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Lawless West

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52%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
73% User Score Based on 22 reviews

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Lawless West is a single player role playing game with a historical theme. It was developed by First Games Interactive and was released on January 7, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

By personal order of the president, a group was created for especially important and dangerous cases. The function of this group is the implementation of laws into practice (the prototype of the service of the Marshals). You have been appointed its leader.You will need to complete tasks throughout the United States, directly managing a group, developing the skills of team members, and engaging in …

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73%Audience ScoreBased on 22 reviews
story3 positive mentions
monetization2 negative mentions
  • Western-themed tower defense with a charming retro/2D visual style and atmospheric wild west music and sound effects.
  • Includes diverse unit types with upgradeable abilities and multiple levels featuring tactical gameplay elements and weather/time changes.
  • Fairly stable performance on PC with an accessible, casual gameplay experience suitable for tower defense fans and those seeking a laid-back challenge.
  • Ported mobile app with low-quality graphics, user interface, no resolution or graphics options, and clunky controls not optimized for PC.
  • Gameplay can be frustrating due to unbalanced difficulty spikes, grinding requirements, buggy animations, inconsistent ability functionality, and limited unit replacement options.
  • Contains technical issues like mouse cursor disappearing, sound glitches, poor translation, lack of achievements or Steam cards, and unethical review manipulation reducing player trust.

  • graphics

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally simple and cartoony, reflecting a low-effort mobile app style without options for resolution or customization, which may disappoint PC gamers expecting higher visual quality. However, some users appreciate the graphics for their smooth performance, character upgrades, and weather effects. Overall, the graphics are functional but lack the polish and depth expected on a PC game.

    • “The graphics are good and the game so far has run without any problems, no lag or freezing or anything like that.”
    • “The game has character upgrades as well as weather changes, which I think is cool, and I also liked the graphics.”
    • “Nice graphics.”
    • “There's no options to change the resolution for the mobile app or customize the graphics settings.”
    • “The mobile app features simple, cartoony 2D graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low-effort mobile apps.”
    • “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”

  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its engaging and well-crafted plot set in a Western-themed world, where players take on the role of marshals maintaining order by completing missions. The narrative is complemented by humor and immersive visuals, making it a memorable and standout experience in the tower defense genre.

    • “A good tower defense game, the plot is fascinating, everything is beautifully drawn and decorated in the style of western.”
    • “Lots of jokes, 120 fps on any computer, a great story that you will dream about later - in a word, a hidden gem.”
    • “Completely playable tower defense storyline in which we play as a service (a group of marshals) who bring order to the territory of the USA, killing bandits and protecting towns.”

  • music

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the game's cool and nostalgic music, which complements its visuals and overall vibe, but note the lack of volume controls for music and sound effects at the start, suggesting this as an area for improvement.

    • “The game has interesting visualization, cool music and funny sound effects; it feels like the game got into 2023 straight from the 90s, which really attracts attention.”
    • “Good music and nice visuals.”
    • “At the beginning of the game, you cannot adjust the volume of music and effects, which should be fixed.”
    • “At the beginning of the game, you cannot adjust the volume of music and effects, you need to fix it.”

  • gameplay

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay is described as slow and buggy by some users, leading to a boring experience, while others find it fascinating. Overall, opinions on the pacing and quality of gameplay are mixed.

    • “Fascinating gameplay.”
    • “If you want to see a more in-depth look with actual gameplay, please check out the video on my YouTube channel.”
    • “The actual gameplay is buggy, slow, and boring.”
    • “TD with slow gameplay.”

  • monetization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The monetization of Lawless West is widely criticized as a cash grab typical of mobile developers dumping low-quality apps onto Steam. The game is seen as a poorly executed tower defense with minimal content, reflecting greedy mobile monetization tactics rather than a genuine PC game experience.

    • “Lawless West is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it were a real PC game. It's a cash grab from greedy mobile developers. The game is a Cocos2d-driven western-themed tower defense, and not a particularly good one, with only 5 towers (just wild west gunmen who shoot) that can be upgraded three times and a handful of poorly designed maps. This is just junk, but what can be expected from mobile apps?”
    • “They're all written in either Russian or broken English, appear almost exactly at the same time shortly after the mobile app launched on Steam, all have direct Steam purchase links for the mobile app, and the accounts are consistently used to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game successfully captures the authentic atmosphere of the wild west, creating an immersive and convincing western experience.

    • “The atmosphere of the wild west is perfectly conveyed.”
    • “In general, it turned out to be a good western game with the inherent atmosphere of the wild west.”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor is characterized by nostalgic 90s-style sound effects and quirky visual elements that add a playful and engaging charm, making it stand out with a retro yet fresh vibe.

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is heavily emphasized, with progression relying more on repetitive unit improvement and spending rather than strategic defense organization, making stats gained from grinding essential for success.

    • “The progression seems to be too focused on grinding and improving units, rather than finding a good strategy for the defenders. More grinding equals more money, which grants better stats, clearly more essential than organizing your defense efficiently.”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from stability issues, with frequent bugs and slow performance that negatively impact the overall gameplay experience.

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Lawless West is a role playing game with historical theme. Common tags for Lawless West include indie, tower defense, atmospheric, war, isometric and others.

Lawless West is available on PC and Windows.

Lawless West was released on January 7, 2023.

Lawless West was developed by First Games Interactive.

Lawless West has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Lawless West for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

Lawless West is a single player game.

Similar games include QuestRun, Lord of the Click 3, Steampunk Tower 2, Warstone TD, Super Sanctum TD and others.