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Western games on Steam

83 games carry the tag · 3 released in the last 12 months (vs 35 the year before) · median price $6.99

The verdict

Not enough estimated games in this niche for an honest verdict yet — a median under the coverage floor would be a lie with confidence. The counted facts below stand on their own.

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 2,936 stored reviews from 81 games.

Gameplay & mechanics82% positive · 1,353 mentions · 74 games
Story & writing82% positive · 1,286 mentions · 62 games
Visuals & audio84% positive · 968 mentions · 77 games
Content & longevity78% positive · 730 mentions · 69 games
Price & value78% positive · 624 mentions · 65 games
Performance & stability63% positive · 533 mentions · 57 games
Difficulty & balance75% positive · 463 mentions · 62 games
Controls & UI63% positive · 357 mentions · 55 games
Multiplayer & community80% positive · 230 mentions · 39 games

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 78% of the niche's 42,243 reviews; it takes 6 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Western games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Red Dead Redemption 2024 21,989 Very Positive
Kill The Crows 2023 3,178 Overwhelmingly Positive
Bounty of One 2023 3,034 Very Positive
Arco 2024 2,319 Overwhelmingly Positive
SteamWorld Build 2023 2,287 Very Positive
Last Train Outta' Wormtown 2025 1,818 Very Positive
The Oregon Trail 2022 1,299 Mostly Positive
.Forty-Five 2024 1,012 Very Positive
LIVE A LIVE 2023 953 Very Positive
Soulslinger: Envoy of Death 2025 694 Mixed

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.