Wild West Dynasty

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"Wild West Dynasty" is a simulation game that allows players to build and manage their own town in the American Frontier. Gather resources, establish businesses, and make decisions to ensure the prosperity and survival of your settlers. Experience various challenges, natural disasters, and encounters with outlaws in this immersive wild west setting.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

+12

44%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,452 reviews

story52 positive mentions

graphics80 negative mentions

The game has great potential and is enjoyable despite being in early access.
The developers are responsive and actively working on updates and bug fixes.
The crafting and building mechanics are interesting and provide a solid foundation for future development.

The game is very buggy and unpolished, making it frustrating to play.
Graphics and animations are outdated and lack quality, resembling games from the early 2000s.
The storyline and dialogue are poorly written and often immersion-breaking, with many quests being unclear or unresponsive.

story
520 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in "Wild West Dynasty" has received mixed reviews, with players noting its potential but highlighting significant issues such as bugs, unclear quest objectives, and a lack of engaging dialogue. While some find the storyline compelling and a good foundation for gameplay, many express frustration over quest tracking problems and the overall execution, which often feels tedious and poorly optimized. Overall, the narrative aspect shows promise but requires substantial refinement to enhance player experience.
- “The story is intriguing and drives the game forward, and the gameplay mechanics are just the right level of enjoyable and challenging for me.”
- “I was pleasantly surprised by the story in a game that I bought mainly for the building aspect.”
- “Decent story lines and quests that surprised me; I was expecting less, but they are not too cheesy, actually.”
- “The storyline is bothersome, the voice acting is terrible, I'd rather just get straight to playing, building, settling, etc. This will be the second time I've tried the game, and requested a refund.”
- “The story is pretty boring and don't get me started on how long the wall of text is every time you have to talk to someone.”
- “You have to follow a poorly written storyline, which robs heavily from Monty Python and Bob Newhart, simply because there is nothing else you can do beyond returning to a well twice a day for water or dying from eating day-old blueberries (super realistic).”
graphics
368 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
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The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many players noting significant issues such as poor optimization, low-quality textures, and frequent graphical glitches. While some appreciate the aesthetic and atmosphere, particularly in capturing the wild west theme, others criticize the visuals as outdated, likening them to games from the early 2000s. Overall, there is a consensus that while there have been improvements, the graphics still require substantial work to meet modern standards.
- “The graphics in the game are what I liked the most – they faithfully capture the atmosphere of the wild west, with refined details and realistic effects.”
- “The graphics are well-made and reflect the game’s character; it also has a well-designed UI and dialogs.”
- “I really like the changes they have made; the graphics are very nice, sometimes beautiful, and it really has a unique western style.”
- “Its a big, empty map with appalling graphics - huge rocks floating in midair, plants growing upside down six feet off the ground - and there does not appear to be a way to make permanent map markers - you don't even get a marker for the ruined town you start out in and need to repeatedly return to.”
- “The graphics in this game are from the 1980s, the sound quality is mediocre at best along with the stuttering of the game.”
- “The graphics look like they just started adding textures to the game, they have no screen space ambient occlusion at all, making it look like everything is floating.”
gameplay
218 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players noting significant issues such as clunky mechanics, poor UI, and frustrating controls that hinder the overall experience. While some aspects, like horse riding and diverse tasks, are appreciated, the lack of fluidity and intuitive design leads to frequent interruptions and a sense of disorganization. Overall, players express hope for future improvements, but currently, the gameplay feels rough and unpolished, especially when compared to its predecessor, Medieval Dynasty.
- “The game has a lot of tasks and challenges that are engaging and diverse, which makes the gameplay really interesting.”
- “The overall setting and gameplay already hooked me after a few hours.”
- “The story is intriguing and drives the game forward, and the gameplay mechanics are just the right level of enjoyable and challenging for me.”
- “The mechanics and movements are not fluid and I am always fighting with the UI just to do simple tasks, as it seems controllers and keyboards are in conflict often.”
- “The absence of hotkeys for moving items in and out of your inventory is a prime example of this, leading to constant interruptions in gameplay as you fumble through clunky menus.”
- “It is poorly put together and the simple basic mechanics of movement and food/water consumption are realistically unmanageable and simply a hot mess.”
stability
152 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
3%
97%
The game's stability is a significant concern, with numerous players reporting frequent crashes, bugs, and glitches that hinder gameplay. Many describe it as feeling more like an early access title rather than a polished release, with issues affecting quest progression, character movement, and overall performance. While some players find enjoyment despite these problems, the consensus is that the game requires substantial improvements to reach a stable and enjoyable state.
- “Runs great on my rig: i7 4790, AMD RX 580 8GB VRAM.”
- “If you want EA polish and a bug-free experience, you're dreaming. Early releases are testing grounds for innovation and progress that make games fantastic.”
- “This game is currently more like an early access release, a buggy laggy one, than a 1.0 with patching.”
- “The game is extremely buggy as well.”
- “I realize that this is an early access game, however, not being able to progress in the game because of all the quest and building glitches is very frustrating!”
optimization
146 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
8%
47%
45%
The game's optimization is widely criticized, with users reporting numerous performance issues such as stuttering, lag, and crashes, even on high-end PCs. While some players note slight improvements over time, the overall consensus is that the game remains poorly optimized and barely playable in its current state. Many recommend waiting for further updates before purchasing, as significant optimization and polish are still needed.
