Hard West 2 is a supernatural journey to the dark heart of the West. With a gun full of lead and a fistful of witchcraft, raise an outlaw posse and chase down the devil to take back what’s yours.
About the story
Blaze a trail back to the dark heart of the West in Hard West 2. You are Gin Carter, a notorious outlaw with a reputation as dangerous as the frontier itself. On the hunt for a big score, you hear talk that the legendary “Ghost Train” is heading your way loaded with federal gold. This is the one. You swiftly assemble a posse of outlaws, some with guns, others with the kind of supernatural skills that make saloon bars fall silent in a split second. Night falls and the posse rides out, silhouetted in the spectral light of the moon. Together, you transform the prairie into an ungodly land echoing with gunfire and the screams of the hunted. But once on board the train, you discover it’s not named the “Ghost Train” for nothing. What follows is the fight of your life through the uncharted badlands of the Hard West, propelled by bullets, witchcraft, and your pursuit of personal salvation at any cost. Chase down the devil himself and take back what he stole — your soul.
Platforms
PC PS5 Series X|SGenres
Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Tactical Turn-based strategy (TBS)Themes
Action Historical Horror
Languages: English and 8 more
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | |||
| Chinese (Simplified) | |||
| German | |||
| English | |||
| Spanish (Spain) | |||
| French | |||
| Polish | |||
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| Russian |
Media
Critic Reviews
RPG Fan
By Bob RichardsonWhile I technically enjoyed Hard West 2, the onerous difficulty makes it hard to recommend.
Softpedia
By Cosmin VasileHard West II, just like the predecessor, is the living proof that there’s life after XCOM too. Although the game could do with a bit more weapons, in between the multiple abilities and poker cards system, it offers enough variation to warrant a full playthrough.
The Thirsty Mage
By David LloydThe final pull of the trigger is a satisfying one, but I’m definitely not ready to ride off into the sunset. Hard West 2 hits the bullseye on creating a fun and infatuating strategic RPG experience and I look forward to saddling up on whatever the team from Ice Code games has for us next.
COGconnected
By Mark SteighnerHard West 2 is a great game for skilled strategy fans. It has a mixture of familiar western elements and supernatural accents, an energetic narrative, and fun characters. While it’s a challenging game, Hard West 2 usually gives you the tools you need to succeed. You’ll need patience and determination, but then, life in the old west was hard.
MonsterVine
By Shannon P. DrakeI found it compelling. Even if you don’t like tactical combat, you have to admire something so completely insane and very much its own thing when the world is busy making roguelike soulslikes platformers. It’s also an excuse to buy a cowboy hat of your very own.
