WESTSLINGERS

Yeeeehaaaw! It took me awhile to get into Westslingers. At first I died, and then... I died a little more. However, like a lot of good tactics games, I kept getting that urge to come back and try again. Now it's one of my favorites when I need a quick break. Some tips I found, use the tactics mode to pause and make a plan. This is great for holstering, drawing, and coordinating a simultaneous raid when you have a bigger posse. Speaking of which, start recruiting from the Lineup on the main menu as soon as you get some cash. Once you have a few people in your posse it gets a lot more fun to plan out a strategy. It still often takes me a few lives to really map out a mission, but the later missions have a lot more going on and are fun to try and get perfect. In the end, I am glad I picked it up. It has a cool charm to it, some really great moments, and like I said it is great for when you want something fun and quick.

Completed the linear campaign in about 3 hours. There is, of course, an element of replayability, but I'm hoping that the non-campaign/sandbox update will improve this. If you don't use real "permadeath" (i.e., your bandits die permanently in mission and you have to recruit new ones) then there's not really much point in having a gang larger than four. It's a fun game to play, and the ability to pause time can help you to refine your plans, though for the most part I just sent my four bandits in all at once and they blasted the hell out of everyone. Non-frustration gameplay, and if the developer carries out his promises for the updates, I'll definitely have another crack at this game.

Yes. This is a great "popcorn" game, not super deep and it won't blow your mind, but it's fun and the variety in the levels keeps things interesting for several hours. One level might require you to ambush a group of lawmen before they can execute an imprisoned friend; in another you might lay siege to an entire town; another might have you scrambling for resources to repel an attack by overwhelming numbers; another might be a simple bank robbery. Playing a level usually takes less than 5 minutes, making it ideal to pick up for a quick taste of blood, and each level has several tiers of victory. Finishing a level at all feels good; additionally, you can earn a "gold" ranking for meeting level-specific challenges, such as wrapping up in under a minute, or beating the level with no casualties. Completing the whole campaign on Outlaw (Normal) difficulty took me about 5 hours, including lots of replaying levels to get the gold ratings. This game won't dazzle you with millions of features and there are some obvious QOL improvements I'd like to see added, but for a quick & dirty indie strategy shoot-'em-up made by a one-man studio, it does the job better than admirably. I paid full price ($8) and got my money's worth.

A good tactics game - enough complexity to make each level an interesting challenge. Clearing buildings is tough enough that the "secure buildings to get an advantage" mechanic gives a good risk/reward temptation, and I usually end up making different choices on each level (though I do crave that Saloon advantage...) Play it on permadeath/iron man.

Wonderful game! I'm shocked! Better I did not see! I have a couple of requests and suggestions: 1) Add construction / purchase of own base, its improvement 2) Basement of the base from bandits 3) Purchase and improvement of equipment (clothes, weapons) 4) The ability to hide the bodies of the dead 5) Open world, or just big cities, with lots of shops (clothes, weapons, etc.) and banks) Many thanks for such a wonderful game) I hope in the future it will develop, to achieve more and more new heights)

Very fun game. Support the dev.