- “The performance improvement deserves a big plus, and the graphics are pleasing to the eye.”
- “Much better graphics, performance, new features, new map design, I'm now waiting for the next content update; I believe that the game will grow, with what I see it's just a matter of time.”
- “There is a marked improvement in performance.”
- “Do not purchase this until it's a bit further along in the development process, it's not optimized and is barely playable.”
- “The performance is just so utterly bad (especially if you consider how bad the game looks), it stutters, has bad frames.”
- “Game is extremely broken at the moment, random crashes and stuttering is awful on a 3090, 64GB of RAM and a Ryzen 7 5800X CPU.”
humor
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is a mixed bag, with players finding amusement in its absurdities, such as the lack of fall damage and the unintentionally funny dialogue and animations. While some appreciate the developers' references to pop culture and the comedic elements in quests, others criticize the overall execution, labeling the story and voice acting as "hilariously bad." Despite its flaws, many players find the humor adds a layer of enjoyment to the experience.
- “The quests are fun and the devs have a great sense of humor as I have stumbled across Monty Python, LOTR, and The Office jokes in the 1860s dialogue.”
- “The sarcasm in this is actually pretty funny.”
- “The dialogue is absolutely horrible, the voice actor in the intro made me laugh uncontrollably, the graphics are horrid, and the movement is just terrible.”
music
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game features standard western motifs that enhance the atmosphere, though it lacks the depth and variety found in higher-quality soundtracks like those in Red Dead Redemption. While some players appreciate the soundtrack as a pleasant background for a survival game, others find it repetitive and fatiguing, with limited options for customization. Overall, the music is generally well-received but could benefit from more dynamic elements and variety.
- “The soundtrack is amazing and really adds to the western feeling.”
- “Music is surprisingly nice for a survival game.”
- “Some good things I do want to note, the music seems really nice!”
- “The music becomes fatiguing and lacks dynamics; it should be sparse when out in the plains.”
- “There is no voice acting with the NPCs, so the only sound you hear is the music, which seems to have one track on repeat.”
- “Lack of options - none of the settings, except turning off the poor choice in music, work, and there are no options to change anything important, like gamma or FOV.”
grinding
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is criticized for its excessive grinding, with players finding the repetitive tasks and back-and-forth movement tedious, compounded by technical issues like bugs and poor graphics. While there are enjoyable building and farming elements, the overall experience is marred by a lack of engaging dialogue and a cumbersome gameplay loop that requires significant time investment.
- “The constant back and forth is tedious, especially with the buggy horse that has broken my game about three times now.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “Has potential but very quickly becomes tedious as all you can do is walk around.”
replayability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's replayability is currently hindered by its initial poor performance and ongoing issues, leading many players to express frustration and skepticism about its future. While some enjoy exploring the map and building, they are waiting for significant updates to enhance playability. Overall, the potential for replayability exists, but it largely depends on the developers' ability to address existing problems.
- “I still enjoy exploring the map and building my little city, but at this point I am anxiously awaiting some much-needed updates to make the game more playable.”
- “I decided to come back and give this another try... it is slightly more playable now but I'm perplexed... I can play the most graphically hardcore games on my PC with zero lag.”
- “But... the developers are working hard to fix it and the latest update of this game makes it much more playable.”
- “This game is so bad that the developers had to remake it in just over a year. In my opinion, that's a big red flag that the wild west genre is dead. Let another company make a good wild west game. I bought the game on release day and it was a mess, with every update just adding to the pile of issues. If you want a good dynasty game, go for Sengoku or Medieval Dynasty; they are playable and well-made games.”
- “I still enjoy exploring the map and building my little city, but at this point, I am anxiously awaiting some much-needed updates to make the game more playable.”
- “I decided to come back and give this another try. It is slightly more playable now, but I'm perplexed. I can play the most graphically demanding games on my PC with zero lag.”
monetization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game has been criticized as a "cash grab," with players feeling that it prioritizes profit over quality and gameplay experience. Many users report bugs and issues that hinder progress, leading to disappointment and a perception that the game was rushed to market. Overall, the monetization strategy appears to detract from the enjoyment and potential of the game.
- “This feels more like an early cash grab.”
- “Sorry but this is just a cash grab game.”
- “After a lot of hours, it is not as much fun as I believed. It appears as a cash grab or rushed product.”
atmosphere
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's atmosphere effectively captures the essence of the wild west through detailed graphics and realistic effects, though some users find the color palette unappealing. There is a desire for more musical elements, such as piano themes in saloons, to enhance the immersive experience. Despite some performance issues, the atmosphere remains a highlight for many players.
- “The graphics in the game are what I liked the most – they faithfully capture the atmosphere of the Wild West, with refined details and realistic effects.”
- “+ nice idea and a decent atmosphere.”
- “The atmosphere is brownish yellow and ugly as well.”
- “Even with the poor performance, the atmosphere of the wild west has been captured.”
- “I'd like to hear some more piano themes in saloons, like in RDR, to help add a bit more atmosphere.”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate a lack of emotional engagement, with players feeling disconnected from the characters due to their awkward movements. There is a desire for a more immersive experience, similar to that of the developer behind "Medieval Dynasty," which could enhance emotional resonance.
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Reviews indicate that the game suffers from limited character development options, which detracts from the overall experience, compounded by a small map size that restricts exploration and growth.
- “The size of the map is tiny and there are too few character development options.”