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Western games on Steam

28 games carry the tag · 1 released in the last 12 months (vs 14 the year before) · median price $9.99

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 2,125 stored reviews from 28 games.

Gameplay & mechanics82% positive · 1,010 mentions · 27 games
Story & writing81% positive · 944 mentions · 26 games
Visuals & audio84% positive · 662 mentions · 28 games
Content & longevity77% positive · 570 mentions · 26 games
Price & value79% positive · 419 mentions · 26 games
Performance & stability63% positive · 390 mentions · 26 games
Difficulty & balance75% positive · 352 mentions · 26 games
Controls & UI64% positive · 227 mentions · 23 games
Multiplayer & community83% positive · 171 mentions · 19 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 79% of the niche's 39,437 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 20,703 Very Positive
Kill The Crows 2023 3,130 Overwhelmingly Positive
Bounty of One 2023 3,020 Very Positive
Arco 2024 2,240 Overwhelmingly Positive
SteamWorld Build 2023 2,223 Very Positive
Last Train Outta' Wormtown 2025 1,797 Very Positive
The Oregon Trail 2022 1,258 Mostly Positive
.Forty-Five 2024 1,000 Overwhelmingly Positive
LIVE A LIVE 2023 916 Very Positive
Soulslinger: Envoy of Death 2025 679 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.