This is a list of computer and video games that are set in the Old West or that are defined by a Western style, including those that blend Western elements with other genres, such as Space Westerns.
This section is for Western games that have non-traditional themes or hybrid genres such as Space Western, Sci-fi West, Fantasy Western, Hybrid Western (e.g. Horror Western, Film noir, Martial arts (genre), anthropomorphic animal characters), neo-Western (Contemporary settings/times), Post-apocalyptic West, Weird West (Also can have supernatural, steampunk, superhero themes), among many others. It is probably okay to leave 'spaghetti westerns' and some other mixed genres in the traditional section.
See this List of Western subgenres for a comprehensive rundown on numerous types of alternate Westerns.
| Title | Release date | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above Snakes | 2023 | Windows | Crytivo | Old West-inspired polygonal, isometric, sandbox, survival base-builder with zombies. |
| Alone in the Dark 3 | 1995 | DOS, Mac OS, Windows, PC-98 |  Infogrames  Interplay | Third-person Wild West survival horror with zombies. |
| An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | 1994 | Super NES, PC | Hudson Soft | Platformer based on a namesake 1991 animation starring a biped mouse. |
| An American Tail: Fievel's Gold Rush | 2002 | GBA | Conspiracy Entertainment Crave Entertainment | Platformer based on an animated film series starring a biped mouse. |
| Bang! Howdy | 2006 | Java | Three Rings Design | Strategy game with Western, steampunk, and Native American mythology. |
| Blood | 1997 | MS-DOS | GT Interactive | Player is a gunslinger from the Old West. Has occult & horror themes. |
| Blood West | 2023 | Windows, Linux | Hyperstrange S.A. | Unity-powered retro 3D, sandbox stealth FPS set in dark levels with a jumbled mess of supernatural horror and Wild West themes. |
| Call of Juarez: The Cartel | 2011 | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Ubisoft, Techland | An example of the neo-Western genre. |
| Darkwatch | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox | Capcom | Horror game set in the Old West about a vampire outlaw named Jericho Cross. |
| Dillon's Rolling Western | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo | Player controls an anthropomorphic armadillo fighting against rock-like monsters. |
| DRAKE | 2025 (TBA) | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | Solarsuit Games | Unity-powered 3D futuristic, Sci-fi/Space Western, top-down action RPG set on an arid exoplanet. |
| Evil West | 2022 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Focus Entertainment | Non-traditional Western third-person shooter. |
| ExeKiller | 2025 (TBA) | Windows | Paradark Studio | UE4-powered retro-futuristic, post-apocalyptic, Western FPS with driveable vehicles. |
| Exoplanet: First Contact | 2016 | Windows | Grab the Games | Space western role-playing game. |
| Fallout | 1997 | Windows | Interplay | Post-apocalyptic action RPG set in the Southern California. [7] |
| Fallout 2 | 1998 | Windows | Black Isle Studios, Interplay | Post-apocalyptic action RPG set in Northern California, with areas in Nevada and Oregon. [7] |
| Fallout: New Vegas | 2010 | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Obsidian Entertainment, Bethesda Softworks | Post-apocalyptic action RPG set in the Mojave Desert. [7] |
| Fiend Hunter [8] | 1993 | PC-Engine Super CD-ROM | Right Stuff Corp. | Non-traditional Western, side-scrolling action RPG. |
| God Hand | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | Capcom | A 3D beat 'em up with Martial arts Western, Japanese-style comedy and demons. |
| Gunman's Proof | 1997 | SFC | ASCII | The game uncannily resembles The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past , but with a Sci-fi West theme. |
| Hard West | 2015 | Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Nintendo Switch | Gambitious Digital Entertainment | Turn-based tactics game with a supernatural western theme and isometric perspective. |
| Hard West 2 | 2022 | Windows | Good Shepherd Entertainment | Same publisher as Hard West 1 but with a new name. Windows only. |
| Live A Live | 1994 | SFC | Square | One of the game's chapters is set in the Wild West. |
| Live A Live (Remake) | 2022 | Nintendo Switch | Square Enix | Remake with new graphics and different camera view. First official localisation for worldwide markets. |
| Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath | 2005 | Xbox, PlayStation 3 | Oddworld Inhabitants | A 3D action-adventure starring a bounty-hunting oviparous anthropoid. |
| Rabbids Hollywood | 2018 | Arcade | Adrenaline Amusements | Light gun arcade game in the Rabbids franchise for 1-4 players. Set in 3 movie sets: Wild West, Zombie and Sci-Fi, with 3 levels each. |
