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West of Loathing

West of Loathing
West of Loathing game logo.png
Developer(s) Asymmetric Publications
Publisher(s) Asymmetric Publications
Platform(s) Linux, macOS, Windows, iOS
Release
  • Linux, macOS, Windows
  • 10 August 2017
  • iOS
  • 2017
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 87/100
Review scores
Publication Score
PC Gamer (US) 88/100
Polygon 9.0/10

West of Loathing is a comedy adventure role-playing video game developed by Asymmetric Publications and released on August 10, 2017.

The game takes place in the universe of Asymmetric's Kingdom of Loathing, in a Weird Western themed frontier setting. The player character leaves the family farm and heads west to seek their fortune on a trek to the city of Frisco. The game was well-received by critics, with Rolling Stone describing it as "one of the year's best games."

West of Loathing is a single-player role-playing video game with turn-based combat. The game's art is made up of stick figure drawings.

West of Loathing was developed by Asymmetric Publications. The game was announced in May 2016 as a follow-up to the browser-based multiplayer online role-playing game Kingdom of Loathing (2003).West of Loathing was submitted to the Greenlight community voting system on digital distribution service Steam.

West of Loathing was released for Linux, macOS, and Windows on 10 August 2017. An iOS version tentatively scheduled for a 2017 release.

West of Loathing received "generally favourable" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.


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