Steam app 597220 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:19 UTC
West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
111 months, July 2017 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 436 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
West of Loathing was released on 10 Aug, 2017.
| Language | Full audio |
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| English |
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28 achievements in total.
21 developer announcements, Aug 2017 to Oct 2025 · times in UTC
Dropping a small patch today to fix a vulnerability that was discovered in the Unity game engine we use to build our Loathing games. Nothing to get excited about, unfortunately, unless safety gets your motor running that is.
Patch notesThis update brings full Steam Deck compatibility to the Windows and Linux versions. The macOS version is already fully compatible, in that it correctly does not run on Steam Deck.
Patch notesMany thanks to everyone who reported bugs and helped us track down the trickiest of these issues, we really appreciate it! Here's what's fixed: Corrected a problem where the player character would move super fast on a high-end personal…
Patch notesHoly cow it's been almost three years since we first released West of Loathing! To celebrate this we've fixed some obscure bugs, improved some interactive bits, and added a splash of new content here and there. It's a regular smorgasbord of…
AsymmetricToday's long-in-coming patch fixes a couple of rare and extremely difficult-to-track-down crash bugs on Windows 10. Many thanks to the folks who helped us out by sending in Unity logs and testing things on a beta branch! With this release…
Patch notesA quick little DLC patch today to address some issues that folks have brought to our attention. Thanks for all the bug reports and also all the kind words about the DLC in general, everyone! Y'all rock. You now get the Spirit Guide…
Patch notesOur first DLC for West of Loathing, Reckonin' at Gun Manor, is now available for purchase right here on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/954060/West_of_Loathing_Reckonin_at_Gun_Manor/ And now, here's some exciting marketing copy…
Asymmetric* Does not actually contain any cabbage Not a ton of changes in this patch: The dialog window has been made a bit wider so that text after buttons can't try to hide from you off-screen any more Harmonized Halloway’s Hideaway hardwoods (had…
Patch notesThe game should run in Windows XP again, probably (we really mean it this time) Best Font Mode should no longer prevent text from appearing Letters should no longer double-up when you type text in the Linux version of the game. Our…
Patch notesThis patch is live for Windows, Mac, and Linux (which means that Linux now has controller support) The game should run in Windows XP again, probably Macs with Retina displays should now display the game at a reasonable size instead of in a…
AsymmetricOut now for Windows and Mac, and coming very soon to Linux, it's version 1.10! Major updates: We've added controller support! The game should notice if you are trying to use a controller and update your UI as appropriate. We've tested a…
AsymmetricKeyboard commands used in the game can now be fully customized from the new Keyboard Options menu — va pnfr lbh rkvfg va n ebg-guvegrra jbeyq, fnl The speed of the player’s horse can now be altered in the Options menu, fstr or ssslowerrr…
AsymmetricKeyboard commands used in the game can now be fully customized from the new Keyboard Options menu — va pnfr lbh rkvfg va n ebg-guvegrra jbeyq, fnl The speed of the player’s horse can now be altered in the Options menu, fstr or ssslowerrr…
Patch notesCorrected a bunch (23) of miscellaneous typos Changed a bunch of Riff's "woah"s and Zack's "whoah"s to "whoa"s – it's the children who are wrong Going back to the title screen from the shooting gallery no longer makes the title screen stop…
AsymmetricCorrected a bunch (23) of miscellaneous typos Changed a bunch of Riff's "woah"s and Zack's "whoah"s to "whoa"s – it's the children who are wrong Going back to the title screen from the shooting gallery no longer makes the title screen stop…
Patch notesWest of Loathing's phenomenal soundtrack by the illustrious Ryan Ike is now available for purchase on Steam. Check out this track list: #1 What In Tarnation #2. West of Loathing (Main Theme) #3. A Cave Is A Sideways Hole #4. Better Luck…
AsymmetricWest of Loathing's phenomenal soundtrack by the illustrious Ryan Ike is now available for purchase on Steam. Check out this track list: #1 What In Tarnation #2. West of Loathing (Main Theme) #3. A Cave Is A Sideways Hole #4. Better Luck…
AsymmetricCorrected 11 typos (they were not funny) An errant mention of “Christmas” is now the proper “Crimbo” A save-file backup system (every 30 minutes) is now in place in case of save-file corruption. A rudimentary set of alternative keyboard…
AsymmetricCorrected 11 typos (they were not funny) An errant mention of “Christmas” is now the proper “Crimbo” A save-file backup system (every 30 minutes) is now in place in case of save-file corruption. A rudimentary set of alternative keyboard…
Patch notesSome highlights from a glowing review in Polygon posted just hours ago: "There’s no escaping West of Loathing’s relentless humor, but that humor is so warm and clever that it never gets old. The writing aims to subvert its own tropes at all…
AsymmetricSome highlights from a glowing review in Polygon posted just hours ago: "There’s no escaping West of Loathing’s relentless humor, but that humor is so warm and clever that it never gets old. The writing aims to subvert its own tropes at all…
AsymmetricEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| West of Loathing: Reckonin' at Gun Manor | WindowsmacOSLinux | 08 Feb 2019 |
| West of Loathing OST | WindowsmacOSLinux | 17 Aug 2017 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | West of Loathing.app\Contents\MacOS\West of Loathing | macos | ||
| Launch | West of Loathing.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | West of Loathing.x86 | linux 32 | ||
| Launch | West of Loathing.x86_64 | linux 64 |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
WinAppDataLocalLow | Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing | *.jso* |
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