| Red Steel 2 | 2010 | Wii | Ubisoft | Mix between western and samouraï genres, with some modern architecture. |
| Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman | 1999 | PlayStation | Agetec | Mix between western and samouraï genres. |
| Samurai Western | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Acquire Games | Mix between western and samouraï genres. Title from the Way of the Samurai series. |
| Silverload | 1995 | PC, PlayStation | Psygnosis Vic Tokai | Graphic adventure game with horror elements. |
| Six-Guns | 2011 | iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8 | Gameloft | Third-person, open-world action-adventure with supernatural themes. |
| SteamWorld Dig | 2013 | Nintendo 3DS, Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch | Image & Form | A 2D side-scrolling, Metroidvania platformer with steam-powered robots. |
| SteamWorld Dig 2 | 2017 | Nintendo Switch, Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS | Image & Form | A 2D side-scrolling, Metroidvania platformer with steam-powered robots. |
| SteamWorld Tower Defense | 2010 | DSiWare | Image & Form | Cartoonish, isometric tower defense game set in a Western mining town with steam-powered robots; & the 1st SteamWorld series title. |
| Tengai Makyo: The Apocalypse IV | 1997 | Sega Saturn, PlayStation Portable | Hudson Soft | Top-down, supernatural horror JRPG set in a fictionalized & anachronized version of 1890s America. PSP version first released in 2006. |
| The Gunstringer | 2011 | Xbox 360 | Twisted Pixel Games, Microsoft Studios | Kinect third-person rail shooter starring an undead marionette sheriff. Set in Old West, with some modern and fantasy aspects. |
| Tin Star | 1994 | Super NES | Nintendo | Shoot 'em up-style sci-fi Western with anthropomorphic robot characters. |
| Weird West (video game) | 2022 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Devolver Digital | Non-traditional Western, action RPG with isometric view. Designed by Arkane Studios founder Raphaël Colantonio (With a different studio). |
| West of Dead | 2020 | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | Raw Fury | A non-traditional & roguelike, twin-stick shooter in isometric view with dark, Mike Mignola's comics-style visuals. |
| West of Loathing | 2017 | Linux, macOS, Windows, Windows Apps, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Asymmetric Publications | Comedy adventure RPG with hand-drawn B&W side-scrolling visuals. Set in a Fantasy Western frontier with magic & monsters. |
| Wild Arms | 1996 | PlayStation, PlayStation 2 | Agetec, Sony | Fantasy & supernatural Western JRPG with steampunk tech & magic. Draws from western-themed manga like Trigun. |
| Wild Arms 2 | 1999 | PlayStation | Sony | Sequel adds more sci-fi tech, fantasy & steampunk themes. |
| Wild Arms 3 | 2002 | PlayStation 2 | Sony, Ubisoft | First fully 3D Wild Arms game with cel-shaded visuals. |
| Wild Arms 4 | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | 505 Game Street, SCEI, Xseed Games | Turn-of-the-century Western theme. More action-heavy than predecessors. |
| Wild Arms 5 | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | 505 Games, SCEI, Xseed Games | Game story has ancient robot giants. |
| Wild Arms Alter Code: F | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | Sony, Agetec | Fully 3D enhanced remake of the 1st Wild Arms. |
| Wild Arms Mobile | 2006 | Adobe Flash | Yahoo! Keitai, I-Mode, and EZWeb | Series of flash-based mobile games. |
| Wild Arms XF | 2007 | PlayStation Portable | 505 Games, SCEI, Xseed Games | SRPG. |
| Wild Guns | 1994 | Super NES, Wii, Wii U | Natsume | Space western shooting gallery game with steampunk influences. |
| Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa | 1992 | Arcade | Konami | Cow-themed & 4-player, side-scrolling shooter based on the namesake animated TV series. |
Also includes delisted games which can't be downloaded anywhere again.
| Title | Release date | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnificent 5 | 2020 | Windows | Free Reign Entertainment | 2020 battle Royale FPS spun off from bad MMO, Wild West Online (2018) / New Frontier (2019). Delisted in 2023. |
| New Frontier | 2019 | Windows | Free Reign Entertainment | Recycled from delisted 2018 MMO, Wild West Online. Delisted in mid-2021. |
| Wild West Online [9] | 2018 | Windows | 612 Games | Stunning but badly reviewed MMO. Delisted in 2019. |
| Title | Release date | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest | Cancelled (2003 or after) | Windows | JC Entertainment | A Korean MMORPG, based on a popular, namesake Korean comic book, that mixed horror and Wild West themes. |
| Trigun: The Planet Gunsmoke | Cancelled (After 2002) | PlayStation 2 | Sega | Third-person shooter based on the Trigun manga. Slightly similar to same dev's Gungrave. [10] [11] |
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