with no mention of additional planned content.
news post · Feb 8, 2019 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Asymmetric
Achievements
28
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Say howdy to West of Loathing -- a single-player slapstick comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cows, and investigate a wide variety of disgusting spittoons.

Talk your way out of trouble as a silver-tongued Snake Oiler, plumb the refried mysteries of the cosmos as a wise and subtle Beanslinger, or let your fists do the talking as a fierce Cow Puncher. Explore a vast open world and encounter a colorful cast of characters, some of whom are good, many of whom are bad, and a few of whom are ugly.

Features:
  • a sprawling open world, chock full of danger, quests, puzzles, and mysteries
  • lush hand-drawn black and white graphics
  • full stick-figure customization
  • thousands of jokes, gags, and goofs
  • crunchy turn-based combat (but only if you want it)
  • liberal use of the Oxford comma
  • over 50 hats
  • disreputable saloons
  • several gulches
  • a drunk horse
NOTE: characters are not literally colorful (the game is in black and white)
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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